Posts Tagged ‘business’

Start An Internet Cafe Business in the Philippines Part 2

October 25th, 2009 22 Comments

I often get a lot of hits/visits on the original post I did almost 2 years ago. From there, I’ve responded to a lot of emails and comments (225 as of last count) and hopefully, helped would-be entrepreneurs to start out. Sana, by this time, kumikita na ang mga cafe nyo.

After that original post, I augmented it with a follow-up post; Internet Cafe Business where I helped a reader on her question of whether to buy brand new PCs or buy an already furbished shop.

In this installment, I’ll tackle some of the most-often asked questions; Capital: How much do you need to start out? and Return on Investment (ROI)

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Internet Cafe Business in the Philippines

May 9th, 2009 20 Comments

 

In my post, How To Start Your Own Internet Cafe Business, I get a lot of questions. I’m happy to help and answer whenever I can. Consider it as a free consultancy =)

Anyways, I recently got a tough question from Aileen Suerte. She asks if it’s better to buy an already-built cafe rather than starting on her own.

Although I already sent her some notes (c/o the comments section), I’m gonna republish her question here and have more detailed analysis. Hopefully, Aileen (and many others like her) can make a sound decision.

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How MMOS Make Money

March 22nd, 2009 5 Comments

 

Often, we just play it. Sometimes, we pay for it. But do we really understand the business of Massively Multi-player Role Playing Games (or MMORPGS)?

The following feature article from MMOSITE.COM will show you the types of business models and how online games make money. Sadly, the market is so competitive these days that most online games even fail to make their Open Betas.

Read on…

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Finding the Best in Others

July 26th, 2008 1 Comment

Am currently reading a book, Top Performance by one of my favorite authors, Zig Ziglar.

In it, he gives good advice on how to manage your people. He says that you have to find the good in others. This is one crucial thing managers seldom do. When you make an effort to find the best in others, it inspires them to work harder. True leadership is actually making them want to do their job since they believe in you, as their leader AND they believe that they can do better. If you don’t have a shared vision, it will be difficult to end up on the same “finish line”, so to speak.

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How to Start Your Own Internet Cafe Business

January 28th, 2008 257 Comments

 

With the growth of the online gaming industry and the influence of the internet in our daily lives, a lot of people are in need to be “connected”. Unfortunately, not everyone here in the Philippines has access to good hardware and a decent connection. But all of that is changing now, especially with the frenetic rise of Internet Cafes in our country.

For the local MMORPG industry, roughly 80% of our business comes from the cafes. So it’s important to have a good relationship with our “partners”.

Meanwhile, I’m certain that a lot of individuals or friends (mostly thru gaming) are considering opening up their own shop. Mind you, it’s no joke. A business is always serious.

I thought I’d share with you some practical tips on how to start (and maintain) your own Internet Cafe.

One more click, faps…

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12 Year Old Starts Online Game Company. Makes $6.5M

September 23rd, 2007 8 Comments

Now that I think about it. I may be too old for this industry. And that’s not just me, so will be everyone else working for online game companies.

Here’s what’s real. A 12-year old kid has founded a Silicon Valley based company called playspan. Playspan is the “game industry’s first publisher-sponsored™ in-game commerce™ network. PlaySpan’s patent-pending in-game search, commerce and micropayment technologies enable game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users and extend the loyalty of existing users.”

According to their official website;

“PlaySpan is founded by Arjun Mehta, a 5th grader, passionate about gaming and software programming that can make game playing experience exciting and more importantly rewarding!

PlaySpan started in Arjun’s garage in Silicon Valley in 2006 and was incorporated with Arjun’s earnings from selling online game items won from quests he fought while attending 5th grade at Challenger School in San Jose. “

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