Been receiving a couple of emails lately (mostly from OFWs but there’s one from a Chinese/Taiwanese company) asking if there’s still some good business to be made with internet cafes in the Philippines. From accounts of friends and people who’ve been into the net cafe business as well as what we’re seeing in every mall and street alley, there’s some mixed reaction.
Five years ago, the prospects were better; way better. I myself was thinking of opening up one back then. My excitement was immediately doused after doing the math.
Just like any other brick and mortar businesses, there are so many extraneous factors that’ll affect your likelihood of success in the internet cafe industry:
- Location. Pick a good spot and you’ll hit a gold mine. Pick the wrong one and kiss your money goodbye.
- Competition. Most business-minded people think of competition as a race to charge the lowest prices in order to win customers. While it’s good for the customers, exceeding the lower boundaries can drive you and your competitors to bankruptcy. One cannot expect to recover a Php500,000 investment if hourly rentals go down to as low as Php10. It goes without saying that in this industry, there are no customer loyalty; just cheaper rentals.
- Quality/Consistency of Broadband Connectivity. For places that don’t have many options for bandwidth providers, this could spell trouble if your only source of connectivity conks out more frequently than you get brown-outs in your area. A backup DSL might be a good solution but many consider the extra cost to be not worth it.
- Software Licensing. Many people who go into the net cafe business don’t factor in the cost of software licensing in their capital. Either they think they can get away with a few pirated copies or go open-source full-time. Still, there’s the class of ever-popular network games like Starcraft, WoW and CS which cost an arm and a leg to get a per-PC license. Maybe that’s why MMPORG pay-to-play model is more popular in this side of the globe.
- Expected ROI. While previous half-decade old records saw a return-of-investment in just over a year, lower rentals due to fierce competition and over-saturation of net cafes have driven the ROI further back to as long as 3 years (that’s if you’re lucky enough). To sustain a business that long and derive your income from that sole business could easily drain you of energy and personal savings.
There’s also the question of how many PC units should a net cafe operate in order to realize profit. A friend, who runs a net cafe for about 3 years now, says you need at least 15 units to survive and get decent income. Does that mean others operating below that number are doomed to fail in the long run?
However, the growth and expansion of Netopia’s franchise around the country says there’s still good money to be made from the internet cafe business. Does that mean people wanting to venture into that industry should look into franchising? What do you think — given the opportunity and capital, do you feel a net cafe business in the Philippines is still a lucrative one?
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I think cafes will go down on their ‘internet’ side of business because internet and computers here in the Philippines are getting cheaper and cheaper, unless you are located near a school, sobrang patok for research, typing and printing, lalo na yung mahileg sa cramming.
I guess there are still growth in the gaming side because I think gamers prefer group playing than playing solo.
IMO, Internet / Small scale BPO – that’s a good combination.
Internet Cafe in the morning then Call center at night.
patok yung 168 and its sister company ihook. i think it’s because of gaming and not internet. abe nagdodota pa rin kami, pero ngayon sa labas na para pwedeng mag-ingay kahit 40 pesos per hour.
@gen, I think meron ng gumagawa ng ganun dito sa Market Market.
@calvin, uy! sama nyo naman ako!
mas magaling pang magblog na lang tungkol sa internet cafe kesa magtayo ng internet cafe, mas malakas ang kita, di ba? hehehe.
on a serious note, plano ko rin yan dati sa barangay namin sa batangas. malapit sa school. kaso, may nauna sa akin, and i don’t want to compete with his price. malulugi lang ako.
I and my barkada used to have an internet cafe back in 1998. It was good in the first few months.
To make it short, i don’t want to have this type of business again. Maybe i will, but just a side income, making money online is much more profitable.
As long as you have a solid business plan and strategy, your internet cafe should boom. With 50 units we were able to gross around 450,000-500,000 monthly.
@wauks, when was this?
Location, location, location.
I live in the Ubelt area of the Philippines, and I see a internet cafes all over the place. They are definitely making money in this section of town.
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replied on Mar 27th, 2008 at 4:29 pm (10)
i agree with Kuya Kevin
It’s about location but as of the moment, the busiest places are also the most hard-fought (too many competitors).
Second criterion for success would be the quality of experience (Gaming Cafes).
Third would be “other services.” I have a friend who only has 8 units but he has 10 printers and offers the sought after “Piso Print” service. His printing earnings far exceeds the PC rentals.
That was in 2006. We sold it na though because of all the internal conflict. Never be business partners with your friends, hehe.
I used to have an internet cafe but gave it up three years ago. Now I hear rentals are at P15/hour ? Don’t see how one can make money at that rate, you have to find ways to supplement it. Rentals alone won’t cut it…
Maganda magtayo ng internet shop sa mga campus kaso pag bakasyon walang kita.
I would say yes! But not in Metro Manila, It will be a great business if you locate it the province where only few can afford DSL connection at home.
Kuya Kevin, Ubelt area: Bill’s Gate used to be swarmed with customers 7 years ago, it’s now almost empty. Or are they still there?
I’m a former net cafe owner and so so so proud quitting the business. It’s so so so so so so horrible experience for me caused by lagggggggggy dsl business plan, stiffffff competition, unfairrrrrrrr competition (for using counterfeit softwares). Blogging is farrrrrrrrrrrrr away better than having a computer shop.
Now I am earning more than before with just 1 pc.
@marghil and orgl – why not combine both? put up a net cafe and hire bloggers?
kuya abe, turuan mo na lang kami mag blog, mas maganda pa siguro income kesa mag invest sa internet cafe…hehe
Hmmm good idea there yuga! and along with it is a coffee and snack bar.
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replied on Mar 29th, 2008 at 9:01 am (21)
Does station 168 even make money? I mean looking at all its equipment and fast internet, looks like massive investment even beyond Netopia (who is filled with advertisers and banners). OR maybe they are fine as long as a competitor doesnt open up, or noone can probably afford to compete.
Sa area namin d2 sa bulacan, parang mushroom na nagsusulputan ang internet cafe business, gaya-gaya para ding mineral water business bawat kanto may kalaban. Kaya ang rate P15 per hour na lang, at ang iba ay P10 cguro iba gamit ng jumber na lang para makatipid sa electricity which is risky pag nahuli ka ng Meralco! Ang kuryente parang na ring ginto eh sa mahal!
Tapos consider mo pa ang municipal ordinance na bawal magpapasok ng estudyante between 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, goodness ano pa kikitain
jan! Bawat bata hingi ng bonus time eh ano pa sa Meralco na lang lahat punta ng kita!
In short, cut-throat competition talaga! Kailangan mahaba pisi mo to compete with others!
I think it’s still a viable business. With the right content, there will be a demand. I remember writing something in January about how to start your own cafe
Check it out.
Thx,
GM T
saturated business in the metro
maybe if you put up one in the province, i think that would be doable.
wauks, are you waukeen from pRO?
Sorry for the O.T.
I would like to add a factor to consider in putting up this business, that is employee to manage the repairs and customers.
If you’ll be doing it all by yourself, it’s really more a self-employment than a business.
If you can find a decent job, might as well be employed.
This is one of the best posts and by far the best set of comments I’ve seen here in a long time … thanks to those who shared.
This is a perpetual question for me from other expats and from OFW’s who want to help other family members.
I think the idea of combining small-scale BPO and blogging-style work with a cafe is a viable way to give the business a foundation to carry it through lean times.
Another technology which can be done very cheaply these days due to open source is thin client. The idea that each customer station needs an entire PC is very wasteful of both hardware and power.
Sir Abe, we should have more on this subject here!
How much do cafes spend for electricity when they have 10PCs? what about 20 or 30?
Hi pwede niyo ba akong bigyan ng magandang business proposal for an internet cafe.. help me please help.. paki send po sa email ko para po mapag-aralan ko yong business.. Thank you
Hi guys meron kasi akong gustong place dito sa amin, meron 3 schools na malapit and meron din 2 cafe’s na competensya pero as a gamers nakikita kong sobrang naasar yong mga players niya kasi sobrang LAG at yong Dota na nga lang na didisconnect pa.. so gusto ko sanang magtayo ng cafe dito yong medyo malakas na computer para lumipat yong mga student.. pero di ako makagawa ng business proposal kasi di ko alam kong paano gawin at saan magsisimula.. kong meron makakatulong sa akin please send me an email artnorman_gabon@yahoo.com
Thank you
well, as for me it is still a good business. Gaya ng experience ko ngayon on which i’m only having a four computer set but i’m earning a gross sales not less than 1k – 2k daily. At habang nagbabantay ng internet shop eto blogging and keeping my new website alive. visit nyo na rin po pala bago kong website.. http://www.filipinoonline.org .
About sa internet cafe.. i think if you had a “BEST” location. Why not.. it’s still worth a good business. Nasa pakikisama din yan… most of my earning comes from PUPians dito sa Cavite and dahil sa magandang pakikitungo they sticking with our cafe. Actually where already planning for an expansion this month and putting up a ink refiling station…
By the way i’m not more on gamers but rather internet users. Sa internet kc pag nag research may kasamang printing and more. Kaunti lang din games ko kasi nagiging magulo and most of my dedicated customers eh gusto sounds lang.. ayaw ng maingay. Tsaka madaling masira ang keyboard and mouse sa mga gamers hihihihihi(but not all).
hello, I just opened my net cafe 3 weeks ago. Im afraid that it would not click. any advices pls. thanks. email me at kcirtap1027@yahoo.com
Depende siguro sa lugar na pagtatayuan mo, kung saturated na sa area nyo o marami ng internet cafes sa lugar nyo, di humanap ka ng iba lugar na wala pang gaanong competitors!
Well, kung sayo ang place at hindi ka na uupa ng monthly rental pwede yon kahit maraming competitors, daanin mo na lang sa promo! Nasa strategy mo na lang yon on how to beat your competitors!
internet cafe is not a good business anymore. you see, computers are getting cheaper and people today can afford to buy one. if most of us has a computer, why bother going to an internetshop? even students today has their own notebooks. so who’s going to internetshop nowadays? your “yaya”??
Whether it’s good or not depends on your location and your presentation. Besides that, I doubt that even a quarter (perhaps a lot less) of the Filipino population can afford the fees for internet services – let alone a computer (sorry, don’t have the proper percentages, and I don’t have the resources to do a countrywide poll.. but a good guess would be 10%… hehehe).
The cheapest BRAND NEW PC I can get which is compatible with most current popular MMOGs would cost around 8 – 9 thousand pesos – that’s a system with an AMD Sempron and a 780G or 690G motherboard. That’s a lot of money.
The CHEAPEST I can get is probably an old PII or PII for about 2 thousand, and a monitor might be around 1 to 2 thousand – if you know where to look – the problem with this is the warranty; and these systems just won’t cut it – even for Warcraft III with all the eye candy set to the lowest.
Besides that, most used computers have problems and no warranty – you’ll end up spending more on repairs or buying more old ones susceptible to damage, eventually spending more than you would had you bought a brand new one. And there’s the electric bill…
Anyway… electricity… could anyone here please post electricity bills for your net cafes? Number of PCs, monthly electricity charges, hours per month. I’d like to get an idea of approximately how much I’d be spending on that as I’m planning on putting up one in my little town.
Hello, got 10 computers now all PIII for pure internet surfing only, surviving for 1.5 year now, monthly profit of no more than P30K not less than P23K. I’ve got a supplier that offers 1 year warranty to all second hand PCs so dont have any problem with that, i bought this 10 units for P60K. So, i immediately got my ROI for just 3 months! Friendster alone can pay for your rent and earn much more!
X.A., Thanks for an informative comment, with numbers. Interesting and I wish you well.
I just came back from a 4 day road trip up north with my son who is visiting from the states. We used cafe’s at leaast once a day. Major thing I observed as a business man is, most cafes make it too hard on themselves. Way too much labor for a simple task. Sign this, fill up that, etc. Labor costs the owner even if it is his own, and slows down the amount of time a customer is online and thus making the operator money.
There is good cafe management software out there, currently way too much paper and time being used.
