Chinabuy brings biggest Chinese Shopping Holiday to Kenya

Singles Day to be marked with drastically reduced prices for 24 hours

Nairobi, Kenya 10 November 2015........Leading international e-commerce group Chinabuy, which was recently launched in Kenya, is introducing Singles Day, the largest Chinese shopping festival, to the Kenyan market this year.

During Singles Day, which is marked on November 11 (tomorrow), drastically reduced prices will be on offer for hundreds of items for just twenty four hours.

Celebrated in China, Singles Day is a day dedicated to singles in the country.  This initiative, which began in the nineties in universities in China has become, over time, a perfect opportunity for shopping.  Consequently, on this special day, virtual stores in China and worldwide offer a range of products with special discounts and attractive promotions.

According to Joe Zoe Zhang, Chinabuy Group CEO: “Kenyans are similar to the Chinese as they are very clever customers who know how to get the best out of a sale day.  We have spread our discount offering thought out that day, when the biggest allocation is at the beginning of the day, just after midnight in the night between the 10^th and 11^th of November.  It is important to note that the discounts are limited and will be offered based on the principle of first come first serve,”

The Chinabuy Group, which did not have a site for the Kenyan market last year, sold 300 times more than what it sells on a regular day.  Having launched sites in different countries since then, Chinabuy Group estimates that this year the figure will also doubled.

For 2015 Singles Day, the Chinabuy Group through it site in Kenya Chinabuy.co.ke will offer discount on many items on the site.  The sale will start at 12:00 between Tuesday and Wednesday for 24 hours.  Clients who register to the site will enjoy a list of limited coupon codes up to 50% off the regular price and will be able to use it on all items based on the principle first come first serve.

In addition, Chinabuy.co.ke will designate the most attractive products for Kenya which will be displayed on a unique web page and will be sold throughout that day at ridicules low prices.

Chinabuy.co.ke has a 24/7 localised online customer support which is available in both English and Kiswahili and a 365 return day policy for any unused purchased from the site.  The site offers different delivery methods from free shipping to express door to door shipping at a minimal cost.

Win A Holiday this Labor Day Weekend With Jovago Website !

Is your work taking a toll on you and are in need of a break? Or are you just dreaming of a break in your perfect destination? Well your desire might just be realized this labor day with Jovago.com.

Ever since 1887 when the first labor celebrations were held, the 1^st of May has evolved to be the only day of the year when workers are celebrated and work place achievements appreciated. With this year’s May Day celebration falling on a Friday, most people will have a 3 day holiday, from 1^st till 3^rd May. How are you planning to spend your holiday break?

Even though everyone would wish to spend their labor day holiday by taking a short vacation, several factors including, finances, logistics and unavailable hotel rooms could derail any plans one might have.

Enter Jovago Labor Day Competition

In appreciating the effort and hard work of the Kenyan worker, Jovago is offering workers an opportunity to win an amazing 3 night long weekend in a 4 star hotel of their choice  in Kenya

All you have to do is to:
– take a picture of yourself or with your colleagues while at work,
– upload your picture to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag  #JovagoMayKenya and also share it with @Jovago.
– Let your friends and family like/comment/share the picture.

If your picture garners lots of likes, comments and shares by 30^th April, you should definitely begin packing your holiday bags and prepare for an amazing Labor Day weekend.

Participate now and follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @Jovago_ea in East Africa)!

DealFish.Co.Ke Website

DealFish.co.ke is a brand new Kenyan classifieds website.The DealFish site makes it easy for members within a community to buy, sell, rent and find products and services as part of a like-minded community.The website lists a wide array of items and services  from property to jobs to second hand goods - all in one place! 

 The user friendly  E-Commerce platform enables one to find the best deals on accessories, clothings, cars...etc. It also enables users to trade off items that they no longer use.DealFish.Co.Ke also has a Facebook page where users can get the latest information on the portal. DealFish has a presence in the following African Countries:

•  South Africa
• Cameroon ,
• Cote d’Ivoire ,  
• Ghana ,  
• Tanzania ,
• Nigeria ,  
• RDC ,  
• Uganda

DealFish is run by MIH Internet Africa, a division of the Naspers group.

