I'm seriously thinking about giving up my Job and doing work at home. More specifically, making money online. I have experience with that it's just that since I'm only doing it part time, I'm not really earning enough. I've been doing a lot of research, but I'm still not satisfied with the pace it's going. I'm learning too slow, and there's just too much to learn. Here are the options I've found out so far:
1.) A paypal account is a must.
2.) PTC - Pay to click. Where you get paid by clinking on site and viewing it for a few seconds. Although the earnings with this strategy are really small.
3.) Selling stuff online like e-bay. But you'll need actually stuff for that. I don't own much stuff right now.
4.) Monetizing from blogs using affiliates and ads. That takes a few months to build up though.
5.) Skype is also a must for the next options.
6.) Teaching online and tutorials. But you'll need a degree for that, and most of them only want female tutors. How discriminating.
7.) Virtual assistants. This is something I have to look into. I don't know much about it yet so I guess have to do my research.
The point is, if I can do all this at home and earn more than what I actually earn on my job now, it's worth a shot, right? The time you put on to learn all these varies. Some people takes years for them to make an actual living online. Some people learn it immediately by attending expensive seminars. I'm still trying to decide if I want to spend a couple of thousand pesos for a career change. I've been researching how to earn money online for 4 months now, but I'm still not earning enough.
What do you suggest?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Blog ko to!
While unwinding and playing billiards during my lunch break today, I was also brainstorming on how to make more money online through blogging. 2 things occurred to me. First, I realized how rusty I've become at billiards, secondly, I thought about my "Vladimir Caluya" blog. I've been putting a lot of rubbish in it for the sake of SEO and traffic that I almost forgot why I started blogging in the first place. The reason I setup this blog to begin with was to write stuff about myself an my thoughts on certain issues that matter to me. So yes, this is supposed to be a self centered blog featuring Vladimir Caluya and the stuff that goes on around him. So today I started cleaning up the mess I've made the past week. I know this will decrease the people who visit my site but who cares. This is my blog. I don't even care to write in English anymore. Basta blog ko to!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Release the Kraken!
Clash of the Titans began showing in cinemas this week, but did that most anticipated movie of the season live up to expectation?
I watched it with my wife just yesterday. We've been waiting for it for months. Expectations were high since Sam Worthington, the guy from AVATAR, is the same actor that'll be playing role of Perseus. Also after watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, which is loosely based on the story of Perseus, we were wondering if Clash of the Titans would be any better.
Before I give my opinion, here are things that other people have to say about the movie:
"My fear had been that [the film] would be relentlessly, unforgivably bad, but it's only boring." -Tim Brayton
"Three average action sequences aren't enough to save this film from the weak story and bad dialogue. At least 'release the kraken' is my favorite new euphemism." -Jeff Bayer
"It’s a little campy, a little creepy, a little too long and sometimes a bit of a mess. But it all adds up to a welcome dose of old-fashioned b-movie entertainment." - A.O. Scott (I actually thought the movie was too short.)
"Charmless, ugly and lackluster with a laughably bad script, it's no improvement on the original film and on its own merits is just unfortunate. I'm sure the video game tie-in will be more entertaining than this." -Diva Velez
"It isn’t a train wreck -- a train wreck would be memorable."- David Edelstein (I think what he means is that there wasn't anything really spectacular about the movie.)
"Regard yonder Medusa! She has the body of a snake and the breasts of a centerfold!.." -Mark Ramsey(yes, I think so too. Rarr!)
All comment were taken from posts on http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/
Anyway, not everyone hated the movie. Zongchips put this comment on youtube, "anyone who said that the original is way better than the remake is either way older or a fred astaire fan... or their busy kissing and holding each other's "kraken" in the cinema and did not paid attention to the movie... RELEASE YOUR KRAKEN AND ILL RELEASE MINE!!!!"
So what do I think?
Well I feel the same way. Percy Jackson was a whole lot more entertaining than this remake. A lot of fans of the original are the ones with the most negative comments. If Simon from American Idol watched it I bet he'll say, "..it was.. forgettable." And I'd agree with him. The movie wasn't worth all the hype.
Do I have anything good to say about the movie?
Absolutely. The actors were great. Liam Neeson makes for a great Zeus. My wife was totally creeped out by Ralph Finnes being Hades, as expected from the same guy who played Voldemort in Harry Potter. The ladies were totally gorgeous, especially the Gorgon Medusa. She was definitely Hot! The CG was also outstanding. I wish they had shown more of the glory of Olympus though. They just showed the outside and the throne room which wasn't much. I also loved the cameo from Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original movie. It was short but one of the very few things I loved about the movie.
