Speed is everything when it comes to the web. The speed with which your customers, audience or followers can access your blog, news or e-commerce website makes a big difference with how successful your website is. User Experience Speed is pivotal to good customer experience. Users who have a good experience are much more likely to return or make use of your website on a more regular basis. Ask yourself, which would you really prefer between a fast loading news website and a very slow one? It is certain you are likely to use the faster loading news website more…
Author: Selipha Kihagi
Img source Remote work is recognized as a full-time, project-based, or part-time job that a person does from outside the office of a company. So, it is meant a person can work right from his home, the beach, a coffee shop, car, or even a Coworking space. You have to do a job using your tablet, smartphone, or desktop. However, you will be needed to have a high-speed internet connection. The rules of turning into an experienced remote worker Set down some enforceable and clear rules You can get everyone by setting down some rules and these rules must endorse…
These days gamblers do have a huge amount of choice when it comes to finding somewhere to gamble, much more so if they venture online. However, knowing just which gambling sites are going to live up to and hopefully surpass their very highest of expectations can be difficult. That is something that is never going to be left to chance if any gambler visits the newly launched Non UK Gambling website, for they are very quickly and easily going to find the all-important information they require to find a gambling site that they can trust. That website has just launched…
Advancement in technology has made it easy for us to watch all kinds of videos on various media platforms. Back then, one could download a video file from the internet, but it ends up failing to play. Thanks to technology, now you can download and watch millions of videos on all types of devices. You will no longer experience the problems of compatibility with any device you intend to use. This is where an online video converter comes in. Armed with plenty of features, a video converter is not your standard tool. It’s the best alternative to using a software…
In a human environment where communication is the one most powerful tool to put your point across people, there is no doing without it. However, in a virtual environment, this becomes the challenging part. Office culture without an office can sound haunting. So, how exactly do you establish a connection? Communicating with remote teams requires smart skills. Skills that help you pass on your message without creating the unnecessary fuss. Read on to know the tips that can work wonders for you. The first step will be to change your attitude towards it i.e. change how you perceive the remote-connect…
Effective brand awareness is one of the vital aspects when a business or brand needs to stand out in a highly competitive business landscape. Marketers and business owners cannot afford to neglect the latest trends that rule over the current market. For instance, as a majority of people spend most of their time on the web when they are on active on social media, they must be there on social media to market their products, connect with the audience, and most importantly to increase brand awareness. Every social media site has huge potential for businesses and brands, and here is…
uLesson, a Nigerian-based education technology startup, has announced a participation in its Seed funding round by Founder Collective, as part of its seed round secured in 2019. uLesson says the investment allows it to expand its online learning platform to reach more learners, academic tutors, media and technology to maximize its potential as an edtech player. In a statement, Sim Shagaya, Founder and CEO of uLesson, said “The entire team is excited and humbled by this investment by Founder Collective and the strategic guidance and support they bring to our journey. Building a learning platform like uLesson with a library…
Today, JPG is a widely-used image format, because it has the ability to save documents in proper size as well as good quality. However, sometimes people will find it more convenient to save multiple JPF files in one PDF document. Why? Here are three reasons: PDF has smaller size comparatively, so it will take only a bit room of your device;JPG images will be easily compressed while transferring, but PDF will keep the content in its original quality without compression;The print quality of a PDF file will be better than a JPG file. Also, in order to put a bunch…
Good news for Android users, there is an alternative app store for you to use. It’s called ACMarket, and it offers tons of apps, games, and other content, including premium and modified apps, for free. There are no restrictions, and you don’t need to root your device to use it. Download ACMarket on Android ACMarket is not something you will find in the Android app store, but it is easy enough to do. It requires you to install the APK file onto your device, so follow these steps and use only the links we provide – they are certified as…
Property owners have the responsibility of ensuring that their properties are free from hazards. Accidents are bound to occur when an area is exposed to various forms of hazards. These may include uneven floors, poor lighting system, substandard security system, exposed harmful materials, and many more. In such situations, the victim gets hurt and the injury sustained may vary, depending on the impact of the accident. You may get compensated if you sustain injuries on someone’s property. However, it is important for you to know how this works, as it is quite a complex aspect of law. The first step…
