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Paypal Alternatives: 13 Websites For Receiving And Sending Money to Nigeria

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Paypal Alternatives: 13 Websites For Receiving And Sending Money to Nigeria

Paypal is a payment platform that operates and manages online payments in many countries all over the world. The American company focuses on payments made online and makes a very good alternative to former and older methods of transferring money like checks, etc. Paypal was founded in December 1998 in California, United States and since then, it has advanced to be the default payment system for many online transactions. It is very fast, reliable and secure. But sadly, Nigerians cannot conveniently send and receive money with Paypal because of internet scams by some Nigerians in the past.

Well, the good news is that there are alternatives to Paypal! So, If Paypal is not available in your country, or for one reason or the other, you can’t use Paypal, don’t worry, because, in this listicle, we will take you through 13 fantastic alternatives to Paypal that we highly recommend. These platforms we recommend are highly tested and trusted. Let’s dive into it.

Paypal Alternatives: 13 Websites For Receiving And Sending Money to Nigeria

Payoneer

Payoneer is arguably the most popular Paypal alternative on the internet. And rightfully so. While using Payoneer, there is no cause for you to worry. Because there are thousands of other users like you that use Payoneer every day. It is a highly tested and trusted platform for your online money transactions. Payoneer allows you to get paid by your clients and from any marketplace around the world. Payoneer offers you a highly simplified method of getting paid. Also, Payoneer offers its millions of users reduced payment fees by up to 71%. You can get paid in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and 3 more popular world currencies. Also, you can easily withdraw your funds to your bank account or at any ATM wherever you are in the world. All you need to get started is to sign up for an account and start receiving your global payments on the simple Payoneer platform.

Transfergo.com

Transfergo offers you a very fast way to send money to over 60 countries of the world despite their proclaimed low fee of the transaction. They also promise that you will face absolutely no hassles while sending your money or receiving it. Transfergo allows you to transfer money as fast as within 30 minutes, also you can make weekend transfers as well. Transfergo also does not charge their users any hidden costs according to their website. All you have to do is to go to their website and sign up for an account. You can also download the Transfergo app either on Android or Apple store.

Transferwise

Transferwise has up to 9 million customers that use their platform to send and receive money from all over the world. The platform is FCA regulated and they also use real exchange rates. Transferwise also promises that they don’t charge their customers any pesky or hidden fees. In order to use Transferwise to carry out global transactions, you will first need to register for an account with them for free. Then next thing is to choose the specific amount you want to send to someone. Then, you add the recipient’s bank account details. After that, you will need to verify your identity and proceed to send your money.

Western Union/Alat

With Alat, you can choose to save your money on their platform, choose and plan how you will spend your money, and take loans if you want from the Alat platform. You can get the Alat app from Google Playstore or Apple store. All you need to use the Alat platform is to sign up for an account, that is register. You can register for an Alat account with your BVN and your phone number. It’s not more complex than that. You can also receive Western Union payments with ALAT. We wrote about it here.

Xoom: A Paypal Service

Xoom is a Paypal service with which you can send money abroad. With Xoom, you can send money to any bank account in the world. Someone can send cash for pickup at any of Xoom’s partner locations all around the world, you can also have cash delivered directly to the door of your recipient. Xoom claims to have excellent 24/7 customer service, up to date email notifications, clear and direct pricings and more.

WorldRemit

WorldRemit promises you a better way to send money anywhere. WorldRemit is a very simple platform to use for your global transactions. You don’t need to visit an agent before you can carry out any transactions. With WorldRemit, you can send money to up to 130 countries of the world in 70 different currencies. All this can be done either from a computer or a smartphone. WorldRemit also claims to have industry-leading technology and most of their users’ transactions are completed in minutes.

Moneygram

MoneyGram is a very fast, easy and reliable Paypal alternative that a lot of people use as well. All you need to do is to find a location you want to transfer money to and then make your transfer. With Moneygram, you can send money for pick-up, because they have up to 350,000 agents worldwide. You can also send cash directly to a bank account, and you can personally receive money too with MoneyGram. They are partners with more than 400 banks in the world.

