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Unbelievable Xbox Offer For Nigerians from Jiji.ng

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

Consumers love great deals. Millions of consumers globally spend lots of time online looking for the best deal before they part with their cash. Nigerians are in no way different. While there are many online stores promising fantastic deals to the consumer, Jiji.ng stands out as the best shopping portal for Nigerians.

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Jiji is offering the Xbox One to Nigerians at an unbelievable price! One would have thought that this deal is impossible considering the present dollar to naira exchange rate. You don’t have to take my word for it, simply go to Jiji.ng and type “Xbox One” in the search box and make one of your dreams come true (while the offer last!)

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Now you can’t say you were not given the opportunity to get this modern miracle gadget with sensor control system, home cinema and TV system of the next generation! Having kept my promise, here is a brief information about Jiji.ng for those that have not visited the website before. You must not read my long epistle, you can just jump over and get a first-hand experience. The website is so user-friendly, you won’t get lost.

Jiji Is More Than A Web Store

Jiji.ng is not a web store, it is actually a shopping portal where you meet sellers and buyers who desire to get the best deal of each transaction. When next you need to buy gifts for the people you really care about, check on Jiji.ng. Irrespective of your budget, you will get great deals on new and pre-owned items being offered by sellers from different geographical locations. There are practically hundreds of thousand of offers to choose from.

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Jiji Is User-Friendly

Jiji.ng pride itself as being the biggest and the most user-friendly classified website in Nigeria. It caters for the differ needs of sellers and buyers from the different demographic group. It provides a huge selection from hundred of thousands of offers at affordable prices.

All these are provided free for both sellers and buyers. If you have something to sell, you can simply post advert for free on Jiji. All you need to do is to post a picture of the item and description of the features of the item. Once you click submit, your advert is made available to the millions of internet users in Nigeria.

 

Sell Faster, Buy Smarter at Jiji.ng

Jiji has become the best shopping spot in Nigeria because it works on its own unique principles. It is not a web store, it doesn’t sell stuff. However, Jiji knows everything about trade and creates the best possible conditions for making sellers and buyers comfortable. Jiji provides a safe platform for seller and buyers to communicate directly without the interference of a middleman with the attendance extra cost!

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As a buyer, if you see any item you like, you have the opportunity to read the detailed description of the item and also contact the seller via phone or email for additional information. Jiji is indeed a modern marketplace, where people come when they want to sell or buy something.

Jiji emphasises safety by providing guidelines for conducting online transactions. Buyers are warned not to part with cash until they have proved the authenticity of the seller. As a seller gains reputation from the commendation of previous buyers, such seller is given the prestigious VERIFIED status.

 

Assorted Offers

Jiji provides the unique opportunity for sellers to offer not only new items but pre-owned items as well. Often, the pre-owned items are usually great deals for buyers that are on tight budget. Also, the sellers get to make money from items they no longer need. If you are thinking of changing your phone or electronics to the latest model, you can simply sell the old on Jiji thereby reducing the cost of getting the new model.

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Now, you can get it. There are over 530,000 active offers on Jiji.ng and 10,000,000 monthly visitors. Jiji delights in providing the best shopping experience to everyone.

Note: This is a sponsored article.

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Jiji The Number One Nigerian Online Marketplace For Real People

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Everyone has a need. But our needs varies. Someone desires to buy while another desire to sell. When the buyer and seller are giving a comfortable platform to meet without much ado, they both go away smiling. The market place is the common place that buyers go to meet with seller. Back in the days, the market place has to be physical. But in this information age, distance is no barrier. The team behind Jiji understand this too well, and has put together a beautiful platform for the Nigerian teeming populace to conduct their transactions without hassles. Introducing Jiji the #1 Nigerian Online Marketplace for Real People.

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Jiji is your Number One Nigerian Online Marketplace For Real People

Catering for buyers and sellers  with different needs

For example, while the household head may want to buy a machine for his work, the lady of the home desire may be to change the furniture while their growing teenager wants a phone or tablet. It is always a good thing when every member of the household can visit a one stop market to get their needs met with high quality products being offered by assorted sellers. That’s where Jiji.ng comes in. Jiji is your number one Nigerian Online Marketplace for real people. Why bother visiting a store physically, when you can buy from the comfort of your home or office. There are many online stores, but Jiji excels where many fail. The products on Jiji, whether new or used are affordable and highly competitive in pricing. Since Jiji.ng is a meeting point for buyers and sellers, with the middlemen completely cut-off, you can be rest assured that you will get a good bargain whether you are buying or selling your products or services.

Jiji Provides Free classifieds for Nigerians

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On this resource every citizen of the country can sell or buy anything they need. Jiji is all about buying and selling to real people! The site presently provide over  142,971 ads and is still growing. You sure can get great deals at affordable pricing.