If you are looking to start a new career while staying at home then there are tonnes of options to choose from, based on your skills and capabilities. We have listed here 10 such work from home options that will help you make good money every month. 1. Start a Blog: Blogging is a great way to earn a good living if you are consistent with your efforts. You may not start earning immediately as it takes time to get good followers but once your blog is popular, the money flow will be consistent, remember to write high-quality content useful…
Looking to make the right kind of investments in 2020? Here are a few options that would work best in your interest. 1. Tweak Your Stocks Portfolio: Investing in stocks is the first thing that comes into everyone’s mind but do not blindly follow your old investment strategy as studying the current market is essential to make sure that the value of your stocks goes up. Right now, the world is fighting against a pandemic, hence the economy has taken a hit. But the healthcare industry is doing well including the pharmaceutical sector hence explore stocks of this area as…
Do you feel you are investing too much time, money and energy on repetitive tasks and manual data collection? Leaders and project managers work hard to encourage their team members to work as a single unit with their minds set on the same goal – to deliver the best possible product. The key to any successful project completion is the ease of communication, good organization, and overall efficiency. To streamline your processes and keep your team in the loop, there is a need for a centralized platform. That is where the project management tool comes into action. Let us read…
Just because your startup has a limited budget to work with, doesn’t mean that you don’t have the same security and privacy needs as any other brand. In an era where your reputation can be built or broken by the threats that gain access to your data centers, it’s important that you have a way to keep your information protected. Fortunately for today’s smaller businesses, you don’t necessarily have to spend a fortune on the latest security service to keep your data under wraps. The following three steps will help you to manage your infrastructure, without breaking the bank. Create…
SolarNow founder and CEO Willem Nolens has stepped down from his company after 8 years in the role at the Kampala-based off-grid solar energy firm which sells, installs and finances solar home and solar business solutions. Nolens will be replaced by Lars Johannisson (COO) and Daniel Wellington (CFO) who will jointly lead the company going forward. As an advisor, Nolens will now focus on fundraising, investor relations and strategy. Focus on fundraising, investor relations and strategy “I am confident that Lars and Daniel will lead this company with the same passion as I have done and look forward to continue…
Last week, Kenya declared war on companies who operate online and mobile betting platforms within the country. Having debated legislation around the issues for months, the Government has taken the significantly more aggressive step of ordering the directors of seventeen betting firms to be deported from the country. The deportation of the affected directors is only possible because they’re foreign nationals, but the few Kenyan citizens who hold senior positions within gambling companies may also have reason to worry. It’s the second major anti-gambling act by the Government in two weeks, following in from an executive order made to Safaricom…
After you have made the decision to use custom-build software, the next decision will be to choose the right company to do the job. The decision you make will ultimately determine whether your project will be a success or will result in a pricey dead end. You will find thousands of custom software developers in the market that offer the same services. If you make an incorrect choice, you could end up being a roadblock in the path of your project’s success. In order to help you make the right decision, we are going to discuss some tips that can…
Cryptocurrency is falling hard but given the development framework and foundation that coders and technology architects have established is going to be useful in the next few years. Specifically, we predict that mobile wallets are going to be a game changer in the next few years. Why do we say this? Given that we are progressing towards a cashless economy, with credit/debit cards fast becoming ancient, people are now more inclined to use state-of-the-art technology given it is fast and gets the job done in a seamless fashion. In 2015, Google launched ‘G Pay’ a one-stop shop NFC-based paying platform…
Intel has presented a sum of KSh 1.3 Million to 3 Kenyan startups that is aimed at helping them increase the user base of their self-developed applications. The three were selected from a pool of 14 applications that participated in Intel’s App Elite Challenge. Winning the challenge was a mobile banking application Mobi Biashara, a mobile game GoJimmyGo and JTL Faiba – a customer service app that allows clients to interact with their service providers and make payments. The three received about 450,000 each in support from the chipmaker. Participating applications were given access to technical software solutions that would…
Users of YouTube wanting to avoid advertisements and commercials when watching videos on the platform will now be able to do so at a fee. This will be possible through a new paid offing that YouTube is planning to launch before the end of the year. The new update will provide fans with an ad-free paid-subscription version of the YouTube channel that YouTube says will generate a new source of revenue to add to the already growing advertising revenue that the channel continues to witness and share with its partners. YouTube confirmed the planned availability of the service through an…
Following an ongoing investigation into an Airtime theft at Safaricom that saw the mobile operator nub individuals suspected to have been part of the theft, one Alex Mutuku was arraigned at the Milimani Law courts as one of the masterminds behind the incident and is being charged with manipulating Safaricom’s computer systems. Now it has emerged that the same suspect has another ongoing court case also related to hacking activities. Mutuku is facing criminal charges for being part of a hack into NIC Bank’s system that took place in December, last year. He appeared before a Kenyan court in January…