Remitly

Over 3 million users use Remitly to carry out financial transactions globally. Once you join Remitly and transfer money to a recipient, the transaction is completed within minutes. And the status of your transaction is frequently updated to you and the receiver. Also, you can save on transfer fees with Remitly. They offer to send your US Dollars with as low as $2.49 as fees. All you need for a Remitly account is your email address, the recipient’s name and full address and your bank account information.

azimo.com

Azimo sends money to Nigeria but the site did not load for me until I changed my VPN to another country. Azimo also offers a cheap and faster means of transferring money globally. You can choose to send money using their website or you could download their app from your device’s store. Most transfer transactions are completed within 1 hour or less to up to 80 countries around the world.

Xe

Xe allows you to carry out online money transfers to up to 220 countries around the world. Xe Money claims to be fast, easy and has processed up to $115 billion in the past year. Transactions like transfers can only be carried out from the United Kingdom though.

Xpressmoney

With Xpressmoney, you can carry out online global financial transactions to up to 170 and more countries around the world. Simply go to their website, choose the country you are sending money from, choose the country you want to send money to, and choose how the money will be delivered.

SendValu

With SendValu, you can carry out global financial transactions very easily. You just need to register for a SendValu account, wait to get verified and carry out your first financial transaction on the platform. Most times, these 3 processes take only 1 day or 2 business days to complete.

Currencyfair

In order to get started with Currencyfair, you need to install their app on your device from the store. You can send money overseas at very good exchange rates and clear fees. Currencyfair claims to be 8x cheaper than bank transfers. They accept up to 150 countries and over 20 world currencies.

Sendwave

Sendwave allows you to make instant, affordable money transfers from countries in North America and Europe (USA, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, and Ireland) to countries in Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Liberia) and Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, The Philippines & Thailand).

More Platforms (Monito)

Another bonus platform that we should include is Monito.com. Monito allows you to send money abroad for very cheap fees. They claim to offer the best exchange rates and offer real-time rate comparisons. You can choose to send in any of their acceptable currencies to any other world countries.

Conclusion

These over 13 platforms recommended above are great alternatives to the popular Paypal that you should definitely give a try. There is no harm in trying other platforms. You never can tell, but be careful. If any other alternative has worked for you, please feel free to share below. Thank you

5 Photoshop Alternatives You Can Use On Your Browser

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5 Photoshop Alternatives You Can Use On Your Browser

Photoshop is arguably one of the best photo editing software out there and it is used by a large number of people worldwide. But what if we told you that Photoshop has some wonderful alternatives that you can try out?

We use photo editing tools for several reasons. Some people use photo editing apps for graphic editing, to produce digital art, retouching, website mockups, effects and more.

Adobe Photoshop was first released by Adobe Inc., in the year 1990 and since then, the popularity of the software only continues to rise. The software is available in 26 languages and was developed through collaborative efforts between Microsft, Adobe and Thomas and John Knoll. But you are not here because you want to hear us rant about Adobe, are you? Definitely not. Let’s look at some brilliant alternatives to Adobe that you can start using for your photo editing projects from today, shall we?

Photopea

Photopea is a very good alternative to Photoshop that we highly recommend. Their app is available for Android devices and the website is even richer. Photopea is online software that allows you to edit photographs and images right from whichever smart device you’re using. You can add texts, crop and resize pictures, apply filters and effects and do many more photo editing activities on the Photopea platform. Photopea has been downloaded up to 100,000 times on Google Playstore for example. You can download your photo edit in a final product in many formats including PNG, JPG, SVG, GIF, or even PDF. The app also has free courses to put you through and help you make your best photo editing product.

Kapwing

Kapwing is the perfect tool to employ for any digital content that you wish to create. You can create and edit images, videos, and even GIFs on the platform. You can visit their webpage now to start editing or simply create a workspace and start working. They have the Studio tool where you can effectively edit your works with all you could ever need, you can use the subtitle tool to add subtitles to your content, the resizer tool, trimmer tool, add audio tool, etc. are all cool tools that you could take advantage of on Kapwing.

