What You Need To Know About Instagram Tv (IGTV)

On June 20,2018, the Instagram team officially released a press report to validate the launch of IGTV for individual or brand experiential marketing.

 

It’s a clear indication that Video content is day by day becoming a viable tool to social media domination.

Here are a few tips you need to know about IGTV

 

Why IGTV?

 

  • You can get creative with video content for your audience engagement

 

  • You are able to share a longer video

 

  •  It makes watching video on mobile easier with its full-screen vertical video feature

 

How To Set Up IGTV

 

You can do this via desktop and mobile. But, we will focus on mobile.

 

There are 2 options to the set-up of the channel on mobile

 

  • On the right corner of your Instagram apps, click on the TV- like icon

 

  • Follow the setup instruction and you are good to go.

 

To Upload Video

 

  • Tap the + icon and select your video from the gallery.

 

 if your IGTV is for business purpose, you’re advised to download the IGTV apps for iPhone or Android for effectiveness

 

  • Add your Instagram account on the IGTV apps

 

  • select the Create Channel option from the pop-up menu.

 

  • Tap on your profile picture to set up your channel.

 

Once connected, your Instagram account info will populate into your channel and you’ll be prompted to upload a video from your gallery or you tap the + sign.

 

To ensure dominance and visibility for your business

 

 

  •  Include a link to your store or website

 

  • Check the insight for your video by clicking on the 3- dot on your video.

 

  • If you are not ready to post, you can save to draft

 

  • Always respond promptly to client’s enquiry or comments

 

  • Videos must be in vertical or portrait mode. The ideal size ratio is 9:16, but a ratio as close to square as 4:5 is also supported. In anything other than a 9:16 ratio, the video won’t fill the screen.
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Nigeria is a country with valuable lessons.

Each day is full of peculiar story and drama loaded with wisdom and knowledge that we can integrate into our lives daily and will make difference in our dispositions as an individual, family, and Nation.

One of such story was the Super Eagles performance at the FIFA World Cup.

In the beginning, the game that made Super Eagle qualify for the world cup was a narrow escape and we will continue to struggle as a team unless we find a solution.

Nigeria gathered the team across the globe few weeks to the tournament while they were supposed to be in training few months to the D-day and this always tell in our formation, teamwork, and our game output.

Preparation requires 100% input just like the execution. Learn to plan ahead!

You can’t get to the top by folding arms and you can’t know how much you can achieve unless you shoot your shot.

In our FIFA fixture group are nations rated to be the best in the world and Super Eagles certainly lost in their first attempt. In fact, 98% of the nation had a “perceived” failure syndrome for the team. Unfortunately, they allowed that perception played out in the first match.

But you know what? They allowed Nigerians’ barbaric criticism to be their driving force for winning.

Never be weighed down by the negative comments of people about you. Look inward and gather all your strength together to prove your critics wrong.

People celebrate success ONLY and not efforts.

No matter how much you explain to people what you put into practice, no one would listen, they simply care about the RESULT.

Yesterday’s game is a proof of this. The moment Musa Ahmed scored, he became a nominee for Presidency. Naija, I hail thee!

Above all, it’s easier to get to the top, it takes more effort to sustain. Hope has been raised and Nigerians expect them to deliver more in the game.

The moment you attain pedestal height, all eyes glue close to you and your lifestyle becomes a daily watch across the board.

On a final note, for those that have been neglected and forgotten, know that your next move could be your success story. NEVER GIVE UP, KEEP MOVING, YOU WILL WIN!!!

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Mini Importation Training In Lagos

After my free tutorial on mini importation on my social media platforms, I received messages from many readers that they want a classroom tutorial. In lieu of this, I have designed a training session that will give each participant a ground knowledge of mini importation.

