January 18: Create an E-Newsletter Hands-on Workshop

Due to request from SME and Corporate members of the DigitalFilipino.com Club, we shall be having a Create an E-Newsletter Hands-on Workshop this January 18, Thursday, from 1:30 to 5 pm. This will be held at Alfox Internet Cafe (beside Chowking), Kamuning Road, corner Edsa, Quezon City.

Topics include:

1. Introduction and Examples of E-Newsletter
2. E-Newsletter Content Development
3. Archiving and generating revenue through advertisement
4. Tracking E-Newsletter read count and performance

SME members can send 2 representatives while Corporate members can send 3 representatives. Please confirm for food count purposes.

Interested non-members and individual members are requested to sign up as a SME or Corporate member prior to January 18 and confirm attendance for food count purposes.We hope you can join. Thank you.

January 5: Blogging and Social Networking Forum

The DigitalFilipino.com Club will be having its 26th networking event this January 5, 2007 Friday, 3:00 to 7:00 pm. The venue shall be at Microsoft Philippines, 16th floor, #6750 Ayala Avenue, Makati City (beside Shangri-la Hotel).

Our sincerest thanks to Microsoft Philippines for hosting our small get together.

This gathering is exclusive for DigitalFilipino.com Club members only and are requested to confirm attendance for food count purposes.

Agenda shall be as follows:

2:30 - 3:15 Registration
3:15 - 3:30 Introduction and updates by each club member
3:30 - 4:00 (Presentation by Jasper Jugan, Technology Evangelist-Windows Client, Microsoft Philippines)
4:00 - 4:30 Social computing and networking on the Internet (Sacha Chua)
4:30 - 5:00 Personal Blogging Experience (Noemi Lardizabal-Dado)
5:00 - 5:30 Professional Blogging Experience (J. Angelo Racoma)
5:30 - 6:00 Corporate Blogging Experience (Frank Holz)
6:00 - 7:00 Networking among members

Interested non-members are requested to sign up as a member prior to January 5 and confirm attendance for food count purposes.

There are three types of membership: Individual, SME, and Corporate. Thank you.

Support the 2007 Philippine Biotech Summit

Just like to let you know that DigitalFilipino got tapped as one of the organization affiliate for the 2007 Philippine Biotech Summit Venture Summit: The 3nd Annual Conference on Biotechnology Enterprise and Investment happening this January 10 to 12, 2007 at Ateneo Rockwell.

Note that DigitalFilipino list and club members who sign up using the registration form posted at http://www.e-commercephilippines.com/ shall be entitled to 10% discount.

I encourage you folks to support this event and see you there!

DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards is now online!

For the past 2 years, we've always expressed our support to the World Summit Awards. Time and time again, some of our club members regularly suggest the coming up of our own awards that is intended to create awareness as well about new websites online today and where winners are picked by club members themselves.

I decided then to pursue such once we reach our 100th active club member count for the year. We achieved that yesterday.

In this regard, the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards is now online!

Thank you for attending the Website Enhancement Workshop

My sincerest thanks to Trabilis Travel & Tours and Gallery 7 Online for attending our Website Enhancement Workshop yesterday. It is through this simple knowledge sharing sessions where we can all grow.

Thanks as well to Abby Ongyanco Lim of Virramall.com and Jovel Cipriano of PinoyDelikasi.com for dropping by and helping out.

December 16: Website Enhancement Hands-on Workshop

Due to request from our SME and Corporate members of the DigitalFilipino.com Club, we shall be having a Website Enhancement Hands-on Workshop this December 16, Saturday, from 1:30 to 5 pm. This will be held at Alfox Internet Cafe (beside Chowking), Kamuning Road, corner Edsa, Quezon City.

Topics include:
1. Website Performance Self-Review
2. Website Enhancement Workshop (information architecture, search engine visibility, analytics, Internet advertising)

SME members can send 2 representatives while Corporate members can send 3 representatives. Please confirm for food count purposes and for the preparation of a US$50 Google AdWords voucher for use in the training.

Interested non-members and individual members are requested to sign up as a SME or Corporate member prior to December 16 and confirm attendance for food count purposes.
We hope you can join. Thank you.

Thanks for attending the Google AdSense and AdWords Workshop

My sincerest thanks to SME and Corporate members who attended our Google AdSense and AdWords Hands-On Tutorial. Special thanks to Aileen Apolo, Google Philippines Country Consultant for providing us with coupons that the students can use. I look forward in learning as well from the club members experience in using such tool.

