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10 Online Jobs for Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

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Are you a student in a Nigeria Tertiary Institution? 

 

Do you want to make money, doing jobs online, as an undergraduate student in Nigeria? 

 

There are a lot of online jobs for undergraduate in Nigeria. These jobs are available to students in Nigeria, to make extra money, but the problem is that most students don’t know about them.

 

The whole process of making money online is strange to them, so they believed the process is complicated, even though it is not as hard as they take it to be.

 

In this internet age, If people in Africa can connect with people in Europe, it is also possible to do (legitimate) business with them.

 

Making money on the internet is all about exchanging value for money! 

 

Before you can make money online, you must have a skill you can exchange for money, and specialised skills attract a higher fee.

 

I have compiled ten profitable online gigs you can do as a student to make money online without neglecting your study.

 

These jobs will not make you rich overnight, but they will pay the bills, and you can use the funds realised from it to start a business.

 

In this blog post, I will show you ten online jobs for undergraduate students in Nigeria.

 

Graphic design job

 

Are you proficient with using CorelDraw and Photoshop?

Can you create a good logo, poster, ID card, and complimentary cards? 

 

If you can do any of these, then congratulation! You can use your skill to put money into your pocket.

 

In the beginning, you don’t have to be creative, focus more on perfecting the necessary skills needed to get the job done, with time as you become proficient, the creativity juice will flow. 

 

New startup and companies are looking for people to design a logo, ID card, and so on that will represent their value.

 

You can get started by registering on freelancing sites and bid for the job.  With a good portfolio, you can earn as much as $50 per hour, and you only have to work when it is convenient for you.

 

Website design job

 

If you know how to create and design a good website, then you are on your way to making money.

 

The world is becoming more aware of the power of the internet, and everybody wants to be on the there. Celebrity, small business, writers, religious organisation and so on, they all want to be on the internet.

 

Two to three project per month will make you enough money to cater for your needs in school. Website designer charge as $500 to $5000 per project depending on the complexity of the project. Also WordPress Web Designer charge an average $200 to build a 3-page website.

 

Article Writing Job

 

Article writing is a popular gig amongst student because almost all student can write, and it is not time-consuming as other types of online job.

 

Article writing is one of the many ways to earn money online! 

 

You can earn between $2 to $100 per article, depending on your type of clients and the platform you joined.

 

In the world of freelance writing, niche-focused writers command a higher fee than generic writers.

 

One advantage of article writing is that it forces you (the writer) to read extensively, to be at the maximum level for the clients. 

 

Proofreading and Editing Job

 

If you can easily spot errors (grammatical, spelling, typos, punctuations error and so on) in a write-up, you can take up online editing Job at your leisure time to make extra money to cater for your need.

 

Proofreading and editing don’t take time, so you can rest assured that it won’t affect your study time.

 

Your clients range from bloggers, freelance writer, publishers, author, and business and so on, so I can guarantee you that there will always be client looking to hire an editor to make their work shine and perfect.

 

SEO Job

 

Nowadays, there are so many websites online that wish to appear on the first page of search engines.

 

Do you know about Search Engine Optimisation? How Search Engine algorithm works and how to make websites appear on the first page of search engines?

 

If yes, then you can help websites owner to rank their websites on the search engine in exchange for cash.

 

Mobile App Development Job

 

Mobile Application Development is a valuable skill that can fetch you a substantial amount of money, developing Mobile Applications for clients.

 

Majority of websites, blog, online store, business and big corporations are recognising the benefits of having their application on their followers’ mobile devices.

 

There are online platforms that allow you to build mobile applications without writing a single line of code. With their drag and drop features, you can develop a great mobile app for your client.

 

As a beginner, you might need to spend a considerable amount of time developing Mobile Apps to build up your portfolio. 

 

A robust portfolio shows expertise and experience, and this will help you land more gig on freelancing platforms.

 

Translating and Interpreting Job.

 

Apart from the English language, can you speak another foreign language fluently? You can cool money online by offering a translation or interpretation service.

 

Many individuals and businesses are looking to reach new territory 

(foreign audience), and to do this, they need to translate and interpret their content into their target audience’s language.

 

These individuals and business will be happy to pay you, to translate and interpret their contents for them.

 

Data Entry Job

There are pieces of information that employers will like to store in a more accessible format. Information like employers’ payroll, client information and employers’ information, businesses will want to transfer this information to a more accessible format, either to a spreadsheet, word document or a cloud base storage.

 

There is also some old document they might want to preserve by retyping them.

