What is Alt Tag? Alt Tag Demystified

Alt tag is another term popularly used in SEO which is synonymous with Alt attribute which is a phrase that simply tells the search engines about the content of a certain image. Alt stands for alternative for the image.

Content Marketing Ideas for Businesses: Overcoming Writers Block with Free Writing

Writer’s block is one of the most serious problems any content marketer or blogger can suffer from. Writing content for the web requires you have flowing fresh ideas that will keep your readership informed, engaged and entertained.

What is Keyword Density? : Keyword Density Demystified

One of the jargon you will come across in the process of optimizing your content for search engines is Keyword Density. So what is this keyword density? When you are writing content like blogs, articles and creating video content you should pay attention to keywords for your content to be found by search engines, advises Google’s Matt Cutts,

Making a Choice between Working for Money or Letting Money Work for You

The hardest decision you will ever make in your life involves how to make your money. It even becomes harder for those of us who cannot make a decision until it’s too late in the day; they have wasted time in the wrong career, stuck there because of job security and benefits. It is the most important step you will take towards financial freedom.

Back in the Day: How I Learnt to Code HTML in a 3 Days

HTML is one of the simplest web markup languages anyone who wants to create a successful business online, should bother to learn. For me it was a crash course that I remember today after years of learning this skill. 

Orange Kenya New Bundle offer Ideal for Freelancers in Kenya

One of the most serious problems of getting started to make money online in Kenya is the lack of a reliable internet connection. This was a serious problem back in the day when we were starting out. Today freelancers and bloggers in Kenya are drowning in options of the choice for an internet service provider.

Quick Guide of Withdrawing Money from PayPal to Equity Bank Account

In the past opening a PayPal account was easy and receiving money to your PayPal account was easy too. The problem was how to get your money to your bank account in Kenya.  I previously highlighted other methods that you can get paid when you work online. Now the recent Equity bank PayPal partnership makes it possible for anyone working in Kenya online to get paid on PayPal and withdraw money to their Equity Bank account. So how do you withdraw money from your PayPal account to Equity Bank account?

5 Steps to use QR codes for Business Website Promotion

Most Kenyan business owners are yet to know what QR codes are and their use in business marketing. QR codes are similar to barcodes used for encoding information in two dimensional spaces such as magazines, physical places, advertisements, TV and Websites.

Possible Reason Mobile Marketing is Underutilized in Kenya

It’s been more than a decade since cell phones came to Kenya. If you asked me what I think about the decade of mobile communication in Kenya, I would not hesitate to say Kenyan businesses have achieved little in terms of using mobile marketing strategies especially for small and medium businesses in Kenya.

One Easy Tip to Make Money Selling Tweets!

In this digital era, it’s common to see imperceptible ideas turn out to be worth thousands or millions of dollars. In internet marketing so many ideas that you would often pass off as ineffective turn out to be the most powerful ideas worth several thousands of dollars. In the advent of the social media only a few marketers thought about the value of growing social media following for making money or marketing businesses.

Creating Your Personal Brand Website (Dot Com) Cheaply in Kenya

You probably have heard about personal branding as a strategic marketing plan. If you are a budding entrepreneur, a publicist or a professional, the value a personalized brand image brings to your business is immeasurable. So, what is a name?

Creating Your Business Website for less than 10K with WordPress in Kenya

A business website is a powerful marketing tool that any business in the digital ear cannot afford to ignore. While writing this post I have noted with concern that most small and medium enterprises in Kenya do not have a functional website. For those who have a website is it redundant and is not regularly updated. The main reason for this problem is the notion that websites can only be managed by professionals.

Must Read: 5 Important Professional Lessons Learnt from a Mole Catcher

Growing up in the village was a great experience; one of the most memorable times in my boyhood was trapping moles that often invaded our neighbor’s Shamba. This was one of the most coveted boyhood skills especially during weeding season since the moles would multiply and destroy crops at a high rate. It’s been a long time since the last time I saw a mole but recently I learnt an important entrepreneurship lesson from a mole catcher I came across.

Making Money with Ad Sharing Websites

Ad sharing websites are those that allow publishers to monetize the content they publish on their profiles. The ad sharing websites have a way of sharing the revenue they generate with advertisements placed on websites. Ideally they require users to publish content on the websites then they place ads on the content you publish and therefore share the revenue with you as a publisher.  

What is Cost Per Mille?

Cost per mille is a regular term used in online advertisements and ad networks that simply means the amount you are paid as a publisher when you get 1000 views on your website. It is alternatively called the cost per thousand and does not only apply to websites only but even to traditional media like radio, TV and print advertisements. Most Ad networks doing internet marketing will pay publisher based on a CPM budget.

How much does it Cost to Design a Website in Kenya

The cost of designing a website varies depending on the website functionality and the number of pages you require on the website. However, there are some basic costs that remain the same for all websites. If you have a business you wish to have a website designed you will require to two important things for a functional website:

•          Web Hosting
•          Domain  Name

How to Start a Blog in Kenya on BlogSpot

Yesterday I received an email with this question. I decided to make it a blog post for everyone who wants to know how they can start their own blog. Here is a quick tutorial on how to start your own blog.

5 Considerations for Creating and Selling a Website for a Fortune

As I wrote previously about making money selling websites in Kenya and highlighted a story of how Steve sold a website for a fortune. Today I would like to share 5 important tips on how you can create a website and sell it for good cash. I would like to use this post to respond to questions emailed to me on where to sell a website, how to evaluate a website for sale and how you can create a website that you will sell for a fortune. I hope this post helps you appreciate the creating and selling websites as one of the many online business opportunities that you can use to make money.

Choosing a Profitable Topic to Blog and Make Money

Today it’s exactly 20 days since I started writing this blog on a cold chilly morning of June. I have managed to gather momentum and I expect to roll out more informative content, tutorials and online money making guides in the future. Since I started writing this blog, I have received numerous emails (at the moment 37 emails) with questions on the different ways to make money online in Kenya and from abroad. 

It’s Possible to Earn a Living or Make a Fortune from Blogging in Kenya

When I first started working online I was doing it on a trial and error basis what most Kenyans do. I did not think I would ever make any serious money online in Kenya. I was shocked to receive an email from a friend who told me he had just sold his first website for a fortune. Then (August 2011), selling a website seemed to me to be one of the weirdest dreams that you can imagine of as a Kenyan struggling to barely make money online. I was amused when I learnt of my friend’s success in creating a website and selling it for a fortune within 12 months.