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Smart Web Marketing Works (Hint: First Order Received for my Newly Launched "Custom Sewn Traditional African Outfits from Cotonou" Delivery Service!)

May 17, 2016

A few days ago, I published on this blog a new post titled "TKS Mode: Order Custom Sewn Traditional African Outfits from Cotonou". The title is self-explanatory and details can be read by clicking the foregoing linked article. So, that is not why I'm writing this blog. Instead, I'm writing this to share the news […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 014: When Citizens Break Laws at Will, Foreigners Follow Their Lead [Two Real Life Case Studies from Nigeria's Seme Border With Benin Republic]

May 16, 2016

The lawless manner in which we conduct our affairs in Nigeria can make foreigners conclude that we have no laws worth abiding by. Two true stories I narrate below illustrate sad instances of the foregoing that I've personally witnessed, to my embarrassment as a self respecting citizen of Nigeria. I share them here, in the […]

Career Development

PII 013: Sometimes When Your World Feels Like it's Falling Apart, It May Actually be Evolving to a New Level of Success [Hint: Why Burning One's Bridges Works Better In Pursuit of Success]

May 9, 2016

Recently, I read a write-up by a coach advising against taking risks in starting a business, without having a safety net in place first. He argued that it would be wiser to hold on to some safety net (like a job) until your new venture takes off fully and you’re certain it will stay up, […]

Career Development

To Succeed in Spreadsheet Programming You Need Sound Understanding [Hint: Do You Know Where New Excel-VB Macros Are Stored?]

May 8, 2016

[NB: This is a tutorial note created for members of my Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club - but left open without password protection for viewing by interested non-members] You've been using MS Excel and the Visual Basic Editor for some time now, since we started this series. I am quite aware that it is NOT easy for […]

Career Development

Succeed More by Using the Web Creatively [Features True Story]

May 7, 2016

I posted a blog yesterday, featuring 3 adverts I have published on my buyers-meet-sellers platform using a plugin I found that does exactly what I want. Like I explained in that post, the FREE advertising opportunity is for my paid clients who I have a vision to support in as many zero to low cost […]

Entrepreneurship

Advertise Your Products and Services on Tayo Solagbade's Buyers-Meet-Sellers Platform for Agro based businesses - and others!

May 6, 2016

I'm pleased to finally be able to announce that my buyers-meet-sellers platform is LIVE. Right now, I'm using the contact details and information from businesses belonging to both groups, that I have so far obtained via the market surveys I've been doing on behalf of clients in Benin Republic and Nigeria. The platform is still evolving, but […]

Career Development

PII 012: Succeed by Solving Problems Using MS Excel Visual Basic [How I Started Spreadsheet Programming in Guinness Nigeria Using Lotus 1-2-3 Macros in 1995, Before Discovering Microsoft's Excel Visual Basic in 1999]

May 2, 2016

Today I enjoy patronage from buyers within and outside Africa, for my customizable Excel Visual Basic software. But the journey to this point began for me 2 decades ago when I worked as a young graduate trainee brewer in Guinness! Back then Lotus 1-2-3's was the industry spreadsheet application standard worldwide and it had a […]

Entrepreneurship

How the Excel-VB Driven Poultry Farm Manager is Used (True Stories)

April 30, 2016

In this article, I share some examples of how my Farm CEO clients use my increasingly popular Excel-VB driven Poultry Farm Manager software I sold them, with my guidance. I do this here to provide potentially useful insights for prospective buyers who may be concerned about how well it meets their unique needs. In […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 009: Churn Out a Relentless Mass of Useful Quality No-Strings-Attached Article Marketing Content - AND SELL MORE!

April 11, 2016

Tayo Solagbade's Performance Improvement IDEAS (PI Squared) Newsletter NB: This PI Squared newsletter will be published weekly, on Mondays, in place of the Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS newsletter, starting from today - 15th February 2016. I'm reinventing my Monday newsletter content and theme, to accommodate my vision of serving the growing audience of serious minded individuals […]

Excel-VB Solutions

Re: "Agatu Killings and Buhari's moral weakness" [Alternative Perspectives and a Possible Way Forward]

March 28, 2016

I finally managed to read the Punch opinion piece from last week titled "Agatu killings and Buhari’s moral weakness" this evening. It was sent to me by a "friend"...who preferred not to share it directly online...ahem... As is my usual habit, I kept my mind OPEN like an umbrella in reading it from start till […]

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