17 SCENARIOS THAT ARE TOO REAL FOR NIGERIAN BLOGGERS

1.

When you are invited for a meeting and you get prepped, drive all the way from mainland to the island, discuss ideas and then when it comes to budget they say "sorry we don't have a budget"

2

When a brand offers to pay you in "backlinks" and "social media shout outs"!

3.

When people send you links of a blog/website that has copied your posts/photos without giving credit.

Ole Jati Jati

4.

...And then they ignore the mail you send to address the situation. Wehdone!

Oh Kare!

5. 

When you are about to take a photo and the security man acts like you brought out a gun instead of a phone.

Ahn ahn...eeees it not ordinary photo?

6. 

When your family and friends want to eat before you've taken the perfect instagram photo 

7.

And they remind you that you have been blogging for many years and yet cannot afford a banana island mansion.

8. 

When Nigerian bloggers get together to discuss the challenges of blogging in Nigeria and how money slow to enter.

9. 

When your hair is laid and make up isn't runny even under 40 degrees of heat . 

10.

When someone asks you what kind of rubbish career is blogging and why you're wasting your time?

But you still want me to tweet about your business abi?

11.

When you see your post/video on Bella Naija-Mama I made it!

12.

...But then the post gets some unwarranted bad comments. Sigh

13. 

When a brand offers to send you free stuff + pays due compensation.

14.

When friends and friends of friends request that you post stuff for free on your blog because..."what are friends for"?  and you tell them you'll think about it.

Still thinking about it 

15. 

When your 7 minute video tells you "10 hours remaining to get uploaded on YouTube"

16. 

When you respond to an advert enquiry and they want to pay N5,000 instead of the N20, 000 you quoted.

17.

But you try to negotiate because at all at all naim bad pass .

Did I miss anything?