Entrepreneurship - SD Nuggets™

Sell What You KNOW for Profit - by Presenting it Professionally (True Story)

January 6, 2015

“Thanks Mr. Tayo for the visit, timely n wonderful. Thankx. Mr. K (name removed for privacy).” [Lagos, 6p.m] I just returned from a 5 hour long visit to Lagos’ Oko Oba-Agege’s equipment suppliers, vet shops and feed mills. The above message was sent to me by a poultry farming expert I consulted there. So why […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 175: Why Speakers Who Barter Products and Services Will Make More Money

January 5, 2015

Unconventional ideas, used intelligently, can yield superior results compared to "popular" ones. Years of testing ideas advocated by myriad experts, in my search for success have taught me that what WORKS, and NOT necessarily what's popular, is what REALLY MATTERS. This has made me a fervent advocate of seasoned, and highly successful experts like […]

Entrepreneurship

Article Marketing Can Make You More Credible and "Famous!"

January 3, 2015

I have written this article to share a number of (hopefully useful) experience based ideas about the massive name recognition building and brand marketing potential that Article Marketing can afford ANYONE who uses it correctly. I have inserted specific examples at various points in this write up mainly to provide details that demonstrate the effectiveness […]

Career Development

Do You Really Have To Find A Conventional Publisher? (A Case for Print On Demand Publishing)

January 2, 2015

Following recent sales conversations, I have come to the conclusion that many aspiring authors in my part of the world, STILL fail to see the cost, time and effort saving advantages offered by web based Print On Demand Publishing services. Let me point out the following: 1. Conventional (brick and mortar) publishers will NOT […]

Entrepreneurship

Potential Benefits of Promoting Your Business Online Via Articles, Newsletter & Facebook Marketing

January 1, 2015

In working as a Web Marketing Specialist, one of my key offering to clients is "development of a Web Marketing System" that helps the client generate more business leads and/or WIN more potential customers. To win over prospects as clients, I often provide - in easy to understand language - information and education about key […]

Career Development

Barter Your Digital Products to Make More Money (True Story)

December 31, 2014

This UAE based buyer's 24 hour old email provides a perfect ending for MY fairy tale run in 2014: From: Nelson Jr. s Date: 30 Dec 2014 15:43 Dear Tayo, ‪ First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family...‬ ‪ ‬Hope I was not too late for your year […]

Entrepreneurship

Adopting a Smart Web Marketing System Results in Money Well Spent [Special Service Offer]

December 31, 2014

Two different car brands with equal speed capacity, fuel tanks size, ergonomic features and price. If one offers superior fuel economy, any prudent buyer would choose it over the other. You need a website that saves you money(via lower advertising/marketing, operational costs), and generates increased sales leads by making more of your target audience contact […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 174: Achieve Superior Selling Success With a Database of Pre-qualified Prospects [Hint: Why You Need an Effective Online Presence (EOP) & NOT Just a Website]

December 29, 2014

An Online Presence is NOT the same as a website. It’s good to have the latter, but it’s BEST to have the former. Sadly, many business owners do NOT know the difference, and focus only on a website. I explain how they differ, and why investing in an Online Presence guarantees YOU Superior Selling Success […]

Career Development

To Succeed Smarter You Need a Do-It-Yourself Mentality

December 27, 2014

[Photos: House painting after Christmas day 2014, with my sons] Unlike when I relocated ALONE in April 2013, moving my family from this Lagos apartment, to join me in Cotonou, has (not surprisingly) been a less straightforward matter, on multiple fronts, from the kids to even their grandparents! But it's progressing, slowly. We're disposing old […]

Entrepreneurship

To Achieve Business Success, You Need More Than Credentials and Expertise (Hint: Lots of Unspoken Rules Exist for You to Master)

December 26, 2014

"(The Church Records & Accounts Manager has) really helped me in the preparation of my monthly Accounts..(Tayo Solagbade's Excel-VB service is okay. He is always on ground whenever you call him and solution to problem is (provided) without delay or alteration of data"- Finance & Admin Manager, Anglican Church Of The Ascension, Opebi, Lagos." The […]