I must say though, from personal observation, this is still for sure a viable business if you run it as a business.
Big opportunity I see being missed is monetizing things like advertising and membership deals to the users. Many owners/shop attendants barely acknowledge the presence of customers instead of talking to them, finding out their needs and making them feel welcome … and signing them up to a free monthly newsletter … you are promoting your shop with a monthly newsletter, aren’t you?
Last tip … have change! It is a business’s responsibility to make change for the customer, period. You offera service for a fee, part of the cost of doing business is to be able to make change … fact of life. Making the customer feel guilty for not having change is bad business. It’s like paying your Meralco bill … not always a happy occasion but a necessity for ongoing sales.
im planning to start a net cafe biz but for an roi in 3 years makes me wonder and have to double check on an alternative. would a reloading biz and photocopy biz help together with the net cafe biz?
@ Yuga and in particular your great response to marghil and orgl.
The biggest thing I see standing in anybody’s idea so many people seem to have that a ‘computer shop’ only does this thing or that thing. Time (money) slips away while people don’t come in the shop to do what the owner thinks they should be doing … instead, the owner could be finding things they want to do.
How many ’stories’ fit for a blog post happen everyday, right as people are using the cafe? It doesn’t cost a centavo more to write about them … especially if business is slow anyway.
Thanks for the info X.A… makes me all the more hopeful for my plans to do at least OK. Thanks to Dave too, for the recommendations.
on my opinion, internet cafe business is a dying business nowadays
I used to own and operate an internet cafe here in the province, but having licensed OS per PC really cut down our profits and set back the ROI. During the early 2000s, rates here were at 20-25 pesos and the monthly gross varied from 20k-50k. Electricity was cheap back then. I had 10 units.
Sadly, due to plunging rates and unfair competition (shops with pirated OS being allowed to operate) I had to close it after 2yrs of operation. I wasn’t able to recover 100% of my investment, only around 75% of it.
Here in the provinces viability is determined by location as well as employees willing to work below minimum wage.
With DSL access being more and more affordable for homes, and free wifi access spots ever increasing, internet usage is shifting away from cafes.
for WoW, i think you can use just one copy and distribute it on the computers. it’s the player’s responsibility anyway to have an account.
i need to startup this business,what are my considerations?
I’m a shop owner for almost 8 years, i started with just 2 pc, and now it’s 31 units, so I may say magandang negosyo, cguro noon, pero ngayon na sunod-sunod ang nagtayo sa lugar namin, (by the way, malayo ako sa school, purely residential area) ngayon ang hirap na, half of my PC eh hindi na nauupuan sa maghapon, and with new shops near my area and lower rates like P10/hr, now i don’t know kung paano na!
Internet Cafe is NON-EXISTENCE in USA. 99% of American families have at least 2 or more personal computers in their homes. Price of computers here is so cheap, family homes are saturated with computers.
PLUS — for those who does not have computers at home, they can always go to any public library.There are plenty of computers in the library for the local resident to use for FREE.
This Internet Cafe business in the Philippines will soon die slowly once the price of computers becomes affordable for local pilipinos to buy .
My take on this is to make sure you use highly efficient rigs that are highly scalable. I would suggest going with the following set up:
AMD Athlon 4850e (45W versus 65W most dual core processors consume)
AMD 780G Chipset motherboard (Power efficient chipset with powerful IGP capable of running locally populaar games)
1×2GB 800mhz DDR2 RAM
80GB 7200 RPM HDD
CD-ROM ODD (leave the DVD-RW in your service unit so you can charge customers to burn CD’s/DVD’s)
15 – 17″ LCD with no more than 1280×800 resolution (Consumes significantly less power than CRT monitors and attracts more customers)
Windows Vista Basic
You’re probably asking why use Vista when it’s a resource hog. Well, Vista allows you to scale your rig up by simply adding an ATI 3450/3470 Graphics card to take advantage of AMD’s Hybrid Crossfire technology when locally popular games start requiring extra power, also Vista Basic isn’t as much a resource hog as Vista Premium and the 2GB 800mhz RAM should be more than enough to sustain it, and you can always add another 1 or 2GB to further improve performance (note: 32 Bit Vista may not be able to completely utilize 4 GB worth of RAM).
Now, the best part about this set up is that it consumes significantly less energy than most computers you’ll see currently being used by alot of internet cafes (less ongoing overhead expense) and at the same time provides better gaming and surfing experience, attracting more customers (more revenue).
What do you think guys?
i’m planning to start a internet business next month but after reading this im having a doubt now..kakaasar hirap naman ang mahal mag start ng business pero hirap kumita now a day..estimate cost ko to start a business is 150k pesos..which is a mabigat na sa bulsa ko para sa isang katulad ko..tama nga kayo nagigin mura na ang pc ngyn,,at nagkakaron na ng magndang deals sa internet connection,, pwede pa cguro ako magstart pero cguro pabagsak palang ang internet business..pwede pa rin ngyn im sure pwede pa rin magstart and kikita ka prin pero papunta ka kc ang pilipinas sa pagiging more technology needs.. tignan mo ang cellphone..dati panay telephono ang malakas na kita ng mga big company pero dahil sa cellphone at naging sobrang mura na cellphone halos wala ng nagamit ngyn ng telephono db? kaaasar nmn..almost too late na yata para magtayo…hay pano kya ako yayaman nito,,guys/girls ano opinion nio sa LOTtO franchise? magkano kaya kita nun,,konti lng kc ang budget ko eh i cant afford a resturant..
ako din i’m planning to start a internet business next month but after reading this im having a doubt now..kakaasar hirap naman ang mahal mag start ng business pero hirap kumita now a day..estimate cost ko to start a business is 150k pesos..which is a mabigat na sa bulsa ko para sa isang katulad ko..tama nga kayo nagigin mura na ang pc ngyn,,at nagkakaron na ng magndang deals sa internet connection,, pwede pa cguro ako magstart pero cguro pabagsak palang ang internet business..pwede pa rin ngyn im sure pwede pa rin magstart and kikita ka prin pero papunta ka kc ang pilipinas sa pagiging more technology needs.. tignan mo ang cellphone..dati panay telephono ang malakas na kita ng mga big company pero dahil sa cellphone at naging sobrang mura na cellphone halos wala ng nagamit ngyn ng telephono db? kaaasar nmn..almost too late na yata para magtayo…hay pano kya ako yayaman nito,,guys/girls ano opinion nio sa LOTtO franchise? magkano kaya kita nun,,konti lng kc ang budget ko eh i cant afford a resturant..
can anyone help me with regards to my electric bill?
i have a total of 12 computers(operation time is 9am-12mn),
4 wall fans,
1 2horse power aircon(opened at 12noon to 8pm)
1 heavy duty copier (around 1000 watts)
etc…(scanner,fax,6-flourescent lights)
i already use 2 energy savers but my electricity dsnt decrease.
My monthly bill has an average of 20k
is that ok? or can i still do something about it in regards to lessening it
Thank You!
hi, sa mga gustong magkaroon ng cafe shop.hinde basta basta ang internet cafe…kailan may dicarte ka at marunung ka mag troubleshoot lalo na sa networking..may cafe shop ako dito sa zamboanga city para ako nakaukay ng kinto simula 10am to 3am no vacant palagi pc ko..meroon ako assistant 10am to 8pm and duty niya.ako nag babantay ng 8pm to 3am ..minsan sakit sa ulo hinde maiwasan mga errors at mga ibang troubles.nagaral ako sa sti basic troubleshooting para de na ako maghire ng technician,minsan sakit sa ulo amg mga technician.mahirap lng sa amin dito holdapan.discarte lng mga bro.
oo, totoo yan..
internet cafe is not a good business anymore. you see, computers are getting cheaper and people today can afford to buy one. if most of us has a computer, why bother going to an internetshop? even students today has their own notebooks. so who’s going to internetshop nowadays?
except lng sa mga addict sa mga online games sila na lng ang pagasa namin.salamat sa dios peron pa sa akin dito nagrereserve…no vacant parin…
to no.56 Bianca rae.
reg on power comsumption.
i suggest masyado mataas ang expense mo sa power sa 4 wallfan Plus 2h.p aircon. &sa 1 heavy duty copier (around 1000 watts)i have 13units. 2 wall fan. dpa me aabot ng 9K a mo. sa 1000 watts equivalent nyan more than 20units lcd only. meaning mataasang gastos mo dyan sa copier. if d nmanganun ka klangan & PROFIT ibigay mo nlang sa iba yan,,, PM mo nlang me sa email ko if my question ka,, Help kita, God Ble$$! kaya mo yan,
Internet Cafe Business in my location(Bontoc Mountain Province) is not a good business anymore. RATES ON Xerox, Printing, Gaming & most of all the HOURLY rental is a competetion from 10-20 pesos only of more than 20 operators to this date.
For this competition, an operator of an internet cafe should have atleast the Basic technical requirements as follows:
1. Software Installation
2. Hardware Installation
3. LAN Setup & Troubleshooting
4. Basic Troubleshooting on Hardware/Software
Hi guyz, ask ko lng f ok nb pang icafe gamings itong specs ko: 2.4ghz athlon 64bit 1620, ecs motherboard with 256mb chipset, 80G sata hdd 7200 rpm, 1G memory. Tsaka ano b ung 256 mb chipset? Built in nb ang vcard nito? Guyz f not enough ang specs ko ask ko nrn f ano mas mbilis. Tanx
Sad to say, internet cafe business in the country is not profitable as it was before. Filipino should learn to compete based on quality of service and not to engage in a domino effect of a price war.
Isang profitable business opporunity din sa mga internet cafes is to be a distributor of online learning prepaid cards. Netopia, the largest internet cafe chain in the philippines launched CALNOOK, dubbed as “the first-ever online prepaid service for everyone.”
Using the Internet café as a learning infrastructure, the CAL-Netopia collaboration with its virtual school will open windows for education and opportunities to broaden horizons for both Filipino students and workers in an inexpensive, convenient way. Netopia has over 170 branches with more than 8,000 terminals.
CALNOOK is a portal of various Certification Training Courses such as E-Commerce Consultant, Cisco, CompTIA A+, Network +, and Security +; European Computer Driving License Certification International Computer Driving License, Human Resource Certification Institute Recertification; Microsoft Certification Courses, Microsoft Office Specialists, Oracle Certification Program, Project Management Institute, Red Hat Certified Technician – Linux; and Sun Certification Program.
Details of this can be found at http://www.calnook.com
I have had an IC for 10 months, the rate is 15/hour with incentive 5 hour block time at night of 10 pesos. This is the going local rate and it is not a good business at that rate. I saw in Cebu that competition had driven the rate down to 7 pesos in a few cafés. Cafés fold regularly.
Some of the advice offered here is quite good.
Location, location, location are the three primary criteria for a profitable cafe.
Finding a good, competent, and honest technician is almost impossible so you better be your own techie.
Attendants tend to be thieves so keep tight control.
There is much trouble with the ISPs not providing reliable service or providing the speeds you are paying for.
Damage from gamers and theft are also problems.
Air conditioning is expensive.
Landlords will ask for a 10% increase annually which will put you right out of business so never sign such a lease contract. Costs go up while rates remain stable or decline
I had a previous café that folded because of the rent increases. It is now restarting in a new location. The manager is an excellent business woman
It is a tough business……………….
I’ll have to rethink putting up a pc gaming or internet shop. Actually, I was already told that one by one inet or pc gaming cafes are no longer a thing, they mean it is only if one strategically thinks about tbe dimensions [location, location, location or maybe some others]. I was told though beforehand I have this huge probability a flourishing u know…so now that majority has spoken and reading from the commenters experience therefore, no thank you to being a computer businessman.
Good location, competent and honest internet cafe staff and ample back-ups for hardware and DSL connection are “must haves” to ensure the viability of internet cafe businesses. I operated a pizza parlor-game/internet cafe from 1999 and closed shop sometime in 2006 — due to very stiff price cuts from nearby start-up cafes and the mushrooming of cafes competing for a limited target market.