 

If you are great in typing and competent in the usage of Word processor and Spreadsheet, you can make a considerable income from this.

 

Chatbot development job

 

Since 2016, there has been an increase in the demand for a chatbot.

 

Many businesses are integrating chat bot into their online platform like the website, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram and so on. They use this chat to converse with customers to direct and provide answers to their question using AI.

 

A chatbot is a software program for simulating intelligent conversations with human using rules or artificial intelligence. 

 

You can charge between $2000 to $25000 to build a chatbot from scratch as a professional chatbot developer.

 

Video Editing Jobs

 

Do you know how to edit videos? Can you cut and merge different videos, add music, sound to an existing film or slides?

 

If your answer is yes!  Congratulation, for you, have a skill that can make you extra cash.

 

Since the rise of YouTube and Instagram, businesses are recognising the marketing power of these platforms. These platforms give them a chance to have their video, in front of millions of people,  without paying for a TV ad.

 

These companies and individuals need video editors to help them, edit their videos to have the intended effects on their viewers.

 

As a student, you can make cool money from these, editing videos in your spare time.

 

In conclusion, most of these jobs will not make you millions overnight. They are supposed to make you extra money while schooling.

 

Some of these jobs like chatbot development, app development, interpreting and translation, required advanced skills which might need time to master. 

 

Therefore, students studying courses might find these skills more easy to master and pay more than other jobs.

 

You can learn jobs enjoy writing, web development, graphics design, video editing and SEO online. With dedication and consistency, you can become great at doing this job. These jobs pay good but not as those that required a high-level skill.

 

Almost, all students can do data entry, proofreading and editing. They pay less, but you can still make good pay.

 

Freelancing platform is the best to get most of these jobs, the popular freelancing site that accepts Nigerians are: 

 

  • Fiverr
  • PeoplePerHour
  • Freelancer
  • Upwork

 

There are many more, but these are the most popular ones.

 

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15 Ways to Make Money in Nigeria as a Student

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Have you ever asked yourself, what are the ways to make money in Nigeria as a student?

 

As a student, it can be sometimes frustrating when you have specific needs that you cannot attend to because your allowance is insufficient.  This presents a dilemma; “do I spend all my time studying and risk going hungry or is there something I can do to make some money while in school? 

 

This dilemma is faced by many Nigerian students.

 

This article presents you with practical ways and things to do to make money as a student while studying for your degree. Take a look at this list and choose the one that works best for you.

 

 

Before you proceed, I have an article where I share 7 Businesses You Can Start With Your Smartphone in Nigeria Click Here to Read It.

 

Photography

 

Many students like taking pictures, especially the females. Tertiary institutions provide a lot of memorable events that student will want to capture, events like matriculation, convocation, award nights, inaugural lecture, swearing-in ceremonies and so on.

There is also a high demand for passport photograph by students for different registrations.

 

With this in mind, starting a photography business is a sure way of making money as a student in Nigeria.  The good thing about this is that you don’t have to miss lectures as you can choose when you want to work bases on your schedule.

 

Online Registrations

 

As the school system moves towards digitalization of processes, students are always faced with the need to do one registration or the other, ranging from school fee payment to scholarships application, course registration, JAMB admission letter, among others.

 

This trend presents a perfect avenue to make money as a student. With a laptop, an internet connection and a Deskjet printer, you are ready to start making money as a student.

 

Organizing Private Tutorial

 

Organizing Private Tutorials is another way of making money as a student that will never go out of fashion. 

 

Students differ in their level of assimilation and as such, many people would be delighted to get some help to enable them to better grasp the content of their courses.

 

I recommend you start out with students in your faculty as this won’t require so much extra efforts to distract from your main course. 

 

To get started, simply offer to take any students that have difficulty in courses that you are good at.  You can either charge them per hour or charge them per class.

 

Home Tutoring

 

You can decide to organise tutorial classes for secondary school students. Secondary school students mostly need help with subjects like mathematics, English language, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. 

 

You will need a space for the tutorial class, which you can get in the school environment.

 

Better still, you can take on private tutoring, a personal tutorial for secondary school students. For this you don’t need space, you have to go to their house for every lesson or the student comes to your house depending on your agreement with the parent.

 

Photocopy

Photocopying Business is one business that is confirmed to make you big money on campus.

 

Students will always photocopy documents and lectures notes. Lecturers also will do photocopy.

 

In the course of the semester and session registration, students will have to photocopy their documents for registration. During the lecture period, there is always photocopies of material, textbooks, past questions and other students note for the students that cannot copy their notes in class.