WebHosting to Become Cheap in Kenya

Reading yesterdays Business News on how Kenyan Authorities are bent on forcing the internet service providers to reduce their charges and make increased bandwidth affordable for many, certain made many of us hopeful.I have friend's who are running their own home businesses, selling items and garments that i feel should be marketed online but in sub Sahara internet access and domain hosting (i.e hosting of websites) is beyond the reach of many individuals.Furthermore, many people lack basic knowledge on web hosting. Well i have found the site web hosting geeks featuring webhosting review to be quite informative.

More and more Kenyans and by extension Africans need to join the World Wide Web wagon to market themselves, their produce, ideas...items etc.This can only be possible if affordable bandwidth and hosting opportunities are created in order to make Africa competitive in Electronic Commerce.E-Commerce is not complex as some may tend to think, one needs to be interested and well informed in order to make use of it. With reduced prices and Government intervention in the curtailing of oligopolistic practices by the major internet service providers ,perhaps many more shall take up on e-commerce. Yes you too can have your own website!

Website Templates at ContentMixi

Contentmixi website has crafted  'the ultimate online digital market' where users can purchase the following products:

• SEO Optimized Website Templates
• CSS Templates
• Customized full websites
• Joomla Templates
• Wordpress Themes
• Newsletter Templates
• PSD Templates
• Logos
• Digital E- Books
• Animations
  

The site also features free website templates for freebie lovers . The site proprietors were really ingenuous in coming up with the idea o selling diverse digital items online in a one stop shop.I find the idea pretty captivating  and the site is worth a visit.The banners at the site are also intriguing.Samples are as here below:








   



   
 

IZEA Launches InpostlInks Website

The Leading Social Media Marketing Network company  with a global presence and boasting over 250,000 bloggers membership  IZEA inc will launch Inpostlinks website on Friday 20 November, 2009. The move will come with bold new changes in their Payperpost website by merging version 3 of Payperpost and version 4 of the same.

The new Inpostlinks website will not require bloggers to write sponsored reviews or to endorse a product but to simply insert/integrate links on their website or on web post and earn on a Pay Per Click(PPC) basis.The bold new changes in IZEA 's Payperpost and Inpostlinks websites is aimed at optimizing the value and online experiences for both advertisers(Advertise On Blogs ) and bloggers.Inpostlinks will feature link only opportunities.

Why all the changes? according to the press release:

Thousands of bloggers worldwide have had the opportunity to make money online through IZEA inc's websites by simply writing blog posts from home.It is hoped that the new changes will continue to positively contribute to the development of e-commerce and the realization of a truly global economy online.
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Mars Group Kenya Website Upgrade

The public and anti corruption  watchdog Mars Group Kenya has relaunched/upgraded its website to an all new template that is pleasant to look at and quite user friendly. The new Mars Group website has an appealing interface that will feature among other things a column dubbed "MarsTv" which will have multi media clips of  news and pertinent information  of concern to the watchdog's objectives.This blog takes the opportunity to unveil the all  new look Mars Group Kenya website screenshot  as shown hereunder and invites you to visit the domain.

The anti corruption watchdog is run by among other people the former Transparency International Executive Director Mwalimu Mati now turned activist. Kudos to the developer and webmaster. The site has featured as a worthy resource in the fight against corruption, accountability and governance and has been previously dubbed by this blog as "Kenya's online ombudsman".

Baby Websites

Having a new born baby in the house creates tremendous joy to the parent(s). The trend when i was growing up was for parents to take the baby to the Studio or call in an experienced photographer to come in and take photos of the baby. But much has changed nowadays with the advent of the video and digital cameras we are now all experts in photography and take many photos with pride and admiration at our new borns.

However technology is making things go up a notch higher. A new parent cannot afford to miss on setting up a baby website for the newborn and share the link with friends.To do with much ease without necessarily having to be an I.T expert i recommend the site:Baby Home Pages.Net .Thesite gives you the most safe, private, and easy way to create a customized website of your favorite child (or children) AND AT NO COST ,ABSOLUTELY FREE to you.What i perhaps love about it is the privacy issue since the internet has funny characters whom you would not want to mess arround with your family.

