If there’s anything I would have done differently as a blogger still starting out, it would have been to rein in the excitement until I knew what exactly I was doing. From an attempt to join the make-money-online bandwagon to a platform to hone my writing skills, the blog finally became an avenue to market […]
Archives for December 2012
Twitter, a Newbie and the Art of Unfollowing
Before Twitter was Twitter, a twitter was nothing more than a series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds. And now that Twitter is the Twitter that we know, the blue bird has become synonymous to microblogging, social media involvement, a marketing platform of sorts, brand awareness, an avenue where some personalities connect and unfortunately lash […]
Is Christmas Becoming Too Commercialized?
It’s a day after Christmas, not to mention five days after the doomsday prediction that never happened, and much to everyone’s elation. The kids are miles away from home, spending their Christmas week off school at their grandpa’s. And much as my online clients are on their own holiday breaks, I had all the time […]
1 Little Girl + 1 Raffle Ticket = 3 Important Life Lessons
Shortly after lunch today, a little girl was shyly knocking at our front door. When I checked to see what she wanted, she handed me a blue booklet. Her voice was so low that I didn’t exactly hear what she was saying. When I looked at the booklet, I realized she was trying to get […]
What Exactly Is Content Marketing?
Marketing experts agree, content marketing is the now and the future of marketing. Traditional marketing is slowly losing steam. Evidence is the fact that online users have become proficient at ignoring buttons and banners to concentrate on content. Even advertisements in magazines and newspapers are being ignored. In simpler terms, people have gotten sick and […]
How to Spend Less on Gifts This Holiday Season
Provided we survive the Mayan apocalypse on December 21 (and we will, I’m pretty positive of that), there’s a chance some of us may not survive the financial beating the holiday season entails. Aside from the many holiday gift choices TV and print media present, lack of planning and the fact that we have “so […]
Monday Reflections: Are You Planting?
Today is Monday, and on Mondays, I receive newsletters from Bro. Bo Sanchez, newsletters that never disappoint – whether they be about spirituality or the journey to financial freedom. This particular Monday, his newsletter was entitled “Yes, God Will Give You Earthly Rewards!” Yes, with an exclamation point! Now, this may have been something I […]
Where Will You Be on December 21, 2012?
Shortly after I got off the bus from Manila yesterday, the family was having brunch at Jollibee, courtesy of the BPI EPS transaction I made weeks prior, plus some. For more info on this promo, check out BPI’s Jollibee promo page. All in all, I saved more than 400 pesos for the family’s meal. Not […]
Despite the Loss, Manny Still Rules!
So he lost. But remember, he’s got the fatter purse. Manny Pacquiao may have been out cold after that last-second punch, and much to his wife’s utter panic, but he’s walking away from it all with at least $23 million. Okay, so that was intended to appease my disappointment. Now that I got that out […]
The Cardboard Box and the Creative You
Imagine a world where there was no form of social media whatsoever. (Hard to imagine, huh? But hey, it used to be that way before the Internet, remember?) Relationships wouldn’t break down because of Facebook statuses, and your aunt from oceans away will never know what you did last weekend. Instead, people would spend their […]