For logged-in users, your workspace is perfectly secured and you can work from any device and all your work is backed up. Cool right? This is a very great alternative to Photoshop you could do well to try out. Schools, students, content producers and their teams and more people will find the Kapwing resource very useful.

Edite

Edite offers you a simpler alternative to Photoshop according to their website. The platform claims to have simple tools that will be incredibly useful to you and make lots of difference. You can crop or resize your photo project, add texts, edit the photo’s colours, shape, gradient, and more. The platform also has keyboard shortcuts that you can take advantage of to make your editing process much faster. Edite has a trial period for users that are just starting out, later on, you can pay a token to use their platform in the Pro version.

LunaPic

LunaPic is another platform that allows you to edit your pictures and add amazing effects to it. Once you are done editing, you can save to your device or share to Facebook, and other supported social media platforms. Once you upload your picture file, you can draw, add borders, adjust, filter and animate to your taste. Everything is done right on their website. You can also switch to the Desktop site version of their web page to get a full view of the tools available to you as you work.

Pixlr

Pixlr is available in mobile web editor format and in desktop edition. You don’t need to install any application on your mobile. Everything you need to do can be done right there in the web browser. You can edit and touch-up all your images with ease right from your mobile device. How convenient! Also, they have the Pixlr AI, which helps to remove background from photos in a matter of seconds.

Conclusion

In conclusion, while these tools might not edit photos flawlessly like Adobe Photoshop, they are pretty great. They are capable of doing most of the things Photoshop does. They are pretty neat Photoshop alternatives that you should try out.

 

5 Best Blogging Platforms For Developers

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5 Best Blogging Platforms For Developers

We compiled this post because, in our experience, there are blogging platforms that are really made for Devs. While some do not have any form of distraction and all those additional formating options you would find on a word processor, others are packed with options for a developer’s code. Here are 5 of the best blogging platforms for developers.

Scribbble

Scribbble is known as one of the best blogging platforms, also it is a simple writing tool. Scribbble lets you focus on writing, it gives you different options and ways to go about it. On Scribbble markdown can be used for markup, images, and code blocks. The links of your posts can be shared with other people for them to enjoy. It has a dark mode feature and loads very fast.

Medium

Medium is an online publishing platform where people can share their stories and experiences. On Medium, there is a host of articles written on a broad variety of topics. It caters to a multifarious audience from all over the world. The medium allows users to post their original ideas and viewpoints and it can also be shared with members or readers, even with the wider public.

With Medium, writers can get paid by joining the Medium Partner Program. Medium is also known for having the best tools for authors to make their stories come to life. An easy to use editor is offered by the platform and this lets writers focus on their creation rather than on formatting or editing.

Dev. to

DEV is a community of software developers getting together to help one another. It is a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers. It is also one of the best blogging platforms for developers out there. Collaboration and Networked learning are what the software industry relies on, and they create a space for that to happen. Dev is open-source.

GitHub Pages

Github is a very powerful web editor which helps user edit or even create different files right from the web browser, once the file is saved it’s the same as a commit. Github pages let you turn Github repository into an elegant website. In many cases, you don’t even have to learn HTML. If you already use Github then you can turn your repository into a website.

Jekyll

Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware static site generator, Jekyll makes it easy to create site-wide headers and footers without having to copy them across every page. It also offers some other advanced template features. Like, the Jekyll gem makes a Jekyll executable available to you in your terminal. Typically you’ll use the Jekyll server while developing locally and jekyll build when you need to generate the site for production. Jekyll is also known as one of the best blogging platforms online.

Some commands on Jekyll you should know.

Jekyll new PATH – Creates a new Jekyll site with default gem-based theme at the specified path. The directories will be created as necessary.

Jekyll new PATH –blank – Creates a new blank Jekyll site scaffold at a specified path.

Jekyll builds or Jekyll b – Performs a one-off build your site to ./_site (by default).

Jekyll serves or Jekyll s – Builds your site any time a source file changes and serves it locally.

Jekyll clean – Removes all generated files: destination folder, metadata file, Sass, and Jekyll caches.