 

Lecturers also are not left out. They need to photocopy documents for their documentation and material for the students.

 

You can see there is a big demand for photocopying within the school environment. To start all you need is a photocopier, a steady source of electricity and a good space/location to station your machine.

 

Due to the lecture schedule, you can partner to do this business with a friend that has a different lecture schedule so that there will always be someone at the photocopy stand,  and to prevent customer disappointment.

 


Do Professional Software Training


In this 21st century, everything is going digital. Statisticians no longer do scientific analysis on paper, they now use statistical tools like SPSS or MatLab.  Architect rarely used paper and pencil to design. They now use applications like AutoCAD or Revit.

 

For each discipline, there is software that is meant to make life easier for the professionals, if you learn and master any of this software. You can make money from it by teaching other students on how to use the software for a fee.

 

Laundry Services

 

Looking good is good business. 

 

Most students want to look neat and clean, but do not have the time to be wash and iron their clothes and professional dry cleaner charges are usually not within their reach. 

 

You don’t need much to start, all you need is washing basins, detergents and space to dry the clothes, as the business thrive you can buy a washing machine to reduce the hard labour.

 

You can also get lecturers to give you their clothes for dry cleaning.

 

All this you can do your free period or lecture-free days. As the business grows you can then hire staff to oversee the physical runnings.

 

House Agent

 

With every passing session students will always have a need for accommodation.

 

Students are always looking for accommodation, the newbies need a place to stay, the returning students either want to move from the hostel or to a better place. 

 

These present to you the perfect opportunities to make money. 

 

All you need to do is to connect students with landlord/caretakers, and for each student that you recommend, you get a commission when they rent the house.

 

The best part of this job is that you only work in the beginning and end of each academic session because this is the time when students look for accommodation the most.

 

Recharge Card Business

 

Starting a recharge card business in the hostel is a great way to make money as a student in Nigeria.  Your coursemates and roommates will patronise you.

 

Averagely, each student loads airtime thrice every week. They need a recharge card for their phone either to buy data or airtime.

 

Bulk SMS Services

 

Sending of bulk SMS can generate you a nice income as a student on campus.

 

There are a lot of religious bodies that need to send a message to their members. Associations need to send messages to remind its member of their meetings and other information.

 

With your laptop and internet connection, you buy unit online and sell it to your clients. 

 

Bulk SMS is way cheaper than sending direct text message, and you can personalise the name of the sender.

 

Barbing Saloon/ Beauty Salon

Starting a salon business is a great way to make money in Nigeria as a student. 

 

If you are a guy, you can make money by barbing for other male students on the campus especially those in the hostel.

 

Even if you live off-campus, you can either set-up in the front of your room or set-up shop in the hostel where you have a friend.

 

 All you need to start is the skill and a clipper.

 

If you are a girl and you are good at plaiting, braiding and fixing hair. You do the same for the females in your hostel or your neighbourhood for a fee.

 

T-Shirt Branding

 

Every semester, there is always an event that guarantees that the need to brand t-shirts.

 

There is a demand for branded shirts by graduating students and newbie that want a departmental shirt.

 

Student politicians will need a branded shirt to use during their campaign.

 

If you don’t know how to brand shirts you can collect the projects and give it to a good printer to do the work for you.

 

Assist students to do Assignment and write Projects.

 

Some students don’t have the time to do assignment neither write their project not because they are lazy or don’t know how to do it but only because they don’t have the time because they have other things they are doing like running a business or working in a job. While some are just lazy. So they look for someone who can do a great job of writing their assignment/project.

 

I know a student that charge as high as N50,000 to write one original project, and every session he does have up to six clients that’s N300,000. N300,000 per session is not bad for a student considering you only work for six clients.

 

Production of Soaps and Disinfectants

Production of liquid soap, perfume, pink lip balm, air freshener, and other household soaps and disinfectants is a sure way of making money in Nigeria as a student.

 

Baking/Pastries Making

 

Students like eating snakes. You can make Buns, shortcake, puff puff, egg roll, sausage, popcorn and so on and sells.

You sell them to your neighbour or give to usual food vendors around the hostel to sell for you.

You can mix it by producing sobo, kunu, and other local drinks.

 

In this article, I have shared with you a few of the ways you can make money in Nigeria as a student. So take a second look at them and decide on the one you will engage in and let me know.

 

However, it is not advisable for a year one student to engage in any business, use that period to build your GP instead.

