This is just an update of what is happening in my life. I now got a job! Yeah you can check my previous post about the said job. Though it was hard to get in, I manage to work with the said company, and so far, I love every minute working of it. Though I am still not sure if I am going to pass the one month probee status, I am giving my best working for them.

Another thing is that if you accidentally landed on this page, kindly vote for my definition of Bloggista. My entry is letter 'B'. You can vote by going here. Thanks in advance!

That's it for now. I would be updating this blog as soon as I find time(again) to post. =]

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I just want to inform the reader/s(if there is, lol) that I am already a trainee in a online gaming company. If you read my previous posts, you probably knew that this industry is way, way out of the line of my course. Well, maybe that is the truth, but this is one the field of my interests. I mean, I like computers. I prefer working in front of a computer, and there are only rare opportunities that you get to earn while introduced to games and get a chance to play it.

Some will say I wasted four years, maybe five years of my life. My point is I'd rather waste four years of my life than wasting my life working in the field that I am not interested in.

If I got to land the job, this is the third time that the internet will save my @$$. You see, internet -> games -> gaming companies -> provide jobs -> me. Got it? =]

I didn't mentioned the name of the company yet and I did say 'if I got the job' because I am still a trainee. They will still choose who among us, trainees are appropriate for the position we are applying for. That is why I have to give 110% every day. I still got four days left to prove to them that I am fit for that position.

I just hope that I will get this job. =]

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Almost anything can be done nowadays online. You can watch movies, you can chat, shop online and many more. I will tell you how internet save me and keep me from going offline and I'll give a little background of myself just to relate this post to the title.

I am a registered nurse and I graduated from a reputable school. I belong to batch 2006, which is the most controversial batch in Nursing history, I guess. After we got our license, we waited for a long time before the issue was settled. I want the issue to die down first before I will apply in hospitals to become a staff nurse. That was my plan at that time.

I got my first job January 2007, as a medical transcriptionist, but starting July of 06, I am thinking what the hell will I do until the issue was settled? It would be a waste of time if I just waited. I tried buying magazines in which business I can venture on before looking for a job. That's the first time I was saved by the internet.

I got to know eBay Philippines through the Entrepreneur Magazine. There I started my first buy and sell business. I was the first one to sell and sold death note replicas on eBay. Also, I sell anime collectibles ranging from Naruto to Dragon Ball Z and rare football stuffs such as keychains and figurines. There are so many things that can be sold via eBay but I chose these stuffs because I love watching animes and love playing the sport of soccer.

At that time, the business was so good, that the only thing that hinder its growth is that it is a buy and sell business. Well, I monopolize the anime section of eBay at that time though there were sellers of anime too, but doesn't have the inventory the same as mine.

Enter the true competitors. I guess they saw that I was making money on that niche and they started competing. I was confident at that time because eBay uses the feedback system. I already got lots of positive feedbacks when competitors jumped in, and buyers prefer to go to sellers who has lots of positive feedbacks compared to sellers who are just starting.

But then again, I was wrong. My competitors slowly began having its customer base and at the same time lowering the price of items in which I can't compete with. It really affected my sales though I am still making a profit.

After a few months of eBaying, I was hired to become a medical transcriptionist. Though we were not busy just like everyone else in the industry, I began to lose focus on my eBay. I began to see the decline of my so-called business.

I quit being a medical transcriptionist after 7 months because I thought that it was a good chance to apply as a staff nurse. The issue had died down and the media forgot all about it. Perfect! Not!

I forgot that there were also graduates from other schools. I thought that I can easily apply in hospitals. As I applied in hospitals, there were massive pile ups of applicants. I was too late I guess, that is why up to now, no hospital was calling.

At the very moment I am drafting my resignation letter, I saw a segment in which they tackle blogging and how one can earn so much from it. I immediately jump in into the blogosphere.

