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HOW TO SELL ANYTHING ONLINE (EVEN IF YOU SUCK AT SALES): STEP BY STEP GUIDELINES

Have you ever cooked before? Then you should know cooking = the right ingredients + the right process. If the end product doesn’t come out right, you have to keep tweaking the ingredients, or your process. Sales don’t have much to do with charisma, “brass balls” or being pushy. (Unless you’re pushing really shitty products and it’s your last resort) It’s actually the OPPOSITE of the Glengarry Glen Ross stereotype: it’s mostly about understanding and relating to your customer. You want to get in their zone, figure out their real pain points. Not just hammer them with your hard pitch. The goal here is not to create a new system, but to paint a picture of what sales is really all about. And maybe take some pressure off you in the process. Use these tips to help you write better ads, angles, and landing pages. Step One: Make Everything about the Customer: What’s everybody’s favorite topic? Themselves. It’s the subject they know the most about, and people

Steps on How to Start a Business in Nigeria

These days, the internet is flooded with very useful information about entrepreneurship and starting a business. But often time you will need to separate the wheat from the chaff in order to get the right information. Usually the process of starting a business begins with an idea. Once you think the idea is good enough to build a profitable business with then the next step is to develop your business idea in to a viable business plan. A business plan is one of the most important ingredients when preparing the recipe for a successful business. Without a well written business plan, your investment in your business may just be akin to flushing money down the drain. In this post, we’ve highlighted a series of easy-to-follow steps that you need to successfully start your business and execute that amazing business idea. Step by Step Guidelines: Step One: Develop Your Business Plan: It is possible for you to ask someone to write a business plan for you but it will be best for y

Top Ten Businessmen/Entrepreneurs in Nigeria

10 . Oba Otudeko Oba Otudeko CFR is a Nigerian businessman who serves as the founder and chairman of the Honeywell Group.   He also serves as chair of FBN Holdings and founder of the Oba Otudeko Foundation. As of June 2017, his estimated net worth was US$550 million. Ayoola Oba Otudeko was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria on 18 August 1943 to a royal family, thus making him an Omoba of the Yoruba people. Oba Otudeko studied Accountancy at the Leeds College of Commerce Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom (which is now part of the Leeds Beckett University). Professionally, Oba Otudeko is a Chartered Banker, Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Corporate Secretary. Oba Otudeko has also attended executive management training programmes at International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Harvard Business School and Hult International Business School (then known as Arthur D. Little School of Management). Oba Otudeko was elected the 16th President of the