Now, I am thinking about re-opening but in a different location but without the gaming component since it would not jibe anymore with the tutorial/study center my family wants to develop in the same site.
Any experience to share about the financial viability of operating purely for internet research, online education and encoding?
I am thinking about doing a netcafe/coffee/food/teaching english. I still live in the usa but want to move there for my girl friend in Iloilo city. Any idea’s on how toget some one to help with $$$$$??? any idea’s at all as to if this would be a good idea or not?
in my opinion and experience. having a net cafe with 20 units is still profitable lalo na pag nalagay mo sa exact spot like mine is. 15 / hr but if want to be a member u can avail a 12/hr and per minute basis when u log in. kc bugyan ko sila ng username and pass to log in anytime they want to play. minimum purchase of 120 php though (10hrs)and especially if the units ur have rocks . i mean literally rocks. mga competition ko d2 are amd athlon lang at pentium 4… guess what mine is.. 6 quad core, 10 amd 64×2 5200+ and 4 core 2 duo all with 8500gr ddr2 vc @ 2Gb 800mhz. 160Gb nga lang memo and 15-17′ lcd monitors. so all my clients can play dota, friendster, bot ragna/sro/cabal, autoclick ran and conquer and my gay clients can edit modify pics burn/rewrite cds while listening to mp3s/mp4s all at the same time and they love it kc di nag hahang pc. and they come every day because of this. and i troubleshoot my own pcs. oo nga pala, di nag lang aircondition shop ko kaya I bought some cpu fans like cyth for the quads kc madali lang mag overheat cpu with the stock fans kc di aircon shop ko. 20 pcs still manage to get around 1.3k the least to 3k a day 9am-12mn.
( licsended po yung OS ko ah 32bit Wxp. di pa ako nag upgrade vista, loko2x kc vista, dami pro conflict or error)
putah, ang tumal ng internet cafe business ngayon, magpapasko pa naman! Malapit na naman ang business renewal permit sa January 2009, nilalangaw pa rin ah!
hay naku, nakaka depress talaga ang present economic crisis!
mr. ned, talaga lahat licensed ang OS ng 20 PCs? baka ireport kita sa Microsoft Philippines!hehe!
kilala kita alam ko ang location ng shop mo! hehe!
dare me!
yeah. actually 21 lahat pc ko kasama server. and yes, licensed po lahat os ko. kc need ko yung update ng microsoft eh. dami kc bugs pag di ko ma update yung OS and u cant update it pag pirated os mo, lalo na yung gameguard na epal at yung bot ng cabal (cabalrider) nag error pag peke os kc di na update. ^^ nasa tyaga lang yan at pagbibigyan mo naman customers mo paminsan minsan. halimbawa naglaro sila ng DOTA 5×5 tapos nag time yung isa and ala pang extend. pagbigyan mo na lang hanggan matapos yung laro kung walang papalit sa kanya diba. ^^
d2 samin kahit hindi tabing school astig ang kitaan 150 pc 3rd flor puno araw araw 40pesos 3 hrs
dinadayo kahit malalayong lugar pa at hindi ka pa
maiinis sa unit na gagamitin mo… bago lang to
pero pumatok pa din kahit may katabing com shop
nag lipatan lahat ng suki nila dahil sa napaka
mahal na singil…
150pcs . omg. ang lufet naman nyan. wow. 20 units lang sa akin >_<
omg i want to start this biz [ net cafe ], nut now i am tottaly confuzed. anyway thanks for all of you guyz. your comment helps a lot
balak ko mag tyo ng netcafe ano bang paraan or anong manga kailangan,pra makapag open? isa po akong OFW at may sampong unit na ako biniliko ko sa abroad,sana manga bro.mabigyan nyo ako ng advice
Hi guys, I’m a manager of an internet cafe and bago lang ito… ngaung 2009 ko lang sya open ,, my dad and I are partners for this business and I hope mag click sya d2 sa meycauayan, bulacan.. although alam ko na mdami competitors I still believe na magiging successful ang business namin…
I have 12 pc’s and 1 server so mkakapag 5v5 ang mga gamers and may mkakapg surf pa ng net like the ladies na mahilig mag friendster, etc etc…
dota, cabal, counter-strike ang madalas na nilalaro sa area namin and some other online games… Ready for Crysis warhead / assassin’s creed / starcraft 2/ red alert 3 and GTA 4 …
wala din me rentals kasi sa hauz namin itinayo ung business. Actually ung old hauz namin kasi lumipat na kami, mga 2 houses away lang. para tipid na din sa rental..
ang balak kong rent fee ko is 15/hr sa una then mag raise ako ng 20 /hr kapag may mga regular customers na ko…
and syempre may membership din ung cafe ko at magppapromo ako sa mga members…
mejo high-end na din kasi mga kinuha ko na pc’s and server ko para makapag multi-task…
eto nga pala specs ng computers built for gaming ang MS applications..
sa WORKSTATIONS:
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 ghz
Gigabyte p35 Motherboard
2GB DDR2 RAM pc800
1GB Geforce 9500GT 128bit, DDR2
500w Hec raptor PSU
160GB HDD SATA
19″ LCD wide Viewsonic monitor
w/ a4tech KB
logitech optical mouse
a4tech headset
all w/ webcams
sa Server:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 ghz w/ G-Power 2 Cooler
Gigabyte p35 Motherboard
2GB DDR2 RAM pc800
1GB Geforce 9500GT 128bit, DDR2
500w Hec Raptor PSU
500 GB HDD SATA
22″ Viewsonic monitor
5.1 altec lansing speaker
a4tech KB
logitech optical mouse
webcam
internal DVD Super multi drive (lightscribe)
internal memory card reader 15 in 1
…my capital is around 400thou sa units and 10thousand sa renovations ng place..ksama na tables and chairs..
I plan to have an aircon , mga 1.5 HP lang siguro or 1HP ..para mkatipid sa power .. actually ang habol ko lang naman is maging conducive ang place.. di naman need ng sobrang lamig dba?
ROI: maximum of 2yrs…
hingi ako mga opinion / idea and pieces of information sa inyo guys.. any reactions? comments? thanx in advance…
sana maging successful lahat ng business ntin … i’ll pray for it …
@ jake…
jake you need to consider ung place syempre…
better kung wala ka na babayaran na rent, kasi advantage mo na agad yun sa mga competitors mo kung meron man.. kasi kahit mag 15/hr ka ng rent ayos lang un…
you need also business permit..
unahin nio sa barangay nio (barangay clearance)
then sa municipal (or city hall)
then kung kaya pa ng budget sa NBI (optional)
magtanong tanong ka n lang jan sa area nio kung anu mga requirements sa mga papers…
GOOD may mga units kana kaso did you consider yung mga specs ng pc m? saan mo ba gagamitin, sa games or pure web browsing?
kapag sa games kasi you’ll need a high processor , the lowest processor I recommend is the dual core processors available in the market… around 2.4 ghz.. then also the video card.. I also recommend 512 mb memory of video cards PCI-E..
kung pure internet naman pde na ang Pentium 4… taasan mo n lang ako RAM.. upto 1gb…
mag windows XP kana lang as your OS kasi kung vista mejo di pa stable and it needs high specs..
you should also take the risk kasi ang internet cafe naman ay hndi rin stable (pana-panahon lang din)
may mga araw na down or may mga araw na malakas ang negosyo…
if your investment is around 200 thou, expected ROI is 1 yr…
dpending syempre sa net income mo monthly…
nasa strategy mo n yan on how you can invite customers and gain their loyalty…mplan different marketing strategies like promo’s freebies, discounts so that customers will more likely to go to your cafe…
You can also plan to have a sideline business like foods… especially if your customers will be more like to be GAMERS !! kasi hndi na tatayo yan sa PC hahaha!! xD
pde ka magtinda ng mga snacks / burgers / cup noodles / soda / etc. etc…
If you do not have technician to do the networkings on your cafe well, you should have .. hire one !! better if kakilala mo ung tech …. para may trust.. kasi di mu alam pde nila palitan specs mu eh pag di mu kilala… saka mataas maningil hahaha…
TO ALL INTERNET CAFE OWNERS / MANAGERS
let’s just pray na maging successful ang business natin and work hard… double or triple our efforts.. kasi alam naman ntin na mejo mahirap ang business na to… marami kalaban !!
GUDLUCK to all of us and Godbless !!
-MoxSapphire
@ jake .. short cut ko na ung need mo para makapag open ka…
1. BUSINESS PERMIT:
a. barangay clearance
b. mayor’s permit
c. NBI
2. INTERNET CONNECTION (DSL)
3. COMPUTERS / COMP TECH
4. BUDGET
5. TAGABANTAY (di mo kakayanin yan 24/7 haha!)
6. PRAYERS !!
gudluck….
-MoxSapphire
dis advantage and advantage of this business?
i will try this business because it is east to start with. a place, computers, and there you go you have urself a business.
advantage. easy to start with. easy to maintain. you are the master of your own domain. because you own.
disadvantage. it gest borig specially if your shop is dead. just apply for a job. atleast u have a monthly income. stable
Hi,
I just opened a computer shop with a partner last August. So far, it is a good business. It will really be the location, the service, and your business strategy on how to beat the competition.
In the area where we opened our shop, it is near a school and most of the residents are University students. We started with 6 pcs (+1 server) last August and now we have 10 pcs (+1 server). The money we used to buy the new pcs came from the earnings of the internet shop.
I would agree with the previous comments that there are challenges in this business so you must have a good business strategy and you must be willing to experiment with your market. And ofcourse, like what I always say to our staff, it is our service and the way we deal with these people that will create the big difference.
I believe we have managed to make our “suki” feel that they are already part of a family. That they have Ate’s and Kuya’s who even remind them to finish their assignments first before playing. That the parents feel that we are their partners. Sometimes, we even ask them until what time we can admit their kids.
On the other hand, our shop is for additional income only. My partner and I still work and we closely manage the shop. Ofcourse, our staff there is someone we could really trust with money.
We are planning on setting-up another internet shop in the province. The hourly rates are much higher and there are still much fewer shops.
Last, I have a question re the membership thing? How do you do it? Do you give like a card or something? I’m planning of trying this out. Please give me your suggestions.
Thanks much!
That is good Juliet. I’m planning to have the same thing too. I will start with 5 computers (+1 server). The only thing is my place is really residential not near to school but it is near to major road. How much do you pay your staff?
LOCATION+EXCELLENT SERVICE+BUSINESS STRATEGY is the most important s lahat, pro dpat affordable ung rental rate(P30=2hrs)..dpat mganda ung performance ng unit for competition..
im also an cafe owner at the same time technician d2 s subd nmin s palawan, kaso specialize ko ay more on gaming, so i started a 6units+1server last november and i make sure n ung units ko ay built for gaming coz un ang target kong cus2mers.
during 1st weeks mdyo knti lng ang cus2mers pro s klaunan many are keep coming back dahil sbi nla mas way better ung overall performance ng units ko kc competitors q..be aware of laggy connection kc un ang pnkahate ng mga cus2mers, if balak u mg-open ng 20units gawin u 12units=gaming at 8units=multitasking and get a dual ISP para 1 for gaming & 1 for the other set pra maminimize u ang connection traffic…
GL^^
@jojo
u should invest more on video card, u must hav a discrete GPU not build-in…
suggeste specs:
CPU: minimum: athlon/p4 2.2ghz up
recommended: any dualcores amd/intel
GPU: recomended: gforce8600gt up, gforce9500gt up (latest ATi/nVidia GPU pricerange at P2,500~3,500) can be a decent performer..
RAM: DDR2 1GB up
HDD: 80GB up
Display: 16″ LCD for less power consumption/less eye-stress can CRT..
@jojo
u should invest more on video card, u must hav a discrete GPU not build-in…
suggested specs:
CPU: minimum: athlon/p4 2.2ghz up
recommended: any dualcores amd/intel
GPU: recommended: gforce8600gt up, gforce9500gt up (latest ATi/nVidia GPU price range at P2,500~3,500) can be a decent performer..
