After food consumption, next to it is mobile subscription. Meaning that mobile subscription has become a formidable part of the people. In this article you are going to learn everything about recharge card PRINTING and data business in Nigeria
Everybody eats and everybody needs mobile phone to survive in this world where the world market is no longer in America but in your phone
. It is surprising to note that ,in some people’s scale of preference, Mobile subscription comes first even before food/feeding.
Sounds funny right ?
“`But that’s the truth ..“`
Some people will rather use their last 500 Naira to buy recharge cards or data than purchase food.
Statistics shows that as at January 2023 there were 222.5 million telephone subscribers in Nigeria
MTN topped the list with subscription of over 123 million subscribers, followed by GLO and Airtel.
Remember, there are four major mobile network providers in Nigeria: MTN,Globacom,Airtel, and 9Mobile.
MOBILE DATA BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
There were 122.5 million internet users in Nigeria in January 2023.
As at of the end of 2022 the average monthly mobile data usage per smartphone was 4.7 GB & is expected to increase to at least 5gb.
This is to let you know how endless & big the market is .
In recharge card business everybody is your customer including your enemies.
Before we go into the main point,
WHY DO PEOPLE PREFER TO BUY RECHARGE CARD RATHER THAN BUYING BUYING WITH THEIR BANK APP?
For some reasons, some people don’t like to recharge their phones using Bank Apps or USSD method but wouldn’t mind going 100 meters in search of physical Recharge card .
Below could be some of the reasons
- People believe that recharge EPINs from Banks don’t last. This arguably could be true considering their exorbitant prices on Mobile data .
Data sold on Agent Apps for like 350 are sold on Bank platforms for like 1000 Naira . You could experiment this yourself
- 2. Not everybody uses bank account and some that have do not regularly fund it
Remember, you need money in your account to enable you buy data
3. A lot Nigerians are not tech savvy. Anything that involves technical knowledge appears too high to be handled .
TOOLS FOR RECHARGE CARD PRINTING BUSINESS
To start a profitable recharge card printing business in Nigeria you need the following:
1. PHONE: in this jet age,simple smartphones can do 5 times of what a good laptops can do .
You need phone to access EPINS and more
2. PRINTER : this comes in different forms
2a. MACRO P RINTER ( usually HP printers such as HP LASER JET P1102 )
This printer is about a one hundred thousand Naira ( N100,000 ) or more now .
This type is completely manual( no wifi or Bluetooth connections you connect through a cable to a laptop) and it prints mainly black and white, but there are higher versions .
Such office jet pro 8620,8025 and many more
2b: MINI PRINTER: this printer is what many people are using now for recharge card Printing business.
It prints recharge card and receipts with ease. It’s handy & equally cheap . It is called MINI BLUETOOTH PRINTER or Mobile Printer because you could print any EPIN no matter the size just by connect it to your phone .
I sell this printer and can waybill to any part of Nigeria . You can contact me on 08060777979
The original one is 40,000
You can click the YouTube link below to see where I made a video on how to set up this printer
- BLUETHOOT THERMAL PRINTER APP : This App links your phone with the physical Mini Bluetooth printer.
you can download this app from the Google play store to link your phone and the printer & it is completely free. To download this App , HERE to download the app
- PAPER : there are two kinds of’ papers depending on the printer you are using , one is called A4 PAPER and it’s for big printers. It is contains about 500 pieces in a pack and currently may be up to ten thousand Naira depending on the area .
Another kind of PAPER is called THERMAL PAPER and mainly for the small Bluetooth Printer and POS machines,If bought in bulk, price should be about 100 Naira for one .
- NETWORK : you need good network, data for recharge card Printing business. To connect & get EPINS you need mobile network, so ,this is important in recharge printing business.
6. EPINS : this is one of the most important aspect of recharge card Printing business.
It’s these EPINS that people dial to be able to subscribe. There are 100,200, 500 recharge EPINs ,.These EPINs are the things you buy and sell to customers.
DIFFERENT METHODS OF RECHARGE CARD PRINTING
There are different methods for RECHARGE CARD PRINTING but I will sum them up into two .