Training Focus

You will learn

  • How to import products with a minimum of N10,000
  • How to buy abroad and pay in Naira
  • How to import LEGALLY without paying a dime to custom
  • How to sell your product with 100% profit

Bonuses

  • 10 HOT products you can import
  • How to sell your product outside Nigeria
  • How to use social media tools to sell your products
  • How to register your business without a LAWYER with Corporate Affairs Commision with just N11,000

Date:  Saturday 16th June 2018

Time: 10 am

Venue: 23, Ajani Akingbogun Street,  Opposite Chicken Republic, Along Egbeda-Akowonjo Road, Akowonjo, Lagos

Fee: N5,000 Only

If you’re a Corps member, your training fee is N3,500. You have to show your ID to claim this offer!

Interested?   Click Here To Register

 

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Payment Method

Depending on your country, there are over 13 methods of payment you can use for your importation business, especially on Aliexpress. Some of the payment channels are

  1. Alipay
  2. Master Card
  3. Visa Card
  4. Webmoney
  5. Paypal
  6. Western Union etc.
  7. Agent

I will focus on 1 and 2.

Alipay

Alipay is MOST secured means of payment when you are buying from Aliexpress. With this method, your payment will be held in Escrow account i.e. it’s is still with the Aliexpress group and the money would be paid to the supplier after you have confirmed delivery with the right product specifications. If the product is not received at all or not in good condition, you can claim a refund within a specified period of time.

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Shipping Agent

With this method, you will find the product and send the link to your shipping agent who will purchase the product on your behalf while you pay in naira equivalent with a fee.

Product Shipping 

There are 3 methods to ship your products

  • Free Shipping
  • Standard Shipping Company
  • Shipping Agent

Free Shipping

If you are making your purchase on some e-commerce platforms such as Aliexpress, Alibaba, Taobao, you can select free shipping if available with your supplier. The hurdle of this is that your shipment might take 3-4 weeks or more.

Standard Shipping Company

Compay such as FedEx, Dhl shipping options is also available. And of course, if you are importing for the purpose of re-selling, this is a NO-NO. It is usually very expensive

Shipping Agents

These are shipping companies that will charge a bearable fee to import your product into the country. The agents charge based on the weight (kg) of your items; that is why it is paramount to watch the weight of your product selections.

I have a practical training package that will give you first-hand information on mini importation. If you’re interested, click here

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How to choose products to import

This stage is very critical. You can have all the knowledge of the shipment, payment, and conversation with the supplier, if you fail here, you’d be hooked on your capital.

Here are the tips to help you kick-start your product search

1. You’re NOT the customer.
Let this sink into your subconscious mind that you must not import goods because you “like” it,only choose what will sell.

2. Buy Consumables in these categories

a/ Fashion- Don’t focus on bags if you’re a starter.
b/ Health
c/Tech

Please note that you can launch any product if you are sure of the market existence

3. Watch the weight 
The higher your weight, the higher the cost of shipping. The implication of this is that your profit margin will reduce if not eroded

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4. Look Out For Hot Selling Items

a/ Do market research by asking questions on the right product for your niche. Use demographics-age,gender, location,taste etc. to validate this

b/ follow the trend on jumia, Konga, eBay etc. to determine the right deal for the season.

5. Look Out For Cheap But Quality Products

How To Search For Products

1. Use Keywords

2. Use Pictures

3. Search by category

4. Use the Chinese language for your search. With the English language, your pop up items will be limited. Google Translator is your friend.

I have a practical training package that will give you first-hand information on mini importation. If you’re interested, click here

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Outline

  • Definition of Mini Importation
  • Sites For Importation
  • Spotting A Genuine Seller

Definition Of Mini Importation

Mini importation business is the combination of 3 keywords, mini, importation, and business

 Mini

it is mini because it involves little purchase of small items that can be easily shipped without heavy duty.

Importation

shipment of goods or services into a country from abroad for sale.

Business

this involves the production of a good, offering of a service or retailing of already manufactured products for profit making.

Therefore, we could say mini importation business is the shipment of small items from country A to B for sale.

