Building a community is an amazing feat sir and I must commend you but like Sir Ajulu has implied, you definitely want to build your community around something - a knowledge gap, a skill gap and how specifically. Marketers call it niching down
Wow Wow Wow and Wow. This is very Insightful sir Ajulu. Thank you for sharing sir.......here is my take home sir
For anyone reading my comment, there are very important questions that summarize this amazing newsletter and that if you can answer you definitely won't have a problem hitting your first N1,000,000.
1. What do you love doing? Sir Ajulu definitely REALIZED he loved writing but had only one issue - what should he write about? But guess what, along the way he found it. The fact that he prepared for 5 years broke my water. So, find what you love doing, find how to create content about it, prepare yourself for the opportunity or create the opportunity.
2. How far are you willing to go? Sir Ajulu made a statement that caught my attention, and he said - "But I needed something that made me show up daily" This got me, meaning that, his mind was made up, either he went hard or went home but he chose to go hard so much his subconscious had clicked to that mentality and guess what? it was in that consistently fighting the urge to go home that after 2 weeks he DISCOVERED what people wanted. He stayed and then discovered, if you STAY long enough you too will DISCOVER
3. What if you don't see results, let's say, in 1 year, would you give up? The amazing thing about this is it wouldn't have take you up to a year to discover a pain point you can solve and accurately position yourself to solve it. One of the major issues anyone could have here is, "are you giving out the right type of content for that audience" or "are you on the right platform for sharing that kind of content"?
If you have tried and tried, just remember sir Ajulu said "The worst thing you can do about your online content creation journey is to STAND STILL"
Finally, the last and most important question to ask yourself
4. Are you really passionate about helping others succeed with what you know, your skill, your expertise etc?
This was exactly what changed the story for Sir Ajulu and got him jobs for foreign companies, also, he got paid for doing what he loved. He was already making money but in his passion to see others succeed building their brands with writing he came up with an idea that involved him giving out part of his earnings, this is not those discounts marketers do today, he actually gave and this catapulted him.
No one would care about you or take you serious, until they know how much you care about them.
So, in summary, Sir Ajulu REALIZED he loved Writing, got to KNOW more about writing, got interested in HELPING others and in the process DISCOVERED their problems and then finally SOLVED their problems in an amazing way, and that way he MADE HIS FIRST MILLION ONLINE.
Amazing story sir.
I hope with these few points of mine, you are re-energized to go out there and make your first million online, don't forget about No 4
This was really insightful, rhabk you for sharing this great information with the world.
I have actually been finding it real difficult to create content and most times when u come up with something not seeing any feedback or engagement turns me down, so my consistency has been low, but after reading this I would try to do more even when there's no, atleast 'one day e go show'
Just make sure there is a proper plan or goal - following an idea of who your target audience are, where they are, what they want exactly as how to give them easily
AJULU , AJULU, AJULU . When i came across the name in our group i was like . Who is this man at the first place? 😆 . I became one of your audience last year through Mr Akinlami online business group. It looks funny and unbelievable when you made a testimony about how you made a million within 3 weeks of the same business many people especially ME have been battling with to get paid, now I seee .
It looks simple to you because you have the knowledge i don't have . Hmm
Since then I made it compulsory for my self to read your newsletter every Saturday.
Always a delight reading your newsletters, thank you for being a gift.
Major takeaways for me is - Make people know that you care about solving their problems through the kind of content you post.
This really opened my eyes to what my problem while creating content was. I was focused on just showing my work rather than fishing out helpful content for the people I want to work with and serve.
To your last question - I am a graphic designer and video editor, trying to build a community around proper advertising and marketing for business owners. Thank you so much for the anticipated response sir💜
This is really insightful…It’s the way you share your knowledge without reserve for me,God bless you sir.I sell human hair wigs my trouble is really finding the kind of contents to post and how to create a community on WhatsApp.
In addition to sir Ajulus's response try to know your audience and where they actively exist, this would determine where you create the content. If they are mostly active out side Whatsapp, say Facebook or TikTok, create the content there and channel the traffic you get there to Whatsapp. This should help
Recently, I read a post on medium where the writer stated that "There's always a target audience for whatever content you decide to create".
This made a lot of sense to me because a show (movie/music,book etc) you consider boring could be another person's all time favorite show...same goes with content creation.
Passion, consistency and quality content creation will always bring the right audience to your doorstep. Also, providing solutions to their problems is a way to monetize your skills.
Thank you Ajulu for always dishing out value packed newsletters and also being a motivation to those of us who are still building our personal brands in the online space!
Hello sir ajulu thank you for the great newsletter you have always been an inspiration to me.