During the time I got unemployed again, I tried to revive my eBay business. There were moments of highs, but due to eBay's new policy in which buyers can't be given a negative feedback, many buyers got the confidence not to complete the transaction. There were even eBayers with lots of positive feedbacks that failed to complete the transaction and it hurt the business since I was a buy and sell business. Once ordered, I can't return the item easily. Because of the failed transactions, items bought were never sold.

After a few failed transactions, I decided to keep away from eBay and started concentrating on blogging. This is the second time the internet saved my butt. After 10 months of learning and experimenting, I managed to get my first paycheck from Google Adsense as well as other online blogging ventures.

Thanks to the internet I was able to make money and help somehow to pay for some expenses like cellphone loads, subscription fees etc. I do not make big money online yet, but I know there is much growth in this industry. I just need to be patient and work hard to be there and join the big time bloggers(I hope so *wink*).

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The 2nd Philippine Blog Awards is approaching very fast and the time to vote for your favorite Pinoy blog is getting shorter and shorter.

This is a very special event because Filipino bloggers will be honored in their respective categories. There will also be a special award this year which is the Blogger's Choice Award. Voter will come from a Filipino Blogger, who owns a 3 month old blog, and a minimum of 10 posts.



I already voted, and no, I did use this blog to vote. I used my sports blog because it met the requirements needed to vote. There are so many good blogs to choose from, but I decided to vote for Macuha.com. I owe a lot to his blog. This is where I learned how to rank up in Google. If not for his blog, I guess the number of visitor in my sports blog would be only one, and that would be me. I guess this is one way of expressing my gratitude to Marghil, the author of Macuha.com.

One more thing, there is a catch in this year's voting process. Voters will get a chance to win a Nokia N82. You can check the mechanics and the instructions on how to join the contest by clicking here.

For more information on the lists of the nominees, and how to vote, click here.

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I guess most of us knew every blogger who is earning a lot online because of their blog. There are the likes of Macuha and Jehlzau, just to name a few. Their blog serves as a cash machine for them. So much cash that Jehlzau even afford to quit his day job.

On the other hand, there is a growing number of people who are unemployed today. Recent graduates have no jobs to find. And since there is money here in blogging, this is one way of having an income for the unemployed.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend you to start blogging especially if you had just lost your job or quit your job. Why? Mainly because of these reasons.

1. It takes time to learn blogging and how to monetize it - First, you need to learn how to start a blog, increase your visitors/readers, how to rank up well in SERP, and of course, how to monetize it.

Most of the blogs here on planet earth are monetized via Google Adsense. And I've read some blogs that they got their first Adsense payment after they blog seriously three to four months. I got my first Adsense payment after I seriously blog for about five months. Take note that I mentioned the word 'seriously' because they(including me) started blogging for months before they try to monetize it properly.

If you want to earn money primarily on blogging, then you will need to spend time learning the ropes of it.

2. You need to cover expenses before you got your paycheck - The average learning period is within 4-6 months, and that is the time you need to cover for your expenses before you cash up on your Adsense.

Within this time, if you are unemployed, you have to use your savings in order to survive. You need to pay for the electric bills, your food, internet connection, and many more. You simply live with blogging, or die with blogging. Unless you got lots of money in your savings account, then you could afford the time to get into blogging.

Unless you have the brains like Bloggista, who is now earning 600-800 dollars a month after starting blogging 8 months ago, then I guess you wouldn't have a problem in your ROI =p



Well, I do recommend blogging when you have a regular job or a business where you can get a primary income. Then start blogging as a part time business, just to augment your primary income. After you grow your blog and earning a lot through it, then you can decide if you are ready to quit your job and focus mainly on blogging, just like what Jehzlau did.

Blogging is stressful at times, but fun at the most. It is worth giving a try because the rewards are great, but you have to think first before giving up your day job for the sole purpose of pursuing blogging. If you do that, as I mentioned above, you'll gonna die in blogging or live with it. =]

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