The Philippine Blog Awards 2009: Business Category

October 5, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Blogging

pbaOn Friday, October 9, 2009 at PETA Theatre, Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippine Blog Awards for 2009 will be held once again. This is the third time that the prestigious awarding body organized by the Philippine Bloggers Awards, Inc. will be giving recognition to outstanding Filipino blogs and bloggers. The theme for the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards is “One Blogging Nation”.

The 1st Philippine Blog Awards was successfully held on March 31, 2007 at the RCBC Theater, RCBC Tower, Makati City with over 200 bloggers and participants attending the awards night. Then on the 21st day Read more

List of top marketing blogs and bloggers

August 23, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Blogging, Marketing

internet-marketerAs a founder and editor of a business marketing blog, following and learning from the world’s best marketing blogs and bloggers is an ideal bustle for me. Studying and analyzing their footsteps can enlighten our ways to the success that we aim in our blogging and marketing journeys. The following blogs and marketers are considerably the world’s best as at this time. If you want to become one of these successful and prominent bloggers, I recommend that you always keep an eye on them. Who knows? One day we will become one of them or even outshine them?

To visit these blogs, simply right click and open in a new tab the links associated in the blog titles. You may bookmark this page for your future reference. So here is the list. Enjoy and learn! Read more

Ten online business ideas for unemployed people

August 5, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Business Ideas

online-businessSo you don’t have a job? Probably, because you are a college drop-out who just can’t find an employer who will hire you or a previous employee whom just been fired by your boss. Most of us think that employment is the only risk-free solution for earning money. That’s why when people can’t find a job, they think that it’s already the end of the world. Some people may consider entrepreneurship, but they believe that it will require a certain amount of financial capital which they never can afford. To end those desperate thoughts and open up the truth, I present to you the following ten online business ideas that may become friendly to you and your pocket. Read more

Let’s follow and tweet each other on twitter

July 30, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Blogging

chicks-lifeAs I write this post, Twitter is already ranked 26th among the world’s most popular websites according to Alexa’s web traffic rankings. Since it’s creation in 2006, Twitter has already become a phenomenon in the online world. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging services that enables its user to send and read messages known as “tweets”. Tweets are text-based posts of 140 maximum characters displayed on the author’s profile page and delivered to the author’s subscribers who are known as followers. I am enjoying twitter about a few months now. As of today, I already followed 1,485 twitters. 1,550 twitters also have followed me as of this time. Twitter is a place for easy connection with the people you want to follow and you want to keep an eye on whatever they do. A simple question that says “what are you doing?” does all the update of every users, tweeters and members of the site. It can also become an effective medium to promote your blog or website. That is, as long as you abide the rules of ethical social media practice. Read more

Become rich by forgetting about money

June 28, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Business Virtues

money-at-computerIntriguing title, isn’t it? Yes perhaps, because, as we all know, money is what makes us rich. And if we ignore this thing, it might leave us in vain. But all of these might be just disbeliefs. The truth is… the more we crave for money, the more we become poor. Wondering what’s my point? The point is… focusing on greatness and kindness will make us rich than longing for money.

I have already read a couple of success stories from magazines, to books and to internet publications. These people who have attained success in riches are telling that they have not focused on money to become wealthy. Rather, they have concentrated on becoming great in every thing they do. They have produced great products, sold great goods, rendered great services, and have done great jobs. Read more

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