Google offers Kenyan Businesses Opportunity to get Online with Free, Easy to Build Websites

Getting Kenyan Businesses Online
Google, in partnership with Safaricom, Equity Bank and KENIC (Kenya Network Information Center), offers small and medium businesses in Kenya the opportunity to create free, easy to build websites to bring their businesses online. This initiative, referred as “Getting Kenyan Businesses Online” (GKBO), is aimed at assisting thousands of Kenya SMEs, to own an online presence.

Google Apps- Create Free Custom Email Address for your Online Contacts, like email@yoursite.com

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So you want to create a custom email address for your business/blog? It's a smart thing to do. I really wanted to get ikenna[at]afterschoolafrica.com which lead me to some thorough online research until I found a perfect way, thanks to Google, to customize my email addresses how I wanted, and I'll show you how in just a moment (i.e if you haven't already downloaded the free guide I offered in my previous post).
Here is downloadable report I created explaining how you can get a customized email address. Read the full on How to create a custom email address on blogwithiyke.com

This feature will work for you if you;
1. Already own or want to buy a domain, i.e. www.yoursite.com
2. If you have a blog or website with your own domain
3. If you have full control of your domain.

This free service is not for you if your blog is hosted on a third party domain like yourblog.blogspot.com, whatyounameit.wordpress.com etc.
To get started with your pro- email address for your website or blog, follow the steps below. This guide also includes screenshots to make the process much easier to comprehend. You can start and complete the configuration in thirty minutes but it may take up to 24 hours for some changes to take effect. Whichever the case, all things being equal, your pro-email address should be ready to send and receive mails in 48 hours more or less.

Google's Achievements in Africa in 2010. What Next in 2011?

Since the extension of Google in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Google Africa team has been at work to tackle the challenges of access to Information on the internet in Africa. Over the years, the US-based internet/information technology company have been making undying efforts towards making the internet accessible in every part of Africa. This intention was made public on the launch of the Official Blog for Google Africa in 2008.

How to Cash Your Google Adsense & International Check in Nigerian Banks

If you publish a blogger or website online and living in Nigeria like me and make money from Google Adsense, or any other affiliate program that will have to send you international Checks/Cheques in Dollar or Euro currency, I will like to share with you the entire process to cash your checks/cheques through a Nigerian bank; the procedures, the fees involved and the time requirements. I use Guarantee Trust Bank- GTB, so my explanation will be based on this Nigerian Bank. If you use any other Nigerian bank, be kind to tell us about their services on comment below.

Online tools for business-startup and academic research for students

The thought of starting up your own business as a student or fresh graduate can be overwhelming, especially when you have little or no knowledge of the business world and it's ethics. It's seems easier and definitely, more familiar to get a paid job and just get along; have nothing to do with starting a business. But really, Even if you are not considering yourself a potential entrepreneur or business person, Learning about business can be a great way to prepare yourself for the working world, no matter what career path you choose to take. The internet can provide you with a wealth of resources to acquire free education for your business and academic researches, and doing it in the right places online can help build a great foundation to work with.
If you would want to keep up with the business and finance worlds as well as get some help researching for school courseworks or essays from resources on the web, below is a webpage that compiles over 100 online tools Every Business Student Should bookmark.

How to Build an hotel Website to Promote Your Hospitality Business in Nigeria

I want to share on this page,
how to build an effective website for a Hotel business in Nigeria.
Whether for the cheap hotels in nigeria or the luxury and expensive
hotels, this tips will surely lend you a hand.