Club members who attended the training are:

• Trabilis
• Virramall.com
• Yes IT Corporation
• Acclaim Butterflies
• RegaloService.com

The nice thing about having this training is that it allows us to exchange ideas and learn from one another. On my part, I get to listen to members' concern better and respond accordingly.

Thanks for attending the Web Marketing Forum!

The DigitalFilipino.com Club Web Marketing Forum last night was a success! Great thanks to all club members who attended and blogged about it.

Here are some blog coverage about it.

• Christmas with the Websites (Jay Frank De Jesus)
• Last Friday at Yehey.com’s Party and DigitalFilipino’s Seminar (Elymar AKA Jozzua)
• Yehey! celebrated 10 years… (Anne Roella Valla)
• Digitalfilipino’s Christmas Party (Abby Ongyanco-Lim)
• Digital Filipino WebMarketing (Wilson Chua)
• Web Marketing Forum (Manuel Viloria)
• Digitalfilipino's Website Marketing Forum (Aileen Apolo)
• Photo coverage (I encourage club members to email me their photos taken also for uploading in the photo gallery)

Thank you again for the support. If you have blogged about the event, do let me know so I can add you here.

December 9: Google AdSense and AdWords Hands-On Tutorial

To all SME and Corporate members of the DigitalFilipino.com Club, we shall be having a Google AdSense and Google AdWords hands-on tutorial session this December 9, Saturday, from 9 am to 12 noon. This will be held at Alfox Internet Cafe (beside Chowking), Kamuning Road, corner Edsa, Quezon City.

Topics include:

1. Generating online income through Google AdSense
2. Adding Google AdSense in your blog and website
3. Improving Google AdSense revenue performance
4. Marketing your website through Google AdWords
5. Setting up a Google AdWords account
6. Creating a Google AdWords advertising campaign
7. Monitoring and calibrating your Google AdWords advertising campaign

SME members can send 2 representatives while Corporate members can send 3 representatives. Please confirm for food count purposes and for the preparation of a US$50 Google AdWords voucher for use in the training.

Interested non-members and individual members are requested to sign up as a SME or Corporate member prior to December 9 and confirm attendance for food count purposes.

We hope you can join. Thank you.

December 8: Web Marketing Forum / Christmas Party!

DigitalFilipino.com Club invites you to a Web Marketing forum / Christmas Party this December 8, 2006 at AutoMall, Silver City, Ortigas Pasig City 4 pm. Map can be found at http://www.yehey.com/kartada10/venue.aspx

Our sincerest thanks to Yehey.com, who is celebrating their 10th anniversary on this day, for accommodating us.

Here's the event agenda:

3:30 - 4:00 registration
4:00 - 4:10 Introduction (Janette Toral, DigitalFilipino.com)
4:10 - 4:30 Web Marketing Introduction (Manuel Viloria)
4:30 - 4:50 Web Marketing Online (Aileen Apolo - Google.com)
4:50 - 5:10 Web Marketing - Philippines Experience (Jonas Delos Reyes, Yehey.com)
5:10 - 5:30 Web Marketing through Search Engine Optimization (Wilson Chua, Bitstop)
5:30 - 5:40 Web Marketing through Blogging (J. Angelo Racoma)
5:40 - 7:00 Networking / Raffle/ Christmas Gifts Exchange
7:00 - onwards Yehey's Kartada Diyes Party!

Club members are requested to confirm for raffle/gift count purposes. Please don't forget to bring raffle/gift items as well.

Lastly, don't forget to register also at Yehey's Kartada Diyes Party!

Yehey's Kartada Diyes Party! registered participants are welcome to attend the forum. Just advise us for seat count purposes.

Merry Christmas!

A success! - Women in Web, Wireless, and Outsourcing Roadshow!

Thank you for supporting our Women in Web, Wireless, and Outsourcing event last November 20 to 23. Handouts are now posted online. You can also view the photos taken in Cagayan De Oro, Davao, Cebu, and Manila.

Here are some blog / news coverage about the event too:

• Syntactics CEO Joins the Women on the Web, Wireless and Outsourcing Roadshow (Syntactics)
• i won a google shirt! (little light)
• Wifi Junkie and Globe Visibility (Abby Ongyanco Lim)
• Wide Women on Web, Wireless and Outsourcing (Abby Ongyanco Lim)
• I want a Google Shirt sized XL! (Abby Ongyanco Lim)
• More Women Doing Business Online (Janette Toral)
• CDO-Davao-Cebu Travel Blog (Aileen Apolo)
• CDO-Davao-Cebu Roadshow (Aileen Apolo)
• DigitalFilipino IT Amazing Race, Women’s Series (Stephanie Caragos)
• My Author's Avenue Leatherbound Journal (Janette Toral)
• Women in Web, Wireless, and Outsourcing (Manuel Viloria)
• Getting serious about e-commerce (Janette Toral)
• Women in eCommerce (Janette Toral)

Meeting Japanese executives

Thanks to our corporate member, Truly Asian through Chester Chi, I got the chance to mingle with some Japanese executives and brief them on the state of e-commerce in the country. During that meeting, Erick Kalugdan of Load.com.ph and IP Ventures Group executives Enrique Gonzales and Steve Tsao were there too.