Jekyll help – Shows help, optionally for a given subcommand, e.g. Jekyll help build.

Jekyll new-theme – Creates a new Jekyll theme scaffold.

Jekyll doctor – Outputs any deprecation or configuration issues.

5 Websites For Tracking COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Before Travelling

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5 Websites For Tracking COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Before Travelling
In 2020, the world changed a lot. Lots of things that we were able to do so freely in the past, prior to 2020 have now been restricted. COVID-19 is yet to have a cure yet but there are vaccines that have been released for public use. Scientists and medical professionals are working ceaselessly to find a permanent cure to the rapidly mutating virus.
We dare say that the travelling industry especially via air, is one of the economies that were hit the most by the effects of COVID-19 restrictions. Even till now, some countries are out of bound to citizens of other countries. Some particular countries are simply not safe to travel to right now. Some countries have a high incidence of COVID-19 cases than others. And because of the mode of transmission of COVID-19 and how fragile it is, it is best to steer clear of high-risk regions of the world to curb the spread of the disease.

5 Websites For Tracking COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Before Travelling

So, having said all these, people are definitely fed up of staying at home and working from home. People want to travel for different reasons whether for business purposes or personal reasons. How does the average person know which countries are restricted for travelling and how can one track the updates? Well, if this is your problem, thankfully this article provides some good answers to your questions. You can definitely track COVID-19 travel restrictions! It is totally possible. Thanks to technology and the creativity of web gurus. The 5 websites recommended below are perfect tools for you to plan your trips during this COVID-19 time.

If any of these websites do not load on your browser, please turn off your AdBlocker, as it could be the problem.

1. COVID Travel Planner by Headout

The Covid Travel Planner, created and managed by Headout, exists to help travellers find their next destination by helping them stay on top of the fluid patchwork of quarantine rules, health protocols, reopening status, and travel restrictions around the globe.

Created by the company Headout, this COVID travel planner is your best pal when it comes to tracking of travel restrictions. On their home page, you will be asked to select where you are travelling from and also where your destination is. Once you have chosen these, click enter. After that, you will be rewarded with up-to-date information about the country destination and its restrictions and how it affects you. You can also subscribe to their email notifications to get alerts in your email when there has been a change to the rules for the countries that you selected. You can also view in details, the travel restrictions of each country on their website, if you choose to read it. Countries are divided into the Partial Restrictions category, Complete Restrictions and No Restrictions. Information on this website/tool is updated on a daily basis.

2. COVID Controls

Covid Controls is a Covid-19 dashboard made specifically for travellers. It has everything you need to know before planning an international trip. It has been featured in WSJ, CNBC, Telegraph, CNET, Forbes and major publications in 5 different languages.

It is an amazing website that will aid you in tracking the countries with COVID-19 restrictions. Right there on their website, you can search for whichever country you want to investigate and instantly, search results will be readily displayed to you about latest COVID-19 updates for that particular country. They also give a total count of the number of countries that are open to tourists presently.

3.TripsGuard

TripsGuard provides international travellers with updated COVID-19 travel restrictions about more than 80 countries worldwide – to plan their next trip safely.

On TripsGuard, you can plan your travels with the information placed on the website. Simply enter information about where you are travelling to or the specific country you are travelling to and you will be informed if you can visit the place based on where you are travelling from and other factors. They also have a full list of countries open, partially opened and closed to tourists. For some particular US states, information is also provided.

4. Covid Entry Check

TruTrip has built this easy to use tool to enable you to check the permitted travel routes and entry requirements for your journey.

The basic work of this well-designed website is to tell you if you can travel or not. It decides for you based on where you are travelling from, and where your destination is. This website has been featured in The Washington Post, Mashable, TripZilla etc. The website helps you to identify the COVID-19 hot zones in the world and the safe green zones as well.

5. Your Departure

Your Departure provides personalised COVID travel alerts to help you plan confidently and getaway during this pandemic. We learn your preferences and provide travel information and deals that are relevant to you.

