icafenegosyo wrote:

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This is impossible, though. Our country has a big back log in terms of internet access. I am not saying this because I sell computers, but you can do your research by your own to prove what i'm saying. If your Internet Cafe business is falling down, check your marketing strategy, maybe the newest i-cafe in town is doing attractive rates to lure your customers. And that is business, you cannot monopolize a particular product. If you are afraid of the competition, then you are not a business man. Competition in business is natural.

How to easily determine a booming business:

1. If this type of business is booming like mushrooms (like i-cafe)
2. If the country is craving (for more) for that type of business (Internet penetration in the Philippines is low)
3. If that business is a must for OFWs (because we export OFWs)
4. If there are plenty of topics in different forums related to that business saying "it grows like a mushroom,...we have dozens of it.. etc"
5. If it came from www.icafebusiness.com :)

This country needs more Internet Cafe shops. Yes, competition will be stiff because there will be more players.

Don't listen to your future competitors (those who are currently icafe owners =) ) Just listen to what the market needs and you'll never get wrong.

:D

It does not make sense to build very small internet cafes. The backlog in the internet connection is ever becoming smaller. End of 2006, there are approximately 16M Filipinos on the internet and by the end of 2007, there was approximately 24M Filipinos on the internet. If NEW internet connections and laptop sales are to be factored in, I would not be surprised if the number of PROFITABLY internet cafes will also be down. You see, internet cafes are needed by low-income segments of the population that cannot afford the cost of having their own internet connection and it is unfortunate that this income group will go for the LOWEST-priced internet connection around.

Trends seems to favor an INTERNET CONNECTIVITY EXPERIENCE. Either you put up large computer farms in a good location or you stick with smaller cafes that offers a social dimension to the use of the internet.

Cheers!

Gerel

Ooops, do not forget that game developers in the country like MYGAME, LEVELUP, MOBIUS etc. are continuously developing games, and these are LAN games, meaning being played over the network with several players. You can't stop them. Check your son, for sure he is playing with his friends in the nearest Internet Cafe shop!

One more thing, yes, new comers will definitely get an edge over the oldies because they will surely have the latest set of PCs. Another reason why our old timers here are sad. Unless, they avail our program. Old timers can simply trade-in their old PCs in exchange of latest PCs. Interested? email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Guys, fellow entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs, Internet Cafe is still a good business in the Philippines!

Please read below the recent study of yahoo! and Nielsen regarding the internet usage in the Philippines.

And I quote:

"Internet Cafes are an important internet access point. 71% have accessed the internet from internet cafes in the past 3 months."

* 8% of Filipinos in National Urban Philippines have accessed the Internet in the past month. 5% access the Internet everyday.
* Filipino internet users are likely to be below 29 years old, single and are better educated.
* Internet use is not restricted just to the big cities like Metro Manila. Other cities are experiencing internet growth. For example, 35% of Filipinos in Cagayan de Oro have accessed the internet in the past month.
* Filipino Internet users are more likely to be opinion leaders and early adopters compared to traditional media consumers. They are likely to be individualistic, trend conscious, willing to pay for quality products and are tech-enthusiasts.
* Internet usage is particularly higher amongst the younger segments. 50% of those below 20 years old have accessed the internet in the past month

* Internet Cafes are an important internet access point. 71% have accessed the internet from internet cafes in the past 3 months. 47% of all internet time are spent in internet cafes. Internet cafes are also a dominant access point fo ruser from the lower socio-economic classes.

* Email, Instant messaging and Search are the most common online activities for Filipino internet users. Yahoo! is the dominant web-based email, instant messaging and search service in the Philippines.
* Social networking is a key online activity. 51% claimed to have visited a social networking site in the past month. 1 in 3 Filipino internet users have a blog. Friendster is the leading social network in the Philippines.

We have compiled this on our website complete with videos. Pls. visit us at http://www.icafebusiness.com.

the heeart of any business is "marketing"...

Just want to share with you this site : www.ULOP.net
This is a site where you can learn important ideas on how to manage Internet Cafe..a Unified Lanshop Owners of the Philippines (ULOP)..

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