RAM: DDR2 1GB up
HDD: 80GB up
Display: 16″ LCD for less power consumption/less eye-stress than CRT..
ask ko lng sana kng maganda ba ung gamitin ung core 2 duo ba pro at gigabite na mother board for internet cafe. as well mura kasi sa amin ung nabanggit……….. pls pwd ko sana malaman!!!!!!!!! !! riply pls
free internet cafe set up,training,etc.www.icafebusiness.com
there are many internet cafe all over the philippines. but if you plan to have one, do it! its risky, i can tell you. thats what happened to me. after 2 to 3 months from operation, my shop started to have more clients. some also reserve now a days. so i have to add more units of computers to meet up with my clients.. it would cost you 15 pesos per hour to use the internet in my place. but the trick is; being honest and friendly to everybody. a fast broadband network. and of course, giving them delicious MENU. thats why people come often here at my place.. some say everybody goes here often would be helthier.. gud business guy!
Internet cafe/Computer shop is a very good business “IF”
1-sariling pwesto at para di ka rerenta savings mo na yun
2-me alam ka sa pag-gawa ng computer, alam mo magtroubleshoot, magreformat etc.
3-ikaw ang tumao sa shop mo, kung gusto mo ng assistant make sure mapagkakatiwalaan, para pag me extra service ka like repair eh maiiwan mo sya..
4-babaan ang per hour nyo BUT make sure you have 15 or more units
5-taasan nyo ang internet speed nyo, dadayuhin kyo dahil mura na mabilis pa
that’s my secret, proud that I’m in my 9th year and still going very fine
=)
at sa sipag at tyaga meron na rin akong mga napundar…GOD IS GOOD!!
Hello , all internet cafe investors in Philipines,
I am from Malaysia. My company in Malaysia is a software development company which is providing internet cafe administration support software to internet cafe operators.
Internet cafe can allow you to earn big money.
Until today, administrators or technical support staffs of internet cafes are having frustrations when it comes to troubleshooting and maintaining a group of networked PCs. The majority of problems faced by administrator or technical support staff in a networking environment ( such as internet cafes ) are:-
Frequent Programs/Applications/Games updates/Windows Updates to all PCs
Virus attacks and Virus removal
Faulty hard disks replacements
Upgrading to a bigger capacity hard disks
Operating System Backup / Restoration
Freeze/Unfreeze PCs when doing updates (Recovery system)
Windows / Files Protection
Maintaining different specification PCs
Troubleshooting PCs
Efficiency Methods to mantain PCs
Our software is able to solve the above problems for internet cafe operators.
Currently our company would like to introduce this software into internet cafe market in Philipines.
I am looking for dealers in Philipines to sell this software to internet cafes.
This is my email address: icafe_malaysia@yahoo.com.
Regards,
Johnny Yap. Malaysia
internet cafe! magandang búsiness hanggang ngayon!..nag start ako 2000 5 pc with 1 employee…ngayon meron na ako 20 pc with 5 employees…sabi nga ang daming nagsulputan na int. cafe tapos pababaan ng presyo…pero ako di ako nakikipag pababaan ng price sila 10-15 per hour ako 20 pa rin..ang dami shop d2 sa amin nasa 40 na kami ata mahigit isang town lng kami…yun nga lang ang sa akin kase one stop shop kelangan isip ka ng lahat ng pede sa shop muh like ako
1. internet
2. pc rental
3. typing job
4. printing
5. pvc id
6. id lamination
7. research
8. cd dvd burn
9. music editing
10. mp3 video download
11. rush id (meron ako ginawa maliit na studio)
12. photo printing
13. xerox (kaya lng ngaun wala kc sira)
14. invitations
15. layouting
16. fax
17. long distance
18. meron din games kaya lng di kami masyado concentrates sa gaming! kung meron maglaro fine!..hehe..kasi nga una magulo…e kung internet sigurado magprint sila..
19. scanning
20. pc repair
21. at marami pa! (baka meron pa po kau mashare na pede idagdag…
sa ngayon siguro 1st week ng march magoopen naman ako ng branch sa tabi ng school…so yun lng po gudluck sa ating lahat! so sana ma-inspire yung iba….hehe…
taga san ka jojit? I also started year 2000, and now I have 27 units, I’m more in rentals, printing, repair, sales etc. anyways I’m just curious mukang kasing matao dyan sa inyo dahil marami na kayo dyang comp shop 40 wow..
ako rin plan to start same business in a new subdivision.5 pc’s + 1 server… any advice plsss. tnx in advance. God bless.
kuya NED i like your openion…pano mo un gnawa?pd magpaturo pls?
bago lang ako sa biz na ito…kunti lang PC ko kasi gusto ko munang obserbahan kung ok.
Good luck to us all…
God bless!
weety may replied on Mar 14th, 2009 at 11:03 am (91)
kuya NED i like your openion…pano mo un gnawa?pd magpaturo pls?
bago lang ako sa biz na ito…kunti lang PC ko kasi gusto ko munang obserbahan kung ok.
Good luck to us all…
God bless!
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what do u mean po kung paano koginawa? ung may UN: at PASS sila? software lang po yun. Ask your tech mechanic about it.
I’m gonna put it this way: no matter how good and numerous your equipment is, even if it’s the very best, you cannot succeed in this business without some experience and expertise with computers, and a total understanding on how such a business venture like this works.
hi..plano ko this april magtayo din ng cafe dito sa me subd lang namin…sa ngayo kasi mga students e nagpupunta pa sa downtown para mga net o mag gaming..kaya naisip k na kung meron dito sa amin banda di na sila pupunta pa sa malayo? i hope i’m correct with this. plan ko is mga 10 units lang muna with 1 server. is this enough to start with? anu ano kayamg mga softwares ang kailangan ko at san makakakuha neto? location ko po is davao city..really appreciate reading feedbacks from u guys and ang dami kong natutunan..thanks..hope makahingi pa ng tips from u guys..
hi guyz need q po help kc po maxado na mahina internet cafe ko, i have only 6 pc at kumikita aq ng 15k monthly ang gamit ko lang kcng connection is smart bro dhil wlang line ng dsl sa lugar namin.advice naman po kung anu pang pwedeng gawin para mpbilis connection ko??maraming salamat po..
Hay.. Mahirap talaga kahit anong business.. may ups and downs.. Ganun talaga e… Patatagan lang yan.. Kung susuko ka agad wala talaga mangyayari.. Kaya dapat hanggat kumikita ka ng maayos magtabi ka para pagdating ng time na mahina may reserba ka. like pag summer vacation humihina ang internet cafe.. Specially now, pakiramdam ko affected talaga tayo ng global financial crisis.. Im running a internet cafe for 2 and a half years now, well di ako masyado makaipon dahil nga sa mahal ng bills and maintenance, but still dito pa rin nanggagaling ang panggastos namin everyday.. and for me ok na yun.. wag lang malulugi..
Good luck sating lahat… Sana maging successful tayo someday..
IMO, this is still a very profitable business. I recently opened my own 30 unit internet cafe and it has certainly been a gold mine for me.
It really is all about location, location, location.
Within the first 5 mths i have already earned almost half of my investment. I think the secret to having a great profit is to first establish a customer base. How would you do that? Talk to them, listen to what they want but never ever sacrifice your income just to make them happy.
If any of you have plans to opening up a cafe, go! It is not a failing industry if you just know how to do it right.
hi itz me again,,dumating na nga po pala ung dsl namin maganda na po ung connection mabilis hindi na nabubufer at hinde narin naglalag ung mga online games but then konti na lang ung mga renters ko halos ung dati pa ring loyal na nagrerent sakin ung iba wala na talaga, pwede po ba humingi ng tips o advice kung panu ko mapapabalik ung dati kong costumer at kung anu pa po ung pwede kung gawin para pasukin na ko ulit ng maraming renters??
mlaking tulong po sakin ang inyong mga maipapayo,…maraming salamt po!!
godbless po sa ating lahat…
to jojit or ned or to everyone else.
at this moment..my copy center ako sa tabi ng tatlong schools…sobrang okay naman yung kita..sa katunayan after 6 months..im ready to establish an internet cafe..
sa ngayon may nakita na akong space at under negotiation na ako wether to rent or to buy…5000 to rent monthly or to buy about 200,000 need renovation suitable for internet cafe..kasi d cya dati cafe..pero ok lng naman.ung lot is for rent for about 1000 a month..
ang gusto ko kasi eh malapit sa school ung cafe..pero wala akong makitang magandang space maliliit lng kasi ang mga stores dito malapit sa school…mostly ung mga internet nasa town center..dun ko nakita ung space na 5000 ung rent..
ano advice nyo..ok kaya itong space na ito sa town center where the cafes mostly are??
i want to start my own net cafe business. besides above comments which are realy helpful. i want to know more. pls. give more comprehensive comments.
thanks
i dont know hw to troubleshoot pc..why i sometimnes encounter ‘DISK BOOT FAILURE,INSERT THE DISK AND PRESS ENTER” .. Sabi ng techncian unplug and plug lng daw ung cable sa hard disk..im afraid bka masira although warranty pa ang cpu.. pls help me… i want to learn how to troubleshoot kya lng pano? . tnx in advance sa mga mbabait…
I am planning to open an internet cafe in front of our house. Our house is walking distance from schools but not that near. Can anybody give advise which is better. To concentrate on games or internet and other services (like copy, scan, and printing). Parang mas gusto ko kasi ung internet and other services lang, hindi na yung games.
Is it advisable to buy the PC rather than through franchise?
JOJIT,o kung cnong may alam, ano ang LAYOUTING? paano? sa mga services offered mo kc may nakalagay layouting…tnx kung cno man ang makasagot..
I too, am going to put a biz like this. This wud be my specs:
AMD Athlon 64LE1640 2.7GHZ
ECS 6100PM-M2
2 Gig RAM
Galaxy Geforce 9500gt 512MB DDR2, 128bit
80 Gig HD
450 Watts Cooler Master PSU
I’ll intend gaming to be at 1024×768 only, so i prefer 17″ CRT. CRT gives clear and vivid picture at any resolution, so preferred ko sya over LCD and at 1024×768, 9500gt may handle all games available at playable settings.
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
This wud be a 10 client 1 server setup, with 2mbps dynamic IP ISP from Globe or maybe a static IP of 768kbps from PLDT.
kung balak nyo magtayo dapat 1st consideration is the place…near the school… good for gamers and research..meron akong 10 units at 1 server at 1 extra para s printing documents and pictures..medyo mahina nga lang kapag vacation..promo lang kailangan..meron din competitors..pero dapat lagi ikaw 1 step ahead sa kalaban..lahat ng binili ko ay flat screen..maganda na..matipid pa sa power…mas okey ang kita sa printing…. P15 lang per hour ako..ung mga kalaban ko dati P20..nag-promo ako ng P15.naglipatan sa akin ang mga customers nila… ung isa nagsara na kasi nalugi yata..tapos kunng kya mo namang magbantay..ikaw na magbantay..hirap magtiwala kasi… proven ko na ..hirap humanap ng mapagkakatiwalaan sa ngaun… mas maganda babae ang kukuhain mong bantay..kung lalaki kasi..sasabayan nyan ng laro ..tapos di mo alam me pinalalaro na cya frend nya na me 3 pa la cyang character sa games..maliiit lang ung place ko..balak ko mag-expand..kung meron ka 6 units..good start..kaya lang by group kasi ang games kaya much better kung 10 units…this year balak ko ihiwalay ang gamers sa chatters… maingay kasi ang games kasi d maiwasan ma-excite ng mga gamers minsan naghihiyawan tapos nagtutuksuhan..okey pa naman ang kita..ang kinakatakutan ko lang ang eh ang mga ordinance kasi kahit me pasok wala din customers kasi bawal magpalaro during class hours..kya mas maganda kung lagi me vacant o freetime ung kids…lagi me absent at late na teachers ..maganda yan…he..he… balak ko rin maglagay ng xerox..kya lang pinag-aaralan ko pa kung powder o ung liquid..kasi ung katapat ko liquid ang gnagamit malakas naman ang kita kya lang laging sira..ang mga tao kc d2 sa amin s quezon..gusto mura talaga…kahit saan naman cguro… dapat komportable din ang place…aircon dapat..o kya well-ventilated man lang..malakas s kuryente ang aircon… nagbabayad me ng at least P10k a month… me isa pa akong wallfan…kung komnti nagamit …exhaust fan at wallfan lang gamit me… dapat lagi malinis at mabango ang shop… pinagabbawalan ko ang food inside lalo na ung me mga me amoy… kahit ung mga kids na hindi pa naliligo..di ko muna pinapapasok…shower muna…he…he.. ung server ko ay wireless kc laptop ang gamit ko…kya me libre akong wi-fi d2… okey naman ang kita…hope this helps..God bless…. email lang sa akin if u need help…..elmercpotes@yahoo.com
ito ang email ko.. elmercpotes@yahoo.com
Lahat ng negosyo ang pag asensyo naka depende yan sa may ari 1 year na rin ako sa internet business maganda pa rin kita. U think some innovtion and additional services like me i open a restaurant inside my cafe i devided in to 2 rooms 1computer room and 2the resto. My place is ideal more meetings, teleconferencing, surfing and research. Di ako masyado sa games ang ingay kasi.I offer also rush ID, photocopy, encoding and printing.
hi,meron na din ako internet cafe for three weeks and ok naman ang kita,ang business nga nasa pagpapatakbo lang tulad ng sasakyan,kung marunong ka mgdrive mag control makakarating ka ng safe di ba? i have 6 units at isang server and planning to add 4 more para ma accomodate lahat dito,i also offer cd burning and maganda pakitungo sa mga surfers,i want to know more about sa blog.