This website is another incredibly useful one that we must not leave out. It has COVID-19 latest information that allows you to plan effectively, it is entirely free to join and use, the website is personalized for inspiration to users.

Refer Businesses and Earn On Wallets Africa

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Refer Businesses and Earn On Wallets Africa

You can now Refer businesses and Earn on Wallets Africa!

#Reblogged from Wallets Africa

“While this referral feature is open to both businesses and customers, you only get a bonus when you refer a new business. We’re working to ensure that this cuts round to the consumer product as well and once that happens we’ll let you know.

How to Refer Businesses and Earn On Wallets Africa

You can send this to your friends who run businesses startups and the likes and once they (the business) upload all their incorporation documents and makes their first deposit, you get your referral bonus of N500.

Now, it’s easier for you to get some loose cash from us while telling your friends about us.

How Does This Work?

It’s pretty easy.

  1. Log in to your mobile app
  2. Go to more and click on ‘referrals’
  3. There you’ll find your code which you can share with businesses to sign up.
  4. The business can sign up and add your code

Once the business signs up and uploads their incorporation document as well as makes a deposit, you get your bonus. Simple and straight!

Here is my referral code by the way: walletmagoke73

Common Questions

Is there a limit on the number of businesses I can invite?

Nope. You can invite as much people as you can. The only underlying rule is that they have to upload their incorporation documents and make a deposit.

Who can I invite to use this product?

Our business product is a transacting solution for the modern-day entrepreneur. So anyone you know who runs a business is a good fit — whether they have a small or medium scale business, a startup or a large scale business.

I invited a business and I haven’t gotten my bonus. What happened?

The only situation where this happens is if the business hasn’t performed an action. When businesses sign up, they’re supposed to upload their incorporation document and make a deposit. In the unlikely case that either of this doesn’t happen, you don’t get a bonus.

Can I invite consumers?

Yes, you can. However, at the moment, you don’t get incentivized when you do that.

Cool right? If you have any questions concerning this new feature or anything generally, please feel free to reach out via Twitter, join our Telegram Group or send a WhatsApp message to +2349067983726.”

80+ Tech Trends From 2021 by Spacecadet

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80+ Tech Trends From 2021 by Spacecadet

For some time now, Spacecadet has been sharing Tech Trends for every upcoming year and I found the one shared in 2019 interesting. While It might not have predicted every single trend, most of the predictions came to pass. So, I thought it would be nice to share the most recent one with you guys.

80+ Tech Trends From 2021 by Spacecadet

The Tech Trends from 2021 came out today, and It looks fascinating. Although, I found some things odd too. I mean, human IPO is becoming a thing? You can buy human shares. Well, hello High Blood Pressure.

Anyways, according to Daniel Eckler, Tech Trends from 2021 is your north star for what’s next. There are trends in AI, VR, 4D Printing, AI Warfare, Digital DNA, Fake News as a Service, Immortality, Splinternet, TikTok Takeover, Zoom Towns and many more.

Click here to see the Tech Trends
You can also get the PDF here

Recommended: 5 Places to Find Augmented and Virtual Reality Jobs

5 Places to Find Augmented and Virtual Reality Jobs

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5 Places to Find Augmented and Virtual Reality Jobs
There is no doubt about one thing. This 21st century is the age where engineers, designers and programmers are never going to be out of job options. The tech industry is rapidly growing not only in the U.S.A but all over the world in general. We are witnessing major and outstanding improvements as well as innovations. This means that there are some types of jobs that exist now, that never existed just 50 – 100 years ago. Times have changed and the tech world is improving very fast.

5 Places to Find Augmented and Virtual Reality Jobs

If you are a software engineer that can code/build in virtual or augmented reality, then you should know you’re a hot cake. Companies, especially tech giants like Google, Apple, etc., are hiring people with these skills massively. If you are skilled in building these, there are places on the internet where jobs for AR/VR are posted. And we will be mentioning a number of those job boards here in this article, specifically five of them.
Facebook has been investing heavily in Virtual and Augmented Reality, and so is Apple and Google as well. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook shared his thoughts on AR and VR. He thinks that there will be a major AR breakthrough in the next decade. And we honestly agree with him. So, without further word mincing, let’s get to why you’re here. Below are 5 places where you can find augmented and virtual reality jobs on the World Wide Web.