 

7 Simple and Profitable Businesses for Ladies in Nigeria

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The number one reason a lot of ladies shy away from starting a business is due to the lack of start-up capital in Nigeria.

 

There are numerous low-cost startup small businesses that women can do in Nigeria to generate money for themselves

  

Every year, tertiary institutions churn out thousands of graduates with no commensurate job opportunities created to accommodate them and this adds to the already massive population of unemployed youths and.

 

As a lady, you cannot wait for the government to create a job for you before you can make money. Besides, the majority of the rich women in Nigeria are mostly into business, with most of them starting small to build a massive business empire for themselves.

 

If you have a job and looking for part-time business ideas you can start click here ->> 5 Part-Time Business Ideas You Can Start in Nigeria

 

In this blog post, I have curated a list of 7 small business ideas for ladies in Nigeria, these businesses require low start-up capital (you can start a couple of them for as low as N5,000), and they are both very profitable and scalable.

 

Here are the seven small business ideas for ladies in Nigeria.

 

  1. Making Liquid Soap

Liquid soap is fast becoming a household commodity in Nigeria, replacing detergents and bar soaps.

 

The demand for liquid soap is high, because of its effectiveness in cleaning dirt, and it is cheaper than other forms of soap.

 

The liquid soap market is getting bigger every day, despite the increase in the number of liquid soap company in the past year. Small-scale businesses are doing well for themselves. People wash every day, and to do that they will need soap, which makes the demand high.

 

The best thing about this business is that there is a ready market for it.

 

To start a liquid soap business is easy, with N5,000 – N10,000 you can start your business in the comfort of your room. And you can get the required ingredients from the local market.

 

If you don’t know how to make it, you can leverage on empowerment and skill acquisition programmes with many of them offering liquid soap making in their curriculum. Most of this you can get for as low as N1000.

 

For a start, you can produce just for your neighbour and immediate family, package it using recycled plastic bottles.

 

If the quality is good, they will come back to buy more, and they will help you advertise your product, while others will go as far as buying to give out as a gift/souvenir.

 

As the business grows, you can pay more attention to your packaging and branding. Using attractive containers and labels, combined with a nice fragrance, and then you can begin to charge higher for your product.

 

You can supply to different places like supermarkets, car wash, hotels, and so on.

 

2) Noodle Fast Food

Food is one of the primary need of man, and in our busy society, it is not everybody that has time to cook.

 

Many people spend a lot of time in the office and do not have the time to cook for themselves.

 

Noodles in the past years have emerged as one of the most consumed food in this decade. It is highly loved by children, teenagers and adult.

 

Noodles Outlet is one of the most lucrative business you can engage in as a lady. You can get very good profits on it, depending on the location and your expertise (how well you garnished it). Some noodle outlets charge between N200 to N500 for a unit of Indomie Super Pack (a brand of noodles).

 

For you to be successful in this business, you must be good at cooking noodles (Poorly prepared noodles will have your customers looking out for other options). Also, a good location is very paramount to the success of your business, a perfect location will be around a busy commercial area.

 

For a start, you can get a half cartoon of noodle, a litre of groundnut oil, portable gas cooker or stove, two or more pots, a crate of egg and other ingredients. The more you can garnish it, the more you will be able to charge.

 

One benefits of this business are that you can make a profit in at least three ways:

  •  From the sales of noodle, most customers will buy noodles from you to cook. You buy the noodles at a wholesale price and sell at retail price.
  • Most customers will want to garnish it with egg, and other ingredients. You buy the egg in crates and resell at retail price.
  •  You charge them for cooking.

You can increase your sales by delivering to clients in their offices, some of your clients will not have time to come out. So they pay for delivery and take away.

 

3) Plantain and Potato Chip business

Crispy and crunchy plantain and potato chips are some of the most consumed snacks in Nigeria. The snacks are loved by both the old and the young, which make the demand high.

 

The plantain and potato is one lucrative business in Nigeria that doesn’t require intensive capital. 

 

All you need at startup is just enough funds to buy the potatoes/plantain, frying oil, salt and other non-expensive material. The good part about the business is that you can start right from your kitchen, using your usual kitchens’ utensils like a knife, fry pan, gas cooker, nylon for packaging and so on.

 

The business outline is simple, buy the fresh potato, fry it, package it and sell. As the business grows, then you can think about buying pieces of equipment so you can produce in large quantity.

 

You can easily get plantain and Potato from any local market, at a good price. Unripe plantain produces the best crisp and crunchy plantain chip.