Mike Abundo has more info and photos taken on this.

November 20-23: Women in Web, Wireless, and Outsourcing

DigitalFilipino.com Club and Your One Stop Shopping Network invites you to a business forum session with Women in Web, Wireless, and Outsourcing this November 20 (Cagayan De Oro City), 21 (Davao City), 22 (Cebu), and 23 (Manila).

Topics and speakers are:

1:30 - 2:00 Putting up a Website and Selling Products Online (Abby Ongyanco - VirraMall.com / Regina Bundang of RegaloService.com)

2:00 - 2:30 Outsourcing: What You Need to Know (Stephanie Caragos - Syntactics)

2:30 - 3:00 Making Online Payment Acceptance Fast, Simple, and Easy (Cannie May, Your One Stop Shopping Network)

3:00 - 3:30 BREAK

3:30 - 4:00 Marketing Your Website (Aileen Apolo - Google / Representative from Yehey.com)

4:00 onwards Business Networking

Hosted by: Janette Toral (DigitalFilipino.com Club)

This event is exclusive to DigitalFilipino.com Club members and by-invitation only (through the resource persons in this event).

Venues:

November 20: Dynasty Court Hotel, Tiano Bros. St, Cagayan de Oro City
November 21: Ranchero Grill is at V Tionko St., Davao City (infront of Central Bank)
November 22: Raja Park Hotel, Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City
November 23: Racks Restaurant, El Pueblo, Julia Vargas Avenue cor. ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Thank you for attending the Website Marketing Hands-On Tutorial

Our Website Marketing Hands-on Tutorial was a success. The following club members attended the workshop:

• RegaloService.com
• Innove
• Southern Luzon Technology College Foundation
• Isuzu Automotive Dealership Inc
• Synergia Cybercare
• Acclaim Butterflies
• Virramall.com

We'll be having a blogging and AdSense Workshop to SME and Corporate members this December. Stay tuned!

Thanks to Abby for having our workshop in her Internet cafe place. Check out the event photos!

Kababayan.ph is here!

Club member Jonno Alcaro just announced the launched of their website - Kababayan.ph.

The site aims to be a central directory for all Filipinos worldwide and be a place to find long lost family and friends (even those who owe you money)!

Check it out!

YesPayments to best test its new payment system for SMEs and individuals

Last Friday, during the 23rd eyeball of the DigitalFilipino.com Club, Tracy Chia provided some updates in YesPayments that includes the addition of new merchants such as South East Asian Airlines and PinoyDVD. She also shared the tightening of standards in the credit card industry that made YesPayments pursue PCI DSS certification.

The company will also be launching a payment solution for small merchants where our newest club member, J Angelo Racoma, shall be the first to beta test it.

November 17: First Annual Lessons Learned in Software Process Improvement Forum

DigitalFilipino.com Club Members are invited to attend the 1st Annual Lessons Learned in Software Process Improvement Forum this November 17.

DigitalFilipino.com Club members Isuzu Alabang, Core Synergy, Jan Pabellon, and Rodney Jao will share their knowledge during this event.

November 4: Website Marketing Hands-On Tutorial

To all SME and Corporate members of the DigitalFilipino.com Club, we shall be having a Website Marketing hands-on tutorial session this November 4, Saturday, from 9 am to 12 noon. This will be held at Alfox Internet Cafe (beside Chowking), Kamuning Road, corner Edsa, Quezon City.

Topics include:
1. Writing good page titles
2. Meta tags
3. Proper text formatting
4. Search engine registration
5. Blog marketing
6. Creating a sitemap
7. Website traffic monitoring

SME members can send 2 reps while Corporate members can send 3 reps. Please confirm for food count purposes.

Interested non-members and individual members are requested to sign up as a SME or Corporate member prior to November 4 and confirm attendance for food count purposes.

We hope you can join. Thank you.

Welcome to the DigitalFilipino.com Club Blog!

As our activities in the DigitalFilipino.com Club are further escalating, it is high time to create a group blog where club members can post their respective announcements, updates, and any knowledge you wish to share.

Club eyeball and events shall be posted here too.