In this video, I share with you 3 legal items one needs to have on their website to promote transparency.
Author: Cheptiony Mutai
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How We successfully Launched a Kenyan Made Sauce Product After Covid Pandemic
When the pandemic hit, many businesses struggled to survive. But for Daniel Mwaniki, an event organizer and co-founder of Golden Chef Limited, it was an opportunity to innovate and diversify. He and his team developed and launched their own line of sauce products, using their culinary skills and creativity.
The sauces were a hit, and soon they expanded to other products, such as spices, marinades and onion garlic paste. Now, Golden Chef Limited is not only a successful event company, but also a thriving food brand that caters to different tastes and preferences.
âWe first started off delivering precooked samosas to homes. We were delivering it with a small sauce we made.â
Our Sauce Products
Daniel and his brother saw their home delivery service expand as more people wanted their sauce. That was when they decided to develop their own line of sauce product and get it to the market. But first, they went to Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to get their sauce certified.
âWe had to go to KEBS to standardize our product. We came up with products known as Sweet and Sour Chilli, Sweet and Sour Dip, Barbecue Dip and Barbecue Chilli. Also, products coming up is Onion Chilli Garlic and Onion Garlic paste.â Says Daniel.
Aside owning a line of sauce products, Golden Chef company also offers outside catering services and events organizing. Just after Covid lockdown in the year 2020, Daniel teamed up with his brother to start the business.
âMy brother is a chef, and I am an events organizer. We started by doing home deliveries. We came up with various packages for weekends. One could get a package of full chicken, potato chops, burgers, a bottle of wine delivered to themâ
Golden Chef Growth
Itâs now 3 years since they started their business and so far there is a lot of growth, there is so much progress. âSince we started, we have acquired our own equipment for hire. We hire out kitchen equipmentâs. We have chaffing dishes, Sufurias, plates and we can cater for up to 500 people comfortably.â he quips.
Daniel says one of the biggest challenges they are experiencing is delivery.
âThe challenge we are having right now is delivering our products. We are looking for people who can partner with us in delivering our sauces. We are grateful to God because covid was a blessing in disguise to us. We were lost, confused but God came through for us. We started off with home food delivery services and now we are growing and doing events.â
Message to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Daniel encourages all aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to take a leap and put their product idea in into existence. He says that the market space is enough for everyone.
âFirst have a vision, put it in writing, then you actualize. You must have a plan then follow it step by step with a long-term perspective. But first, start with what you have.â
Daniel Mwaniki- Golden Chef LimitedWatch Full Interview While Golden Chef has grown over time, marketing remains a challenge to their growth. âSome people havenât familiarized with our products. Thatâs what we are working towards it every day.â
He encourages Kenyans to buy Kenyan products and promote local businesspeople and thus grow the economy.
Take Customer Feedback Positively
As Daniel concludes, he encourages everyone in business to take feedback positively and use it to improve on their products and services.
âWe are open for feedback and criticism. If itâs a good thing, just tell us, we are open to anything.â
If you are interested in Golden Chefâs products, you can reach out to them on all social media network @GoldenChef_Ke.
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How to Speed Up a Computer or Laptop That Slows Down When Connected to Internet
Video- How to Speed Up a Computer or Laptop That Slows Down When Connected to Internet In this video tutorial I am going to show you how speed up a computer or a laptop that slows down when connected to internet.
There are several reasons why a computer or laptop slows down when connected to internet. One of them is due to windows update. Another common reason is because of startup apps. So where do you start in order to fix your computer speed?
Start By Checking Startup Apps
This is the best place to start especially if your computer slows down when starting up. This is usually caused by apps you have installed in your computer trying to connect to their servers and check for updates. This applies to all apps including the ones that you have cracked or downloaded and installed from torrent sites.
You will need to disable all these apps on start up. To do this go to start and type âtask managerâ on the search bar. Alternatively, right click on the task bar below your windows and select task manager. On the window that opens click on startup tab. Here you will be able to see all the apps that opens when you start your computer. If you see an app that you rarely use but has high startup impact, right click on it and select disable on the drop down.