Hire.Ar

Hire.ar is a great place to find next-level augmented reality jobs on the internet. On Hire, you can discover new Augmented reality jobs, Virtual reality jobs, MR and XR jobs, all on their platform. You can also subscribe to their newsletter to get new job alerts in your preferred field. On Hire.ar, job placements for Software Developer, UX Designer, Optical engineer, Back-End developer, 3D artist, and other related jobs are all posted on the platform. Hire’s aim is to be a trusted source for Augmented reality jobs on the web.

Remoteok.io

Officially called Remote, this website is a great option for finding Virtual Reality jobs. On Remote, you can post a job or get hired for a job in Virtual Reality. Job posts looking for 3D developers, game developers, software engineers, Network programmer, etc., are all abound on Remote. You can also subscribe to get email notifications of new job alerts.

Upwork Vr

Upwork VR development jobs are also great places to start for finding VR or AR jobs. Upwork VR is trusted by big tech companies like Microsoft, Airbnb, and others. You can also browse jobs based on most relevant, or newest jobs posted. Upwork is a very popular freelancing platform where skilled people can apply for jobs and work remotely wherever they are in the world. Whether you are a game developer, VR developer, 3D Unity developer or a videographer, you will find jobs posted to fit your passion for Virtual and Augmented reality.

Glassdoor

Glassdoor is a job board website where you can search for VR developer jobs and apply for them. You can filter your search for a particular job you are looking to apply for, or even create alerts for when new jobs are posted for your job interest. On Glassdoor, new job positions are posted for roles like UX developers, Web developer, Mobile Developer, Python developer, Full stack developer, etc. All these are in the VR and AR field and you can apply for them if you have the skills on Glassdoor.

Indeed

Indeed is a great job board for you as a skilled tech person. They usually have VR and AR jobs posted regularly on the job platform and you can subscribe to get new job alerts in the Virtual and Augmented Reality jobs. All you need is an Indeed profile and you can start browsing available jobs in the industry.

Bonus

Oculus

Oculus believes that Virtual Reality will change the world in a big way. The Oculus team is associated with Facebook and they regularly add new members to their team to increase the potential of VR in the Universe. They have jobs in VR on the Oculus website that range from Research to Design and User Experience to Software Engineering to Social VR and so on.

The Best 3 Apps to Spice Up Your Next Date

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The Best 3 Apps to Spice Up Your Next Date

Many couples will tell you that it is so damn hard to keep a relationship in this day and age we are present in. In order to make sure that both parties are on the same page in the relationship, the couple has to put in effort into the relationship. Sometimes they want to spice things up so they go on date nights. Many couples keep testifying to the power of Date Nights.

You might think, “is a date night really that special enough?” Can a date night (a mere one at that), really keep a relationship? Well, the answer is, “yes, it can”. Date nights help to bring dead relationships back to life. They are very important rituals that all couples in a relationship should try to practice. People have attested that date nights have been the lifesavers in their own relationships.

The Best 3 Apps to Spice Up Your Next Date

So, if you would like to have a date night of your own, look no further. This article presents you with 3 useful apps for you to use to spice up your next date. If you are a couple that has always had date nights and you want to add something new to keep things interesting, then these apps are for you. Let’s check these 3 apps out and get your date all spiced!