What You Need To Start Your Mini Importation

  • An internet-connected device preferably, a laptop
  • A bank account with an ATM or PayPal account.
  • Your startup capital
  • A functional telephone number

Sites You Can Import From

You can import your products from the USA, Dubai, China etc. But, we will focus on China in this series. The are many websites you can import from but we will limit our quest to

1. Alibaba.com

Most sellers in this market sell in bulk. Their Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) that a buyer can order could go as high as 1000 pieces for a product. To beat this ordeal as a first timer, you can request for samples from your supplier. In this market, you have the opportunity to meet Original Design manufacturers (ODM) and Original Equipment, Manufacturers (OEM). It means you can request for a product design based on your spec and also have the product customized in your name.

2. Aliexpress.com

This is a version of Alibaba but it’s intended for a unit order for those that couldn’t meet up with MOQ in Alibaba.

3. Taoboa.com

4.Dhgate.com

5. 1688.com etc.

Meanwhile, I strongly do advise people to focus more on number 5 i.e. 1688.com.

1688.com is a website developed purposely to serve the local market in China and the goods are not intended for international trade. Meanwhile, most sellers on Alibaba and other platforms also buy from 1688.com because of the cheap price of the products and resell to international buyers.

The language on the platform is primarily Chinese and you will need to download Google Translator as Google Chrome extension to convert the language to English.

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How To Identify Genuine Suppliers

  • Look at the number of years on the platform
    If you are new in the market, stick to suppliers that have been in the market for at least 3 years
  • Check the response time. You may develop high blood pressure if you buy from a supplier whose response time is low after you have made payment
  • Check the buyer’s reviews. Not everyone would be satisfied with a supplier’s product but the good comments and stars should be above 70% rating
  •  Check the transaction history

How many products has he sold, when last did he sell and the overall turnover.

Please take note of the points above to avoid stories that touch the heart.

I have a practical training package that will give you first-hand information on mini importation. If you’re interested, click here

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Mini Importation Business 1.0

Some time ago, it was as if the world would collapse on me. At this period, I was working with an e-commerce company but we had some hiccups in those days due to Nigerians’ disposition to e-commerce.

Everywhere I turned to, no one was ready to lend a helping hand; this attitude from people gave me the courage to search for a solution by all means. I was ready to learn and do anything that was legit to make money.

In my e-commerce team, I had a leader called TY. From my close observation of TY’s activities, he was making money and was shipping personal goods on our e-commerce platform while we were all lamenting.

I moved closer to TY to learn from him, but he was reluctant to share any information with anyone. Fortunately, after much persuasion, he mentioned the keywords “Drop shipping and Mini Importation”; he refused to disclose any information thereafter.

With the keywords in my coffer, I embarked on a fact-finding mission to learn the nitty-gritty of the concepts. The price for training in those days was too high and no meaningful piece was online about mini-importation. Dudes wanted to make few bucks out of everyone’s pocket.

Eventually, I bought an e-book for N5, 000 which explicitly gave me the in-depth knowledge of the business.

I did my first importation business using the ebook as a guide. The day I paid my suppliers, I couldn’t sleep because I was afraid to lose money; I became relaxed after 3 days when I received a message from one of the suppliers that confirmed the payment.

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My goods arrived after 3 weeks because I used free shipping and I sold everything to my neighbours within a short period of time.

Why telling you all these stories?

1/ for those struggling with earning a daily living, this message will serve as encouragement

2/ If you know how to beg, you definitely know how to sell

3/ for those working in a company, you can make this a side hustle

4/ you can start small even with N10, 000. I started with N20, 000.

5/ when people refused to help you, let that serve as your source of motivation to forge head, after all, no one owes you anything.

6/ you can learn the art without spending all your life savings

7/ for the Corp members on the list, do not spend all your allowances, you can start with what you have.

