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How to Market Your Product Online In Order to Generate More Customers for Your Business And Make More Money for Yourself

Many entrepreneurs are faced with the challenges posed by their strong competitors who sell close substitute products in the market. Hence, it's necessary for a creative and innovative entrepreneur to design another method by which his product can outrank his competitors'.


This article explains some of the best ways an entrepreneur can expand his business through internet, thereby generating more customers for his product and making more money for himself.


1. Social Media;
You might be wondering what examples of social media are, they are as follows;
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • WhatsApp
Those are the best social media platforms among others in Nigeria, you can be promoting your product there.

All you have to do is briefly explain the kind of a product you're selling, how it looks, how quality and durable the product is, images of the product, the amount they can get it and where they can buy it, and finally, your contact address.

Post that brief introduction of your product on your timeline be it Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp or whichever account you have.
Better still, you can pay for the Facebook running ads and let Facebook do the rest on your behalf.

You can even promise first 50 buyers some discounts that you can allow.
Just do that and see the power of information.

2. Create a website;
Creating a website is not something that is difficult, but can sometimes cost you token amount of money if you want it to be different from an unrecognised website.

You will need the services of a web designer as well as a graphic designer in order to make your site look fascinating and to gain traffic.

The web designer's job is to design your web for you so as to create awareness and generate traffic for your site, while a graphic designer will help you to put all the necessary images of your product which will tell your buyers more about what you're offering them.

 You can elaborate on your product whichever way you like on your website, but you will strive before gaining peoples' attention on your web before you can start making huge sales.

3. Affiliate marketing;
This is one of the surest ways you can use people's effort without meeting them physically. They are online marketers.

All you need to do is just hire the services of some market oriented people online with promised commission. You hire them and tell them they get certain percentage on any advertised and bought product of yours through their given link.

All you need to do is create a URL for each of them and monitor their online activities, they'll deliver beyond your expectation.

The commission will motivate them to double their efforts.

Imagine how much you'll be paying if you employ a sales representative or a marketer in your company?

4. Jumia;
Jumia say they have over two hundred million customers visiting their site daily.
So you can start enjoy their benefits by registering with them on their platform, you will enjoy "commission free" for the first 30days after your successful registration, you start paying token after that.

Just register within 5 minutes and start enjoying your sale.

Visit their site to know more: www.jumia.com.ng

5. Konga
Konga is another online store that can help you market your product online.
Just follow their procedure to register with them:
1. Create your store
2. List your product
3. Sell your product.


Why you should choose Konga;

1. Konga offers 3% commission when you successfully sell your product.

2. You are in total control of your product, you choose the price for your listings.

3. They make it easy to exchange messages with buyers who may have questions.

4. They are one of the largest websites in Nigeria with over 50 million customers across Nigeria.

Those are few of the benefits you will enjoy with Konga if you choose them.

Visit their website to know more: www.konga.com

6. Jiji
Jiji is one of the online markets where you can list your products, drop your contact find buyers, negotiate with your buyers and determine the point of meeting for the transaction.
Just register with them and start posting your adverts there for your buyers to see.
Visit www.jiji.ng for more information on how you can register.

Those are some of the best ways you can market your product online and make more profit.

In conclusion, what else are you waiting for? Go out there and choose any of the online markets you feel like doing business with. You won't regret joining any of them.

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