Many people across Africa rely on mobile internet for everyday activities, and with this comes a growing interest in global shopping. Increasingly, people are ordering from sites like Amazon, Aliexpress, Alibaba, and eBay, as well as subscribing to digital services such as Spotify, Google Play, and Netflix.
Unfortunately, high levels of fraud remain a challenge on the continent, impacting ordinary users. Common scams involve issues with bank accounts, credit or virtual cards, and digital wallets. For anyone making frequent online purchases, protecting their funds from fraudsters is essential.
In this article, we’ll explain how you can do so with the versatile Ultima virtual card for shopping from PSTNET. Issued by banks in the US and the EU, this card features advanced...
If you are looking for the best web hosting in Nigeria, you have two options. You can either choose a reliable Nigeria-based web hosting company or a global hosting provider. As a business or an entrepreneur in Nigeria, you want affordable web hosting without compromising on performance.
A Nigeria-based web host is one with an office in Nigeria, offering you the additional convenience of paying in Naira. For global hosting companies, you will be required to make payments in a foreign currency, usually the US dollar.
If you are currently wondering which web hosting companies to choose for your business in Nigeria, I have been using hosting services since 2009 and will be helping you make that choice here.
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Jumia Global is an expansion of the Jumia's program that allows third party sellers to sell on the website. Jumia Global allows merchants who are not located in Nigeria to sell at the online store.
The program was introduced in 2016, but in 2017, Jumia started adding the Shipped from Overseas and Jumia Global badge on products offered by merchants not located in Nigeria to help consumers better identify such products.
Earlier, we discussed Jumia Local, a program that allows local entrepreneurs to sell their products online. Here, we will be discussing Jumia Global.
Jumia Global allows you buy products from abroad...
Buy made in Nigeria products is now a popular phrase in Nigeria as consumers seek alternatives for now very expensive imported products. Jumia Local is an initiative by the leading online retailer in Nigeria to make made in Nigeria goods easily accessible at the online store.
Why Buy Made in Nigeria
There are a number of advantages of buying made in Nigeria products. First, it will reduce the pressure on the Naira making it stronger and more stable. Our limited dollar reserves will no-longer be depleted on buying products that we have the expertise to produce locally.
Secondly, if we start to...
Jumia Market, a platform used by many to discover some of the best deals in Nigeria has further optimised its design for mobile devices. The new Mobile Theme from Jumia Market is targeted at popular browsers like Opera Mini, BlackBerry Browser, UCWEB, and Android Browser.
The aim of the new design is two fold. First, it is aimed at making shopping on mobile devices easier and faster for consumers. Secondly, the new design is clean and compact resulting in savings in data cost.
You can also checkout our article about Jumia Travel.
Why These Browsers?
These days, a greater number of people are...
The name DressMeOutlet suggests a business that deals in clothing, shoes, and accessories, but the up and coming online retailer sells more than just cloths. You can buy the best quality health and beauty products.
Shopping Beauty Products
If you are looking for beauty products for hair, face, and body care DressMeOutlet is a great place to shop. You can also buy fragrances at the online store. The retailer delivers nationwide.
DressMeOutlet accepts all types of debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, InterSwitch Verve. Only online payment seems to be supported by the online store.
However, you can also buy and send a gift...
Jumia Travel (previously Jovago) is a great place to book hotel stay when traveling. It is an online platform that solves one of the most critical challenges of traveling: booking accommodation. You don't have to wait until you are at your destination before looking for a hotel, you can book your hotel stay days or even weeks ahead of your travel date.
Making Travel Easy
Before the advent of hotel booking websites like Jumia Travel, people had to actually wait until they were at their destination before looking for a hotel. Then you had to rely on recommendations from taxi drivers...
Jumia Market is the new name for online marketplace Kaymu. It is a leading online marketplace in Africa where buyers can connect with sellers for great deals. Anyone can sell on Jumia Market, just upload good quality images of your product and set your price and buyers can find and order them.
An Online Marketplace
Jumia Market is like any other online marketplace. It offers a platform for buyers to meet sellers. Sellers upload products they offer, while buyers search for and place an order.
Online marketplace like Jumia Market is a great way for retailers to tryout selling online before building...
Africa’s best fashion e-commerce site Dressmeoutlet.com has officially launched its lightning-fast delivery service to all lovers of quality and affordable fashion, health and beauty products. View Offers Here
In years past, Nigerians have had to travel abroad to shop, or shop on international sites to receive quick delivery. They also visit traditional retail shops and spend hours bargaining to ensure they get their product immediately.
If you were shopping for quality made-in-Africa fabrics, it ultimately meant choosing a desired style a tailor of your choice will take weeks to make and if it is needed urgently you end up with a...
With the recent inclusion of the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), also known as Yuan, in the foreign exchange reserves of Nigeria, trades between Nigeria and China can now be concluded without using the ‘dollar’ currency. At an exchange rate of N30 to 1 RMB, purchasing goods such as textiles, plastics and ceramics from China is cheaper as opposed to N200 to $1 from the United States of America.
The question on the minds of most people right now probably is, ‘how do I import from China?’. With the advent of technology, the world is now a global village and it...
On the 2nd of June, NairaBox launched its Mobile Wallet App for Android and iOS devices at a press event in Victoria Island Lagos. The new App from NairaBox will enable users pay bills, buy airtime, pay for events and cinema tickets, make donations, and more. The Mobile Wallet is currently available for Android phones, Android tablets, iPhone, and iPad.
Introducing the team and speaking on how easy it is to use the Mobile Wallet, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Jay Chikezie said:
"You get Nairabox by following 3 steps which includes Downloading and Signing up, Add Funds, Use Nairabox...
