. the shop name must be not more than 4 characters >> cool & easy to remember ; like core/+plus/Xb!t/town/ … etc.

. always be defferent , i mean about the atmosphere , furniture , & the lighting of the place ! makes the customers feels they are in defferent world , not just a regular netcafe !!!
*here is one idea :
each pc booth have different design than another , the design of the booth telling you a story of fantasy world ~

. the pc’s should works very excellent full services and no errors and missing application’s makes everything so easy & perfect to handle .

. make an customers Id card system for charge unit , and each customer collect point’s by hours , reward after reach 50 point a simple gift .

. i advice the food & drinks service to be very quick clean and in a good shape to handle .

& always improve & develop ur netcafe shop , care for the customers and always ask them about how you doing in ur business what the like & what they don’t what they miss …

wish to all success ~

Thanks/Best Regards

If interested, please email me at l8blmr@gmail.com.

thank you…

If you decide to opt for gaming pc setup you will need Windows licenses and game license (Warcraft III/DOTA) which will add cost.
Pros:
-tend to generate higher amount of customer (regular customer, gamer, casual surfer)
Cons:
-higher cost due to…
==software licenses
==requires higher spec’d pc parts for gaming
==higher electrical cost. Usually consumes 400~650 watts per kiosk

Opting for a pure websurfing only kiosk you can opt to use GNU/Linux based distribution since all you will need is a web browser(unfortunately Yahoo Messenger is not available under linux).
pros:
-cheaper to implement
==using GNU/Linux as an OS with Chrome or Firefox for browsing
==lower power consumption (especially when using Intel Atom based CPU). Usually consumes around 65~125watts for a single kiosk
==lower cost to build the pc since you can opt for a motherboard with integrated parts.

cons:
-limited patrons (casual surfers and non-gaming regulars only)

The worst of all?. Expensive MS software. before you put up a business one of your first priorty must be ur software licenses. Another problem- those in the BIR office, their agents are usually boastful.

is it ok ba nowadays to put up an internet cafe without a license sa mga program?

hope to have an answers soon…

Scenario A: ITX-based Atom mobo with IGP running on a 65watt power brick and an LCD monitor for web surfing and specific duties. GNU/Linux variants for even lower licensing cost.

Scenario B: Same as above except using an ITX mobo with NVidia ION chipset for gaming duties.

Scenario C: Same as A except using a 2+ cores and hopefully the upcoming ION2 for gaming

rates here is very cheap dahil kagagawan din ng mga net cafe owner, kanya-kanya pababaan rates para humakut customer hangagang sa bumagsak! thats why!

kala nila kita na sila dahil bigla buhos customer ng magbaba un pala ilan araw lang dahil ung kalaban mas bumaba hangagang sa magkaroon pricewar ayun pare-pareho sila patay!

the answer is yes and no.

yes if you have this:
1. sarili mo ung place(hindi ka nagre-rent)
2. kaw din nagbabantay
3. marunong kasa computer

no if you dont have this:
1. sarili mo ung place(hindi ka nagre-rent)
2. kaw din nagbabantay
3. marunong kasa computer

why…
the tricks kc is how could you able to 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.

yung location na sinasabi nila? im not sure! dahil kung saan ung maganda location andun stiff ang competition at kung meron kang 3points ko tyak panalo, so it goes down pa rin dun sa 3points! ung side bisnes na sinasabi nila is given na un kc kung ano pakulo mo ganun din maging pakulo ng kalaban mo later on

i hope this helps…

Are most i-cafes getting away with running pirated software? Paying for software licenses is an expensive endeavor. You are looking at a price range from P4,230 – P6,580 and higher depending on the OS you chose, and that’s just for a single license. Honestly, the alternative is to use open-source OS like Linux. But then you run into the problem that most games won’t play on that OS.

This brings us to the other software piracy problem. Are most of the games pirated too? My guess is yes. Yes yes, many of the online games are Free-to-Play. But for some of the “twitch” gamers out there, they want to play the offline LAN based games with their friends. Games like Left for Dead cost money.

So I wonder, for all those who said on here that they are planning on starting an internet cafe, is piracy part of your business plan?

we rent the space for 4,200 and 10 units lang kami. i added typing, printing, scanning, edting, CD/DVD burning and making wedding invitations para additional kita. i’m happy to read this post hahanap ako ng paraan to add those other services para pandagdag kita.

comtech-4 year course natapos ko last 2008 so advantage na rin kasi ako na bahala sa mga unit na may sira.

problema ko every month ang lahat ng bills lalo na ngayon may kakompetensiya kaming bagong cafe, mas marami ang units nila…

may awa ang Diyos kakayanin ko ‘to but i guess i need to look for a job nalang para may backup kami to pay bills and maintenance… koloka!

add ko blog mo sa blog list ko huh? salamat
God bless everyone

Pero ayos naman yung kakilala kong may internet cafe na patok pa rin. Basta may magpapaencode, pascan, surfing, at paprint, mabubuhay sila. Siksikan pa nga sa cafe nila eh.

Yet, the selling price of services (internet hourly rental) is not the same as in the countries mentioned above. That is why, the Net cafe industry as a whole is suffering and only a few exceptions are making money.

Do you take into account the opportunity cost of your labor as cafe owners (You dont give yourself a salary, do you? as a cafe owner?)

All businesses in the Philippines will improve if the purchasing power is increased (high salaries for parents, high allowance for students).

This is what I learned from reading the book Hyperwage Theory. Google it. it is very revealing. and if you are smart enough, you can get a free PDF copy of the book off the web.

although there is no market for it (esp. coz of gamers)

i also though perhaps, an added service might be something as simple as friendly customer service.. or whatever

however i don’t have the cash to start one.

It’s a matter of marketing strategies, wit, and strategic location :0 cheers