Sir I want to start a Twitter account called crypto_pidgin this page is where I will be writing about cryptocurrency and sharing latest info about cryptocurrency in our pidgin language. But my fear it if this will will get the interest of foreign community since I won’t be writing in English language.
Most times we waste eons over thinking. I am a witness but sir, how do you just start and get comfortable failing in public? What if you make irrepressible mistakes
Thank you Mr. Ajulu for this eye-opening message. I admit I’m one of those people who gave poor responses with emojis or short responses on posts.
I noticed on LinkedIn you always took your time to answer every response and give more insight into your post. This is one of my take-home, engaging more with stronger responses.
To clarify, you said “One of the things that would make you stand out as an online creator is giving to other people what you seek”. Is it giving them what you seek or giving them what they seek? Since I am the one helping them to provide solutions.
It makes sense to learn from you. I love the point that you made about preparation meeting opportunity through this line of thought "you spent 5 years learning all you could about building a blog despite not having a computer/laptop." This fits so well with the section on "products and services".
I deeply appreciate how you through the length of explaining how you were able to make your first million. How you were and consistent and also passionate about it. I really love reading your article, it has been so enlightening. It is indeed an eye opener.
After reading a post on your WhatsApp status about not missing two times in a row, it has really helped me in overcoming procrastination.
Just like you said from the article, the first thing I noticed is how you consistently build yourself and feed on things that can help you grow without even making money from it at first. The work you put in and also your desire to help people and watch them grow.
The only way to grow a community and also earns money, it is to passionate about solving people's problem. When you started seeing the results, you still want people to grow and solve their problem because that is the main reason you ventured into this at first.
I'm a graphic designer but I major recently in visual identity design.
I aim to create a cohesive and memorable brand representation through logos, colour, schemes, typography and other design elements. It aims to establish a distinct brand image, brand recognition, conveying brand values and fostering connection with their target audience.
I deeply appreciate you for going to this length and explaining the process and what really helped you in building a community and helping people in return. I always love reading your articles because I have learnt a lot from reading just from your post on your WhatsApp status. I remembered you said something online that never miss two times in a row. It has really helped me in overcoming procrastination.
Reading this article has been so enlightening, it is just like an eye opener. Just like you said, when you are focused on solving people's problem then you will be able to earn their trust and also be able to make money in doing so. It is not just about the money but it is about making an impact and helping others get what they want.
I'm a graphic designer but I major recently in visual identity design.
My goals for my industry
Creating a memorable and recognizable brand image and establishing consistency and ensuring that it reflects the brand's values and personality, attracts and engages the target audience and differentiates the brand from competitors
I can really attest to the fact that engaging well on other people's post helps people engage on your posts too.
I've been doing that on Instagram and it's working well.
I honestly agree with that statement "The worst thing you can do in your content creation journey is to stand still". Just start putting out good content, further clarity will come on the way and you'll get better and better.
I had never seen someone explain how he made his first million (for free) like you did.
Most people will tell you to pay for consultations.
The statement that stood out to me was
"you spent 5 years learning all you could about building a blood despite not having a computer/laptop".
This aligns with what you wrote concerning products and services.
(There's a process of active preparation)
- Spend weeks, months, and years building a community.
- Listen to their struggles and document them.
- Create a product that solves that problem.
- Get your first set of customers easily from your community.
I guess I'm still at step 1.
I want to build a community on WhatsApp.
I have the audience (22 to be precise)
A graphics designer friend helped out with the community dp.
The issue I have now is the how-to move.
By the way, I love how you space your sentences.
I'm definitely inculcating that in writing my school essays.
Thank you Ajulu.
Thanks for reading and this insightful comment.
I always try my best to help the community.
From the article, you will know that is the best approach to take.
What do you want to build a community around ?
Thank you sir.
Relationships.
How to build and maintain a good relationship with yourself and others.
Building a community is an amazing feat sir and I must commend you but like Sir Ajulu has implied, you definitely want to build your community around something - a knowledge gap, a skill gap and how specifically. Marketers call it niching down
Yes. Niches are great
Wow Wow Wow and Wow. This is very Insightful sir Ajulu. Thank you for sharing sir.......here is my take home sir
For anyone reading my comment, there are very important questions that summarize this amazing newsletter and that if you can answer you definitely won't have a problem hitting your first N1,000,000.
1. What do you love doing? Sir Ajulu definitely REALIZED he loved writing but had only one issue - what should he write about? But guess what, along the way he found it. The fact that he prepared for 5 years broke my water. So, find what you love doing, find how to create content about it, prepare yourself for the opportunity or create the opportunity.