Baby Homes.Net website makes it very easy for its users to create personalized websites for their new born.The pictures serve as an online secure and timeless archive that can be referred to by specific users. Well, most modern day Parents never had  a website but that does not mean that your kids have to miss out on that. You can still use Picasa or Flickr but a personalized baby site just adds the extra touch.Click on the banner or the link provided herein to visit the site.

PeopleStrings Social Website Review

With each passing day new websites are being created and new websites are being discovered.A fellow blogger referred me to this new Social-media website that is set to rival Myspace.Com and Facebook.Com: Peoplestring.com .What perhaps will make this site marketable and like-able is that the owners are willing to share revenue from advertisements on a 70:30 ratio basis.Furthermore users earn when they check their email,refer new users, chat with others, and surf the net.

You can just imagine what would happen if sites such as Myspace or Facebook shared their revenue with subscribers...many people would be immensely rich.I believe the concept is worth a try.Without doubt PeopleString.com website is set to revolutionize the online social network industry.

The free membership subscription package has the following benefits:
* Email with 2 GB storage
* Self-destructing email (you can delete emails even after you've already sent them)
* Send video emails
* Web IM: AOL, Yahoo, GoogleTalk & MSN
* Cash back shopping
* Share in all revenue
* Get paid once a month

Whereas the paid subscription Entrepreneur package consists of  the following benefits:
* Email with unlimited storage
* Business domain with 20 email accounts
* Unlimited video email
* Universal email tracking
* Web hosting for 5 URLS
* SEO
*Payment fortnightly.
* Bonus commissions, revenue shares, and leads.




For more details on the service you can visit the PeopleString Website.

Webhosting Geeks Website Review

Web hosting Geeks.Com is another useful web hosting review portal that assists internet entrepreneurs and marketers determine which web hosting solutions or sites to utilize when hosting their sites online!The site ranks the best web site hosting  providers out there and ensures that the list is constantly updated.

One can browse the different web hosting sites according to their charges and reputation. If you are thinking of a new web host.it would be prudent to do a background check on  the service providers credentials and reviews at webhostinggeeks.com .This will enable you make an informed decision to your own advantage.The site also contains a blog section that deals with various other issues with respect to website hosting and service providers with readers providing comments and opinions on the various issues. It is a site worth a visit!

Notehall.Com

The internet continues to morph each day as it comes; NOTEHALL.COM is an internet site where college student classmates can exchange and or trade lecture notes.The site aims to be the ultimate student resource information retrieval portal while at the same time enabling college students to get paid for lecture notes that they have uploaded online. While the idea is ingenuous ,the likelihood that the site will encourage laziness, class abstention, cheating etc is quite high.

The site has currently been in use at the University of Arizona, Arizona State, and University of Kansas since August 2009 and has over 13,000 active users and over 5,500 documents available for sale. Many students have been able to make money on the site selling their lecture notes and study guides indicating its popularity amongst the youth.



The site also intends to encourage student interaction thereby making the internet an academic friendly portal.However such interaction if not effectively monitored may just yield the opposite results especially seeing the frailty and inexperience of the young students who are the target market.Without doubt NOTEHALL.COM will revolutionize the way students make use of the internet. I know for a fact that many of my colleagues during campus often surfed the internet in order to get free class notes on various subjects often with little relevant results.Hence the idea may just work.The question however that remains .is the venture academically ethical? This being a matter of personal principle may just receive varied reactions.

The site was founded by Sean Conway & Justin Miller .The two were recently featured in ABC budding entrepreneurs show SHARK TANK on 6th October, 2009.(For the clip click on the LINK)

Abbot Medical Optics Video Contest !

Abbot Medical Optics, a leading optical firm engaged in the development of the widest range of proven refractive technologies for treatment of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, cataract, spherical aberration and corneal is running a video contest@ iLASIK Video Contest .

For an opportunity to win a grand prize of 5,000 Dollars or an HDTV package worth $ 2,500 contestants are required to:

• 1.Submit A Video

  Users make and submit a video in one of the following categories:
  • “My contacts are getting in the way of my good time”
  • “My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision”
  • “You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure”

• 2.Urge their Friends To Vote on their video.
  

The aim of the contest is to get people to talk about the benefits that can be derived from LASIK procedures and how this can lead to improved vision and eyesight !This is especially important since many people are loosing sight due to cataracts (especially adults above the age of 50) and yet there is sufficient technology and treatment out there for the same. Abbot Medical Optics is a leading ophthalmic firm with a global presence and seeks to take on this challenge of educating the masses on quality ophthalmic treatment.Get to the site: YouGottaSeeThisNow.Com for more details on the contest!