In the course of this write-up, I will discuss

1. What you need to start the mini importation business
2. What sites you can import from
3. How to identify a genuine supplier
4. How to choose products to import
5. How to make payment and import from China
6. How to sell your products in Nigeria.
Stay tuned!!!!

I have a practical training package that will give you first-hand information on mini importation. If you’re interested, click here

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Young Feminist Media Fellowship For Storytellers!

Are you a feminist storyteller? Do you believe in the power of stories reaching millions? Are you a budding writer, artist or videographer? Then this fellowship opportunity is just the right thing for you!

FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund, in Partnership with The WMC FBOMB, invites Applications from young and  budding storytellers to apply to its pilot project Young Feminist Media Fellowship

The fellowship is an opportunity to gain insight into global feminist issues, receive guidance and feedback from experienced feminist journalists and an opportunity for the writers to have their stories published in a publication that has a worldwide readership.

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for this fellowship if you meet the following criteria:

  • You are a young feminist (between the age of 18 and 30) with proven interest or activism in gender-based issues in the local, national or in international contexts
  • You are a budding writer, publisher, visual artist or videographer.
  • You will have some proven experience and have some sample pieces of your previous work to demonstrate it.
  • You may be based anywhere in the world, but should be from a Global South country (i.e. not Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand) and willing to travel in the pursuit of the story. Previous experience in journalism, writing, blogging, sketching, designing is welcome, but not compulsory.
  • You are proficient in the English language as the writing/designing will be done in English only.

Benefits

The fellow is expected to work part-time and will be paid a stipend of USD 500 USD for the three-month duration of the fellowship. As a fellow, you will be expected to decide how you’d like to utilize the stipend money in pursuit of your story.

Application

Click here to apply.

Please send your applications latest by April 22, 2018.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To learn more about FRIDA: https://youngfeministfund.org/
To learn more about FBomb: https://www.womensmediacenter.com/fbomb

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USAID:Digital Agriculture Photo Contest 2018

Digital Development for Feed the Future (D2FTF) leverages digital tools holistically and according to best practice to improve the cost-effectiveness and development results of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Initiative.

This is developed to recognize those who are utilizing digital tools to improve farming practices and accelerate the fight against poverty by telling the story of digital agriculture technologies and how they’re working to advance food security and nutrition across the globe through the photo contest.

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Benefits

Ist Prize: $200

2nd Prize: $300

3rd Prize: $500

Submission Requirements

  • High-resolution, high-quality photos that are at least 1024 pixels or larger (tall or wide) or around 300 pixels per inch. Please send us the highest resolution version of the photo you have (at least 1 MB). If you are using Photoshop, please send only level 7 or higher compressed photos.
  • Accepted formats: high-quality JPG and PNG
  • Only 2 photos per contestant will be accepted; if you submit more than 2, photo contest administrators will choose 2 for you
  • Photos must each be an original submission (submitted by a photographer or with permission)
  • Photos must each include a credit: name of photographer, and names of any people featured in the photograph.
  • Photos must include a robust caption, which includes a description of what is going on in the photo, who is involved, where and when it was taken (country tag is especially important), and what digital tools are being showcased. 250 words or less.
  • Photos with a time stamp or logo will not be considered.

Application

Please submit your photos to  USAIDdigitalag@gmail.com, including the information required below. All images must meet the theme of “digital agriculture.” Photo submissions due by April 16, 2018.

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British Council Call For Graphics Artists,Writers,Photographers

Deadline : 27 March 2018

British Council Nigeria is calling for experts in the following fields

  • Photography
  • Graphic Artists
  • Printers
  • Press Coordinators
  • Copywriters
  • Video Production Experts
  • Illustrators
  • Audio Technician

Eligibility

  • The organisation must be registered according to the laws of Nigeria.
  • The organization must be licensed to conduct business in Nigeria.
  • The organization must adhere to all the laws governing doing business in Nigeria.

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Apply here

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ef5u0g4yje478r6s/a02c6gjex7s2mj/questions

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