Disable all apps that you know will not affect the operating system on startup. When you do this, you computer startup time will decrease tremedously owing to the changes.
Also, the apps disabled will stop running on the background when there are not in use. If this doesent work, you can check the following step.
Check If Your Windows is Updating
All windows usually detect internet connection and attempt to update the operating system. This is done on the background. Your computer or laptop will slow down depending on the number of files being updated.
To check if this is what is causing your computer to slow down, go to start and search for âcheck for updates.â Click on it to open. This window will open where you will see all ongoing windows update.
If this is consuming your mobile data or is slowing your internet speed, you can pause it till you finish what you were doing first then enable it again.
Windows updates are necessary for security purposes. If your computer is still slow after taking the actions above, try reviewing all the files you downloaded via torrents and unistall them. Most of them run on the background.To unistall unecessary software from your computer, go to start, and search for apps & features and click on it. From here, you can see all the apps installed in your computer. Click on the one that you do not recognize to select and click on unistall.
Not all files downloaded via torrent sites are good. Most of them come with virus of which the moment your connect to internet, it starts downloading and installing other softwares to your computer.
I hope you found the video helpful.
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How To File Company Annual Returns on Business Registration Portal Online
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In this video Tutorial, I am going to show you how to file Company Annual Returns on Business Registration Service portal (BRS). Stay tuned.
To file your companyâs annual returns, go to brs.ecitizen.go.ke and login with your ecitizen account details.
On your eBusiness dashboard here, to right of the business that you want to file returns for, click on view.
On the new window click on maintain company on the top right. This new page will open. On this menu to the left, click on annual returns.
The years that you have not filed the returns will display to the right under business details. Choose the and download the file that you will need to fill in order to file the returns.
Mine is empty because this account is for a new company that was formed recently. Once you have completed filling in your returns, upload the file and click submit returns.
And that is it on how to file company annual returns on BRS portal. I hope you found this video helpful.
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Top 5 Kenyan Services You Can Access Online Today
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Many Kenyan Government services are now available online following the recent launch by President William Ruto. You can access them anywhere as long as you have a good internet connection.
In this video, I will show you my top 5 picks of government services you can access online. Stay tuned.
- Tax Services
You can access almost every tax service online from applying for a Tax PIN number to filling your tax returns. All tax services are accessible via the portal itax.kra.go.ke. To access this service, you must have a PIN number. You can access many features once you are logged in to the portal.
Aside downloading a copy of your PIN certificate, you can also make changes of your contact information and Tax address online. While some services are subject to approval, you are a rest assured that you will be served online without having to visit Tax offices for resolution. They have customer service hotline that you can call and get live assistance on your request.
Most of their communications are done via e-mail. So if you have penalties as a result of not filling returns, Your Tax account administrators will send you e-mails reminding of the same so that you can fix it before its too late.
When you login to your account, you can see everything regarding to your Tax account from past payments, your tax station, your tax obligations e.t.c.
It is important to mention that companies can check validity of a PIN number or TAX compliance on the portal. Some people submit forged documents and itax portal offers a solution to this problem.
- Business Registration Service
If you are planning to start a business in Kenya, its recommended that you register your business name to make it legal. This is where Business Registration service (BRS) comes in. Government is now striving to get everyone to register their business for the purposes of accountability and tax compliance.
Another reason why government is striving to register every business is for security purposes. They want to ensure that everyone is operating a legal business. You can access this service on www.brs.go.ke. To login, you will need to use your e-citizen login credentials.
Once you are logged, you can start registering your business. Anyone can register a business online from local Kenyan residents to foreigners who are looking to invest in the country.
The cost of registering a business varies starting from Ksh. 950 to 20,000. Visit BRS portal for details.
It is important to note that you can initiate the closing of a company online.
- Renewal of Driving license.
Has your driving license expired? You can apply for renewal online. This service is accessible on serviceportal.ntsa.go.ke via Ecitizen. Aside the driving license, you can apply for other services like Drivers PSV badge, endorsement PDL, instructor license, smart driving license, personalized plates as well view records of the vehicles you own.
