Last weekend, I was invited to speak at the first Baguio Blog Conference. My topic was on how to get blog traffic, or simply, how to get visitors to your website. I consider this subject important, not just for bloggers but for all website owners – specially entrepreneurs who earn income online, that’s why I [...]

Do you like playing games on your smartphone or tablet? I do, because they’re a great way to relieve some stress from the daily grind. And I know a lot of Filipinos do, based on how popular Angry Birds was last year; and in recent months, Temple Run and Draw Something. Personally, I like playing [...]

When I was a kid, I’d usually envy most of my classmates who had cable TV and gaming consoles at home. At recess, I’d listen with much interest to their stories of the cartoon shows they watch, and the video games they play during weekends. Asking my parents to subscribe to cable TV, or buy [...]

I receive a lot of email everyday… most of them are from you, my readers, who would ask me questions about business, investments and personal finance. Every time I receive these letters, I feel privileged and honored that you consider my thoughts and opinion valuable. And I could not thank you enough for this trust. [...]

This long weekend, in my opinion, is the real start of the Christmas season in the country. Christmas decors are already up almost everywhere, specially in malls. People don’t protest anymore when they hear Christmas songs on the radio. And of course, Christmas bazaars are now happening all around the metro. In fact yesterday, Friday, [...]

Bidding fee auction sites or more popularly known as penny auction sites have existed in other countries for a number of years now. In the Philippines, a handful of them started a few years ago but all of them eventually closed down. But with social media marketing and the growing number of Pinoys who are [...]

A friend of mine is thinking of investing in mutual funds and interestingly, he found my list of Philippine mutual fund companies which I wrote a couple of years back. He emailed me recently to ask if I could feature the different mutual funds that Sun Life Financial Philippines offers as he is leaning towards [...]

I’ve been assessing my investments recently and saw that some low-risk investments which I placed several years ago have already grown significantly over the past few years. Consequently, I thought that perhaps, it’s time to rebalance my portfolio and diversify more. Incidentally, I’ve been studying the performance of BDO’s Unit Investment Trust Funds for several [...]

In my opinion, the best type of business is that which exemplifies social entrepreneurship. That’s why I have high respect for people who actively come up with businesses that seek social value first before profits. And just recently, I’ve learned that Illac Diaz and his MyShelter Foundation has launched a sustainable lighting project called Isang [...]

Early this month, I was invited to attend a Bloggers Plant Tour of Gardenia Philippines in LIIP Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna. Remembering how I’ve always enjoyed “field trips” back in elementary, I did not hesitate to confirm my attendance to the event. I’m glad I did because I was not disappointed. I felt like a kid [...]

Finally, after several months of research, planning and testing – I am proud to announce that I have a new business! Introducing… Blogger Shirts! What is it? Well, it’s a nifty online store where you can buy shirts about blogging. Why put up a shirt store for bloggers? Well, because I’ve been a blogger for [...]

Mel and Joey, on its Mother’s Day 2011 special, featured Philippine group buying websites in one of their segments. A sign that group buying has definitely become mainstream in the e-commerce landscape of the country. A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to be invited by the staff of the show to share some [...]