Archive for March, 2009

Bid2load.com user activity declines and what next

Since the re-launch of the website, user activity on the website has declined as a result of the stricter measures introduced on 9th March 2009. Before the posting of empty trucks and available loads was open to all without any verification done.

However that created a fertile ground for fly-by-night operators who abused the service, as they would post fake trade leads and the non-payment of transporters became a daily occurrence. Now all users of the website are verified and posting of trade leads is charged at R100 per month without a limit per user.
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Soccerwires.com secures anchor blogger

I’ve been in search for an anchor blogger to be responsible for generating original content for soccerwires.com and have finally secured the services of talented Lennox Nhando. He has vast experience as a copywriter with various blue chip companies under his belt and now a freelancer.

Soccerwires.com will be about the business affairs of soccer clubs within the PSL, all matters not normally reported about in daily media. From each team’s office setup to the training ground, player’s welfare and all other related matters.
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Travelwires.com undergoes a revamp

It’s been a while since the blog has received a new look layout and revised logo. Though still keeping the same colours. The revamp is mainly divided into three aspects:

Featured Posts
There are four weekly columns that make the blog, contributed by different bloggers. Currently such posts are posted on the top page for an entire day, after which new content replaces them, thus dropping down the page as new copy is published.
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Get out of the boardroom ‘Nigeria This Week’

As a viewer of CNBC Africa’s business feature, I enjoy learning more about the business community within the continent. The ‘East Africa Business Report’ is properly packaged, giving us viewers more into business activities in Kenya, where they feature entrepreneurs in their business premises which  relates better to me.

However with ‘Nigeria This Week’ its all about government meetings nothing else. I want to see more of the Nigerian entrepreneurs and none of the typical government officials in endless meetings, which as a viewer (in South Africa) does not benefit me at all. As an aspirant entrepreneur I want to learn how my counterparts in Nigeria do things compared to me…and not see week after week government officials in meetings.
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My home office environment

Thought I would share with you my home office environment…luckily at times my wife works at home making it an added bonus, it can be lonely at times, though I keep myself entertained through listening to radio while working.

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Muzi Mohale introduces AlreadyInspired.com

Born out of my passion for reading profiles about entrepreneurs, am launching a blog www.alreadyinspired.com to profile established entrepreneurs. This will be a platform to celebrate their success and for them to share with the rest of the world their road to success.
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Travelwires.com hacked

While I was busy testing various plug-ins on my personal blog, www.nomuzi.com I accidentally downloaded a virus infested twitter plug-in, which resulted on www.travelwires.com being a hacking victim for hours before it was finally restore.
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AlreadyInspired.com gets an official logo and wordpress theme

Below is the final logo design for the forthcoming established entrepreneurs profiling blog AlreadyInspired.com.

alreadyinspired final curve 300x51 AlreadyInspired.com gets an official logo and wordpress theme

Have opted for a simple wordpress theme http://themes.uniqueblogdesigns.com since the blog will only publish interviews and nothing further, though will add features as the need arises in future.
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Paypal is not the only payment option on earth

As a South African based online publisher, am not allowed by Paypal to receive funds through their facility, though I pay for services and products daily using their facility. There are numerous affiliate programs which I cannot join since their only payment option is through Paypal. For how long will Africans be excluded from receiving funds through Paypal?

Am amazed as to why do all the affiliate marketers limit their payment options to only paypal when cheques are still a form of payment in Africa? Google has been smart enough to still offer cheque payment option which enables myself to be part of the adsense program.

Thank you for nothing Paypal.

Am AlreadyInspired to take care of a new blog

Working on a new blog to be called AlreadyInspired.com which will be driven by myself. As the domain name (and already secured) suggests, it’ll be a blog on already established entrepreneurs where I’ll be profiling them. They’ll be sharing their road to success and give inspiration to up and coming entrepreneurs.

This blog will not be specific to any particular industry/sector but exclusively cater for entrepreneurs above the age of 30, who have made their mark in business. There are loads of unsung business leaders who would inspire another crop of entrepreneurs through them sharing their ways of doing business.
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