Date Night Questions

This is a website that helps with so many date night questions that you will be so happy you stumbled on our recommendation. You can choose the type of date night question you want whether for holidays, for your friends or questions exclusively crafted for lovers. The questions crafted for lovers are very flirty, romantic and deep. You will love them. They regularly and routinely add new questions for date nights to their database. Who would have thought that such a helpful website for date nights would exist? How cool. How to use their website? Just select the deck you want and get started. There are decks for friends and another for lovers. You choose

DateTime

Date Time is an app that is so handy in situations like romantic date nights. This tool exists in app format whether you are using an Android phone or an iPhone. The app is very light to download and won’t take up too much space on your device. You don’t have to run out of things to say during a  date. You do not have to talk about the same topics over and over again. With this incredibly useful Date Time app, you can easily overcome that awkward silence that sometimes happens during dates. It’s pretty normal to run out of questions sometimes on a date. But you don’t have to put yourself through that uncomfortable situation, do you? All you need is an app like Date Night which automatically generates random date questions for you to ask your date. So, say bye to awkwardness and uncomfortable silences during dates. Available on Android and iPhone

The Pattern

The Pattern is another wonderful solution that is out to rescue you on date nights, thankfully. In order to use The Pattern, you need to download it either on Google Playstore or on Apple Appstore. The Pattern not only gives you deep insights into your personality traits and also provides incredible insights into some cycles that you might be feeling at certain times, and you can also get unique insights about your compatibility with your romantic interests. The Pattern is a very unique way of making authentic connections and allows you to go deeper with your connections. This means that for your date night, you utilize the power of The Pattern to find about how to best connect with your date and foster deeper connections in real life.

Conclusion

These 3 apps that we recommended above are the best options to spice up your date night in a meaningful way. All you need to do is to visit the links of your preferred options and get started. Date nights are supposed to be special and a memorable experience for both parties and you can do your part to make the date as beautiful as ever with the 3 tools given above.

5 Places to Learn and Practice UI/UX Design

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5 Places to Learn and Practice UI/UX Design

User Interface Design and User Experience design are two very different things but they are both interconnected. User interface design is the design of interfaces for computers and machines. UI/UX designers are heavily involved in the design process for gadgets. These designers design and create user-friendly interfaces for users that would have otherwise found it hard to understand the complex technical product.

The Differences Between UI and UX

UX is different from UI. UX is fully known as User Experience and it is the type of design that optimizes a user’s experience while using/interacting with a product or service on computers. While UI is constituted of all the elements of a product, service or app, that users interact with. They are quite different as you can see.

5 Places to Learn and Practice UI/UX Design

So, having outlined the differences between UI and UX, let’s look at the main theme of this article, shall we? You want to learn UI and UX design, but you don’t know where to begin your journey. This article will outline 5 (plus a bonus one), places on the internet or websites where you can learn UI/UX design and also practice or sharpen your skills. Yes, these places exist on the world wide web. So, let’s see them, shall we?

Uxcel.com

Uxcel is your sure go-to if you want to build your design skills very fast. Because design is everywhere we look in the world nowadays, whether offline or online, you can join the team of design experts and succeed in this design-centric world with the help of Uxcel.

The good thing about Uxcel is that you can start entirely for free. The learning experience with Uxcel is simple, fun and highly focused on what you need to get the UI/UX skills you need. You get to learn about typography, principles of UI design, colour theory, and more. We definitely recommend Uxcel as a great place to start your design learning process. To use Uxcel is not entirely free, but you can start for free at first then switch to Premium packages later.

uicoach.io

UI Coach is a UI design challenge generator that helps you to generate UI design challenges that include project ideas, colour palettes, font pairings, illustrations etc. All you need to do is visit their website to generate a challenge and start practising. This website allows you to become a UI designer at your own pace. The project ideas that will be generated will resemble real-life project works. And we all know that the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty. That is, by practising consistently.

Springboard

Springboard is a good option for you to learn UI/UX design. There, they will teach you both UI and UX and all the necessary skills you need to land a designer job. According to Springboard’s report, UI/UX design jobs are among the fastest-growing jobs in the past year.

In order to learn UI/UX design with Springboard, you don’t need to have a design background. All you need is a good eye for visual design and the ability to put yourself in the user’s shoes. You also do not need to quit your job and the platform is very flexible for learners. Springboard has a personalized learning system where students get mentored one-on-one every week of learning by an expert UI/UX mentor. You can also get coached by a dedicated career coach on a one-on-one basis.

UX Planet

UX Planet is your one-stop website resource for learning anything related to User Experience. They also publish very helpful articles on their website to read in order to learn more about the whole design process. There, UI/UX designers share write about their experience in the design world and share tips to others on how to get there.

