Career Development
He Called Me "Voleur" (Thief)!
October 12, 2013









In this article, I discuss one big mistake some non-Nigerian Africans seem to be making in thinking about Nigeria. To do this, I share a true story about a Francophone African undergraduate in his 20’s, who called me a thief - and meant it. Why? Because he daily saw me typing away on an Internet […]







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General
Strategies to Start Writing On Your Blog - Fast!
October 5, 2013









About one hour ago, I sent out an email to a client, offering ideas to help him generate article topics for his new blog. On re-reading the message, I realised others struggling to get started with their writing, may also find its contents useful. What follows below are 3 tips you can use, based on […]







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Career Development
10 Year Old Uses Dead Laptop Battery, to Build Home-Made Rechargeable Lamp
October 4, 2013









This article is a tribute to my kids. Especially my 10 year old boy, who recently championed the use of my "dead" laptop battery to make a rechargeable lamp - which uses NO external power source for charging! This true story proves that coaching others to be super achievers at work , applies just as […]







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Entrepreneurship
Use Authority Status to Sell Anything
September 28, 2013









A few months ago, I got an email request from a lecturer friend (a Nigerian born Professor) based in South Africa. He wanted help in marketing his published works for sale online. If you do any form of formal writing (including publishing research papers as a lecturer in the academia), it's always a good idea […]







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Career Development
One Zero Start-up Cost Lucrative Business YOU Can Do
September 26, 2013









You should read this article if: (a). You have formal training and/or experience in Accounting/Finance and wish to acquire a new skill to double your income. (b). You (or someone you know) lack a job and need to earn income. \ (c). You (or someone you know) is retired or preparing to retire or resign […]







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Career Development
Are Businesses Faking Online Results?
September 21, 2013









Yes they are. Apart from my experience-based opinion, this article features real life evidence in form of a Channel 4 TV Dispatches investigative video report exposing how businesses manipulate social media statistics. It’s a sad reality. But I doubt that any conscious adult would really be surprised to learn this is happening. It’s however the […]







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My DN Travel News
Your Writing Will Succeed, IF You Are Original...and NOT In a Hurry!
September 14, 2013









Writing is not as easy as many people who do not do it for serious (especially formal business) purposes think it is. Such persons usually have not had to do it regularly and consistently, while maintaining quality, and volume. On the other hand those who write for a living know that coming up with new, […]







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My DN Travel News
Up-sell to Offline Clients Using Your Online Writing (True Stories)
September 5, 2013









I read online articles written by different freelance writing experts about how to get clients. I’m however a bit of an unusual kind of freelance writer. [NB: I'd planned to auto schedule this post to appear on Saturday, in line with the normal schedule, but I'm getting an error message. Since I'm travelling, I've decided […]







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Career Development
Why Won't LinkedIn Stop Sending Me Email Invitations, Months After They Agreed To?
September 3, 2013









When - on August 16, 2013 - Alison Doyle, About.com Guide wrote her article titled “Don’t Waste Your Time On LinkedIn”, she got more than she bargained for: her readers’ summarily bashed LinkedIn in the comments section! About 21 of the 32 comments on her article described LinkedIn using expressions like “a complete and utter […]







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My DN Travel News
Writing In Different Genres Succeeds (If You're Made for It)
August 30, 2013









(NB: My posts on writing/blogging normally go live on Saturdays, but I'm publishing this a day early). Do you do "cross-over" writing (that's how I like to think of it!)? In other words, do you write in multiple genres? If yes, you likely know you're one of very few. Most of the advice I’ve encountered […]







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