Between 2018 and 2019, I travelled around Africa and Asia. There is no part of Africa I have not been to. One of the things that shocked me on my travels was the astonishing levels of poverty I saw in Africa, and even more surprisingly, in Asia.
I was moved by what I saw, and because of my hatred for poverty, I researched several ways by which one could spread mass prosperity. To God be the glory, the Internet is rich with such opportunities, and over the last few months, I have been teaching around the world about how people anywhere on Earth can use the Internet to escape poverty.
And gone are the days when the Internet was only accessible to the rich. The Internet has been so democratised that a country like Nigeria now has more Internet-enabled smartphones than adult human beings.
I have done tutorials on making money from YouTube, Quora, affiliate marketing, online forex trading, cryptocurrency, amazon kindle direct publishing, dropshipping, buying US-listed shares from Africa and obtaining startup capital from peer-to-peer lending, amongst others.
Now, today I will be teaching on how to make millions via Airbnb.
Now, what is Airbnb? It is a docile media real estate and hotelling-facilitating company that operates an online marketplace for travellers seeking an alternative to pricey hotel accommodations.
Basically, they allow you short let or rent your home or a room or rooms in your home for a small fee. Not only do they facilitate this, but they help you through the process by providing you with services like cleaning, toiletry, and other support services that make your check-in and check-out, as well as the guest’s stay, as stress-free as possible.
So how do you get involved? Simple. If you have a second home or spare rooms in the home you live in, you can list on Airbnb.
Go on Airbnb dot com and sign up. Signing up is easy. You can sign up with your email address, phone number, Google account, Facebook profile, or Apple ID.
And creating an Airbnb account is free and easy. You can also choose the option of downloading their mobile app and follow the instructions.
And after you have signed up, you create a listing, which they make so easy for you. I mean, it is so easy, a ten-year-old could do it.
Next, you want to list all the amenities in your property, such as a bathroom, toilet, access to a fully-serviced kitchen, a microwave oven and fridge, and other modern conveniences that make your home more attractive should be listed.
Then you may want to take good photos. You do not need to invite a professional photographer, though you could—however, most people who list on Airbnb upload excellent photos taken with their cellphones.
And just like that, you are good to go.
It does not matter if you live in a slum, like Ajegunle in Nigeria, or Amui Djor, in Ghana, or a ghetto-like Kibera in Kenya, you can still list on Airbnb. Obviously, your rates would be lower than the rates charged by those living in highbrow areas, but you still get paid.
I recently returned from Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, where I investigated the Airbnb phenomenon and especially how a young African named Joseph Nantomah is making millions of dollars annually from Airbnb.
He is called the Black Mentor, a name that he copyrighted. He is one of my mentees and he invited me to Wisconsin to see with my eyes how easy it is to make millions from Airbnb. I went, I saw, and I was awed.
Whereas he used to buy houses to flip them in the past, he now buys properties to list on Airbnb because he makes more money doing that.
I would encourage those interested in learning more about operating an Airbnb business to contact him.
And it is not just Airbnb. You could do several things on the Internet to kill poverty and enthrone prosperity in your life.
There’s YouTube, Quora, Amazon Kindle Publishing, Instagram, Upwork, Affiliate Marketing, Survey Junkie, CashKarma, Problogger, Proofreadanywhere, Poshmark, Cryptocurrency, ArtFire, TikTok, Virtual PA, Flex jobs, Fiverr, Twitch and I could go on and on.
The Internet is a gold mine. If nobody employs you, be smart and use your smartphone to engage yourself. If you are still unemployed and have read this (because you need a smartphone to read this), then you have deliberately chosen poverty over prosperity.
Look at me. I slept last night and woke up this morning, and I made more money on the Internet during my sleep than most people make while they are awake. The money is there. Take it!
I have taught on many of these opportunities, and I shall continue to do so, God sparing my life.
Reno’s Nuggets
Dear men,
Instead of looking for a good wife that will wash your clothes, wash your plates and sweep your house, why not simply buy a washing machine, a dishwasher and a vacuum cleaner?
Don’t just look for a good wife. Also, look for a good life!
It shows a very deep-seated poverty mentality when your specs for a wife are things that can be done by modern electrical appliances. Gone are the days when women were expected to be naked, barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. Do catch up with the 21st Century! Leave BC (Before Christ) and join the rest of us in AD (After Death).
#RenosNuggets #FreeLeahSharibu
Tribute To Mike Ozekhome (SAN)
This past week, Chief Mike Ozekhome turned 64. I celebrate him as someone who is dear to me because of his love for Nigeria, and for liberty and justice.
He has ably represented many Nigerians, of which I am one of them, and freed them from the clutches of an administration bent on destroying the freedoms that it met when it won an election by promising much and delivering little.
My late father was a Justice of the Court of Appeals, so growing up under him, I met my fair share of brilliant legal minds. But permit me to say that one of the minds that sparkled and still sparkles the most is Chief Mike Ozekhome.
Gani Fawehinmi, who was his mentor, would be proud of him, very unlike another fellow who served under Gani, but has now betrayed everything Gani stood for. Not Barrister Ozekhome.
Happy birthday Mike. You are the best of the best and a cut above the rest.
Credit: Reno Omokri