Conclusion
I guess I'll be watching the original movie again. I can't recall most of it because it's been like 20 years since I last saw it. I'm not sure if it's a good or a bad thing, but watching Clash of the Titans really makes you want to watch the original. To conclude I didn't like the movie much, but my wife loved it so maybe it wasn't too bad afterall.
P.S.
I read some rumors that there was a slight earthquake in California right after the scene when Zeus said "release the Kraken!" Haha!
I watched it with my wife just yesterday. We've been waiting for it for months. Expectations were high since Sam Worthington, the guy from AVATAR, is the same actor that'll be playing role of Perseus. Also after watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, which is loosely based on the story of Perseus, we were wondering if Clash of the Titans would be any better.
Before I give my opinion, here are things that other people have to say about the movie:
"My fear had been that [the film] would be relentlessly, unforgivably bad, but it's only boring." -Tim Brayton
"Three average action sequences aren't enough to save this film from the weak story and bad dialogue. At least 'release the kraken' is my favorite new euphemism." -Jeff Bayer
"It’s a little campy, a little creepy, a little too long and sometimes a bit of a mess. But it all adds up to a welcome dose of old-fashioned b-movie entertainment." - A.O. Scott (I actually thought the movie was too short.)
"Charmless, ugly and lackluster with a laughably bad script, it's no improvement on the original film and on its own merits is just unfortunate. I'm sure the video game tie-in will be more entertaining than this." -Diva Velez
"It isn’t a train wreck -- a train wreck would be memorable."- David Edelstein (I think what he means is that there wasn't anything really spectacular about the movie.)
"Regard yonder Medusa! She has the body of a snake and the breasts of a centerfold!.." -Mark Ramsey(yes, I think so too. Rarr!)
All comment were taken from posts on http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/
Anyway, not everyone hated the movie. Zongchips put this comment on youtube, "anyone who said that the original is way better than the remake is either way older or a fred astaire fan... or their busy kissing and holding each other's "kraken" in the cinema and did not paid attention to the movie... RELEASE YOUR KRAKEN AND ILL RELEASE MINE!!!!"
So what do I think?
Well I feel the same way. Percy Jackson was a whole lot more entertaining than this remake. A lot of fans of the original are the ones with the most negative comments. If Simon from American Idol watched it I bet he'll say, "..it was.. forgettable." And I'd agree with him. The movie wasn't worth all the hype.
Do I have anything good to say about the movie?
Absolutely. The actors were great. Liam Neeson makes for a great Zeus. My wife was totally creeped out by Ralph Finnes being Hades, as expected from the same guy who played Voldemort in Harry Potter. The ladies were totally gorgeous, especially the Gorgon Medusa. She was definitely Hot! The CG was also outstanding. I wish they had shown more of the glory of Olympus though. They just showed the outside and the throne room which wasn't much. I also loved the cameo from Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original movie. It was short but one of the very few things I loved about the movie.
Conclusion
I guess I'll be watching the original movie again. I can't recall most of it because it's been like 20 years since I last saw it. I'm not sure if it's a good or a bad thing, but watching Clash of the Titans really makes you want to watch the original. To conclude I didn't like the movie much, but my wife loved it so maybe it wasn't too bad afterall.
P.S.
I read some rumors that there was a slight earthquake in California right after the scene when Zeus said "release the Kraken!" Haha!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
How i got My first $100 by blogging
This week I just got my first $100 from Google and celebrated it with a Junior Whooper from Burger King. I've started blogging a few months ago but haven't been very consistent about it until very recently. I've learned how to monetize, get more traffic and post contents as often as I can. I've also taught all this to my brother Chev who's having a great time blogging. In a few more months I bet he'll start making more money online than I am since he spends more time online than I do. This is how I did it.
I did lots of research online and I've broke it to 3 simple steps:
Need Content
This is the first thing you need to have to make money through blogging. You'll need to have online content. A website, a blog, a picture gallery, anything that you can put online. A popular phrase among blogger is "content is king". This should be for most people in the Philippines who are active online and have their own Facebook or Friendster account. We spend a lot of time updating our pitures, our Walls and daily activities. If you start to build your own website or create an online blog. It'll be same as doing it with facebook. Plus you'll get a chance to make money from it someday. There are several ways you can setup a blog online. Some of them are even free like blogspot. So if you're active online, do it with a blog instead.
