Thank Tim Burners-Lee and others for the World Wide Web. 

In those miserable days, to connect with friends, shop, study, or watch a movie, we needed to leave the house and in some cases travel.

But not anymore. Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, JUMIA, Yabadoo are here.

What’s worse? If not for the internet, careers in Cameroon like mine will never have existed. 

If not for these 11 smart guys, the level of unemployment in Cameroon to me would have been worse than the projected 3.90 percent in 2020.

Some 6 Careers in Cameroon that Exist Today Thanks to Internet

Digital Marketers

Top on my list is digital marketers. Not because it is the most important career path but because it concerns me. 

The number of careers in Cameroon you can now follow thanks to digital marketing are growing by the day.

Very common in this field among big companies is the job of Community Manager.

Common titles most talked about by enthusiasts in the field are SEO Specialists.

Others less known but important are content marketers, copywriters, lead generation specialists. The list goes on. 

The bottom line. The majority of freelance marketing consulting services offered in the past few years has been thanks to the internet.

To get more insights about digital marketing in Cameroon, read also:

My 5-year digital marketing predictions for Cameroon (2022-2026).

7 skills you must have in 2022 to land a digital marketing job in Cameroon.

Learn more about our digital marketing program.

Web Developers

These are the guys who work at the frontend and backend of what you see when you’re browsing the internet.

Some people refer to them as web designers. But they are more advanced than web designers. 

Anyway, before the internet both had no place. Talking about careers in Cameroon in the internet age, web development stays on top.

See 7 unbiased reasons for studying full-stack web development at Seven Advanced Academy.

Are you from a non-computer sciences background but wishes to study web development, learn in this post.

See more about our Full-stack Web Development Program.

App Developers

The total number of active mobile internet users in Cameroon is estimated at 5.79 million (2019).

And because these mobile users reach the internet through apps, Google Play Store is a term Cameroonians have become very familiar with. 

Consequently, mobile application development has become more of a stable career in Cameroon thanks to the internet.

If you’re planning on developing a mobile app in Cameroon, verify if it falls within these 7 categories.

See also 6 things Akah Harvey wishes you know before starting out as an App Developer in Cameroon.

Learn more about our Android App Development Program.

Cloud and Software Engineers

Businesses always want to reduce costs. Because they have to stay competitive.

Thanks to the internet and cloud computing, small businesses can now spend less on infrastructure, storage, and software.

To enjoy these benefits, however, they need the expertise of software engineers, software architects, cloud engineers, data engineers. The list goes on.

None of these career paths in Cameroon would have been possible except with the coming of the internet.

Ask more information about our Cloud Computing Training on WhatsApp.

Cyber security

With the internet came exposure. With exposure comes threats. Of recent, almost 2 million Facebook accounts were hacked in Cameroon. Use these two tools to verify if you were Facebooked.

Today, we talk of security analysts, architects, engineers in Cameroon. Without the dark side of the internet, we’ll not be talking about internet security. 

See the 9 questions you must ask before deciding to study cyber security in any school in Cameroon.

Register and attend any of our free First Look classes organized in partnership with EC-Council specialists.

Learn more about our Cyber Security Training.

Bloggers | Influencers

Mass media is for the big and mighty. Today, the internet has democratized media.

Anyone can run a blog from home and compete with established media houses.

You can even run a TV channel on YouTube and reach thousands of Cameroonians just like your local TV station.

What about on-demand online radios called podcasts. In the near future, we’ll start hearing about our own podcasters.

All these careers in Cameroon would not have existed without the internet. 

You may also like to know more about the 5 hottest industries for digital startup ideas in Cameroon.

How Seven Advanced Academy Promotes Internet Careers in Cameroon

Our CEO, Mrs. Estelle Yomba is Senior Technical Program Manager at Google (Cloud Compute Engine). 

She understands where our economy is going and what we as Cameroonians need to do collectively and individually to contribute.

That’s why she created Seven Advanced Academy and equipped it with professional instructors and standard labs to guarantee quality education that will help you compete at an international level after your studies.

Chat on WhatsApp to get more information about our training programs.

DVD, game and video rental industry is the fastest dying industry in the world.

If you are thinking of making a career or creating a business in that industry, let’s hope you’re thinking like the founders of MTN’s app Yabadoo.

Number two on the list of fastest dying industries in the world is Library and Archive.

These days, whatever people want to read, they ask Google on their smartphone. The only problem. There is really no local content on the internet except for entertainment and celebrity news websites. That’s why you need skills in content marketing.

What about those Yellow Pages? I’m talking about those printed directories which were published every year, listing companies and their addresses. They have been replaced by their online cousins like Google My Business.

To complete this dying list, Business Insider includes photo studios, newspaper publishing, telephone apparatus manufacturing, sound and recording studios, book stores, stationery product manufacturing; textile and fabric finishing.

However, in this post, we want to talk about the hottest industries for today’s Cameroonian entrepreneurs who want to disrupt.

5 Most Seductive Industries For Cameroon Digital Startups 

1. E-commerce – a growing market with niche opportunities for Cameroonian aspiring entrepreneurs

Believe or not. Cameroonians are getting accustomed to buying stuff online even though e-commerce giant JUMIA has not been able to turn in profit.

Thanks to e-commerce giants like Amazon and COVID-19, consumers have got used to the convenience of online shopping. All it takes is a click or a tap, and you can get anything delivered.

