Abdulmojeed CEO for Tella Resources Business Community wrote an interesting piece on how freemium or free trial can help boost small businesses and SMEs
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Many people don't do free trials, and not all business will grow without offering free services even if it's for demonstration. The place of free sampling is always going to remain relevant, even the Mai Suya gives you tasting!
For example, a guy cleans tiles, I told him to just not wait, but demonstrate it to certain hotels, he did and got jobs. He started getting recommendations without the need for demonstrations and (direct) adverts.
If you draw very well, don't wait for customers, draw a notable example around your community, Show him or her, he'll appreciate your work and support, just ask for referrals - some things will work if we think out of the box.
If you're a building engineer or civil without job or experience, don't sit at home comfortably, find a site, introduce yourself, Tell them you'll offer your services at whatever rate they can afford. Out of the box is key! One day, one site engineer will take you as supervisor under him or her, that's progress. Don't fight for the money, focus on positioning.
But no, a lot run after the cheap monies, whereas the big bucks is in positioning. Where the ranks are. Focus on positioning.
Gain onsite experience, connections with other bigger engineers and entities. Move from one work to the other, Let them think you are cheap but deliver top notch service and wow them, money goes where value is. You're building your cv, experience, connection and knowledge of the business at once.
Be technical and be able to show management skills at the same time, one day, you'll be heading a project as a lead engineer, _no be everybody go make an big immediately_, don't sit at home saying no job please, what's in your hands? Use it, life is in phases mehn. Everything has a gestation period, simple! Don't hesitate to ask questions always.
At times, leaving your location also helps because the material competition naturally goes away, There's no place you'll offer free services or subsidized one and they won't take it, especially when you know your job very well. Money is a leveler we all want it, want more of it, if we can't make more we save more. They're going to release money when they see value.
You're good at project management, you sit at home doing nothing but just hoping and praying? A lot of people need someone to manage something or manage them but they can't afford the big companies, if you see a project that has issues especially when being managed by the owner, intervene, interact and give solutions, tell them you can help get it working, don't mind the fact that some people might use your ideas, however, don't let everything out of the cart but show sufficient ways of addressing the issue, You'll get a job, if not immediately, they'll probably remember you, refer you or employ you in the future.
Whatever happens, make meaningful connections and never fight a potential employer or customer, one other thing is ego, as young people building up portfolios, delete it from your life because the house girl in Ikorodu might recommend you to her boss who works in Eko Atlantic, if you can repair AC, do it free for your sister's friend and let her know your fee, ask for recommendations and she already knows she'll advertise your services at a certain price.
Once more, if you're building from foundation, reduce your fee, You'll measure up in no time but you need the publicity of those looking for cheap deals, after all, 10 in a 100 places is better than 30 in 10 places.
Happy selling.
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