Get Traffic
So you have an online blog. What now? Well, like any publication you'll need readers. People won't start going to you blog just because you set it up. you'll need to advertise. make your self known. This is where your social network sites would come in handy. Get all your 500+ friends in friendster and facebook to go to your site and visit your blog. Get them to subscribe to your feedburner and they'll get regular email from you everytime you put up something new in your website. Personally I ask my customers at work to visit my site. It probably isn't the most popular way to promote a site but it works for me. For the mean time atleast. http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/blog/ give you juicy tips how to increase your readership and keep them. What's a blog for if nobody visits them right?
Monetize
Doing my reasearch in blogging made me aware of a lot of blog jargon like Monetize. This means making money from your blog. There are tons of ways to earn from your blog but the most popular one is Ad Publishing. Like your daily newspaper that has ads on every page, a blog can also earn money by putting up ads on them. I do it through my Google Adsense. Don't be fooled if you think it'll be a piece of cake. You'll actually need a lot of hard work and tough research. I still have a long way to go myself. Getting my first pay is just the beginning. Some people actually earn $1500, $4000, and the maximum payout that adsense can actually give out per month is $10,000!
Now these are just the basics. There's a lot more into blogging than what I've written here. I'm actually still learning stuff myself. Between my 8 hour job and raising my kids and being a good husband, blogging is just one of the many things I have to juggle in between. I plan to be a blogger full-time and make my earnings enough to make a living. Believe me a lot of people are making lots of money online. I just proved that myself when I got my first $100! So if your thinking of getting a part-time job or changing careers, blogging might just be thing for you. You never know until you try.
I did lots of research online and I've broke it to 3 simple steps:
Need Content
This is the first thing you need to have to make money through blogging. You'll need to have online content. A website, a blog, a picture gallery, anything that you can put online. A popular phrase among blogger is "content is king". This should be for most people in the Philippines who are active online and have their own Facebook or Friendster account. We spend a lot of time updating our pitures, our Walls and daily activities. If you start to build your own website or create an online blog. It'll be same as doing it with facebook. Plus you'll get a chance to make money from it someday. There are several ways you can setup a blog online. Some of them are even free like blogspot. So if you're active online, do it with a blog instead.
Get Traffic
So you have an online blog. What now? Well, like any publication you'll need readers. People won't start going to you blog just because you set it up. you'll need to advertise. make your self known. This is where your social network sites would come in handy. Get all your 500+ friends in friendster and facebook to go to your site and visit your blog. Get them to subscribe to your feedburner and they'll get regular email from you everytime you put up something new in your website. Personally I ask my customers at work to visit my site. It probably isn't the most popular way to promote a site but it works for me. For the mean time atleast. http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/blog/ give you juicy tips how to increase your readership and keep them. What's a blog for if nobody visits them right?
Monetize
Doing my reasearch in blogging made me aware of a lot of blog jargon like Monetize. This means making money from your blog. There are tons of ways to earn from your blog but the most popular one is Ad Publishing. Like your daily newspaper that has ads on every page, a blog can also earn money by putting up ads on them. I do it through my Google Adsense. Don't be fooled if you think it'll be a piece of cake. You'll actually need a lot of hard work and tough research. I still have a long way to go myself. Getting my first pay is just the beginning. Some people actually earn $1500, $4000, and the maximum payout that adsense can actually give out per month is $10,000!
Now these are just the basics. There's a lot more into blogging than what I've written here. I'm actually still learning stuff myself. Between my 8 hour job and raising my kids and being a good husband, blogging is just one of the many things I have to juggle in between. I plan to be a blogger full-time and make my earnings enough to make a living. Believe me a lot of people are making lots of money online. I just proved that myself when I got my first $100! So if your thinking of getting a part-time job or changing careers, blogging might just be thing for you. You never know until you try.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A 500 Pesos Cofee Mug
On my latest adventure to the wonderful world of SM Department store, I found this unusual item. A 500 pesos Coffee mug. No, it's not worth 500 pesos. It's just the design. The actual price is only 49 Pesos. I gave it to my mother-in-law who lives with us. She's very fond of coffee in the morning and she's got very excited when we gave her this mug. Coffee also helps her calm down especially when taking care of our two kulit kids. Hehehe!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Facebook and twitter
Everyone has a facebook account, and twitter is becoming an essential for serious bloggers. So I have no choice but to join the borg collective. I recently started out my facebook and twitter acount. I've been having doubts wether to get involved in facebook and twitter. I've never been the type to do things that are popular. So now I've finally got my Facebook account and Twitter. But on my first day I get this message.
So I'm off to a great start I suppose.
My facebook is also attracting relatives and and old friends as well. I'm having a bit of a problem with navigating through the site but I'm sure I'll get a hang on it sooner or later. So just feel free to invite me to facebook and your twitter if you have one. Hehehe!
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