Garanntor Acquires Bytes Web Hosting Company

Garanntor Hosting, the fastest growing web hosting company in West Africa, has announced the acquisition of Bytes Hosting, a division of Bytes & Data Systems, with effect from 1st September 2017.

Garanntor has acquired over 550 active hosting accounts and 700 domain names from Byte Hosting. This acquisition would boost Garanntor’s domain and hosting portfolio to over 3000 Shared Hosting accounts and over 4000 domain names in less than a year of commencing operations.

Following the transaction, the acquisition would expose Bytes Hosting customers to a wider range of products at lower prices, more flexible plan and superior 24/7 support from an experienced team by phone, email or chat. To ensure a seamless and hassle-free transition, Garanntor Hosting has created a specialized migration team to work directly with customers as their scheduled migrations and upgrades occur.

David Nkpoku, founder and CEO of Bytes Hosting said concerning the sale of his company. “We needed to find best home for our clients who have trusted us with their business for years, we shopped around for a couple of months for the best hosting company that had the expertise and could provide better support and services to our clients and I must honestly say that Garanntor came out tops with a very wide margin. I must say I was impressed as soon as I walked into their offices and saw their structure and world-class operations, I knew Garanntor was it.”

‘Garanntor Nigeria, was also named the winner in the Best Local Hosting Company category; at the NIRA 2017 .NG awards which also affirmed my position.’’

“My primary focus for Bytes & Data Systems from now will be in pursuing more exciting opportunities in mobile and web development.”Nkpoku says.

According to Garanntor CEO Olalekan Ajayi, “Garanntor Nigeria is geared towards the local internet growth and contribution to the Nigerian economy”. The CEO is a strong believer of ‘’the need for homegrown hosting services of international standards’’ with unmatched support and the need for it to be offered at affordable prices.

"One of our growth strategies is via acquisitions. This is just one of many more acquisitions which would put us within the top 3 in a very short period. We want our newest customers to know that we are willing to go above and beyond to help their business succeed online. We look forward to creating an exceptional business partnership and would like to welcome each Byte Hosting customer to the Garanntor family.” Ajayi says.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

About Garanntor Hosting

Founded in 2016, Garanntor Nigeria offers affordable, fast, premium local data hosting services which include but not limited to – domain names, virtual private servers, cloud servers, web hosting, web security, cloud solutions, content delivery network, application hosting, cloud storage, disaster recovery and colocation.

To learn more about the company, visit http://ift.tt/2fQVkKh

Our Chatbot and Facebook Ads Training Holds Today At Allen, Ikeja Lagos Nigeria

Myself and my friend, Adesanya Sunday will today (Sept 9,, 2017), host a practical class for 30 people at Allen avenue, Ikeja Lagos strictly on chatbot marketing and Facebook advertising. The training will take place at Tech24 conference room at Nikky Africana Plaza, Allen avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. It will start by 9am.

At the training, I will explain how to create chatbot for blogs, similar to Ogbongeblog chatbot which will allow users to subscribe for blog updates to be delivered to their Facebook inbox automatically.
They can unsubscribe and even read latest blog updates via Facebook Messenger if they choose not to subscribe. As the admin of the chatbot, you will be able to send instant or scheduled broadcasts to the Facebook inbox of anyone that interacts with your blog's chatbot.

More so, I will explain how to automatically reply anyone that comments on any post or specific posts on your Facebook page by sending instant messages to their inbox, which might include lead magnets, links to your site or offers etc. I will also explain how to set up keywords your chatbot users can use to trigger free downloads (pdf, ebooks, videos) etc.

You will learn how to use your chatbot to collect emails, phone numbers of Facebook users and autosync the detais with autoresponder i.e integrate with email marketing platforms like Mailerlite - using an alternative to zapier.

In addition,

• You will learn how to use your chatbot to collect emails, phone numbers of Facebook users and autosync the detais with autoresponder i.e integrate with email marketing platforms like Mailerlite - using an alternative to zapier.
• You will discover the tool you can use to autosync your Facebook leads ads with email marketing platforms like Mailerlite. No monthly subscriptions!
• You will learn how to use Facebook ads to grow your Chatbot users list 
• You will learn how to filter your chatbot users - and send broadcast messages to the speicific groups e.g seperate those that download your fiverr ebook from those that download your web design ebook.
• You will learn how to link any chatbot block to Facebook Messenger destination ad instead of using default Facebook messages. 
• You will learn how to create a json file for your chatbot and host it on your server or free host. 
• You will learn how to send ebook pdf, video, audio downloads to inbox of thousands of facebook users without them leaving facebook to download.