Dealing with Bedbug Infestation

Ahadi Trust -a Kenyan NGO has been valiant in its efforts to eradicate Jiggers and to treat Jigger infested victims in various parts of the Country with a measure of success . The thing is Jiggers are openly manifest and whether one has it or not, its not very easy to hide problem!However there is another problem that many Kenyans have and few are yet to admit and or talk about it- Bedbugs. The worst thing about bedbugs is that if a bed is infested and you as a visitor sleep on it, those mites /bugs are going to feast on you with dire consequences whereas the owner will not even notice them. That being the dilemna its necessary that if you have a bedbug problem you read this free online resource: how to get rid of bedbugs. The information from the website may just save you an embarrassment.

Webhosting Rating Articles

I have frequently featured on this blog articles on webhosting for good reason: Because a good webhost can either make you or break your business online.It is indeed absolutely necessary to monitor the performance of your webhost and ensure that your site is always online all the time and that you get value for your money.A minute wasted is an opportunity lost. For this purpose when searching for a credible webhost i would suggest that you first visit Webhostingrating.com for a review of the best website hosting options available in the market.

If you are looking for a new website hosts that is the site to go to! The interface is simple ,you can get several genuine reviews of the different web hosting services and hosts available. There is also a top 10 web hosting providers ranking table that helps you gauge the different service providers for their efficiency!If you are a webmaster torn between choosing Unix Hosting or Windows based platform the site has tips that can help you make informed decisions.In fact i was impressed by this article that compared the different options available including a Mac based platform. Well i am a newbie at so many of this technical things but the articles at webhosting rating are written in a fairly comprehensible language!

Another legitimate website that offers cheap servers is midphase hosting,its a site that offers comprehensive webhosting solutions for that reason i recommend your visit to the site!

Satellite TV Deals In America !

Are you resident in America and desiring to get the best possible satellite TV deals based on your location?Then Kaptainsatellite.com is the site for you to enable you browse the different available options out in the market for both DIRECTV offers and Satellite Dish Network offers.You can also be able to see and compare the different pros and cons facts on DIRECTV Offers and DISH Network Offers in your locality.

The site enables you to browse and read user reviews of the top rated satellite tv service providers by region for example if you are in Maine area of the USA your link is:Direct TV in Maine .By clicking on the link you will be directed to web page where you will get to view:

• The Best Direct TV deals,offers ,equipment, manuals etc.
• The Best Directv deals on Receivers, Satellite Dishes ...etc
  
• Satellite Tv News,Information ,Top Picks, Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ's) etc
• Compare customer satisfaction ratings and get to see why satellite TV beats cable TV
  

The website is a ready resource for all your television entertainment needs! Check out the site to figure out who to buy from and when!

Easy FM's Facebook Fan Page

A visit to Nation Media,s Easy FM 's Facebook page reveals one thing Kenyans Juxtafixation to matters dealing with sex. The site has a steadily growing face book fan base of 12,265 individuals .The trending topics revolve around... marriage, relationships, infidelity(marital or otherwise) ,dogging, Ciku's Guide to being the perfect lover, Munene Nyaga's usual quips,..etc

You can also get to listen live on the day's topic of conversation and other programs. On the Easy FM's Facebook wall page you can post comments, interestingly a dude yesterday made a comment about the hubby's performance in bed which was meant to be confidential forgetting that her profile name accompanies her comments and this is often catapulted accross all her friends status updates.Thats just how daft one can get. But entry of Easy Fm into the social media arena marks a change in marketing in Kenya and many companies should follow suit. Next should be a Twitter Profile.CallingAmerica.com Free USA Calls !

Website Review: Learn.Com

Looking for a dream job? Tired of attending endless job interviews with no firm prospects ? Do yo need help in writing your resume/c.v, job application ? Are you employed and seek better employment prospects?Want to improve your level of skills and get accredited by World Class universities? The answer to all those questions lies in an ingenious website named LEARN.COM.The Premier online academy for Elearning!