For selling, you don’t have to sell it yourself. You can supply to a supermarket, grocery shop or gives to hawkers to sell in traffic or just around the neighbourhood, and still make good profits from it.

 

4) Laundry Services:

Who doesn’t love the feeling of wearing washed and ironed clothes?

 

One of the fastest-growing business in Nigeria is laundry/dry cleaning services. Many people are too overwhelmed by work. They don’t have the time to wash their clothes and iron them.

 

The business is very lucrative, you can charge from N100 to N500 to wash and iron a piece of clothing, depending on the fabric and clothing size. Singlets, suit ties and socks cost less to wash, the shirt and trousers are more expensive. While bed sheet, some native, suits and agbada are way more expensive than the rest.

 

The most amazing thing is that you don’t have to wash them by hand, the washing machine has made life easier. Although some clothes need special attention.

 

The business doesn’t require much capital to start up and can start from your house. All you need is a washing machine (you can get a portable machine on Konga for N26,000) or you can hand wash the clothes at the beginning, a secure space to dry your clothes, a steady supply of clean water, a steady supply of electricity, an Iron and detergent.

Engage in word-of-mouth advertising to create awareness about your business. You can get clients from your place of worship, bank and neighbours.

 

5) Poultry business

Poultry business is one lucrative business that you can engage in as a woman in Nigeria. The initial capital required to start is based on how big you want to start.

 

Poultry business is an evergreen business in Nigeria, the demand for egg and meat is high in Nigeria, due to its high nutritional value.

 

You can start from your backyard on a small scale and grow from there to a large poultry farm. In poultry farming, you can start making money in 28 weeks from the day of set-up, because a chicken can be ready for the market within 28 weeks from birth.

 

There are two types of poultry farmers: the layers farmer and the broilers.

The layers’ farmer is primarily in the business for eggs, they buy layers and feed them till they start producing the egg. Most layers lay egg 4 -7 days in a week.

 

The broilers’ farmer is in for the meat. She buys broilers and feeds them to maturity for meat.

As a small scale startup, it is more advisable to start with only one type of poultry farm, then as you expand you can diversify your farm. You can even go into the production of feed.

 

6) Tying headgear (Gele)

 

A Nigerian woman can not go to an event without a properly tie gele, it must not only be properly tied but must be trendy and befitting.

 

A woman can spend a good amount of money just to look good. With many Owambes that happen week in and out. You can never run out of clients, most especially if you know your onions.

 

Every weekend, there is always something to celebrate from birthday to wedding, burial funeral and so on.

 

The major advantages of this business are that you don’t need a dime to start, and you can start right away from your living room.

 

You can either pay a professional to acquire the skill or learn from watching YouTube videos online and practice on your female friends until you are perfect.

 

You can make use of social media to get more clients and increase your brand reach. For a discount, you can ask your client to give you a shout-out and tag you in their picture.

 

7) Make-Up Artistry:

 

I won’t talk much about this. This one very lucrative business among the female folk right now in Nigeria. You can charge a decent amount for your service, depending on who your client is.

 

For a start, you can do make-up for your friends and family. Do not hesitate to introduce yourself as a make-up artist at every available opportunity.

 

Every lady wants to look pretty every day.

 

You will need to get proper training as time goes on to enable you to deliver better value and earn more.

 

Finally, this article presents you with a list of 7 small business ideas for ladies in Nigeria. Choose one of them and start. If you find out it’s not for you dump it and move on quickly.

 

Of course I know there are other businesses that are not on this list you can start, kindly share with us in the comment section below.

 

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3 Businesses to Start with Your Spouse and Make Millions

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Looking for a business idea you can venture into with your husband or wife? Look no further. You are about to discover three profitable businesses to start with your spouse and easily make millions if you put it in the work and do it right.

 

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While money is a major cause of the crisis in many marriages today, one easily overlooked fact is that a very large number of cheating cases originate from the large periods of time many couples spend at work away from the family in a bid to make enough money to cater for the family needs. Starting a business together as a couple is a good way to avert this heartache in your relationship.

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9 Profitable Businesses You Can Run from Your Smartphone

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This is the most concise and helpful article on smartphone business ideas you have ever seen online – and you’ll find out why in a moment.

Have you ever asked yourself the question; “is it possible to start a business using my smartphone?” or “what business can I start with my phone?” If yes, then this article is going to be the best piece of content you have read on how to run a business from your smartphone so pay attention.

 

Ready? Let’s go!

 

Advancement in technology has made it possible for people all over the world to connect with one another with so much ease. Someone in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa or anywhere else for that matter can now easily communicate in real time with someone in Australia using a smartphone – for business or social reasons.