2. How far are you willing to go? Sir Ajulu made a statement that caught my attention, and he said - "But I needed something that made me show up daily" This got me, meaning that, his mind was made up, either he went hard or went home but he chose to go hard so much his subconscious had clicked to that mentality and guess what? it was in that consistently fighting the urge to go home that after 2 weeks he DISCOVERED what people wanted. He stayed and then discovered, if you STAY long enough you too will DISCOVER
3. What if you don't see results, let's say, in 1 year, would you give up? The amazing thing about this is it wouldn't have take you up to a year to discover a pain point you can solve and accurately position yourself to solve it. One of the major issues anyone could have here is, "are you giving out the right type of content for that audience" or "are you on the right platform for sharing that kind of content"?
If you have tried and tried, just remember sir Ajulu said "The worst thing you can do about your online content creation journey is to STAND STILL"
Finally, the last and most important question to ask yourself
4. Are you really passionate about helping others succeed with what you know, your skill, your expertise etc?
This was exactly what changed the story for Sir Ajulu and got him jobs for foreign companies, also, he got paid for doing what he loved. He was already making money but in his passion to see others succeed building their brands with writing he came up with an idea that involved him giving out part of his earnings, this is not those discounts marketers do today, he actually gave and this catapulted him.
No one would care about you or take you serious, until they know how much you care about them.
So, in summary, Sir Ajulu REALIZED he loved Writing, got to KNOW more about writing, got interested in HELPING others and in the process DISCOVERED their problems and then finally SOLVED their problems in an amazing way, and that way he MADE HIS FIRST MILLION ONLINE.
Amazing story sir.
I hope with these few points of mine, you are re-energized to go out there and make your first million online, don't forget about No 4
Thanks for reading and the amazing comment Sam
This comment is worth being a post of its own
Thank you sir for consistently impacting us with your years of experience
I am pleased to let you know that you are one of the giveaway winners
DM me on WhatsApp to claim the WhatsApp course
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Thank you very much sir. Thank you very much for the opportunity sir
This was really insightful, rhabk you for sharing this great information with the world.
I have actually been finding it real difficult to create content and most times when u come up with something not seeing any feedback or engagement turns me down, so my consistency has been low, but after reading this I would try to do more even when there's no, atleast 'one day e go show'
The first thing that would help you with creating content consistently is reading consistently.
You can't pour out of an empty well
Content creation becomes easier when you see it as a channel to share what you are learning.
We have no other choice.
Just make sure there is a proper plan or goal - following an idea of who your target audience are, where they are, what they want exactly as how to give them easily
AJULU , AJULU, AJULU . When i came across the name in our group i was like . Who is this man at the first place? 😆 . I became one of your audience last year through Mr Akinlami online business group. It looks funny and unbelievable when you made a testimony about how you made a million within 3 weeks of the same business many people especially ME have been battling with to get paid, now I seee .
It looks simple to you because you have the knowledge i don't have . Hmm
Since then I made it compulsory for my self to read your newsletter every Saturday.
You really inspired me.
I NEED TO TO BUILD AUDIENCE AND COMMUNITY SIR
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM FOREX WITHOUT HAVING TO KNOWLEDGE
You need to build an audience of Trader.
Praise course has a segment on building an audience using WhatsApp and Email.
The journey was easier for me because I have an Audience already.
Also Read this post: https://ajulu.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-brand-on-whatsapp
So glad to connect here with you Fawaz
I made that testimonial to encourage people and supplement what Praise taught us.
Always a delight reading your newsletters, thank you for being a gift.
Major takeaways for me is - Make people know that you care about solving their problems through the kind of content you post.
This really opened my eyes to what my problem while creating content was. I was focused on just showing my work rather than fishing out helpful content for the people I want to work with and serve.
To your last question - I am a graphic designer and video editor, trying to build a community around proper advertising and marketing for business owners. Thank you so much for the anticipated response sir💜
I am pleased to let you know that you are one of the giveaway winners
DM me on WhatsApp to claim the WhatsApp course.
Wow 🥺 Thank you so much sir. Already sent a DM.
Thanks for your response and kind words Joshua.
What segment of business owners do your cater to.
Startups ? SMEs?
You need to first define this if you haven't
Hmm I'm actually looking to work with big brands but my target audience right now are SMEs looking to go global.
Is this specific enough?
Hello Ajulu, thank you for this letter.
You are welcome
This is really insightful…It’s the way you share your knowledge without reserve for me,God bless you sir.I sell human hair wigs my trouble is really finding the kind of contents to post and how to create a community on WhatsApp.
You can start creating lifestyle content.
Review 30 Hair Related blogs online and check the kind of content they post
Noted sir…Thank you so much I will.