Hi to All,
Will be opening internet cafe soon. I already have my place renovated. Next thing is, I need to have the computer tables fabricated. I will have it done by a carpenter. Anong klaseng plywood ba kailangan? Anybody who can give the standard specifications for the table, like the height of the keyboard and monitor plus the counter top for the CPU and the depth of the box for monitor. I want the CPU above, so it will not accumulate heat kung nasa ilalim. I also intend to use LCD monitors so I think hindi masyado malalim kailangan. Thanks in advance for help.
wow dami ko natutunan d2..please tulungan nyo po ako magdecide, im planning to put up this kind of business this month of june pero di pa ko marunong gumawa ng business plan,,sana po matulungan nyo ko,ngTS PO
I shall take the example of X.A. kahit walang games kikita pa rin. Imagine PIII lang ang gamit niya and yet kumikita siya ng maganda. Me too will going to set up an internet cafe na walang games.
hi,
dami ko natutunan dito about setting up an internet cafe business.
To those na interested pa rin to put up, just don’t forget to factor obsolescence of the computers you are using especially kung for gaming. Mga games na lumalabas ngayon mataas na din requirements na hardware, so if may 2 years ka ROI, better go back to your drawing board and push that pencil again, baka after 6 months lang umiyak ka na.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Yung kita sa blogging, interested ako, pls email me how to go about it. (index.phtml@gmail.com)
thanks
Hello everyone!
To the cafe owners:
What is the best antivirus software to install in the internet cafe? I have my own cafe now with 35 pc’s.
Thanks!
hello! im in a small subdivision w 5 pc’s and server..3 mos. plng as of now.. and im thinking of other ways on how to earn enough coz pc rental, cd burning, printing, encoding here is not that lucrative..can anybody pls help me how.. light is 1500 (electric fan lng gamit),water is 200,rental 2300,broadband 999. eh kita lng average is 400, huhuhu.. pls help…pano ba kumita sa BLOGGING?
Click ang computer shop! KUNG?
Unang una sa lahat…
Important: Maganda ang pwesto
>>Like near school… GAMING/PRINTING/INTERNET click k!
Marunong kang mag gawa ng PC both software/hardware
> tipid k sa technician
Mabilis ang internet mo!
>> pra D MAGRREKLAMO CUSTOMER MO! LALO N UNG Nag chachat, at ONLINE GAMERS…
Updated games mo!
>> lalo n online games… PATCHED NG PATCHED
Maganda specs ng computer mo!
>para lahat ng graphics ng game pede.
May discount promo ka!
>student discount/etc.
Friendly ka!
> babalik sau khit minsan may prob computer mo!
PERO open cila sa problem…
Click ang computer shop! KUNG?
Unang una sa lahat…
Important: Maganda ang pwesto
>>Like near school… GAMING/PRINTING/INTERNET click k!
Marunong kang mag gawa ng PC both software/hardware
> tipid k sa technician
Mabilis ang internet mo!
>> pra D MAGRREKLAMO CUSTOMER MO! LALO N UNG Nag chachat, at ONLINE GAMERS…
Updated games mo!
>> lalo n online games… PATCHED NG PATCHED
Maganda specs ng computer mo!
>para lahat ng graphics ng game pede.
May discount promo ka!
>student discount/etc. PARA SOLID ANG CUSTOMER
MO..
Friendly ka!
> babalik sau khit minsan may prob computer mo!
PERO open cila sa problem…
sample : kuya pa assist!
alam mo dapat gagawin!
palawakin mo utak mo sa computer…
>>> Maaliwalas ang lugar mo hindi parang daga
siksikan! tapos ang init…
maliit na room tpos daming computer
“sauna” b yun? AALISAN KA!!!
>>> malinis ang lugar mo…
mag map ka at maglinis ka.. wag ka tatamad
tamad hehehe.. kung may tao ka, sabihan mo…
>>> SOUND TRIP MO TAMA LNG depende sa tao!
pag may nag chachat hinaan mo nmn!
pag gamerz… pede clubing disco… ahhah
parang nasa bar lng, sarap tumambay…
>>> MAY TINDA KA.. khit pamatid gutom at uhaw
LNG…
para customer mo d n lalabas…
>> PERO BAWAL KUMAIN SA HARAP NG
COMPUTER!
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EXPENSES: 15-20PHP only
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near school
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free food employee (lunch meryenda dinner) ang bait
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//by andrew a.s.l
May Internet cafe ako ngayon. ok lang nman ang kta. 10 units lang ako pero goods talaga. may sarili akong building. techie dn ako kaya hnd na ako kumukuha ng technician. dagdag gastos lang yan. kuryente tska Bill sa connection na lang ang pinagiipunan ko. 75 thou monthly ko, 15 thou ang makakaltas pagdating ng katapusan ng buwan!hahaha..
nakabili na nga ako ng motor. so sa lahat ng nagsasabi na patay na ang Internet business, mali kayo. baka meron dn kayo dati mismanaged lang. baka panay palibre sa mga tropa. yan ang wag na wag nu gawin. lalaki ulo ng mga nyan!
Iv been operating my internet cafe here in paete laguna for almost 3 years, and the dark side is not always the place or customers, but the electric consumptions.
Meron akong Internet cafe now, 2 months na sya,. 6 unit + 1 Server pro kulang mraming pmupunta dto shop ko sa games grupo grupo sila lalo na ung DOTA 5 vs 5 daw ang labanan. mrame ngang ngsasabi skin na extend ko na shop ko gwin 10 unit daw pro un lang wla pa ako pondo. mganda mg tayo ka ng internet cafe pag lam mo need ng costumer mo? request sla ng Games na gsto nla dpat mron ka nun.. ok lang nman Income dis past months nkakaipon nman khit papaano un lang mrame ka kakompitensya sa business na to prang mushroom na ngsusulputan.
ako newbies pa dto na business pro diskarte ang kailangan pra maka survive sa negosyo na hilig mo..
-masakit sa computer shop.. kung ikaw gumagamit ng lincense software tapos ung kalaban mo pirata..
Hello,
I’m Kelly. I just started a internet cafe business in Hong Kong. I have 21 computers there. And also members who recently joined my internet club. But I am just too affraid that I might have to put my own pocket money for to pay the rent because the rent cost is very high like HK$6000 and it’s been only few days like 10 days already and we are been earning like around 90 dollars in a week day but during the weekend is around 3 to 4 hundred but still very scared so could someone please suggest me to promote it more to earn more money. Thanks
Kelly
hmmm … ok pa naman mga cafe.. pero isa lang wag nyong gagawin ung partnership sa mga kabarkada nyo.. tiyak di kayo uunlad magkakagalit pa kayo… promise…..
Watch out for the opening of new Mineski Grounds
165 Units, all core2duo with 2gig memory,9800GT 256bit 512mb ddr3 vcard, 2gig memory.
Ung una nila 110+ units all Q6600 quadcore processors
ashrah… ask ko lang po kong mag kano ung electric consumption mo sa isang buwan kc same po tayo ng unit i have 6 pc and 1 server thanks po, sana lumaki ung nga business natin godbless……
to Lukas, ahm sa first month ko nka 2000+ ako sa bill ng kuryente ko, ngaung new bill ko 1900+ matipid kz wla pa ako aircon ehehe! presko sa place nmin ksi mapino.. gamit ko lang orbit fan and exhaust fan kya super tipid. 15 per hr ko sa PC rent ko.., basta maluwang space comp shop mo di maxado mainit di na need ng aircon. makakatipid kpa pag LCD na monitor mo. Godbless sa Business
ashrah…salamat sa reply mo…my tanung pa pla ako, anung oras pla ang open time mo at closing time mo? kc ako 8am to 12mn pareho tyo wla din ako aircon kc nag sisimula plang kc ako,thanks….saan pla location mo? ako cavite.
ganun din ako 7 or 8 ako open den mtatapos ng 12mn bale dlawa kme ng kapatid ko bantay sa shop shifting hati kme oras. location ko dto sa isabela..,
thanks ashrah…ask ko lng my wallhack kb sa sf? pahingi nmn ako kailangan ko kc ung wlang virus lng ha? tx ito pla e mail ko victor281408@yahoo.com tnx
To Andrew,
dude! thanks for all the information! Im planning to put-up net cafe and this is very helpful, most especially yung mga figures na binigay mo. Though meron akong few questions to ask, hopefully you take time to answer (thanks in advance).. how much is your average electricity consumption and yung salary ng 2 employees mo? Ilang horse power yung aircon mo at gano kalaki yung place mo? again.. thanks in advance.
To ALL.. Thanks sa lahat ng input!
God Bless!!
Internet cafe is the same from other businesses, in order to succeed you must stand out from the crowd. The very important thing to consider if you are venturing in this kind business is the place. Your site must be visible and accessible, the ideal is near the college schools. Then being the owner you must have at least advance knowledge about computer or technology as a whole or you are interested and eager to learn. You must keep your self up to date of tech news, new software so that you will be the first one to offer new services. Your shop must offer complete services from printing, scanning, desktop publishing, burning, music download, bluetooth, infrared and other unique services such as photoshop & autocad these will make your shop a one stop Internet Cafe. Update your software and hardware when needed.If you do all of these if you will not stand out, you will at least remain competitive.
WHY MANY HAVE FAIL?
Many have fail because they don’t love their I-cafe business they just want to earn from it. They are afraid to invest on upgrades which is a must to remain in the business. Some are just happy on their computer rental sales without offering other services. I am not saying it’s bad but it’s no good either. Rental sales is just one part of the I-cafe, with today’s very tight competition you won’t really profit from that alone.
yes
hi!!
i have plan this kind of business internet cafe,,my plan profit is 150,000.00 tama lng ba???
cguro mga 6 units lng muna,,,,,dito sa amin wla pa internet cafe dito,,,please advice me if how much mababyaran ang electric bill then 1 employee lng muna!!! tnx,, i need ur attention to give me ADVICE!!! GOD bless
May IC ako dito sa Bulacan. Masasabi kong kumikita din naman kahit kaunti. ang mahirap lang, eh yung nangungupahan. upa ko per month is 4.4k. Ngayon, ita try kong dagdagan ang units ko kasi malakas naman dito eh. sayang pa nga kasi di ko na maacomodate yung iba kasi walang bakante lalo na pag hapon. pag nag click, medo makakabawi ako sa upa.
