What is Nairaland Forum?
Nairaland is an
online forum targeted at Nigerians. It was established on March 8, 2005, by
Nigerian businessman Seun Osewa and is currently ranked as the sixth most
popular website in Nigeria. Its primary audience is indigenous Nigerian
citizens.
In contrast to
Facebook, which has 11 million Nigerian users, or roughly 20% of the local
Internet community, Nairaland currently has over 2.64 million registered
members and more than 6.19 million topics created to date. It is estimated that
roughly 3% of Internet users in the country are registered on Nairaland.
Registration is required for posting, commenting, or liking articles.
Why is
Nairaland popular?
The foundation of
the internet is made up of discussion forums and online communities. It is not
so common to find forums or wildly popular platforms (like Reddit or
Craig's List) that were created in Africa for an African audience. Africans
participate in forums, although they typically do so as a part of other networks
like gaming, chat, and niche groups. Nigerians at home and abroad can
gather on Nairaland where they can monitor current events in Nigeria and
engage in political discussion about the nation.
The sole goal of
the forum is to be the biggest, most inclusive, and most educational
public platform for Nigerians. On this forum, you can talk about anything that
piques your curiosity.
You can also:
- Help spread
breaking news items.
- Talk about a
specific place, occasion, item, or service from your perspective.
- Express your
knowledge and viewpoint on relevant subjects.
- Post requests or
inquiries and get helpful responses from other forum users.
Its categories
cover a wide range of interests, including television, music, movies, literature,
sports, commerce, technology, art, culinary, government, relationships,
and more.
How does
Nairaland make money?
Google AdSense was
once the only revenue source for Nairaland. They did, however, totally abandon AdSense
in favor of bespoke targeted ad banners in 2012, which can cost up to 100,000
or more each week. Direct advertisements put by Nigerians and Nigerian
organizations are now how it generates revenue.
How can you
make money on Nairaland?
Some clever
Nigerians are making money on Nairaland in via several means in addition
to socializing with one another and talking about the issues that interest
them. Whether or not you have been a frequent visitor to Nairaland, you can
begin earning money on this popular online community if you have goods or
services geared toward Nigerians.
Here are a few
ways to earn money on Nairaland;
·
Ebook
sales: If you have extensive knowledge in an area that interests a lot of
Nigerians or you know how to solve an issue that the majority of Nigerians are
desperate to find a solution to, you can compile all the material into an ebook
and sell it on Nairaland. Your ebook will do well if it is reasonably priced
and provides a lot of useful information.
·
Affiliate
marketing: By actively participating in as many issues as you can while
including your affiliate link in your signature, you can make enormous income
and commissions as an affiliate marketer for any product that Nigerians will
find interesting.
·
YouTube
videos: Uploading a link to your video in the appropriate Nairaland section is
a clever approach to increase your revenue if you have used Google Adsense to
advertise your YouTube videos. Nevertheless, you must keep in mind that only
amusing or helpful videos will draw attention.
·
Blogging:
If you have a blog that you have already monetized with Google Adsense or
another ad network, you can increase your income by driving significant traffic
from Nairaland to your blog. It would be wise to copy an intriguing post from
your blog or an excerpt from it, put it on Nairaland, and then include a link
to your blog in the post's body.
·
Graphics
design: There has been a rise in demand for graphic designers ever since
Nairaland launched the Nairaland targeted ads program, which allows marketers
to place their ad banners in particular forums.
·
Only
skilled graphics designers can create beautiful designs that also adhere to the
size and other specifications for Nairaland advertisement banners. If you have
a strong foundation in graphic design, you can assist people with creating
their banner advertisements as well as other graphic tasks like logos, ebook
covers, sales pages, website headers, and so forth.
·
Freelance
writing: If you have a gift for writing, you can make money by turning your
abilities into a freelance writing business. Members of Nairaland frequently
need the assistance of competent writers for things like resume writing,
business plans, proposals, blog entries, newspaper pieces, and research
publications.
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