Learn.com was launched in the month of June 2009 and according to the press release became " the first company in history to provide a single, integrated platform for those seeking skill improvement for a particular job profile and those seeking to hire skilled, "job ready" workers"
Learn.com earns value to both job seekers and employers and offers a platform where one can monitor his personal development online with an easy interface.The site offers over 3,000 online courses in diverse fields. The site also enables users to determine their skill score which is defined as " a personal tracking and development score that determines a users proficiency for skills that are mapped to a Job Profile"

I enrolled in the program and was surprised to see among the free courses a course on Stress Management : Stress on the Job. I am certain that most of my colleagues will find this course to be of great benefit seeing the amount of stress coupled with pace of life and work that modern jobs have placed on many of the working class.There is also a free Course on interview skills; this may be of great interest to job seekers as well as employers.

But what impressed me more is that you can actually get to create and develop your own course, offer it and get paid for each sign up.That in essence means that the website recognizes that we all have our peculiar skills which may be of benefit to others. The site will thus empower individuals with skills and knowledge but who have been otherwise hindered by certain constraints to be able to realize their goal. Learn.Com is a ready resource for job seekers ,you can find out more at the site!

Make Money Blogging Using Payperpost Version 4

Blogging can be an interesting & passionate pass time activity but it can also pay handsomely especially if you know what you are doing and how to do it more effectively. For a start up most newbie bloggers may not know how to make money online when writing on their topic of choice ,often times its also difficult for them to know legitimate advertising firms that can serve as a nexus between them and advertisers willing to pay them for their posts.

My experience has been to use Payperpost
if you are still a newbie.Honestly i sometimes make more money in a month from Payperpost than from two years of Google AdSense.

That just makes me mad ,so i had to share this information especially seeing that many Kenyans are now taking up to blogging after increased internet access and the landing of the TEAMS fibre optic connection cable in Mombasa early last month.The good thing about Payperpost is that a blogger simply writes on how he feels about a product without necessarily being required to say it in a particular way.


Payperpost have just recently launched a new version of their service: Version 4 which allows bloggers to determine what price they will be paid for each word in a post and or link they put up.You are also allowed to choose which kind of link including one with the attributes "Rel= No Follow". IZEA, the parent company of PayPerPost, is a proud member of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association thus its legitimacy is undisputed. You too can make money online by Blogging .To sign up to PayPerPost v4.0and start earning money from home , you can sign up below :

Twoogle:Search Twitter and Google Simultaneously

The web is morphing at a tremendous speed, i have just come across a site that seems to be a crossbreed of the worlds two most prominent search giants Twitter & Google! the site is Twoogle @Twoogle.Browsys.com


The Twoogle website allows users to search twitter and google simultaneously. The site will be readily visited by the millions of online users who are eager to find the developing trends of concerns over social media.

Twoogle is a start up that will attract the attention of the big I.T. and Search engine firms for its ability to aggregate the Worlds two most used search portals into one interface. So take your time and visit Twoogle for the most relevant and recent searches including the latest on the Worlds trending topics,breaking news, etc.

Twoogle is engineered by Browsys.com a website which was created as a free service to make web navigation easier and faster, by providing services that links and/or directly query online content providers and/or search engines not owned or controlled by them,.Browsys also offer online virtual folders.

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Discreet Online Addicts Anonymous Chat Room

We live in perilous times and coping with life's situations has proved challenging for many. Often many people engage in harmful practices in order to cope with the crisis including the abuse of various substances including drug,alcohol, smoking, over eating,binge drinking, gambling... etc.Fortunately enough many people feel the urge and are moved to address their problem by meeting in self help recovery groups where they talk about their problems and support each other with attempts to overcome their disorders. Such groups are traditionally tagged anonymous groups e.g alcohol anonymous and the likes.

In The Rooms an online portal for addressing some of this disorders or addictions. In The rooms.Com is a top recovery site online and attempts in keeping the most accurate meeting database online and creating different discreet online help focus groups.

The advantage of InTheRooms Meetings online anonymous help group is that it is accessible all the time.Furthermore it is less intrusive and allows users to acknowledge their problems, seek help and work on it without needless embarrassment .The founders of the site have as an incentive the aim to Help, Inform, Touch, Connect and heal those in recovery or seeking recovery and provide support for friends and family.That is really commendable.