- Old method.
- New Method
1. Old method: Even though it’s old method ,some persons still use this method now.
Old method is good & it has lasted for years but it is rigorous & time consuming .
For the old method, you need the following:
E-PIN DEALERS, SOFTWARE & PRINTERS .
EPIN Dealers are companies that intermediate between network providers & recharge card wholesalers/ retailers/dealers . These people are licensed to sell E-PINS. These requires huge amounts. To print these PINS.
You need what is Called software
software is used to convert these codes into usable PINS of all network.
TYPES OF RECHARGE CARD PRINTING SOFTWARE
There are two types of Software
Universal and limited software.
With Universal Software ,you can print recharge card of all denomination or network.
While limited software is used for a particular network.
However, these Software are not free.
MODERN METHOD OF PRINTING
Modern printing requires Apps. & some of the features of old method are integrated in the Apps . Technology is gradually changing everything. Most business activities are now automated especially online, thereby saving us so much time and cost .The modern pattern doesn’t require all the aforementioned rigorous procedures aforementioned, with just a click of an app you can Customise recharge cards Printing in your name or business name and even print faster .
In the course of this , I browsed the internet to see APPS that one can Print recharge EPINs or data EPINs from but they were all requesting for money to be upgraded except one called KING OF DATA.
WHY KING OF DATA APP
King of data App appears to be the best amongst these mobile agent data Apps because the app allows you to register for free and print recharge EPINs without paying a dime for subscription
King of data allows users to print at the company price meaning, he has given all his profit to users of the app.
Apart from recharge business , King of data can be used to make money in other areas , you can use it to print Data EPINs , DSTV, GOTV Subscription, Buy and sell Exam PINS such as Jamb, WAEC,NECO and even electricity token
To download king of data app , click here
Or you could use the website to do same thing https://kingofdata.com.ng
To watch the video on how to print recharge PINS on KING OF DATA CLICK HERE
To watch how to install the Bluetooth mobile app printer , watch the video below
IS RECHARGE CARD AND DATA PRINTING BUSINESS PROFITABLE ?
This is one common question people ask .
First of all , let begin by saying that most business that easily make people billionaire are those that their profit come in like 50 kobo to 5 Naira not all those ones that make you millions at a time and may never come back in a long while.
The power of making mega money from recharge card is the short margin and quantity sold .
Most times , people think recharge card printing business is not lucrative , purchase price forr 100 naira recharge card is 98 Naira and they consider paper and effort but the truth is , recharge cards now are sold for 103 to 105 to retailers and they sell at 110 or 120. A market research I conducted just days ago shows that people are buying 100 recharge card in my town for 120 Naira .
Now imagine that the EPINs you bought for 98 Naira you now sell at 104 Naira , you will making 6 Naira Per EPIN but let’s consider paper and other cost and make it 5 Naira , you will be making mega money . assuming you printed only 10,000 E-PINS, multiplied by 5 that will amount to 50,000 Naira . Imagine making it 50,000 EPINs that will amount to 250,000. This is huge .
But you know what , Mobile Data PINs give far more profit than recharge card printing business . The Mobile data EPINs you bought for 120 could be sold 300 Naira . so in doing recharge card printing business , you must combine it with Mobile Data Business .
HOW MUCH WILL I USE TO START RECHARGE CARD/DATA PRINTING BUSINESS
This is one the most recurring question in my online training on Recharge card business
The truth is , no amount is too small or too big .
From experience , sixty thousand Naira can start you recharge card/data printing business
HOW DO I FIND CUSTOMERS FOR MY RECHARGE CARD /DATA PRINTING BUSINESS ?
Like we stated above , everybody is your customer. For data, you can sell anywhere online and offline. You can sell to contacts on your Whatsapp or Facebook.
From professional observation , while recharge card sells everywhere, it sells more in rural areas. Your prospective customers could be more in rural areas than urban areas .
My name is Okpara ijezie kingsley .
For enquiries , you could reach out to me on 08060777979
Wishing you the very best in this business