BTW, dito nako natutulog sa shop ko. Sa mga tga Marilao dyan, pahingi naman ng feedback kung madami bang IC anywhere dyan? balak ko kasi mag expand at target ko talaga eh sa mga probinsiya pero yung malalapit lang.
TNX!
@menie
Hello Menie, I am a bit confuse of what you mean about 150,000.00. Is that your capital or your target profit? If you mean that’s your target profit, I would say you cannot gain it with 6 units only. If that is your capital; it is probably good for 10 to 15 units depending on your specifications. The average electric bill of ten units is more or less 7,000 including 1 air-con. The salary of employee depends on what region you belong but as a start up you can have one of your relatives, to at least lower your salary cost.
for more info you can email me at itiempo@rocketmail.com
Internet Cafe SWOT Analysis
I’ve already posted on another similar topic as this on yugatech and awaiting responses from viewers there, but I’ll post again here.
For all the shops out there now that are either, especially the successful ones, are you using pirated software?
Having to pay for those licenses for an OS really sets you back (if you make a profit at all) on getting your investment money back. Not to mention if you are constantly trying to keep up with the new games coming out. You all do know that when you buy a game that game is for one PC only, right?
So, is everyone here legit with their software? How strict is the government with enforcement of this antipiracy thing? I know they enforce it but I don’t know to what degree. Do they go after small shops (like what most of the people here are hoping to start or are already in), or do they really only focus on big companies?
Here are a couple links to consider:
http://www.papt.org.ph/
http://www.papt.org.ph/news.aspx?id=2&news_id=76&paging=6
Sure you can run a free OS like Ubuntu, but guess what, many of the popular games don’t run on Linux based OS (Ubuntu is Linux for those who don’t know). And as many of you may have noticed, it is the gamers that are the most loyal customers that keep coming back. They are your “cash cow”. I’d be interested to hear of any web-browsing only i-cafes running successfully today.
Any feedback on this would be helpful. I want to try out this business, but there are so many costs, can I compete against others that use pirated software?
Depende yan sa me ari.. kung marunong ang me ari, definitely kiCLICK yan.
Una sa lahat e ung location mo. i prefer sa ubelt area. Ubelt is one of the most perfect locations to establish net cafes. though marami kang ka competensya, di problema ang market sa sobrang dami ng tao d2 lalo na mga estudyante na mahilig tumambay at maglaro ng kompyuter. haha. If not naman in ubelt areas, let say sa mga residential areas, medyo limited ang market mo d2. so mas stiff ang competion d2. kelangan mo d2 magisip ng mga matitinding stratehiya like promos to students and everything. hehehe. bsta kung limited ang market mo, magisip ka ng paraan pra sau mapunta ang mga tao. this is why i prefer locations on ubelt areas or other areas near schools. Try spotting din ung mga areas na may mga existing shops na and see kung maraming market sa place na yun. Kung ok, pde mo tapatan ung existing shops dun.
If you already have the perfect location, next is to choose what units/PCs you’ll need. Basically, tignan mo kung ano ba hilig or madalas gawin ng magiging market or customers mo. i bet, mostly games yan.. either on-line or lan games though there are some parin naman who go to cafes to surf the net, chat, research, typing (ms office) etc.. So i suggest u invest on units with specs na pang games. and mostly din, units with these specs are also good for surfing, chatting typing etc. if u know someone na mahilig maglaro ng computer, try asking for an advice from him or her kung ano ba units ang preferred nya kasi most likely, ang mga customers mo e katulad din nya. if you like playing games, this will be easier for you kc alam mo tumingin ng magagandang specs or units for gaming.
next is your broadband or dsl connection. i see some cafes kung san tinitipid nila ung dsl/broadband connection. i mean they choose cheap dsl/broadband plans. i see some cafes with 512kbps connection.. remember that the nature of your business is providing net services to your customers which is gaming or net surfing. so you have to satisfy your customers needs and how would you satisfy gamers and surfers kung mabagal connection mo..try investing on higher plans.. usually, a 5 mpbs plan is good for 15-20 units. if u’re planning to establish with more than 15-20 units, try investing on higher plans. don’t worry about investing too much cost on this as this will be one of ur main sangkap on making your net cafe a boom one. trust me. investing on the quality of your product or service is a key to making your business a boom. me ganun! hahaha!
next is designing your place. remember that a place with a good ambience may practically attract market or customers. again this depends on who your customers will be.. gamers ba or surfers. but as i have said, most likely gamers yan. sometimes kc mgkaiba ang preference ng mga gamers and surfers when it comes to ambience. some net surfers may prefer a place na ndi msyado maingay. some gamers naman prefer place na masaya. so ok lng for them na maingay basta masaya. for sound trip, most surfers prefer soft music.. most gamers naman prefer loud music like hiphop, rnb, rock etc.. ika nga ni andrew, prang disco daw. hehehe. when it comes to lightnings naman, most surfers would prefer bright places.. bsta ung maliwanag pra makita nla kung ano ginagwa nila. hehe. most gamers naman prefer, dim light.. ung iba kc d2 na naninirahan. hehe. so they need some place that would let themselves relax kahit puyat puyat sila sa kalalaro. hehehe. basta try to balance between these two type of customers. but i would suggest prioritize more on gamers. i would say 80-90% for gamers and 10-20% for surfers when prioritizing. Try to invest as well on air-conditioners as people now a days prefer cold climate places sa sobrang init ng panahon ngayon. This may be the reason why you see cafes na wlang masyadong tao/customer, kulang sa aircon.. Bsta try to maintain a lively place and try to know what preferences do your customers have. Try also visiting some successful cafes u know just to get a tip on how you’ll arrange and design your place.
next are the people who will operate your business. first of all, get someone whom you can trust kc for those who have busy lives, you may not be able to monitor your cafe all the time. so try to get someone whom you can really trust. i suggest a relative or a close friend of yours. but please try to find time to visit your shop to at least check the status of your cafe and see what needs to be done. in choosing your manpower, try to get someone who has the basic knowledge on how to operate a PC. not necessarily someone who knows the technical side on operating a PC. i suggest someone whose interest is on computers especially games, kc as i’ve said most probably your customers will be gamers. and please try to find time to teach your employees, not only on how to operate a computer but also on how to deal with your customers. turuan mo clang pangalagaan mga customers nyo. encourage them to be as friendly as they are to your customers. and since most of your customers will be teenagers or young ones, try to get someone who’s also a young one.hehe. pra madali syang makibagay or more so, makibarkada sa mga customers nyo. as they’ve said, the location, units, high-speed connections are not enough to make your cafe click. samahan mo din ng pakikisama sa mga customers mo. one more thing is how to take care of your own employees. alagaan mo wag lng mga customers mo kundi pati mga emplyado mo rin. give them what they really deserve such as sweldos and benefits nila. this is a big motivation on letting your employees give quality service and satisfaction to your customers. if they are treated right, magtratrabaho cla ng maayos and try to remember that our goal here is to satisfy our customers so try to motivate your employees to give your customers satisfaction.
So these are basically what you’ll need to consider before establishing your own cafe. The location, the units, the dsl/broadband connection, employees and of course your dedication to really put up this kind of negosyo.
For details naman regarding the estimated amount of investment and the usual costs/expenses of a cafe…
Upon establishing (for a 15-unit cafe):
units = P300,000 (15 units or P20k/unit)
renovation and other expenses = P200,000
TOTAL INVESTMENT = P500,000
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Monthly expenses:
monthly rent (place) = P15,000
dsl/broadband = P10,000
electricity bill = P20,000
monthly people salary = P10,000 (2 pax or P7.5k/pax but please provide their meals free)
other/ misc. expenses = P10,000
TOTAL MONTHLY EXP = P65,000
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Monthly cash-in (P15.00 per hour rate; 15 units; 15hours/day consumption):
P15.00*15units = P225.00/unit/hour
P225.00*15hours = P3,375/day
P3,375*30days = P101,250/month
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Monthly NET INCOME = P101,250-P65,000 = P36,250
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ROI = P500,000 / P36,250 monthly net income = 13 months
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Amounts you’ll get may vary depending on how you are going to handle your cafe. But if you’ll be able to consider what i’ve noted a while ago, then most likely you’ll get these amounts or even higher if you’re really a good one.
Please note that amounts noted above are just estimates and unit prices above are the prices about a couple of months ago.. and prices do really changes so i don’t know kung pareho padin sa ngaun.
remember to enjoy all the time. kahit pa mlaki kinikita mo, di ka naman masaya.. ala rin.. useless ang buhay. hahehe. good luck. I hope nakatulong ako to those aspiring cafe owners there..
ERRATUM: P5k per person pla ung sa salary not P7.5k/pax…
internet cafe is a good business ryt now.pero dapat aware ka sa mga competetors mo. dapat may strategy ka pano mang huli ng attention ng mga customer. I have my own cafe here in cagayan de oro. but yun nga d maiwasan ung mga maymasisira na mga units specialy kung aabot na ng 2 years yung mga pc. Mas makaka tipid if u know about computers / troubleshoots. di ka maiisahan ng mga technician. dami na kc manloloko ngayun. mahal pa ng singil.
maganda lang ung bisnes na to if:
1. sarili mo ung place(hindi ka nagre-rent)
2. kaw din nagbabantay
3. marunong kasa computer
the tricks kc is how could you sustain the pricewar, dahil eventually darating un kahit sabhin na konti pa lang kayo ay dadami din yan at darating ung point na magkakaroon ng price war at kung sino ang mababa ang operational cost ay sya mananalo at ung 3 points na sinabi ko sa taas at meron ka nun im sure ur da winner.
marami nalugi sa bisnes na to, kc dati ok pa ala masyado competition at mahal ang rates 30-40 pesos per hr kaya kahit magbayad ka ng rent at magpasweldo ng tao at technician ay ok lang malaki parin kita, pro ngaun ala na, marami na kalaban at mababa na rates 15/hr meron pa dyan 10-12/hr kaya hindi ka mabubuhay nun kng puro k gastos, i mean bayad sa rent, attendant at technician. marami ko kilala nag invest half million at hindi nabawi as in lugi, kasi nga nung una maganda pa malaki rates at ala masyado kalaban kaya malaki kita at nasilaw sa laki ng kita kaya ayun nagbagsak kagad ng malaki amount para lalo lumaki kita, ng magtagal dumami kalaban at nagkaroon ng pricewar hindi nakayanan at nagsara kasi sa laki ng gastos at lumiit bigla kita, so my advice is kung magveventure kasa bisnes na to dapat ay sideline lng(additional income) at wag mo asahan hanapbuhay dahil short term lang to at wala security, at kung meron kang 3points na sinasabi ko pwede maging long term. i hope nakatulong ung enlightenment ko as one of the cafe owner
could somebody tell me how to earn from blogging? i have plenty of time simply because i am jobless. help please…
to all earning thru blogging please tell me how to do it. i also want to learn decently.. this is my email: joeferms@yahoo.com
correction: *i also want to learn and earn decently.
to rj:
punta ka odesk
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Me and my husband need extra income. We currently have internet cafe but it is not making money please help us how to do blogging. Thanks
please we need extra income teach us how to do blogging.thanks
Im planning to open an Int Cafe sa province namin? 150k to 200k ang budget ko….maganda ung area kasi harap ng Iglesia ni Kristo….kami may ari nung place, and naka jumper kuryente, and may alam din ako sa computers, Im just afraid to take the risk kc first business ko to if ever….. Im earning 29k per month d2 sa manila as a call center Team Manager, well kaka promote ko lng last march.(former Q.A) nabuburaot na kasi ako sa job ko, dami pasaway na ahente…lolz, Do yo think worth it kung give up ko work ko for putting up an internet cafe? need your inputs guys
In response to “aarondgreat” and to all who wishes to have their own internet cafe business;
Please check this link below:
http://odav-online.com/business/icafe/
We hope to serve your requirements. Please email us at: odavteam@odav-online.com
Thanks and God Bless!
if ever you need units. email me at koulle_2@yahoo.com complete to set up your computer shop.
koulle
U might happen to know Usher/ Allan in Pasig na nag set up to our shop coz we are encountering so much problem
Such as:
*Not identical mga pc iba ibang specs ang dami na technician dumaan to us same problem they are encountering
*CPU he got from PC love every week we have to go there for repair
*Monitor 1 month use p lang not working na.