Udemy

If you are familiar with learning courses online, then you have probably heard of Udemy. Udemy is a highly rated website for taking courses on subjects of interest digitally. They are a top-notch option for learning online or on the internet. Now, when it comes to learning UI/UX design, Udemy has you covered. Their UI/UX design courses are well tailored for students to learn design expertly. Though the courses cost some dollars, they are still precious places to get trained to be a UI/UX designer.

Recommended: 5 Places to Find Expensive Udemy Courses for Free

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Youtube

Yeah, YouTube is the ultimate platform where there are tons and tons of videos on basically everything on this earth. And that is not excluding UI/UX design as well. All you need to do is search for “UI/UX” and you’ll find YouTubers who are experts in design. With YouTube, the pace and rate of your learning depend entirely on you.

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4 Trusted Piggyvest Alternatives For Investing

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4 Trusted Piggyvest Alternatives For Investing

Piggyvest is an online savings platform that allows you to save and invest, basically. Piggyvest has a large customer base of loyal users that trust the platform. The platform allows users to save towards a purpose and get interests while saving/investing.

Piggyvest is really worth the hype among Nigerian users because there are so many advantages to using their app whether on Android or on an iPhone. First of all, their level of security is unmatched. The platform is made secure by 256 bits of SSL security encryption and this means that all your personal information and bank data will be 100% secure from hacks and fraud. You could also build your savings through the automated savings, the fixed savings, the goal-oriented savings option, flexible savings or even Dollar savings.

5 Trusted Piggyvest Alternatives For Investing

Are there other options like Piggyvest again in the Nigerian online banking sphere? Well, we are happy to break it to you because, yes, there are! In fact, We have 5 trusted and tested Piggyvest alternatives for investing in naira or dollars. Shall we show you? Let’s see them.

Cowrywise

Cowrywise is an online banking platform for Nigerians that is very similar in function to Piggyvest. It is a very good alternative to Piggyvest because they have a solid blueprint that you can follow to plan, save or invest. Cowrywise offers you three legit steps you should follow to financial freedom. They are: Planning your future ahead, saving money aggressively, and finally investing your money. Cowrywise allows you to do all these for free.

You can get the Cowrywise app on Google Play Store for Android users or you can download the Cowrywise app from Appstore for iPhone users. To start saving and investing with Cowrywise, all you need to do is to create an account first by signing up, then you add a payment method (debit card, bank account, etc.) to set up your plan, then you invest some amount into any of Cowrywise’ investment plans and watch your investment yield returns.

Cowrywise has top-notch security just like Piggyvest has, so no worries about fraud and hacks. Your information and online banking data are very safe.

Alat by Wema

Alat is an online banking platform for Nigerians on which people can save money, take loans, invest their money for more returns etc. Alat is a very good alternative to Piggyvest that we recommend highly. With Alat, you can plan on how you want to spend your money, split payments with friends when you hangout, and save money for the future with ease.

To open an account with Alat is very easy. All you need is your mobile phone or computer, your phone number and your BVN. There is absolutely no paperwork required to open an Alat account and the entire process can be done and completed online / digitally. When you save up for a long time, you will get 10% interest on your savings annually. Also, you can get instant loans very easily. Also, you can use your ALAT card to make international/dollar payments!

InvestBamboo

Bamboo is an international banking platform that you can also use as a Nigerian to buy stocks and shares. To start investing with Bamboo, you need to provide relevant information during the signup process like your country of residence, your full name, your gender, your date of birth, email address, etc. Your BVN will also be requested for you. Once you have provided the necessary information, you can then proceed to saving and investing on the platform. We explained how Bamboo works and everything you need here

Risevest

We absolutely recommend that you Risevest. No matter the country you live in in the world, you can invest with Risevest. Risevest connects you to US investments that earn returns in dollars. You can start investing as a Nigerian with as low as $10! The investments are dollar-denominated. All you have to do is to get the app on Google Play Store or Apple Store.

Recommendation: How to Make Money With Risevest

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