 

And while it is wonderful to be able to get connected to people with ease, individuals are now beginning to ask two important questions…

 

Question 1. “Is it possible to run a business with your smartphone?”

 

Yes! Yes! Yes!

 

It’s not only possible but several people are already making money from businesses they started and run using a smartphone.

 

And why is this so?

 

Business is essentially about solving problems for people in return for a reward (profit).

 

Since the smartphone is a device primarily designed to enable the easy transfer of information between people, it allows you to easily gather data on what different people need and help you communicate the solution to it. (You’ll discover a number of smartphone business ideas in a moment, just read on).

 

The second question that begs for an answer is…

Question 2. “What business can I start with a smartphone?”

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5 Part-Time Business Ideas You Can Start on The Side in Nigeria

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Have you ever wondered what kind of side business you can engage in as a full-time employee without it impacting your job negatively?

It became necessary to write this article because many Full-Time employees in Nigeria have experienced one of the most difficult times economically. The past few years have witnessed a consistent increase in the cost of living without a commensurate improvement in the wages of workers.

In this article, I’ll share five side business ideas you can start right here in Nigeria working only at your spare time. It will do you well to put away every distraction, grab a pen and notepad as we begin to explore some side business ideas you can use.

5 Questions to Answer Before You Choose a Side Business

 

1. How much time are you willing to invest in your side business weekly?

There are only 24 hours in a day – and it’s in this time period you get to do whatever it is that you need to do; take care of yourself, your family & important relationships, work your job.

If you start a side business, you need to understand that you won’t be getting any extra time on top of the 24 hours you already have and as a result, you might need to make some adjustments in the way you currently spend your time.

Ask yourself “How much time am I willing to invest in this business each week?” and let your answer guide your choice of a suitable business you can do on the side.

2. How long are you willing to put in before the result come?

If you’re just looking for a part-time business to augment your current income, you might have to look in a different direction from someone who is looking to replace his salary.

While the both of you will eventually need to start small, the person looking to replace his salary with income from a part-time business before quitting his or her job will be more inclined to thinking long term as opposed to someone who just needs an additional stream of income to make up for what his or her salary cannot attend to.

So, you need to be asking yourself, are you in for the long haul or you’re looking for a short-term solution?

3. Is it flexible enough?

Another question you need to ask yourself before you choose any side business idea to run with is this, ”does the opportunity before you afford you the flexible to work on your own schedule?”

One reason a lot people who start a side business end up getting into trouble with their employers is because they do not pay attention to this and eventually their side business encroaches into their work time resulting in divided attention and making them inefficient on their job.

Before you choose any side business idea to start in Nigeria, take a moment to really assess the opportunity to know if it offers you the flexibility to deliver without being ineffective on the job.

4. Do you have the resources, capacity and relationships to get started immediately?

Money? Information? Skills? Networks? Tools?

If you do not have the resources or the capacity to get started immediately, what can you do to get them?

If you are unable to get the resources to start at this time and you cannot figure out who to partner with, waste no time whining or complaining about that.

Simply keep the idea aside and look for another one. Do not be emotionally attached to any idea.

5. Is the reward commensurate?

Finally, nobody starts a side business for the fun of it. At least I am yet to meet one person who did.

I have often heard people say “don’t do it for the money”, while this article is not to dissect that statement or reveal the error in using it out of proper context, I have only one request to make to you… please pay attention to the money.

When assessing business ideas to venture into on a part-time basis, it is very important that you venture into a business that will help you meet your financial goals.

This is particularly important if you’re planning to quit your job and hope to replace your salary with income from this venture.

If you find that a business cannot get you the results you desire for the efforts you put in, I’d sincerely admonish you not to get involved in the first place.

5 Part-Time Businesses You Can Do in Nigeria

Side Business Idea #1:
Freelance Writing, Proofreading, and Editing Services

Starting a business in Nigeria without money

 

As a full-time employee looking to start a business on the side, you’re

 

likely going to be faced with the challenge of not having so much time on your hands, and that is why this freelance business model is top on my recommendation list.

If you’ve been around the internet for any significant amount of time you would have come across a saying; content is king.

It’s true.

We all come online to do two things – create content and consume content. Whether it is a blog post, an article, an email, audio or video content, it has to be created by someone and this is where you come in.

Text is the most consumed form of content online.

As a full-time employee, you can conveniently make a decent income helping people create, proof-read or edit their written content online.