I am still interested in adding more units pero if I will get same ni Allan my God huwag na lang after sales service is very poor. If you will call to his house if not his daughter who will answer the phone his wife who doesnt know how to communicate w the clients.And hindi rin ma locate kung asan siya. This will serves as a lesson to us. Just want to share what we have encountered.
I’ve been into i-café business for six years now. If you need help in setting up i-café, email me at marcibang@yahoo.com.
kung ganun, ano ang magandang business sa pilipinas ngayon?
guys andami kong nakiatang comment na mas malaki ang kita sa pagbblog lang… as in? you earn money bec. of blogging? gusto ko matuto… pls pls pls…
tnx guys,, ill wait for your reply
Aside from the suggestions mentioned above, mas may chance na magsurvive ang internet cafe business nyo, if you remain employed while running it, para continues parin ang flow of income if ever di ganu magki-click yung business nyo. Maswerte ka if the business is located in your property or house, kasi wala ka ng binabayad na rent na kumakain ng malaki sa kita mo buwan-buwan. Pwde nyo rin dagdagan ng e-loading, xerox copier, fax service at iba pang pandagdag sa kita. Isang factor pa ay dapat trustworthy ang kukunin nyong magbabantay sa negosyo at gumawa kayo ng way to be able to check the actual number of customers for the day. Mas mainam kung marunong din kayo sa maintenance and repair ng computer para makatipid sa technician fees.
HI! I’m interested in blogging….pls.help me how to do it. tnx!
This is a very good forum for those who wants to open up an internet cafe, just like me, yun nga lang, ang number 1 na problema is yung pwesto, no problem with regards to the installation of OS, games, troubleshooting, etc as i studied this in ACLC. Marami ako natutunan dito na addtional source of income like CD burning, E-load, printing, Fax, etc. buti na lang nakita ko ang site na ito, i could say na nasa location talaga ang buhay ng internet cafe business, kailangan accessible sa mga targeted customers mo, dapat comfortable ang lugar para balik-balikan ka, dapat friendly ka din, then dun sa mga batang maglalaro dapat talaga may discretion ng mga parents, Thanks a lot guys for sharing your thoughts, knowledge and past experience with regards this topic.
Yes, it is still a good business. We have been in this business since 1992.
For those interested in setting up your own internet cafe or just need a free consult, visit our multiply site at http://kompyuters.multiply.com or email me at kompyuters@yahoo.com
nag tayo po akong ng internet cafe pero feeling ko di sya kumikita ang laki kasi ng mga expenses dito. gaya ng monthly bill para sa internet, napakalaking bill ng kuryente. then ang liit pa ng kita per pc. its about to 15pesos per hour minsan wala pang nag lalaro.. mahigit 3yrs din akong nag business pero wala parin nang yayari di kasi ako makaipon ng pera kasi lagi nasisira ung pc. yung kita ko in one month sa pambili lang ng pyesa na pupunta.then everytime na may bagong games kailangan mo ring bumili ng software ng games. kaya laging may gastos.. kaya ngyon luge na ko . wala na rin ung mga computer ko binenta ko na at ang iba nasira na. para sakin ang internet cafe ngayon ang isa sa di magandang business. hindi tayo yayaman sa business na ito.. malaki ang gastos maliit ang savings.
tama kayo diyan mga mate maganda lang yan sa umpisa pag nag luma na ang cmpters mo then may nag bukas na bagong net hulog ka… sakit sa ulo yan. ang mabuti siguro na negusyo na madaki lang kumita pag kain katulad ng bigas , sibuyas, bawang , yang d ka agag mabulok. ako sa ngayn celphone at bigasan patok nakabili agad ako ng sasakyan sa luob lang ng isang taon.sa net 8 year ako nag net cafe wala ako ipon..hayyyyyyyyyyyy..dahil sa net ang dami mong kalaban,magulang,paaralan,monisipyo…
my internet cafe has 45 units including 1 Timer PC and 1 Server PC. 2 2-tonner A/C units. and 1 1.5hp aircon. 2 electric fans.
my average electric bill is 29-33thousand a month.
and my location is in cagayan de oro city.
hello..madami po akong na BASA sa mga internet cafe owner, and it really help the tips..maganda at very helpful sa mga tulad ko na nag start pa lang ng ganitong bizness…well i started 3 mos ago..sarili kopo ang place at ako din po ang tumututok as iN…kace ciempre po dko pwede pabayaan na lang ang ininvest ko dito.. i have 5 client pc and 1 server..di po ako grad. ng comp course or any related course.. ang tech. ko ay niece ko mismo fresh grad.NG IT.. at dito cia una naka pag ojt kcee..MABAIT PO UNG NAG SET UP NA TECH….nitong negaosyo ko lahat ng problem na na encounter ko dito via phone lang po nia tinuturo sa pamangkin ko..well tnx 4 him because he is willing to share his knowledge di katulad ng iba jan (not all)na after the money..masasabi ko na di siya after sa pera..gat maari gusto nia ay ang pamangkin ko ang matuto..god bless him at sana madami pang tech jan na tulad nia…my location is here in bats..sarili ko pwesto (sa garahe ko lang)so far ala ako kalaban (sa bukid pa location ng shop ko)..ang income naka experience ako ng oki at di oki..1st mo grabe ang demand ng mga bata mostly ay mga gamers…aun sobra ingay nakakahiya minsan sa iba na nag reresearch lang..2nd mo..abay auz auz…he.hhe..batang ga? pa 3rd mo..bumigay ang mother board ko…and after a while ang processor naman..hay sakit sa ulo..under warranty pa naman pero nid kopa mag w8 ng 2-3 wiks para mapalitan ng warranty na pyesa…kce sa mla. pa mangagaling ung pyesa kahit dito sa bats lang ang warranty ko..the best way na ginawa ko is bumili ng bago pyesa para magamit ko…nga pala brand new lahat ng 5 pc ko ang server ung dati ko pc.pina upgrade ko lang..ang per hour ko po ay P20.00 plan ko mag add ng unit kcee madami lagi waiting per pc..kaso sakit sa bulsa…ng kapital..based on my exp…minsan may nagwawasang( sorry for the word) na parent sa may pintuan ng shop ko at nagagalit sa mga anak nila..pero feeling ko ay sa akin galit.. deadma na lang ang response at tinataboy ko na ang anak nila..later on njan na ulit at hala laro na ulit..complete po ako ng requierments brgy..municipal at dti..yan ang inuna ko bago ang lahat…para safe pag may nagprotesta…mahirap din sa bukid kacee minsan ang iba ay may halong inggit etc..etc…bukid nga eh…ika nga isang pisa…some are crab mentality…grrrrr….ayaw nila umasenso ang ibang tao…bkit may ganun ano…dapat masaya cila kace nagsisiskap naman na kumita ng marangal…di ko naman nilalahat ung iba lang. na nakaka hurt ng feeling….pacenxiya na po if novela na ito..gusto ko lang mag share ng exp…ko kce kagabi kp lang na open site na ito….god bless po sa lahat hoping magtagal tayo sa ganito klase business…i may add kailangan po nating mag save for maintenance and also wag lahat ng expenses ultimo sa haws and other ay sa shop nio kukunin..nid din nating maging self discipline para magtagal tayo…nga po pala ask ko lang anu pina ka safe na anti-virus…nid ko po ba mag scan ng virus everyday…na ka depreez din po ito…
dun nga po pala kay rick nag post ng 3 qualities para tumagal ang ganitong business..medyo pasok ako sa 3 qualities na yan and it really inspire me..kcee naman ala ako idea sa ganitong negosyo..basta na lang naicipan ko magtayo ng ganitong negosyo kcee.. ala me work may sideline one time lang per mo. sec ng board per diem lang ang sakin dun.. kaya tinopak ako nag com.shop at para matulungan ko din ang husband ko sa expenses..kakahiya kcee almost a year nako ala work..plan ko mag work sa abroad kaso ang laki ng gastos at takot ding iwanan ang two lovely kidzzz.. ko..within two wiks naka set nato..isa pa nag guarantee ang pamangkin ko na siya na ang mag ha handle as tech at very willing naman cia mag pay back ng hirap ko sa kanya kacee ako ang nag baby sit sa kanya nung baby pa cia…well nag ha harvest lang ako ciguro ng mga good deed ko at mabait si god sa kin.. kcee good samaritan ang identity ko..jack of all trades at flexible sa kahit sang problems na na eencounter esp. if family..binigyan din po ako ni god ng mabait na tech.( un nag set nito mga pc ko…lahat umayon..mabait na bata kcee ( not all times..maldita din minsan..kahit hindi ko hiningi kay god..basta na lang dumating ang blessing…and i reaally thank god…pag may problem ako dito sa shop..una ang panalangin…
bye na po sana ma ka inspire din ako sa ibang gusto mag start ng ganito busines….god bless po sa ating lahat…
mobile companies are starting to shift their portable broadband to unlimited, they can only affect the Internet Cafe business if they can provide a stable connection.
is there any one in this forum how we can enter into call center or BPO during night time to maximize the space?
My GF family runs a cafe. It is a nice side business but they are thinking of giving it up – mainly do to outdated equipments & software.
I see that they can succeed by upgrading & better planning. I do plan on helping them.
I am here in the USA and getting software and equipments are no problem for me. I can all the software need as well as a few gaming computers, all-in-one printers & 2 or 3 servers.
But before I send any equipment to her, I will visit next year to see exactly what their needs are.
I agree that it is a business that can succeed but you have to plan & change / upgrade when needed.
i agree with those who say this is a dying business. lets consider the location BUT having it but not your own means higher rent and higher operational cost. and i agree with the one who mentioned (sorry i can’t backread)about the obsolescence of the units. computer business is not about being “subok at matatag” because it is something like the newer the better. for those who had given nakakalulang figure, do you even have accountants and are your depreciation costs being considered in your calculation? this is just the best business for the new ones but for how long will that last. you may have your ROI after 1-2 years but after that, what’s next? you again have to start over acquiring new units due to the emergence of NEW COMPETITORS with BETTER UNITS to offer.(your old competitors might just have closed and you’ll be considered the oldest very soon). Those views about regular customers (RGs) are taken but how long will they be there for you? Those who are infront of colleges and universities, I hope you won’t wish your RGs not to graduate, hehe.
I am someone who failed in this kind of business. and i’m bothered by my conscience that aside from using unlicensed hardware and software, i’m causing some students to skip from their classes *sigh*. It is only now that i realize even if ever i earn a lot from it, i’m still not gonna be happy.
thank GOD i found this site anyway.
you can succeed if
1) libre kuryente mo > singil sa internet pababaan ang kuryente tumataas yung iba nag jujumper
2) di ka gumagamit ng original na license> from win98 to winxp to vista now window7 nakailan palit kana per pc dapat license
3) squatter ka> di ka nagbabayad ng license di ka nag pay ng rent, di mo sariling pwesto kasi kung sariling pwesto pa rent mo nalang sa iba
4)location location and kamaganak mo si ampatuan> kung may tatabi sayo dapat papatayin mo
5) kamag anak mo si alvin flores> tuwing may tatayo ng bagong internet cafe pa boltcutter mo yung shop tapos kunin mo yung pc parating bago and upgraded
sorry ! Just kidding pero may sense naman ako na mahirap talaga ang ganitong business, so you need to think not only twice but thrice hehe
good day and god bless
hehe may dagdag ako
6) kasing guwapo mo si piolo or kasing sexy mo si maegan fox> no explanation needed
7) nagpapafranchise ka> tulad ka ni netopia kumikita sa franchising subukan nyo mag inquire million million ang few units hehe
LOL AT EVAN CO. but its true, magsu succeed ka, YUN NGA LANG DAPAT MAGING KRIMINAL KA MUNA. gusto ko na nga maging ampatuan, kaya lang dagdag na naman sa konsensya ko yun. parang fall in line lang, ikaw pinakabago ngayon pero pagdating ng panahon ikaw na pinakaluma maliban na lang kung angkinin mo yung isang buong lugar para kahit magkalumaan na, no choice and ibang tao kundi pumunta na lang sa iyo. disappointing talaga ang business na yan, well for experience’s sake na nga lang.
sir di po ako agree sa sinabi nyo
“YUN NGA LANG DAPAT MAGING KRIMINAL KA MUNA”,
kung yun mga bantay mo kasing sexy ng mga dancer sa wowowee or ng eb babes talagang dadami yung mga customer mo na lalake, tapos yung manager mo kahawig ni piolo or dingdong or jericho pwede na. nasa marketing lang yan kanya kanyang diskarte, pero kung kamaganak mo si ampatuan mas ok yun ! sigurado walang mintis, kaso dapat malaki yung vacant lot mo para magkasya lahat ng competitors mo hehe .
