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How to Make a Nigerian Entertainment Blog Grow on Google

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How to Make a Nigerian Entertainment Blog Grow on Google Starting an entertainment blog is one thing. Getting people to visit it consistently is another challenge entirely. Many Nigerian bloggers publish celebrity news, Afrobeats updates, Nollywood stories and trending entertainment topics but struggle to attract readers. Some share their articles on social media and receive a few visits, only for the traffic to disappear when they stop posting. The problem is not always the quality of the website. Sometimes, the articles are difficult to discover through search engines, the headlines do not match what readers are looking for, or the content offers little beyond what other websites have already published. For a blog like Elansblog, the goal should be to create a recognisable entertainment platform that gives readers a reason to visit, stay and return. You do not need to be a major media organisation before you can start building an audience. However, you need a clear conten...

How Nigerian Artistes Can Make Money on YouTube Without Millions of Subscribers

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 How Nigerian Artistes Can Make Money on YouTube Without Millions of Subscribers Many Nigerian musicians believe they need hundreds of thousands of subscribers before YouTube can become a source of income. Others assume that uploading a music video and getting a few thousand views will automatically bring money. The reality is more complicated. YouTube can create income opportunities for upcoming artistes, independent musicians and entertainment creators, but earnings depend on several factors, including eligibility for monetisation, audience location, content type, advertiser demand and the rights attached to the material being uploaded. The good news is that you do not necessarily need millions of subscribers to start building a YouTube business. A smaller audience that genuinely enjoys your content can be valuable when you understand how to serve it and develop different ways to earn. For Nigerian artistes, YouTube can do more than host official music videos. It can also help in...