How to Make Money Offering Freelance Writing, Proofreading, and Editing Services

So here’s a three-step process you can use if you’re interested in building a side business offering Writing, Proofreading, and Editing Services on a freelance basis.

a. Sign up with a freelance website

There are many freelance websites online you can sign up with using your Nigerian Address.

I have personally used upwork.com, freelancer.com and fiverr.com. You can check them out and use them for a start.

b. Give a lot of care to setting up your profile

When signing up on freelance websites, I strongly advice that you treat your profile with the same amount of care you would give to your curriculum vitae.

Additionally, think of the about section of your profile like a cover letter as this is the section of your profile a lot of your prospective clients will scrutinize before deciding to work with you or not to.

Ensure there are no grammatical errors or misspellings and try to make it as compelling as you possibly can.

Finally, while setting up your profile on the freelance websites, ensure to choose closely related skills so that you can be notified of a wide range of projects that you can bid for.

c. Aggressively Bid for jobs.

A bid is a proposal you send in indicating your interest in working on a particular project, why you should be considered for the project and how much you want to be paid for that task.

Take it seriously.

I see a lot of people making mistakes here…

They sign up on a freelance website, setup a profile, bid for one or two jobs and go to bed hoping someone will accept their bid and invite them to do a job.

It doesn’t work like that.

You must realize there are several other people who are out to get the same job as you and as a result, the competition can be quite high.

So how do you increase your chances of landing jobs?

Read the project brief carefully before you bid – many employers hide code words in their brief to screen out people who don’t read carefully.

Bid for more projects than you planned to – this will increase your odds.

Be among the first set of people to bid – this will put you in the face of many employers.

That’s it.

The most exciting part of this side business idea is that you can offer your writing, proofreading, and editing services from the comfort of your home working only after work and leveraging the power of the internet.

Side Business Idea #2:
Drive with Uber, Taxify or other cab services.

 

While I have personally never tried this business, I have encountered quite a number of people who hold full time jobs and still drive for Uber or Taxify on the side and make a decent income on the side doing this each month.

If you own a car and have ever wondered how you can make money from your car, then this is it.

If you don’t mind driving people to their destination for cash every now and then – whether it’s during your break time or even two hours after the close of work. Then you should seriously consider using this model to make extra income.

This business allows you to work at your convenience – when and how you want to work.

What if you don’t want to work using of the cab services?

That’s okay too. Set aside some hours after work and look out for passengers to convey to different destinations.

One advantage of using the cab services is that they already have a larger customer base who use their services and they only match you with passengers near you, saving you stress and fuel.

Whether you decide to use Uber, Taxify or any of the other cab services available, you can visit their website or walk into their offices to get the details and guidelines before you get started.

Side Business Idea #3:
Buying and Selling Used Items on Classified Sites

How to identify a profitable business opportunity

Regardless of how the economy goes – up or down, people will spend money to buy things.

The internet has made it easier for people to buy and sell online with the introduction of different eCommerce platforms.

For example, many people constantly change gadgets like phones and many of them rely internet to either purchase new gadgets or sell the old one.

Classified sites are eCommerce websites that allow users to post items they wish to sell online and create room for those interested in those products to contact the seller.

One way you can make money working this model on the side is to constantly be on the lookout for people who want to sell used items around you, negotiate for a good deal and post those products for sale online for a higher price.

That way you can easily start this business without any capital.

When an interested buyer calls you, then you can make a deposit, collect the product, arrange a meeting with the buyer, finish the transaction, balance the original buyer and keep your profits!

Tip: used gadgets like phones and electronics sell really well.

One interesting thing about this model is that you can get started using only your smartphone!

Simply sign up on one of the classified sites (they’re usually free) and it takes under 5 minutes to sign up.

Here are a few classified sites you can get started –
Olx.com.ng
Jiji.ng

Side Business Idea #4: Blogging

One part time business you can start without a modest capital investment in Nigeria is Blogging and if you do it right, it can be very profitable.

How to Start A Blogging Business the Right Way

a. Choose a Topic for your blog –

Decide on a topic that is going to be both profitable and that you at least have some interest in.

My first blog was a blog about everything that caught my fancy… inspirational, relationship and entrepreneurship articles.

Big mistake.

I still see a lot of people starting new blogs about everything and predictably their blogs rarely ever see the light of day.

Don’t fall for it.

Also, it is important that you start a blog in an area you at least have an interest in so that you don’t run out of drive and lose your enthusiasm before you start earning any money from your blog.

b. Consistently Create Content for your new blog.

