Let’s take Lagos delivery for instance; you can deliver goods anywhere in Lagos at the cost of #200. But a typical delivery in Lagos cost #500 and logistic outfit charges more. For a start you can charge #500 as a flat rate for any location. Since you will be delivering in volume the cost can be spread out.


But as the number of customer increases you can then set different charges according to locations.


PROFITS IN LOGISTICS BUSINESS


Assuming you have about 10 businesses that uses your service and each sales 100 items averagely in a month. This means in a month you will have 1,000 deliveries. If you enter agreement with the companies to charge #400 for 1kg of item to deliver around Lagos or your location, in a month you will realize #400,000 for 1,000 items delivered.


By the time you deduct expenses like; fuel, recharge cards, engine oil, salary, bike maintenance maybe plus miscellaneous you will have about #200,000 as a take home pay for a month.


LOGISTICS COMPANY IN NIGERIA


  • JonKelly Logistics Limited
  • Simplified Corporate Logistics
  • Fromix Logistics
  • GIG Logistics
  • Max Logistics


CHALLENGES OF LOGISTICS BUSINESS


Factors that affects e-commerce deliveries are:


  • People make orders for what they don’t want or change their minds about it. And will refuse to pick your calls when you have reach their location. Thereby wasting your time and fuel money.


  • Some customers have attitudes, they will tell you the item you brought is not the same with what the saw online. As because of that you can’t claim your money because they wouldn’t pay.


  • Unnecessary delays from some of the clients when you go for deliveries. And you will end up delivery less than your target for the day.


MARKETING


Advertise your logistics business both online and offline. Look for ways to get to online merchants and individuals that sell products on social media platforms.

Reach out to companies, agencies and businesses that will require your services. Some of those outfits include; Kaymu, Dealdey, Konga and online food vendors, where merchants are allowed to self fulfil.


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