chillin’ like a villain
I can’t wait for this sem to end! Everyone is going crazy! Seriously. You know people are going gaga when your FB notifications about acads are cascading like a waterfall. And oh, people are tweeting non-stop to relieve stress or what have you. Thank you Twitter. We love you!
Anyway, being the travel freak that I am, I always look for beautiful places to discover. Sembreak is just around the corner and my boyfie’s board exam is a month away too! So what better way to reward ourselves than to have a fabulous vacation!
So where to go? We really don’t want to go to Boracay anymore because aside from being overrated it is seriously EXPENSIVE. So I relied on my ever reliable and abused search engine, Google. Thank you Google for making life easier! I just punched in keywords such as beach luzon, batangas, palawan, puerto galera, coron etc etc to look for reviews and tips on pristine beaches! yes this sembreak, I want to be a bitch on the beach hihi. I really do not go for reviews from Tripadvisor and the like because I want real experiences from REAL PEOPLE. Thank God for Travel Bloggers! Not only do they provide unbiased reviews, they also give tips on how to stretch your hard earned money!
Currently, I am thinking of going to either Amihan villa or Potipot. Palawan will have to wait. They are both beautiful places and they very accessible! I encourage you to check these places out and have a nice sembreak before all hell breaks loose on our last semester in UP Manila.
So chill like a villain this sembreak!
Find your own special place and sit back and relax!
P.S.
You can message if you want to join me! 🙂 ako na gagawa ng itinerary 😉
The right kind of buzz
I have always been an entrepreneur at heart. I’ve pestered (well not really :p)my friends and relatives into buying things. In fact, I have tried selling clothes, shoes, gadgets, beauty products and even hand sanitizers. It is really not that hard to sell things within your circle because a. you know what they want , b. you know their weaknesses, c. they personally know you and d. you can always use your charm. Sadly, it is not the same with other people; those outside your circle. I learned this the hard way when I tried an online business. I really had a hard time promoting my products. I tried tapping friends of people within my circle but I still struggled. Maybe I was doing something wrong or maybe there was something I was not doing?
In a sea of products, it is hard to get noticed. Maybe if I was able to read Emanuel Rosen’s The Anatomy of Buzz-Revisited before I started selling online, I would have done things in a different way. Anyway, one thing is for sure, for a business to survive–especially a new one, it must have a significant amount of buzz. But even before making one, Rosen suggests that we take advantage of social media as means to get our message across. He said that our messages should be viral-friendly. What did he mean by viral-friendly? Well it should be interesting enough at the same time it should be natural and should it should establish a positive social connection with your target audience. Striking enough to catch their attention, natural enough and relate-able.
Speaking of Audience, you also have to keep in mind that having an audience is not enough, you should have the right kind. You should know who your products are for and of course you should tap people who are influential. Just like for clothes, knowing am influential fashionista could mean a gold mine. If she shares your product on her blog or facebook or even tweet it to her followers, not only will people know your brands, it could also translate into sales!
Lastly, for an extra ooomph to your business SEO should be done so that when a person searches for something related to what you offer, your store will be able to reach the page 1.
So go try it out!
The man behind the black shirt
He maybe an asshole but he was probably one of the most successful man on Earth. He had the balls to go against the current, to constantly move forward.
Hours ago, the man behind the sinful fruit, Apple, passed away.
Steve Jobs was no ordinary man. He was a visionary that brought extraordinary commodities that forever changed the world we live in. He kept the music industry alive with his introduction of iTunes to the market. He made seemingly out of this world ideas come to life. Who would have thought that you could fit thousands of songs in your pocket? –Steve did not ask whether it was possible because he knew it was, it was just a matter of time.
Apple has reached a success that has yet to be toppled off. From New York City to Nairobi, people have been smitten by Apple, it has become a way of life for most people. I mean who does not know Apple?
Apple products have changed the social media arena. With such gadgets, one is just literally a touch a way from tweeting, from posting a comment and even from blogging! I for one have a wordpress application on my iDevice so that can blog wherever I go. With iDevices, people can bring their office on the go.
Steve Jobs created a world where social media can thrive.
Thank you for making life easier!
Hats off!
ANG UNIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS.
Sabi nga ng mga magulang ko, edukasyon lang ang maipapamana nila sa akin. Kahit magkanda kuba sila ay okey lang basta makatapos kaming magkakapatid ngunit paano na kung pilit kinikitil ng mga mapang malabis ang pagkakataon upang makapag-aral?
I OPPOSE THE BUDGET CUT.
UP FIGHT.
