Archive for the ‘Advice’ Category
Advice: Can the Philippines Really Take Advantage of Freebie Sites?
January 6, 2012 AdviceThe following is a guest post by Nisha Sharma of Freebies365.co.uk. A site dedicated to offering you free stuff. Freebies are often irresistible for consumers, especially those in the Philippines. Most Filipinos regardless of class, age or income enjoy being given a freebie every now and then. After all, money is often hard to come [...]
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Review: Smart Samsung Galaxy Y #smartnetphone
November 19, 2011 Advice, Featured Articles, ReviewsWatch the video review I made about the Smart Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. As I mentioned in the video, the Samsung Galaxy Y is Smart’s latest netphone. Smart installed their special Smartnet interface which lets users chat with fellow Smartnet users, update their Facebook and Twitter status, read live feeds from the two social [...]
Read More »Tip: Easier Blog Ads Management
July 19, 2011 AdviceSeveral months ago, I began using a WordPress plugin called Adsense Manager for my other blog. It was a bit unnerving at first. At first glance, it looks complicated. But I tried it and found that it was actually easy to use. I’m still finding new ways to fully utilize the plugin but I’m not doing [...]
Read More »Blog Contests Caveat
July 17, 2011 Advice, ContestsI encourage bloggers to enter blog contests. Heck, I even won recently for joining one. However, there are scam contests out there and joining any contest is always a risk. Contest Blogger has an article which may help you detect contest scams. I suggest you guys read it so you’ll be aware of some scam [...]
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Selling On Multiply
July 13, 2011 AdviceThis post is a combination of making money on and offline. I will use my multiply store as my business model since I earned some money from it selling things I like. But first, what is multiply? Multiply is a social networking site where users can upload unlimited number of photos, videos, and mp3s, as [...]
Read More »Entrecard
July 12, 2011 AdviceA great way to generate blog traffic is by joining Entrecard. My other blog‘s traffic significantly boosted when I installed their code. They may not be there to read my blog but that’s still traffic and the higher the number, the more advertisers will like your website. Entrecard is the online equivalent of dropping business [...]
Read More »Invest In A Good Pair Of Shoes
July 11, 2011 AdviceEver since my mother took over my payments for my credit card debts, I was able to start saving money. Before she organized my finances, almost all of my salary went to those damn credit card companies and I just couldn’t catch up with fully paying for my old purchases. The interest were just too [...]
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Freebie: Over 30 free seminars to fire up your entrepreneurial spirit
July 5, 2011 Advice, FreebiesBudding entrepreneurs, check out these free seminars by our Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). DTI wants to boost the small-medium enterprises (SME) in the Philippines and they hold free seminars to encourage people to open or boost SMEs. The seminars will be from July 8 to 9 at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) [...]
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Advice: Deal Swap, a place to buy and sell group buy coupons
April 20, 2011 AdviceHave you ever made a shopping binge from a group buying website and now you don’t know what to do with those vouchers? Or maybe you missed a good deal. Maybe Deal Swap is the website for you. Deal Swap is a place where you can sell your unused vouchers from group buying websites. It [...]
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Advice: How to win Justin Bieber concert tickets
April 4, 2011 Advice, Contests, PhilippinesI was reading Chuvaness.com earlier and she wrote a good advice on how you can score free tickets to Justin Bieber: My World Tour. Here’s a part of her post. 1. Test your Bieber Quotient by joining Smart’s promos over Magic 89.9, Jam 88.3, 99.5 RT, Wave 89.1, KB Bacolod and KB Cebu. Wait for [...]
Read More »Advice: How To Stay Safe And Avoid Scams On Group Buying Sites
February 8, 2011 AdviceThe following is another great post by Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich. Group buying sites have existed in other countries for quite some time now but it’s only recently that the business model started to grow and get attention in the Philippines, particularly in Metro Manila. In fact, my list of Philippine Group [...]
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Advice: List of Group Buying Websites in the Philippines
February 7, 2011 AdviceMr. Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich has kindly permitted me to repost his great article on reliable group buying websites in the Philippines. Group buying is a great way to save money. You have to resist temptation most of the time though. Don’t participate in a group buy when you don’t really need [...]
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Globe GCASH launches ATM Card
December 1, 2010 Advice, Featured ArticlesA few months ago, I was invited to the launch of GCASH’s ATM Card. I use Gcash for my Multiply store and when I buy from ebay.ph and Multiply so I took advantage of this opportunity to know more about Globe GCASH’s new service. G-Xchange Inc (GXI), the wholly-owned mobile commerce subsidiary of Globe Telecom, [...]
Read More »Advice: Earn Online & Be A Savvy Shopper
June 30, 2010 AdviceThis guest post is from TheDigeratiLife.com, a personal finance blog run by a Pinay who lives in Silicon Valley. *** Here’s a little break from online contests here at Mukhangpera.com. How about some ideas on how to make money through other means? We have some other diverse ideas on how to earn online and how [...]
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Living in an SME Nation
May 24, 2010 Advice, Featured ArticlesI realized I have never written about SMEs (Small-to-Medium Enterprises) before and I should have since I think they play a big role in the development of our country. According to a comprehensive article by Rhodora M. Leano, SMEs provide 69.9% of our labor force and contribute as much as 32% to our gross domestic [...]
Read More »On contests and their trustworthiness a.k.a. Sagar Rai the scammer
February 10, 2010 AdviceAwhile back, I blogged about a contest by a certain Sagar Rai. It looked good, legit and the prizes were great so I joined. Since I was subscribed to his to his RSS feed, I found out that I won 5th place when he posted to winners to his contest. I replied to that blog [...]
Read More »How to update Twitter and Plurk via SMS for free
November 16, 2009 AdviceWith the proliferation of unlimited SMS services in the Philippine market, we have the opportunity to update our Twitter and Plurk statuses for free. Here are two services which will let you do it. GladyCast GladyCast allows users to update their Twitter and/or Plurk status via SMS. They initially offered their services to Singapore and [...]
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Tip: Collect And Use Coupons
August 11, 2009 AdviceA good way to save money is by using coupons. I have a rich aunt and she still collects coupons. She’s also aware of sales and discounts and is really good at getting the most out of her money. Although coupons aren’t as common here as America, there are still some in magazines, newspapers, flyers, [...]
Read More »Get your annual credit card fee waived
March 7, 2009 AdviceHere’s a great tip for those who have credit cards. I only found out about this last week but it’s a big help. When you have a good standing with the credit card companies, meaning you always pay on time and pay the minimum due or more, you can request to have your annual fee [...]
Read More »Currently Trying Out PTC Sites
January 14, 2009 AdviceThis advice is for people like me who spend hours online. I’ve been seeing invitations to join PTC ( Pay-To-Click) Websites and at first I thought it involves going to blogs and clicking the ads displayed on the sidebar(s) or wherever. Out of curiosity, I joined one PTC site and found out that I just need [...]
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