The process is quite simple

  1. A seller post Ad for product or service for FREE.
  2. The seller gets calls from real buyers.
  3. The seller choose the best one and the transaction is conducted.

The site’s interface is user friendly.

The team at Jiji understands that teenagers and youth are more comfortable with conducting transactions on the Internet. That is why extra effort has been put into ensuring that the older ones won’t need to go back to school before they can effectively use the tools and resources provided on the platform. Jiji.ng has a simple interface. All the necessary buttons and links are on the main page. You can conduct your transaction in less than 5 minutes once you register.

Items are in Categories.

For convenience, all products are organized into categories for example:

  • computers, tablets, and laptops;
  • cars, mopeds and motorcycles;
  • smartphones and mobile phones;
  • furniture and more.

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Also, a filter feature is provided to help you streamline your search. You can specify that you need a product that meets certain criteria. For example, you can easily specify that only new things or used things should be returned by your search.

Products and Services are listed

The site is not limited to physical products alone. You can look for diver kinds of services. The site can help you find a job or recruit an employee. Both employees and employers are welcome to use the site. You can call a plumber, carpenter, or gasman. To appreciate fully the features and benefits provide click the link and visit JiJi.ng! A pleasant surprise awaits you.

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Online Payments – The Digital Purse for Shopping

Thursday, February 26th, 2015

There are several options of transferring cash in Online Shopping. It could be through payment gateways, net banking, debit and credit cards. Each has its own advantages and levels of approval by merchants. The most common of them are:

  • Debit/Credit cards
  • Digital cash through Payment gateways
  • Direct Cash Transfer
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Through Cards: 

A large portion of internet transactions are conducted through debit and credit cards.  When you choose this option, you will be transferred to a gateway, over where you will be asked to select your bank or financial institution. Then you can enter your card’s number followed by your unique password. Note the amount you wish to spend, and your transaction is over; that’s right, within seconds!

 

Advantages

The transactions are quick and requires no mediators. For the seller, the investment is minimal, yet it reaches the maximum population. Any buyer, anywhere in the world and at any time, can make purchases, with currencies of his or her choice. Hence businesses have larger sales and huge popularity.

All that a business firm needs to do is to become an authorized credit card merchant. This is done by sending an application to a merchant account provider. The necessary hardware and hardware required for this process, will be provided by them.

Advantages for the buyer include no standing in long questions, no unnecessary hassle by salesmen, as well as many options to choose from. The goods are delivered to the address he or she is comfortable with; there is no need to even go to the store!

 

Disadvantages

Most online merchants have been verified to have secure gateways. However, there still may be fraudulent merchants, who take the payment from you, but do not deliver the goods. There is no fool-proof guarantee for such transactions.

 

Direct Bank Transfer: 

Another simple option, in which you can transfer money directly from your bank account to the seller’s account.  In the same manner as the previous option, you will be redirected to a gateway, where you will have to share your account number and other details. You can add the specific details of the merchant, you wish to purchase from. An online receipt will be created, as a note of verification.

Physical goods will be transferred to the address mentioned, while products in digital format can be downloaded. On the part of the seller, the sharing of the customer’s bank details, furnish several details to keep in touch with him or her.

For example, the customer’s phone number, residential address, date of birth and even more. The seller procures an advantage of keeping in constant touch with the customer, in order to achieve further sales from the same source.

All online transactions share the same issues of security and privacy. However, several precautionary measures are available, and most of the online merchants’ authenticity verified. Though, customers are still advised to choose wisely.

 

Digital cash through Payment gateways

Having been introduced in the last couple of years, this trend is rapidly conquering the field of online shopping in Nigeria. A payment gateway is nothing but a digital intermediary. It serves as a nexus between the bank accounts of the buyer and seller.

The main advantage of a payment gateway over direct bank transfer is that the former does not reveal your personal as well as banking details. Neither your name nor your contact details nor your account details are passed to a third person.

 

To summarize:

Online shopping is not a ‘try-and-throw- process and has many takers with business houses and customers alike, all across the world. Several merchants have devised innovative methods, to make shopping a pleasurable, as well as an entertaining experience for customers.

 

Author Bio:

Mathew Edwards is a free style article writer who prefers to write articles or blogs and websites.

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The Shark Tank Formula For Startup Success

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Have you ever wondered what it takes to launch a successful startup? ABC’s reality TV show, Shark Tank, demonstrates what it’s like for entrepreneurs to go through the process of pitching their business ideas to investors (otherwise known as sharks).

Over the course of five seasons, there have been 337 pitches and only 186 deals. Out of these deals, only one-third them actually closed! You’re probably wondering, why is this such a low rate?

