If you are interested in making money online from Nigeria, there are some big lies you should be aware of. I never knew some of these things were big lies until I started my journey online 2 years ago and discovered for myself what worked and the real truth online. Here are a few of [...]

Web publishers and bloggers in some selected African countries who display Google Adsense ads on their websites as a way of monetizing their web traffic now have some relief. The web publishers who have hitherto been limited to receiving payment via cheques now have the option of receiving their earnings from Google Adsense via Western [...]

A recent observation has compelled me to reflect on the title of this blog post: Is Blogging A Calling? Who said blogging was easy? Why do so many blogs fail? The focus of my observation is on the multitudes of personal blogs that have closed shop and those on indefinite leave of absence. For the [...]

I am a Web developer with skills in PHP and MySql with a 4yrs experience. I am based in London. I just don’t want to keep working with little to show for it. I really want to take the advantage of the internet. Please sir, tell me what to do. – Olamide, London, UK. The [...]

Yes indeed. It is very possible. As a matter of fact, I am a living example and so are hundreds of thousands of people spread across the globe: bloggers, web designers/developers, graphic designers, server administrators, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts, web hosting resellers, domain name resellers, VoIP call credit retailers, e-currency exchangers etc. The list [...]

Following-up on an earlier reply, Obafemi wrote me again, asking how best he could make money online. I chose to answer this question publicly, so as to guide other up-and-coming Internet-based entrepreneurs. I reproduce his email below: Thank you David, I do respect your expediency, I like your blog and I like eolutsin’s blog too. [...]

So much has happened to e-gold and e-bullion since I blogged about Forex trading platforms that accept e-gold or e-bullion. Both digital gold currencies have since experienced a sharp decline in popularity with e-bullion being completed “dead”. It is only natural that I provide a new list of online forex trading platforms that accept deposits [...]

Making money online with Google Adsense. Will I earn less if I reside in Africa?

In the first part of this blog post, I discussed Making Money Online: Getting paid by cheque and explained why you should avoid getting paid by cheque where and when possible. In this blog post, I will be highlighting another means of getting paid online: Paypal. There are several forms of e-currencies. There are digital [...]

Whether you are an affiliate (a member of a multi-level marketing scheme [MLM]), an online forex or hyip investor, or you run an online store or make make money online somewhat, you need to get paid. There are several ways of getting paid but which one you choose will depend on your country of residence, [...]

I was researching this evening, try to gather some material for my next blog post when I came across this screaming headline: AGLOCO Dead: May Your soul rest in pieces! I couldn’t help chuckling. The same Agloco that was heralded as been a potential gold mine for the army of wanna get-rich-quick Internet users? Geez. [...]

I chuckled to myself this morning when I read this headline on the homepage of Nairaland (the leading Nigerian Internet discussion forum): “The Nairaland Forum Is Now On A Break!” I prayed silently, “Lord, let this be just one of those pranks by this Seun guy. Lord let this not be true”. Okay, those were [...]

So you decided to get into forex trading but wants one that accepts e-gold or e-bullion because those are the only means of online payment available to you? Well, there are many forex broker websites out there that accept deposits via e-gold, e-bullion, along with credit/debit cards, Paypal, EFT/ACH, cheque, wire transfer, as well as [...]

Many Nigerians today dream of hitting a fabulous fortune from working on the Internet. While there is absolutely no harm in dreaming big, for some, it is sheer greed. Greed that makes them ready to believe just about anything they read or hear about making money online. A case in point is forex trading in [...]

I came across an article at NigeriaGalleria.com just now, that not only highlights some of the challenges of doing business online from Nigeria, but also offers some solid advice on going around the challenges. It’s titled: “Obstacles to Conducting Internet Business in Nigeria“. These obstacles vary from the poor electricity supply in Nigeria, to the [...]