As bonus, you will learn how to create responsive landing pages (one-page website) for your products or chatbot with "Send to Messenger" CTA button. You will learn how to add a blog section to the landing page.

My friend, Adesanya Abiodun will share advanced Facebook ad tricks and tools.

He will explain how to open ten(10) different ads accounts using one Facebook Profile and 1 Atm Card of your Choice. If your products are Men's Health-related products, you will learn tricks you can use to place adverts on Facebook that will make your Facebook ad account to be safe from banning.

He is gping to share software he uses to create targeted custom audiences which lets him reach 1m+ Nigerians on Facebook at very cheap price. In short, he will show you everything you need to know about creating perfect FB ads without losing your money or your account.

See you there, if you've reserved your seat before now!

Ogbongeblog Chatbot Is Live! Latest Updates Can Now Be Delivered To Your Facebook Inbox

I've set up a Facebook Messenger chatbot for Ogbongeblog.

You can try it at m.me/ogbongeblog

The chatbot will enable you read latest updates from Ogbongeblog in Messenger by just sending "latest posts" or "latest updates" as a message to the bot.

Besides that, you will be able to subscribe to latest updates so you won't miss out from any blog post I publish on the blog. If you subscribe, latest posts will be delivered to your Facebook inbox automatically. You can un-subscribe anytime you want!

In addition, users of the blog chatbot will be receiving notifications of offers, freebies (free ebooks, vouchers, gift cards) etc right in their Facebook inbox and will also be able to access featured posts, categories etc via the chatbot menu. I will be integrating more features to the bot in the long run.

You can try it at m.me/ogbongeblog

If you need it for your blog, you can contact me. NOT free though.

If you want to learn how it works and how to set it up, attend my training coming up this saturday in Lagos.

How I Renew Letsencrypt SSL Certificate

If you are using the free Letsencrypt ssl certificate for your site, I expect you to be aware that it expires every 90 days. While some web hosting companies autorenew letsencrypt for you, some don't. If your web hosting company doesn't auto renew it for you, you can renew it manually by yourself.

The free Letsencrypt ssl certificate which I generated from sslforfree.com and installed on one of my WordPress sites hosted on Namecheap expired yesterday and I've been able to renew it successfully.

I renewed it manually because as at the time of publishing this post, Namecheap doesn't offer one-click installation of letsencrypt ssl certificate via cPanel.

Here are the steps :

• Generate new free ssl certificate for the site at sslforfree.com
• Uninstall and delete the expired letsencrypt certificate from cPanel (Security > ssl/tls > Manage SSL Sites)
• Install the new ssl certificate in cPanel as explained here.

That's all.

I deleted the old ssl certificate from sslforfree.com to stop further notifications for the certificate.

About Letsencrypt Certificate

Let’s Encrypt  is a project of non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) whose aim is to offer digital certificates which can be used to enable https (ssl/tls) on websites for free including support for the ACME DNS challenge, ECDSA signing, IPv6, and Internationalized Domain Names.

How I Receive Sulvo Ad Network Payment In Nigeria

It's no longer news that I monetize my blog with Sulvo ads in addition to Google Adsense ads. The sticky 300x250 ad that you see by the right hand corner when you view this blog on desktop and that sticky 300x100 that displays at the top when you view this blog on mobile are both Sulvo ads. I get paid per thousand impression of Sulvo ads served on my blog, not per click.

Sulvo offers three payment methods for publishers : Payoneer, Wire transfer and Paypal. Out of the options, I am currently using my Payoneer account to receive my Sulvo payment here in Nigeria. Sulvo transfers my earnings to my U.S bank account and it reflects in Payoneer Mastercard balance. I can then choose to exchange the Payoneer fund for Naira, use it for online shopping or to pay for my Facebook ads.

Here is screenshot of Sulvo payment I received last month :

and here is the one I received this month :

The international wire transfer option is free but I didn't opt in for it because if I am to receive my Sulvo earnings in US dollars to my dom account, I will have to pay $26 fee as seen in the screenshot below. This doesn't make sense to me.

So, the Payoneer payment option is OK for me.