UberEats is a food-ordering app from Uber, the same company behind the popular ride hailing service. It is designed to leverage on the company's vast network of drivers scattered across different locations to make meal ordering and delivery faster and more efficient.
UberEats is similar to food delivery services like OFood.
About UberEats
Prior to the launch of the standalone UberEats app, the service had been available inside the regular ride-sharing app for about a year and half. Uber was reportedly evaluating the use of the in-app service with a view to offering a standalone version. The app lets you order a...
WooCommerce is an awesome WordPress plugin that can let anybody turn their simple WordPress website into a full-fledged online store. WooCommerce is a free plugin, but there are several free and paid WooCommerce extensions that you can buy to get the most out of this amazing plugin. Here are some of the best WooCommerce extensions for building a solid online store:
Options for Adding Products
There are 2 popular WooCommerce extensions available in the WooCommerce store that allow you to set extra options for your products. One of them is Gravity Forms Add-ons, which helps you to add options to your...
There are thousands of e-commerce websites popping up every day, all thanks to several convenient and user friendly e-commerce platforms available for online selling. Out of all those WooCommerce has turned out to be one of the most popular options, and for good reason.
WooCommerce is a plugin for WordPress and is so important to WordPress that the parent company of WordPress acquired WooCommerce. The plugin currently boasts of powering over 37% of all online stores with 14.6 million downloads.
eCommerce Solution for WordPress
WordPress is the most popular blogging platform on the web, and it can also be used to build...
You can now buy over 45 million items from the Amazon.com online store and have them shipped to Nigeria. And I am not talking just books, am talking electronics, mobile phones, laptops, software, watches, fashion, baby and beauty products, amongst many other product categories. For best selling products on Amazon ordered from Nigeria, Click Here.
As of today (June 2019), every product that Amazon ships outside of the United States can be bought and shipped to Nigeria.
Nigeria is just one of 10 African countries currently serviced by the AmazonGlobal program in company of South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Tanzania, Mauritius,...
Amazon is now really ready to go global with its Amazon Global program. With the AmazonGlobal service over 10 million products currently on the Amazon.com online store can be shipped to over 75 countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt in Africa. See Offers Available.
The beauty of Amazon Global is that it pulls down the barriers of international online shopping. You do not have to worry about customs duty as it is factored into your cost when you order, you just seat back and your order is delivered to your doorsteps.
With Amazon Global international shopping becomes as easy...
If you want to promote your business, an online presence is indispensable. With billions of people visiting the internet daily, the internet is now too big to be ignored by any serious business. Here are three ways to go.
Promote on Social MediaSocial media is one of the most fundamental platforms that can propel your business to higher heights. Social Media applications like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram as well as YouTube can play a big role in growing your business.
It is evident that social lives today revolve around social media hence these platforms encounter heavy traffics of people trying to access...
E-commerce has grown exponentially in recent years, and it is evident that the trend will continue. This trend has forced a number of brick and mortar companies to invest in ecommerce or consider taking their business online. Growth is what businesses look for, so the next sensible step for physical businesses is to take the virtual route.
Businesses that insists on the traditional methods are being left behind in a whirlwind of e-commerce retailers. So if you are a brick and mortar company looking to go online, here are some e-commerce strategies to guide you in your venture:
Identify Products You...
In the past starting an ecommerce business was highly capital intensive. Business owners spent heavily on hiring website programmers to design websites for them. But the tides have turned long since then. Now you can start selling online with much lower budget than some years back.
Now a myriad of affordable options have come up online, making it easy for anybody to start an e-commerce business. Maybe you have an idea that you think will sell well among web users and you want to do so, only that you don’t have that much in terms of a budget.
Here are some...
Konga, Nigeria's leading online store has opened a dedicated Sallah store and launched a special Eid-El-Kabir Fiesta promo that will offer customers up to 45% discount on their Sallah shopping. Secure Deals
Eid-El-Kabir is a season of celebration and like most celebrations there is a lot of food, dress-up, and gifting involved. So it is no surprise that most of the deals in the Konga Eid-El-Kabir Fiesta focus on such items.
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At the Konga Sallah Store you will find stylish Islamic wears, Abaya’s, Scarfs, Hijabs, Kaftans, and praying mats. You can even buy...
Ecommerce has become a booming sector and more and more business owners are turning to E-commerce to harness its huge potential and cater to a wider audience. If you are a business owner looking to venture into E-commerce, there are dos and don’ts that you must be acquainted with so as to be successful.
Dos of E-commerce
Here are a couple of thing to do if you want to succeed with your ecommerce business:
Harness the Internet for Marketing
Planning for an e-commerce website is just as extensive as planning for a business. You must learn to organize and manage your budget properly,...
More and more small business owners are looking to take their businesses online beyond just having a website. More small businesses are now incorporating e-commerce solutions to sell their products and services online.
The massive number of internet users has become a boon for small businesses. E-commerce platforms are becoming more popular day-by-day because of the ease with which they can be harnessed to facilitate the growth of small businesses. Here are the top e-commerce platforms for small businesses looking to expand online:
BigCommerce
For small businesses looking to venture online and have a presence on eBay, BigCommerce is the one for...
You need the best marketing automation software to scale your business fast and convert more leads to customers.
Marketing automation software are software tools that...
Zmobile is a mobile banking service from Zenith bank. Zmobile (meaning Zenith mobile) enables customers of Zenith bank to carry out various banking and...
AliExpress.com is an online shopping mall owned by China's top online marketplace, Alibaba.com. On AliExpress, you will find thousands of top Chinese exporters and...