Peace just kidding
pwede magtanung about comp. business? ung malaki na kita ah.. anu poh history ng business niu,, at kumusta na business niu ngayon?
tnx poh hehehe pls. coment my quest.. heheh
to:ninonez deo olor
well oks lang kahit papano, for 8units im making a net profit of 16taw a month. ung expenses na kasama lang dun is meralco na 4taw at 500 n maintenance per unit per month. sa akin kc ung place at ako rin nag rerepair at nagbabantay kya khit papano buhay parin. so ung charge ko sa place at pagod ko hindi pa kasama dun, kung isasama ko ala lugi. 2years nako but alive and kicking parin kc my permanent job ako at ung misis ko at kasambahay lang nagbabantay at ako nag rerepair. nung nag start ako 25/hr pa rates ngaun 10/hr na lang dahil sa price war. pag my nagbukas na bago nagbababa price kaya sunuran kmi hanggang umabot 10 pesos na lang. pero ok lang ksi mababa lang naman operational cost ko at 3pesos/hr lang naman break even ko kaya kahit kahit umabot pa 5pesos/hr kaya ko sila tapatan kc my permanent job naman ako at additonal income ko lang to. pero para sa akin ok na rin ung ganun rates(10/hr) para ala na magdagdag kc masyado na marami kaya nasira ng husto and industry na to… dats the sad reality of the internet bisnes kaya sa iba dyan na nagbabalak esep esep esep, but if but you own the place, kaw din ang nag aatend and you know how to troubleshoot a computer pwede!!! para khit mag World War III pa kaya mo lumaban ng patayan dahil mababa operational cost mo, a friendly advise from your nieghborhood spiderman!
pasali nmn ako sa business nyo este sa usapang business(^_^)
ask ko lng kong ano mga requirements pagnagstart ng dormitory o paupahan?may nabili kasi akong b-hauz sa ct at paparenovate ko then paparentahan sa mga students o workers din..thanks!
to: Rick
pwede mag tanong..mg tayo akko ng internet cafe.. sa baryo namin namin… wala pa kc internet don.. mag start ako ng dalwang pc?…
ilan ang babayaran ko sa bills?….. tapos ilang ang kitaan.. .. kikita ba pag wala muna internet connection?… gaming muna…. ung mga tao don.. tutruan ko..pa.. tapos elementary lang ang myrun sa skul namin… tnx.. plz.. help me..
Zero knowledge ako way back 2006 nang kumagat ako sa promo ng smart bro, hulugan na pc bundled with internet connection.. isa lang ang Pc ko noon pero may tindahan ako.. naging agresibo ko sa pagpapatakbo at optimististic sa pagpaparami ng station at hindi tumigil sa pag-iisip ng mga bagong strategies hanggang ngayon para mapabagsak ang mga nanggaya lang dito sa area naming subdivision. We were 4 internet shops here dati pero yun isa napagsara ko na and the other two are new to the business at nagsisisi na sila ngayon kung bakit nila napasok ang business na ito?… Maliit lang dati ang site ko na yun na rin ang bahay ko at tindahan… ngayon napagpatayo na ko ng bahay at mas malaki na rin ang area and my internet business is fully operational- I mean mamili ka kung ano ang kaya ng pera mo at meron swak na promo para sa iyo o sa buong barkada kahit sampu pa sila may paglalagyan sila para sa 5 on 5 DOTA at take note LCD lahat yan, at samahan mo din ng mga chatters sa hiwalay na room sigurado hindi sila mabibitin at kahit anong oras meron station para sa kanila.
Yung technician ko noon malaki din ang naitulong sa akin although hindi naman nya itunuro sa akin ang maga nalalaman nya pero along the way nalaman ko na rin ang mga basics at hindi narin kami nagkikita ngayon. Importante yan dahil kailangan ikaw na ang technician sa sarili mong shop bawas din sa gastos yun at mas maganda kung sa iyo na ang area para maisabay mo na rin ang PC repairs… as of now I have 30 PC at parang gusto ko pang dagdagan kahit hanggang 50 para d2 na lang ako sa Pilipinas, masarap kasi ang walang amo kahit hindi ganoon kalaki ang kinikita mo, atleast walang nag-uutos a iyo.
to:Zbrez
yap try mo, start k muna 2PC at pkiramdaman mo kng ok tska ka magdagdag unti unti. bili ka rin printer kc kung ala ka intenet, income mo dyan aside from gaming is ung typing at printing.ung printer na bilhin mo is 3 in 1(print-copy-scan). khit Pentium 4 na muna bilhin mo na 2nd hand para mura. mas maganda kung malapit ksa skul.
average power consumption per day per PC(formula) estimate lang to:
electric cost per day per PC= 0.13 x no. of hours use x rates
legend:
*0.13-pag browsing lang, pag gaming kc is about
0.18 sa pentium 4. pag dual core kc mas
malaki
*no. of hours use-kung ilan hours ginamit PC
*rates-here in manila is P9.5/kw-hr(as of this date nagtaas na kc bago lang), to compute in ur area, just tsek ur electric bill and divide total amount for the month(pesos) to the total Kw-hr consumed
ung income mo of course:
income=rates/hour x no. of hours use x no. of PC
hopes this helps……
I’ve been searching on the net how to start an internet cafe business until i found your website regarding starting up an Internet Cafe. Thanks for the input, I learned a lot.
i see that the continuing trend well here in my grandmas building here in paranaque.. maraming nag rerent na pc shop sa kanya.. mostly they come and go pero meron nmn ibang nag tatagal..
ang gimik nila is have fast pcs for games kasi likuran lng namin ay national highschool.. so thats their number 1 source of income.. mga bata.. kahit sabihin mong mura ang mga pc balang araw.. ndi sa lahat ng oras nakakalaro sila sa bahay nila kasi xmpre… and public school sila (no pun intended) pero the shops here charge a minimum of 17 pesos ung iba 20 pero ung mga nag chacharge ng 20 they are the first ones to leave after a few months..
im thinking of a way na kung pano ako makakapag tau ng successful na shop.. kasi sa taas may datamex college and accross nmn ung olivarez college tapos sa tabi premiere college nmn so angdami tlgang mga students..
well im only 22 kaya wla nmn masama kung mangarap ako db..
and tanong lang.. ilan minimum of years na ma outdate ang pcs.. kunwari bumili ako ngaun ng average rig..
mga around 9-10k tingin nio ba abot un ng 2years.. at 15hrs a day usage?
well i own an internet cafe beside my house so no rent i only pay for the dsl and electricity, i have 10 units (+1 for the server) i dont have printing only games and net but im planning for the printing its additional earnings, but most of my players/customers only play and use social networking only a few ask for printing, basta pag kumita ka beyond your daily profit eh magpainum ka haha pra ung players maging loyal sau, btw ako rin lahat sa shop ko i mean ako nag aayos ako nagpupurchase ng parts ako bantay ako cashier ako rin technician haha
to kuya rick:
sori ngayon reply kc umuwiaq sa leyte eh,, tnx poh sa info kuya, malaking tolong yun samin, hehe nag survey aq sa comp, shop sa lugar nmn tlgang mai nag magdagan sa ka2laro ng comp. sai think ok plano q na mag 10 kc ung 15 nga dami naglalaro panu pa kaya pag 10? tama ba kuya rick? hehe ingatz,, ahm pd poh bah hingi contact number mo? tnx poh,, geh2 hipi new year….
Gudday pwede niyo ba akong bigyan ng magandang business proposal for an internet cafe.. paki send po sa email ko ang balak ko po 5pc.. Thank you
the fact is internet cafe will last until students and pc gamers exist…the question is will the i-cafe last .the profitable rate at this point is 25 per hour , i own 3 cafes, below 25 RATE will be very risky , to mention software and hardware upgrades THE BANTAY SALARY , lets face it ,not all cafe owners have the the know how ability with computers,and not all cafe owners have accountants that records every bit of expenses to the last centavo..A 2K A DAY GROSS SEEMS VERY GOOD , BUT DO THEY REALLY KNOW THE NET INCOME? PROMO, A TREND ON CAFE THAT PULLS THE BUSINESS DOWN…15 PER HOUR ,IF THE STANDARD IS 20 PER HOUR…MATHEMATICS MY FRIENDS , YOU ARE THROWING 25% OF YOUR POFIT…250 PER DAY IF YOU SELL 1k A DAY, THATS 7500 A MONTH. 15K IF YOU SELL 2K A DAY….AT WHAT 10-15 PC A DAY WITH 15-20K ELECTRICITY BILL.. PLAIN STUPID. USE THAT PROMO LOSS ON INTERNET UPGRADE AND PC HARDWARE UPGRADE , PEOPLE WILL WAIT ON YOU , KAHIT PUNO KAYO…BEEN THERE AND STILL IS …AT 15 PER HOUR YOU’LL ONLY LAST TILL YOUR HARDWARE GETS BUSTED…WHY ASK FOR 15 PER HOUR IF YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH 25 PER HOUR…THINK MY FRIEND…YOUR LOSS NOT MINE….
My question is, whether or not the prepaid globe tattoo and smart bro usb internet will eventually mean the decline of the internet cafe as a viable and thriving business?
nop, at 10/hr internet cafe is still viable(customer side) compared to smart and sun even at their 50/day unlimited promo, and beside majority of the citizen still dont have PC and even if they have could not run the latest games(pang net browsing lang kaya PC nila, he he he)
gud day to all!!just wanna knowwhere i cud buy the most affordable units na required on gamings and internet browsing…help me please..
gud day to all!!just wanna know where i cud buy the most affordable units na required on gamings and internet browsing…help me please..
Globe Tatoo, Smart Bro prepaid and Sun Broadband will not compete with the Internet Cafes.
First, they are all slow. Second, you require a PC in order to operate it. Third, you must have a good HSDPA signal. Forth, you must have a load. Fifth, your computer must be updated (browser, anti-virus etc.).
You don’t need to consider all of those if you go to an Internet Cafe.
Therefore, we cannot consider that it directly competes with the Internet Cafe
Hello again! Pls. advise me what kind of PHOTO PRINTER is best for internet cafe? I plan to buy SONY PHOTO PRINTER costs P 6,500(50% OFF fr. original price of P13K) Refill of Ink and Paper is 1,500, 100 papers only,means p15/4r, so masyadong mahal.. Pls. reply…Thank you!
I’m glad i ran into this blog… galing… i learned a lot kasi i am thinking about starting a internet cafe with a snack bar. A lot of really really good inputs !!!
AMD dual core x2 processor would that do it for todays’ game? If it is.. i saw a website that sells 5 units of those for 79K and installation included. Please advice
Hi NOEL ive seen the website that sells 5 units for 75k. My pcs have same specs with them but better brands with high durability. If you like email me your email so i can send you the my specs and maybe we can do a little business
this is my email anthony_estrada1987@yahoo.com.ph . I started my computer shop business last january this year… and its is good maybe im just lucky on my location.