Over at Web Worker Daily, Anne Zelenka writes about 10 New Ways to Make Money Online. Some of the items she mentioned have already been around for sometime while others have become too saturated as well.
I’m now thinking of ways to make money online that’s more relevant to our region (or specifically in the Philippines):
- Buy & Sell items in TipidPC. I look at TipidPC as somewhat like the eBay for the Philippines, even before eBay.ph came into the scene.
- Work as a Proxy Player. Some games require you to play a certain amount of time before you reach a level or number of points. I have been told by a friend that these players (students and office workers alike) would pay other people just to continue their game play (proxy-play) while they’re away. Rates go as low as Php20 per hour and the player also pays for the net cafe rent. Others do it from home too.
- Sell mobile wallpapers and ringtones. The telcos and CPs have already dominated this space but as an individual with talents, time and enough resources, this can be done. Here’s how I would do it. Create all your original mobile wallpapers and ringtones from scratch. Set up a small website to upload screenshots or demos of the products you created. Setup an SMS server on your PC (software costs as low as Php5,000 and all you need is a mobile phone and the cable). Start receiving request for downloads and get paid via Smart Money or Globe G Cash.
- Proxy blogger. I know some network bloggers are doing this. They have too many blogs to write for that they could not maximize their output for a day. So, if they’re being paid $5 per post, they would look for someone else to blog for them and pay them $2 or $3. They reach their daily quota and they still get a cut.
Lots of other niche industries not yet tapped around here.
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There are two Pinoys I know who are well known in the infomarketing biz, Joel Christopher and Ian Del Carmen. Creating digital content in the form of ebook, audiobook or video is one area where pinoys could excel in. Think of HappySlip, and Rex Hermigido.
thanks for the tips. i am also making money online by ad placements.
Hey, Abe. The mobile content thing interests me. Would people from other countries also be able to order sa proposed setup mo or this is just feasible for the local market?
For the US market, mobile content is more on mobile web browsing. There are a number of sites for this already, for instance BlogStar.
Thanks for the tip! Checking it out.
Interesting tips, especially for those who would go on vacation from school this summer. Alternative sources of money once the allowance stops flowing because school is out for the next two months.
@ Jonas
The SMS service delivery can be done either via mobile phone (kahit di na 3 or 4 digit special numbers but just regular 10-digit ones) or via web so there’s no geographical limitations.
Salamat!
I need to get myself some contacts for those network things.
actually, the “proxies” are properly called “pilots” in the MMORPG street-lingo.
There are “pakyawan” rates or on a per-level basis. The economies of supply and demand in this psuedo-black market service is interesting. perhaps I will blog about this sometime.
Strength and Honor!
oi dude ok yung ideas mo ha…
nice article, helpful pa!!
keep the good work…
yung proxy player.. “pilot” tawag dun… gawain ko yun dati.. kaya lang wala ng time ngayon
forward this info to other blogg website guys to spread
buy and sell in tipidpc.com is great, im a member there since 2003.
thanks for the tips
Nice inputs, Abe!
There are lots more ways to earn money online.
But my biggest suggestion to Pinoys is to make money from the global market and not just from the Philippine market.
Let’s bring money in! Dollars to the Philippines!
Ian del Carmen
http://FireballPlanet.com
PS: Thanks Jun for your comment…
I was looking for some pinoy make money online posts and look where it led me. It’s great to be here and learn a few little things each day from great guys like you-ga.