In addition to sir Ajulus's response try to know your audience and where they actively exist, this would determine where you create the content. If they are mostly active out side Whatsapp, say Facebook or TikTok, create the content there and channel the traffic you get there to Whatsapp. This should help
I’m truly grateful for this response…Thanks a whole lot🙏🙏🙏
Thank GOD for Sir Ajulu
"... Give to others what you seek... "
Thank you Sir for this....
I would chew this words till they become reality
You are welcome Klara
Recently, I read a post on medium where the writer stated that "There's always a target audience for whatever content you decide to create".
This made a lot of sense to me because a show (movie/music,book etc) you consider boring could be another person's all time favorite show...same goes with content creation.
Passion, consistency and quality content creation will always bring the right audience to your doorstep. Also, providing solutions to their problems is a way to monetize your skills.
Thank you Ajulu for always dishing out value packed newsletters and also being a motivation to those of us who are still building our personal brands in the online space!
Yes.
The more consistent you are with putting out content,
the more you will find people who believe in what you believe it.
Hello sir ajulu thank you for the great newsletter you have always been an inspiration to me.
Sir I want to start a Twitter account called crypto_pidgin this page is where I will be writing about cryptocurrency and sharing latest info about cryptocurrency in our pidgin language. But my fear it if this will will get the interest of foreign community since I won’t be writing in English language.
According to Google
Over 116 million people understand Pidgin as at 2020
Many of those people are outside Nigeria.
Stop overthinking and start shipping.
Most times we waste eons over thinking. I am a witness but sir, how do you just start and get comfortable failing in public? What if you make irrepressible mistakes
There is nothing like that unless you do anything illegal that make people avoid your brand.
Watch Peace Itimi interview with Seth Godin.
It will help you conquer this fear
In addition to sir Ajulus's response, even when you do the right thing, not everyone would approve. So just think, plan your first steps and then move
Thank you sir for you responds
Thank you Mr. Ajulu for this eye-opening message. I admit I’m one of those people who gave poor responses with emojis or short responses on posts.
I noticed on LinkedIn you always took your time to answer every response and give more insight into your post. This is one of my take-home, engaging more with stronger responses.
To clarify, you said “One of the things that would make you stand out as an online creator is giving to other people what you seek”. Is it giving them what you seek or giving them what they seek? Since I am the one helping them to provide solutions.
It works both ways.
The most important thing is being helpful and kind online.
It pays more dividends than you can ever imagine
It makes sense to learn from you. I love the point that you made about preparation meeting opportunity through this line of thought "you spent 5 years learning all you could about building a blog despite not having a computer/laptop." This fits so well with the section on "products and services".
I deeply appreciate how you through the length of explaining how you were able to make your first million. How you were and consistent and also passionate about it. I really love reading your article, it has been so enlightening. It is indeed an eye opener.
After reading a post on your WhatsApp status about not missing two times in a row, it has really helped me in overcoming procrastination.
Just like you said from the article, the first thing I noticed is how you consistently build yourself and feed on things that can help you grow without even making money from it at first. The work you put in and also your desire to help people and watch them grow.
The only way to grow a community and also earns money, it is to passionate about solving people's problem. When you started seeing the results, you still want people to grow and solve their problem because that is the main reason you ventured into this at first.
I'm a graphic designer but I major recently in visual identity design.
I aim to create a cohesive and memorable brand representation through logos, colour, schemes, typography and other design elements. It aims to establish a distinct brand image, brand recognition, conveying brand values and fostering connection with their target audience.
I deeply appreciate you for going to this length and explaining the process and what really helped you in building a community and helping people in return. I always love reading your articles because I have learnt a lot from reading just from your post on your WhatsApp status. I remembered you said something online that never miss two times in a row. It has really helped me in overcoming procrastination.
Reading this article has been so enlightening, it is just like an eye opener. Just like you said, when you are focused on solving people's problem then you will be able to earn their trust and also be able to make money in doing so. It is not just about the money but it is about making an impact and helping others get what they want.
I'm a graphic designer but I major recently in visual identity design.
My goals for my industry
Creating a memorable and recognizable brand image and establishing consistency and ensuring that it reflects the brand's values and personality, attracts and engages the target audience and differentiates the brand from competitors
Very insightful post, thank you for sharing.
I can really attest to the fact that engaging well on other people's post helps people engage on your posts too.
I've been doing that on Instagram and it's working well.
I honestly agree with that statement "The worst thing you can do in your content creation journey is to stand still". Just start putting out good content, further clarity will come on the way and you'll get better and better.
Thank you so much Ajulu,
This post gave me clarity for what I need to do next.
And I'm truly grateful for it.
Now, to state my industry
I want to help people make money from their email list by
1. building a list(community),
2. writing persuasive emails and
3. Crafting irresistible offers around your product if you have one or around the solutions to your list's (community) problem.
I'll appreciate any pointers