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Creativity in Business Not Competition

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

How do you measure success in business? I bet you determine how successful you are by comparing your performance with that of a competitor that you secretly envy. Well, that is a big mistake. Like it or not, it is a totally wrong approach that places limitation on your potential as an entrepreneur.

I will ask you three simple questions. After you have answered them sincerely, I will point out the reason why competition is not the way to go in business.

  1. Who made the Rule? (I am referring to the business rule you are trying to follow)
  2. What qualifies the fellow to be the judge of what is IDEAL?
  3. What stops you from making the Rule and being the judge of what is IDEAL? (more…)

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A Successful Entrepreneurs MindSet

Friday, August 8th, 2008

I had a session with one of my business mentors. It was not what I expected, but looking back at the session now, I feel happy that I endured the long talk. On my own, I thought I have been doing fine and I was calling for celebration. It was shocking to discover that upon evaluating my progress report, my mentor did not mix words to reprimand me that I was loosing focus! (Can you imagine that, my friends have been congratulating me!)

Business Mentoring

Business Mentoring

He insisted that we go over some of the lectures he had given me before now. I felt stupid, but I could not argue with him. You may wonder why! Simple, that he knows better than me. What is the proof? The results he is having in his entrepreneurship ventures (I crave for the same success he is having). Since I promised to always share with you my success secrets, I will go over the vital points I think you can benefit from.

For those who are in a hurry to go here is the list of the 5 vital points: (more…)

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How To Protect Yourself From Fraudsters

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Online scams, con artists and other fraudsters poses a great danger to the success of any  online business venture. Too many start-up online entrepreneurs have lost huge amount of money or indeed their entire business to criminals who disguise as genuine online businessmen.

Of recent, I have been receiving lots of unsolicited emails from complete strangers. They use differs kind of tricks and make lots of fantastic promises. They always pretend they want to do business with me. While some of the emails sounds genuine some are outright ridiculous. I guess the con artists are unaware that I constantly educate myself on how to protect myself and my business online.

Like it or not, you cannot shy away from using the internet for business. So the only option left for you is to get yourself educated. You must learn how to protect yourself from online scams while carrying out your legitimate business. (more…)

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Online Afflitiate Marketing Programs For Nigerians

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Are there affiliate programs that accept Nigerians residing in Nigeria as affiliates? The answer is yes, and it is verifiable. Where is the list of such programs?

Affiliate Marketing Illustration

Affiliate Marketing Illustration

Wait, why do you want a list of affiliate programs that accept Nigerians? What do you want to do with the list? I know my question sounds dumb and you are thinking, if he won’t give the list, then I better go to another site. Well, since you are here already and sparing an additional one minute won’t kill you, I want you to exercise patience. Listen to my ramblings, then I will give you the list that I have sent to several Nigerians that asked me (of course it is free, as in free air because you can equally get it elsewhere for free). (more…)

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How To Let People Know Your Website Exist

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Online Crowd

Having a site with quality content does not in itself guarantee your success as an online entrepreneur. If you really want to survive and prosper in your online entrepreneur adventure, you need a steady and consistent flow of quality traffic. Traffic that can be monetize either via direct product or service promotion or subtle referral for advertisers. (more…)

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