- Apply for a Passport
You can apply for a passport online for the first time or renew your existing passport. This service is accessible via the portal dis.ecitizen.go.ke. Additionally, you can make interstate pass applications, temporary permit application, evisa application, work permits, endorsements, student pass and special pass.
Just sign up first on Ecitizen then login to the portal to access this service.
- Apply for your birth certificate.
Have you lost your birth certificate, or you donât have one and you are required to provide one somewhere? Its now easy to apply for one online via dcrs.ecitizen.go.ke. To complete your application you will need to fill a form and then attach copies of;
- Birth notification
- National ID, passport
- Scanned copy of parents identification documents.
This service costs only 180 shillings. When your application is processed successfully, you will be notified via SMS.
And those are my top 5 picks of Kenyan government services you can access online. There are over 5000 more government services you can access online. Just visit eciziten.go.ke and search for the service you are looking for.
I hope you found this video helpful. Until next time, bye bye and take care.
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How To Stop Spam Comments on A WordPress Blog For Good Without Installing Any Plugin
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If you are watching this video, it means you have a WordPress website and you receive a lot of spam comments on your blog sent directly to your e-mail inbox. How do you stop these autogenerated spam comments targeted on your WordPress blog? In this video I will show you the quickest way to stop these spam messages for good on your WordPress blog without installing any plugin. Stay tuned.
To stop spam comments on your WordPress blog, login to your WordPress site as admin. From your WordPress user dashboard click on settings and select discussions.
On the new page, you can adjust your blog comment settings. This is where you do the magic. For instance, if you are currently receiving e-mails when one posts a comment and is held for your moderation, and you donât want to continue receiving them, hover your mouse to the section that says e-mail me whenever; then uncheck the box that says e-mail me when anyone posts a comment. When you do this, you will not receive e-mails when people post comments on your blog. This is very helpful if your site is connected to your work e-mail.
But if you want to stop spam comments and only receive genuine ones on your WordPress site, ensure that every user is logged in to WordPress in order to comment. To do this, check on this box here that says â Users must be registered and logged in to commentâ under other comments settings.
This is the most important setting you need to change. When I did this one, I no longer receive spam comments on my blog like I use to with links to pornographic and gambling sites. I receive only genuine comments now.
You can make other adjustments like avatars below here. When done adjusting your blog settings, click on save changes.
And that is it, you have successfully stopped spam comments on your blog. Only serious users with a WordPress account can comment on your articles going forward.
I hope you found this video helpful.
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The Best Time to Hire a Video Producer or Production Company for Your Business or Brand
Many business owners fear to approach and engage a video producer or a video production company to help them produce their marketing videos. Why? Most of them think that they are very expensive. But is that true? To some extend yes. Video production is not cheap. There are a lot of things that one needs to factor in like equipment’s, labor, administration, logistics and the frequency of the production.
What every video producer or video production company is looking at when approached by a brand or business is, the sustainability of the project. How often will you need the services of a video producer? What is your long term projection when it comes to producing video content? What is your objective?
Watch Video – When to hire a video producer A one time video production project is more expensive than a long term contract. The producer and production company needs you to give them regular business so that they can learn more about your business and improve on their craft. Jumping from one producer to the other thinking you are saving on costs will in the end become very expensive.
With this said, its imperative to have a budget of how much you are willing to spend every week or month depending on how often you want the videos produced for your business. Before you consider a budget for a video producer, here are things you need to look at first.
Is Your Business or Brand Making Money
Video production service will come in as a new expense to your business. That is why it is important to first invest money in customer acquisition before introducing video as one of your marketing tool. In todays competitive online market space, one needs to regularly produce videos in order to rank well in search engines. It doesn’t matter how much you spend to produce the videos, the search algorithm will rank each of them differently.
Having video as one of your marketing tool will cost you money. If you don’t plan well, you will burn out along the way because the results you were expecting from the videos failed to materialize quickly.
Secondly, the capital you had set aside to facilitate video production may be depleted before you see any results. And if the producer did his job well on your idea, you will be left alone wondering what went wrong.
No producer will be happy to work with a client who always complains when they are issued with invoice. Fix your accounts first then consider approaching a producer to help.