Have you ever been paid by Sulvo? If yes, which payment option are you using to receive your earnings?

Swissgolden Team Sparta Gold Invasion Event Holds Today In Lagos

Swissgolden Team Sparta is proud to invite you to the Gold Invasion event which will take place today in Lagos, Nigeria. Highlights of the event include music, comedy, dance and GOLD. There shall be celebration of Swissgolden earnings and victories.

If you don't know how Swissgolden Gold investment opportunity works in Nigeria, this is an opportunity for you to learn and ask questions from Swissgolden top earners in Nigeria and if you've already invested, this is an opportunity for you to meet and network with other Swissgolden partners in Nigeria, especially members of Team Sparta.

Venue : Imperial Event Centre Otunba Jobifele Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
Date : August 26, 2017.
Time : 10am.

Come and party with the spartans and earn in Gold. 

NB : If you're unable to make it to the event but want to know how Swissgolden works, feel free to join our Whatsapp group here.

Unboxing The New Gionee A1 Lite: Heavy On Specs & Lite On The Pocket

Gionee has dropped the latest in its A series of smartphones by launching the A1 Lite smartphone. The big highlight of the smartphone is its selfie camera, and its 4000mAh battery. Apart from packing a heavy punch in the specs arena, the Gionee A1 Lite is also very affordable. Get it here.

Let’s go straight into the unboxing…

Introducing the Gionee A1 Lite!

The device comes in a white box, with the image of the phone on the front and the specs behind. The box is wrapped in a moisture resistant packaging which does not take anything away from the premium look.

Okay, here is a quick look at the Specs of the Gionee A1 Lite

• Display: 5.30-inch
• Processor: 1.3GHz octa-core
• Front Camera:  20 MP
• Resolution: 720x1280 pixels
• RAM: 3GB
• OS: Android
• Storage: 32GB
• Rear Camera: 13-megapixel
• Battery Capacity: 4000mAhNow 
• 4G Network 

Let's unbox.....

The nylon and carton is removed carefully....

Opening the carton reveals casing packed with loads of accessories, which include a pouch, charger and cord, extra screen guard and wipe, earpiece, warranty card and user guide.

Pouch: The A1 Lite comes with a very beautiful and exquisite pouch. It fits perfectly into your palms and pocket.

Charger and cord: Keep your Gionee A1 Lite phone always in power with this sleek & stylish cable that ensures very fast charging for optimal performance.

Earpiece:  Punchy and clear earphones, you'd love to keep them on and keep listening without strain on the ears.

Screen guard & wipe: Extra skin guard and wipe, how cool is that?

Ejector pin: The Gionee A1 Lite comes with an Ejector pin for the sim and memory card slot.

User guide & warranty: A friendly user guide and a warranty! So you get all the information and all the cover you need and your companion to discover more about the phone.

The Gionee A1 Lite features a 20 MP front camera along with a customized selfie flash to spread light onto faces more evenly and softly even when it’s dark. The A1 Lite also has a facial enhancement algorithm that automatically detects a user’s face and applies custom beauty settings for pictures and videos.

At the back you have a 13 MP rear camera with auto focus capabilities and LED flash. Perfect for capturing great memories in not so great light.

The Gionee A1 Lite also comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back to help keep your phone more secure. The fingerprint scanner doubles as a camera button and also for locking and unlocking the phone.

The Ear piece and charging port uniquely situated at the bottom for easy access. We also noticed that there are no ports situated at the top of the device, all ports are at the bottom of the device.

To the left side of the device is the Dual SIM card slot (supports 4G Lite) which also houses the dedicated SD card slot

At the right hand side of the phone you have the volume controller and the power button.

If you look behind the device, you’ll see that the speaker grills have also been uniquely placed at the back of the device.

Now we’ve gone through the amazing features of the Gionee A1 Lite, It’s time to power up!

With a beautiful well-arranged home screen that is customisable as you want, we are all set and ready to go!

So there you have it! Our official unboxing and first impression of the Gionee A1 Lite.

Overall, The A1 Lite is a sleek premium device with a trendy design. It also comes with very beautiful and easy to use interface. It comes with a 20MP front camera that delivers professional quality images and videos.Ultimately the Gionee A1 Lite is a smartphone for users who like an ‘always on’ lifestyle and it also promises something impressive for the selfie enthusiasts.

The only thing left to do now is experience it! Get it now at: http://ift.tt/2fXBQYN