As mobile money and mobile wallets continue to grow, coupled with the fact that Cameroonians have begun to trust online retailers, it’s becoming harder and harder to find someone who has never considered buying something online. 

This is good news for Cameroonian entrepreneurs harboring product ideas.

For aspiring entrepreneurs, It’s true the global e-commerce market is super competitive. That’s the more reason you should never try to outrun the big guys.

Find a niche to specialize in! If you nail the product-market fit, you’ll be on the right track to building an e-commerce empire.

2. FinTech – a tech trend that’s come to stay in Cameroon 

Throughout the world, FinTech (or Financial Technology) has been a hot startup industry for years. In Cameroon, FinTech was born out of frustration. 

According to the 2017 FinScope survey, just 10% of Cameroonians had a bank account while 36% are financially excluded.

On the other hand, 48% of Cameroonians use other non-bank formal products and services like Mobile Money.

Factors like this have lead to the growth of different kinds of Fintech companies:

Lending

Fintech companies in the lending industry simplify the way by which people borrow money. In the past, people turned to banks or credit unions to obtain loans. Today, fintech companies can offer this service online. 

Payments

There are various Payment Aggregators in Cameroon. A good example is PayUnit. With PayUnit, you can accept MTN Mobile Money, Orange Mobile Money, Express Exchange Mobile Money, YUP, Master/VISA, PayPal on your website or app. All this thanks to a simple merchant account that takes less than 5 minutes to set up.

International Money Transfers

In Cameroon, you’ll agree with me. The diaspora has a huge role in our economy. Just about every family has a brother or sister abroad. Sending money back home is something we can’t live without. 

Personal Finance

Traditionally, people need to talk to financial advisors in banks to get personal finance advice. 

Today, many commercially available apps can offer advice and help with budgeting.

Equity Financing

Fintech companies in this sector make it easy for business owners to raise money. Some of them connect accredited investors with vetted startups. Others use crowdfunding models and allow anyone to invest in new businesses. In sum, they simplify the business fundraising process.

Insurance

Fintech companies are also venturing into the insurance market, but they mostly focus on distribution. They use apps to reach customers that don’t have insurance coverage. As such, they let people who want to borrow a friend’s car to buy insurance for just a few hours. But since insurance is a highly regulated sector, organizations in this category typically partner with traditional insurance companies.

3. Cyber security – an essential element for Cameroon’s digital economy

It’s true that the “Next Billion Users” don’t really care about their privacy as people in the developed world, cyber security remains a big issue.

The more time we spend online, the more we’re exposing ourselves to data breaches and violations of our digital privacy.

For companies, this threat is ever growing.

Here are a few starts that makes you want to think as an entrepreneur:

• There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds.
• 300,000 new malware is created every day.
• 15% of breaches involve Healthcare organizations, 10% in the Financial industry and 16% in the Public Sector.
• According to Dataprotect, Sub-Saharan African Banks are particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks.
• The average cost of data breaches was estimated at $150 million in 2020.
• The banking industry incurred the most cybercrime costs in 2018 at $18.3 million.
• By the end of 2020, security services are expected to account for 50% of cybersecurity budgets.
• 50% of large enterprises (with over 10,000 employees) are spending $1 million or more annually on security, with 43% spending $250,000.
• Multi-factor authentication and encryption are the biggest hacker obstacles. And this is just the tip of what’s going on in this industry.

This state of affairs creates endless opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to bet on cybersecurity and data protection as a business.

For aspiring entrepreneurs, sure, starting a cybersecurity company is not easy. You probably can’t do it 100% online, from home. But you can start by offering consultancy services to local companies, for example, running tests, updating their systems, and just educating them about cybersecurity best practices. Then, as you grow your team, you’ll be able to cover even more ground. 

4. FoodTech – From supply chain management, food safety, delivery processes, order management and even the cooking itself, there are plenty of areas to be disrupted in Cameroon.

I’m assuming you read the news.

Tech team comprising a telecoms engineer, certified machine learning engineer, software developer, crop pathologist and two agronomists launched Agrix Tech, a Yaoundé-based startup which has been rolling out it’s platform across Africa since Jan. 2020.

Their technology helps detect plant diseases and offers both chemical and physical treatment as well as prevention measures.

Their service is timely as African farmers lose an estimated 49% of expected total crop yield per annum – the highest in the world – according to the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International.

But, that’s not where FoodTech ends.

From supply chain management, food safety, delivery processes, order management and even the cooking itself, there are plenty of areas to be disrupted.

For aspiring Cameroonian entrepreneurs, this is another opportunity to grasp. 

5. EdTech – a solution to worldwide problems 

If education is something that you’re particularly passionate about, EdTech – or Educational Technology – may just be the startup industry for you.

It’s a lucrative industry, with global investments reaching a staggering 16.3 billion USD in 2018. 

Just think how many students and teachers you could help by coming up with a disruptive idea and carrying it through. We need so many new solutions for integrating learning with our digital lives, automating processes, making learning more accessible via online courses and training, and so on. 

Startups around the world have started coming up with fascinating projects, such as virtual reality learning experiences, AI-based learning assessment and learning analytics using big data.

If you need some inspiration, check out this post on the top edtech startups in Europe. 

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1. Cyber Security
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5. Digital marketing
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