When You Are Busy And Have No Time to Shoot Content
Most people do everything in their business. From preparing quotes, writing proposals, offering the actual services, making presentations, shooting videos, editing the videos, publishing the videos online e.t.c. That’s not a problem if you are starting up. Once you start getting clients, it is good to get a producer to help with video production.
Every step of a production needs creativity. If you do everything yourself, your creativity will be compromised especially in the production and post production stage. I mean, why would you do the shooting and editing yourself yet you can pay a video producer who specializes on the same to do the job?. Use your money to ease yourself from video production tasks so that you can focus on your business.
Again, when you are busy because your business is growing, consider approaching a producer or production company to take over the video production. At the end, everyone will enjoy.
I hope this is helpful. Video producers like myself enjoy working with progressive brands or businesses. That is why I am encouraging you to first prioritize activities that will make you money. Ask yourself, Is video necessary now? If it is necessary, then get in touch so that we can discuss on your objectives and the amount you are willing to spend.
I like when brands, businesses or companies consider video as part of their marketing strategy. When they prosper, I with my team prosper too.
Are you ready to start using video services in your business? Let me know here. I will be open to discuss your long term plan. Lets grow together.
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The Ultimate Guide to Measuring Video ROI: 5 Key Metrics
Before you start measuring the Return On Investment(ROI) of a video, it is important to first look at why you created the video at first , and who is their target audience. Businesses and brands create videos for different purposes. Some of the common reasons why people create videos are:
- To be Famous. i.e. Via Youtube, Facebook and Tiktok.
- For Reporting purposes– N.G.O’s and corporate organizations set aside money for documentation of their achievements through video.
- For Marketing Product and services – Good example of this is advertisements, landing page videos, explainer videos e.tc.
- To Educate – Through online video courses shared online that people can learn from.
- To Entertain – E.g Music videos, drama, comedy e.t.c.
- To express creativity or show people how to do things – e.g How to build, cook, edit videos e.t.c
- For memories – e.g Travel videos, anniversaries, events e.t.c.
With all these factors considered, you will be in a good position to know if your video strategy is working and you can start measuring your video ROI.
On this blogpost, I will share with you 5 key metrics to look at when measuring your video ROI.
Watch Video – 5 Key Metrics to Measure Video Video ROI Views
This is the easiest and most obvious metric to track. It tells you how many people have watched your video, either on your website, social media platforms, or other channels.
View count can give you an idea of the reach and popularity of your video, but it doesn’t tell you much about the quality of the views or the impact on your business goals. This metric is ideal for fame videos, educational videos, entertainment videos e.t.c.
Watch time
This metric tells you how long people have watched your video, either in total or as a percentage of the video length. Watch time can indicate the level of interest and engagement of your viewers, as well as the effectiveness of your video content.
A high watch time means your video is engaging and relevant to your audience, while a low watch time means your video is boring, off-topic, the sound is not clear, poor editing or the image quality is down.
Engagement
This metric measures how your audience interacts with your video. By liking, commenting, sharing, subscribing, or clicking a call to action on a video. Engagement tells you how your videos resonate with viewers, influence their behavior, and encourage them to take action.
A high engagement rate means your video is engaging and compelling, while a low engagement rate means your video is unappealing.
Conversion
This metric tracks how your video leads to a desired result, such as generating leads, sales, sign-ups, downloads, or donations. Conversion can show you how your video contributes to your business objectives and generates revenue.
A high conversion rate means that your video is effective and profitable, while a low conversion rate means that your video is not aligned with your objectives or value proposition.
Customer satisfaction
This metric measures how your video affects the contentment and devotion of your customers, such as increasing retention, referrals, reviews, or testimonials. Customer satisfaction can show you how your video builds trust and relationships with your customers, how it improves their experience and gratification, and how it creates advocates for your brand.
A high customer satisfaction score means that your video is valuable and memorable, while a low customer satisfaction score means that your video is disappointing or irrelevant.
And that is it.
How much have you invested in creating videos for your brand? How often do you measure ROI with your creator or producer in order to improve? Let me know in the comments section below.
And if you need someone to help you create professional video content for your brand or business, let me know here. Thatâs my line of work.
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