Now that you have decided on a topic for your blog, your job is to consistently create content for your new blog.

Choose a publishing schedule that suits you – once or twice a week should work well in the beginning – and stick with it.

Also bear in mind that while writing on your side income blog, you do not need to be a professional writer. Simply write like you are talking to a friend or your student – just write.

People are not out there trying to figure out whether there are errors in your writing or not, they are looking for answers to their problems and if your article provides that answer, they’ll forgive your minor errors.

c. Drive targeted traffic to your blog

While content is crucial for a blog, you need a constant stream of new people coming to consume your content or your blog is doomed to fail.

Don’t let that happen to you.

There are both paid and free ways you can drive targeted traffic to your blog. By targeted traffic, I mean people who are interested in the subject of your blog.

They include both free and paid methods –

Free methods of getting traffic to your blog include;

– Sharing your blog post on social media and asking your followers to read and rebroadcast.

– Search engine optimization of your content.

– Guest posting on already established blogs with a backlink to your site.

Paid Methods of getting traffic to your blog include;

– Facebook Advertising

This is where you pay Facebook to show your blog post articles to people who are not connected to you but are interested in the subject of your blog.

You can get started advertising on Facebook with as low as N1,000.

My friend has a detailed article on getting started with Facebook Ads, read it here – How you can get started advertising on Facebook.

Other paid traffic avenues include; LinkedIn PPC, Google Adwords, Twitter Ads, Sponsored posts.

Here’s a blog post I wrote a while ago – Three ways you can get traffic to your blog.

How to Make Money from Your Blog in Nigeria

Now that you have your side business blog setup and you know how to drive traffic to it, the question that might be on your mind will be “how do I make money from my blog”?

This is especially important because of the main reason you’re looking for a side business idea in the first place – to augment or replace your income.

There are various ways you can make this happen, let’s explore just three of them.

a. Pay Per Click Ad Networks

PPC Ad Networks is one of the most preferred ways for bloggers who want to earn online and this is because of the low entry barrier and simplicity of the system.

“A PPC Ad Network is an advertising in which ads are placed on your blog and you are paid whenever your visitors click on the ads.”

It’s really that simple and of course completely passive. All you have to do is sign up with them, and place the Ads anywhere you like on your site and you can start making money almost immediately.

One factor to bear in mind when using this model to monetize your blog is that you need to have a large amount of traffic coming in for you to make a decent amount of money on the side.

Google Adsense is unarguably the leader when it comes to PPC AD Networks and you can sign up with them using – https://adsense.google.com

b. Sponsored Posts

Another way to make money from your side business blog is through sponsored posts. These posts are similar to your regular posts except that they are written to promote a particular business, product or cause in a bid to reach your blog readers.

As your blog traffic grows, companies will begin to send you posts to publish on your blog and you get paid for each post you make.

c. Affiliate marketing

Another way you can start earning money from your blog is by promoting relevant products to your readers for a commission.

There are affiliate networks where different product creators join to recruit commission salesmen for their products. These networks give you a unique product identification link to place on your blog and you earn a commission when one of your readers click through to purchase the product using your link.

Some affiliate networks you can join include Clickbank.com, Markethealth.com and JVzoo.com.

d. Sell Your Own Products and Offer Services

One of the most lucrative ways you can build a part-time business to quickly augment or completely replace your salary is to sell your own digital products or offer services on your blog.

You are in total control of how much you charge for your products and/or services and hence, a higher profit margin is open to you.

If you’re looking to replace your salary completely, selling your own products and offering services might prove to be your best bet.

At this point, it is important to point out that while blogging affords you the opportunity to create multiple streams of income from your blog, it is not a get rich quick business model. Many successful bloggers report they started to see real momentum on their blog after 1-2 years of putting in the work.

Side Business Idea #5 –
Confectionery Business

One side business idea that I know would work really well in Nigeria is a confectionery business. There’s a constant demand for confectioneries in Nigeria as many people like to use cakes, meat pies and other snacks for different occasions.

If this is something you’re good at or even interested in, you should consider doing this.
You can start with your weekends only and then expand to start taking some with you to work. You never know what you can make of this unless you try.

There you have it, whether you were looking out for side hustle ideas you can do in Nigeria, side business ideas you can do in Nigeria, part time business ideas you can do in Nigeria, side hustles in Nigeria, I hope you found these ideas helpful?

Now go and implement these ideas, learning alone will not do you any good – action will.

If you have any questions, kindly let me know in the comments section below – I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as I can.

 

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