From a Broke First-class Graduate to Making 5 Million Naira Monthly Through Online Business
The idea of starting an agency was when I realized how lucrative that skill was. I got to know about Facebook and Instagram Ads when I got physical product business, I was basically selling phone accessories to fellow students and people I could find around, I was looking for ways to promote this business online. I realized that most physical businesses promote their business through pleading with families and friends and pleading with people around to buy from them, they don’t have any competitive advantage.
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My name is Victory DM; I own an Ad agency where we basically use Facebook and Instagram to promote businesses. I recently just graduated from the University with a first-class honors. I started my agency while in school, when I was in my fourth year. I’ve been running ads for other businesses and I’ve also been hosting a lot of trainings to teach young Nigerians how they can actually start running ads and getting paid for this skill. That’s basically what I’ve been doing so far and lastly, I’ve been able to grow my business from six figures to eight figures.
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My name is Victory DM; I own an Ad agency where we basically use Facebook and Instagram to promote businesses. I recently just graduated from the University with a first-class honors. I started my agency while in school, when I was in my fourth year. I’ve been running ads for other businesses and I’ve also been hosting a lot of trainings to teach young Nigerians how they can actually start running ads and getting paid for this skill. That’s basically what I’ve been doing so far and lastly, I’ve been able to grow my business from six figures to eight figures.
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The idea of starting an agency was when I realized how lucrative that skill was. I got to know about Facebook and Instagram Ads when I got physical product business, I was basically selling phone accessories to fellow students and people I could find around, I was looking for ways to promote this business online. I realized that most physical businesses promote their business through pleading with families and friends and pleading with people around to buy from them, they don’t have any competitive advantage.
My name is Victory DM; I own an Ad agency where we basically use Facebook and Instagram to promote businesses. I recently just graduated from the University with a first-class honors. I started my agency while in school, when I was in my fourth year. I’ve been running ads for other businesses and I’ve also been hosting a lot of trainings to teach young Nigerians how they can actually start running ads and getting paid for this skill. That’s basically what I’ve been doing so far and lastly, I’ve been able to grow my business from six figures to eight figures.
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