International money transfer company Xpress Money will now allow customers to send money to their family, friends and business partners in Ghana directly to their mobile wallets as long as they are users of MTN’s mobile money platform. This new move is as a result of a new partnership by the two companies that will see Xpress Money customers from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar to make use of the remittance service first and is planned to follow in Nigeria, UK, Australia, Jordan, USA, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Italy. The offing is a first of its kind to…
Kenya’s Madison Insurance Company that specializes on Life, Health, Home, Business and Auto covers has announced it has incorporated a planning solution from SAP that is currently live beginning January, this year. Personalized for Insurance companies, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software was implemented by Turnkey Africa and One Connect, which specialize in enterprise solutions for the insurance industry across the continent. The SAP for Insurance Enterprise Resource Planning solution is designed to achieve Business Process Application functions including, accounting, procurement, fixed asset management, cash flow management and other technology modules that are aimed at establishing and maintaining efficient management…
13 money transfer firms have had their licenses suspended by the Kenya government for claims of participating in the funding of Somali’s terror group, Al-shabaab. The move follows the recent terrorist attack at a University in Kenya’s Garissa County that saw 147 students meet their death. The companies were part of a hunt down under the Kenya prevention of terrorism act and is targeted at freezing dozens of accounts that are suspected to be funding the terror groups, including some NGOs and travel companies as well as individuals. Appearing in a special issue of the Kenya Gazette signed by Inspector…
Angani has formally launched its cloud services for Kenyan clients with a promise to offer developers and businesses across the country the most affordable cloud service available in the market by eliminating the need for businesses to purchase more infrastructures to back up their large amounts of data. Introduced in 2013 as a pay-as-you-go cloud based service for the Kenyan market, Angani launched to bring competition to other international players offering the Cloud service as well as the likes of Safaricom Business, and now with a variety of services for businesses across the country, the cloud computing company hopes to…
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has officially launched its Islamic Banking unit in a move aimed at tapping into the growing demand for financial products across the Islam religion across East Africa. The new banking product will first be launched in four regions across Kenya, with further plans underway to cover more regions. KCB will roll out the banking service dubbed ‘Sahl Banking’ in six of its branches including, Eastleigh, Kimathi Street and Hurlingham in Nairobi County, Mwembe Tayari and Town Centre in Mombasa County, Lamu as well as in Garissa and Wajir for the North Eastern region. Sahl Banking…
Entrepreneurs of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are set to start enjoying support from the country’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) through a newly launched online platform that will allow them move their businesses online for a speedy growth. The new platform, dubbed The SME MarketHub, will be used as an online directory for businesses and is aimed at empowering entrepreneurs in Nigeria and contributing to the growth and development of the country’s economy. With economic conditions being one of the major challenges for SMEs everywhere, GTBank believes that the new and innovative platform will play a major…
Hello Pretty, the online portal that allows designers in South Africa to create and manage their own individual stores so buyers visiting the site can purchase from them directly has introduced a new and exciting feature for the designers. The new feature is dubbed ‘Pretty Portable’ and will allow designers using the Hello Pretty portal to embed their individual marketplace stores into their websites and Facebook brand pages through copy and pasting. With this new move, designers will now be able to have online presence across four platforms including, Hello Pretty, Hello Man, their brand’s Facebook page and their individual…
Kenya’s Safaricom has said before it uses advanced technology and security systems to source out any unlawful and fraudulent activity taking place across its business network, providing the number of fraud and bribery cases they identify every year in their annual sustainability report. Last year saw 50 employees get sacked from the mobile network provider for participating in bribery and fraud activities and now following a new development, a number of subscribers of the Safaricom network will be charged for buying stolen airtime. About 10,000 Safaricom subscribers are being investigated for being part of an airtime theft amounting to millions…
The United Bank of Africa (UBA) has installed a new and improved IT platform that is aimed at providing faster and more effective services to its customers. This move comes just a month after the bank introduced an innovative solution dubbed U-Social that allows customers to carry out banking transactions through Facebook. Now dubbed Finacle 10x, the new platform has been deployed to help improve all electronic operations at the bank that include internet banking and mobile banking as well as increase the period of time required for the bank’s POS machines and ATMs to function. The new platform from…