The reality is, it’s tough to keep your startup afloat after launching. Since 2012, only one in 17 business ventures have actually experienced a profit. Unfortunately, not every entrepreneur has the opportunity to become the next Mark Zuckerberg.

Despite the challenges of launching a startup, there are a few things entrepreneurs can do to increase their chances of success. First, it’s absolutely necessary to know your product inside and out. Regardless of how cool you think your idea is, it won’t be valuable to investors unless it serves a real purpose for your target audience.

When preparing to launch, it’s also important to perfect your pitch. Entrepreneurs need to approach investors with a goal, a business plan, and also know their numbers very well. Investors only care about how profitable your business will be in the future. Make sure you understand your numbers and can identify the information about your business that will important to investors.

Finally, it’s important to build a strong network of investors. Remember, you want these people to take interest in your business and provide you with the funding you need. Spend time building relationships with investors and learn about what they’re looking for in potential startups.

These are just a few of the takeaways you should know from ABC’s Shark Tank. To learn more about launching a startup and what it takes to be a startup success, check out the infographic below:

Shark Tank Formula

Shark Tank Formula

Your feedback will be appreciated. Cheers.

Author Bio – Ivan Serrano is a business and social media journalist living in the Bay Area of California.

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Understanding the Full Potential Of E-Commerce In Nigeria

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Nigeria, now known as The Giant of Africa, was recently declared as the region’s biggest economy, surpassing South Africa. Almost overnight, Nigeria was increase by 89% its current GDP, which is now worth USD 510 billion. This follows a recalculation of the GDP to include the rising “Nollywood” industry, as well as the banking, telecoms, and e-commerce sectors.

E-commerce and online trade make up two of the biggest contributors in the increase of the nation’s GDP. Over USD 1.3 billion has been invested in the retail industry, with USD 15 million of that channelled to the online trade industry.

Retail in itself is a major driver of economic and employment growth. With over 80 million Nigerians residing in metropolitan areas, the country has great opportunities for existing and new investors to take advantage of the online retail business.  A report from the Oxford Business Group indicates that foreign and local investors are already expanding their domestic retail footprints in the country.

Nigeria’s population alone makes the country the largest consumer market in Africa. With the introduction of more Internet providers and the availability of mobile devices in the country, e-commerce businesses in Nigeria can easily reach their full potential, if business owners know how to take advantage of the ripe market.

One of the biggest hurdles to e-commerce in Nigeria, however, is online accessibility. Despite the increase of mobile telecoms, broadband capacity still isn’t widely accessible. In 2012, only 32.9% of the Nigerian population has Internet, despite the increase of Internet service providers in 2013. Most of the population can access the Internet via their mobile phones though, thanks to the introduction of GPRS and EDGE connectivity.

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E-Commerce in Nigeria on the Rise

Despite this, a handful e-commerce companies have won significant investments and are now considered rising stars in the online trade business. Jumia, an online retailer that began only with three employees in 2012, currently has USD 35 million in investments, over 150 partner brands, and more than 500 employees. The company was awarded as Best New Retail Launch in 2013 by the World Retail Awards, proving that e-commerce in Nigeria can be profitable and successful.

Similarly, Konga is another Nigerian e-commerce and online retail company, which has won investments of more than USD 24 million. Launched in 2012, Konga is currently the 16th most popular website in the country, according to Alexa.com.  HumanIPO also selected Konga as one of the African technology start-ups of 2013 due to its impressive and consistent service. Konga also recently launched a buy-and-sell platform where users can set up an online storefront with Konga.

Thanks partly to the success of these two e-commerce sites, online trade and retail in Nigeria maintains a positive outlook. Online retailers have been luring shoppers from physical stores, offering convenience and a greater variety of products offered. Online retail customers have the option to pay for their items on delivery, or through online payments via credit cards.

Analysts are actually optimistic that the upward trajectory in online retail will continue to rise, as more Nigerians start to see that local online shopping will be faster, more convenient, and cheaper. Add to the fact that more and more people are connecting to the Internet via their mobile phones and tablets, the dot com business is a viable way to profit in Nigeria.

Plans are also already underway to improve and increase Internet and broadband connectivity in the country. More accessible Internet access can pave the way for other online businesses aside from e-commerce—banking, services that offer online credit card comparison, affiliate blogs, consultancy blogs, and so on—to enjoy better opportunities for not only for business owners and investors, but also for local consumers.

Nigeria is still a developing country, despite the increase in its national GDP. With the proper investments both offline and online, and a consistency in government efforts to improve infrastructure, Nigeria is well on its way to joining the exclusive club of emerging economies in the world.

Author’s Bio

Ryan Del Villlar is a content strategist for MoneyHero. He is also a freelance writer for an Online Reputation Management company. He writes ORM articles for various clients.

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