Ebay Trader

Ebay Trader

EBay Inc. (http://www.ebay.com), the world’s largest online auction site for all kinds of goods and collectibles, boasts 135million registered users and sells $1,000 worth of merchandise every second in 32 international markets. So how do you profit from the website? By listing up as an eBay trader. All you need is a computer, internet access, and a good digital camera(so buyers can see what you’re selling) to sell your wares online, and then you simply register with eBay.com to gain access to international buyers and eBay.ph to reach the local market. At eBay, you trade anonymously and use only handles or “nicks” for names.

            Trader Brum200 came across eBay.ph, eBay’s Philippine site, in 2004 and decide to try selling a miniature replica of the Philippine jeepney, and item being made by a family-owned business and that also produces mini-instruments. He sold the product to an Ausralia buyer within seven days, and soon Brum2000 added gadgets, e-Book, I.D. tags, cellular phones, laptaps, and laptap accessories to his wares. Today, brum2000 sells $1,000 worth of merchandise a month but invests only three to seven hours a day (between 7 p.m and 12 midnight) answering email from buyers. He also sells at eBay.com, which charges minimal fees to list products and put photos and a final value fee on the item being sold.

            The advantage of registering on eBay.com is that the world is your audience: you get more chances to sell your products. (eBay.ph’s services are still free, but it limits your audience and the products it lists don’t appear at eBays.com.) and paying is simply, eBay.com sellers open an account with paypal, an online payment service owned by eBay, so buyers can pay by credit card or by debiting their purchases in their checking account. And once payment is made, the item is shipped to the buyer. (paypal is not yet available in the Philippines, so sellers usually ask winning bidders to wire their payment or have it deposited to their account so the sold product may be shipped.)

            Brum2000 says an eBay trader’s most precisous commodity is the feedback he gets from other sellers. Like retail traders, online traders must keep a good reputation to get repeat business and gain more clients, and eBay has a feedback forum that allows sellers to leave their comments after each transaction: it lets other member know how reliable and trustworthy a buyer has been in his dealings. (On the other hand, many buyers won’t deal with a seller who has to many negative feedback posting in the forum or has less than the specified number of positive comments there.)

            eBay.ph is still in its infancy, but it already holds much promise considering that 30,000 items are being listed on the site and nay given day. According to specialists, the online market will grow even faster as internet access and reliable courier services become cheaper and more readily available.

Empathy

Empathy

Is the cure for apathy: Teach children to care

As parents, let us educate our children to care.

Small acts of kindness towards other should be encouraged and modeled .

Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings or situation. We need to teach our children to do “perspective-taking” so that they will be able to put themselves in another person’s shoes. If a child is able to do this, the decisions he will make as an entrepreneurs will take into consideration the realities that other people face empathy will drive him to improve the lives of others.

Rags 2 Riches

The Rags 2 Riches “started with an irritation, a social injustices, talented but marginalized woman, and very passionate young professionals”(www.rags2riches.ph). The designer bags woven from scrap cloth had its origins in Payatas, one of the Philippines largest dumpsites. Founders of R2R observed how the women of Payatas earned extra income by looking for scraps of cloth in the dumpsite to weave into rugs. R2R was established to help these victims of unfair trade practices and lack of access to the market.

New designs and methods were introduced to improve their products. From their P100,000 seed money, they were able to grow their capitalization by 400percent. Today, these trendy designer bags from scrap cloth have become a way out of poverty for these women from dumpsite.

Tarot / Band

7.Tarot card
Reader

What will i be doing?
        Answering client question using symbolic tarot cards, a set of 78 playing cards used for furtune telling, counseling  divination and even meditation.

What will i need to start?
       You must learn how to read tarot cars> Get a friend to teach you, buy a book on the subject, or surf the internet to learn how. You'll need a deck of tarot cards(powerbooks carries a selection price at P800 to P2,000), candles or incense( to provide a certain relaxing atmosphere to the reading), and chairs and a table.

How much should i charge?
      P50 to P300 for a fifteen minute tarot card reading; P300 to P500 per hour at parties irrespective of the number of people served

How much will i make?
    Your earning will vary depending on the day of the week if you're located in a mall. you'll make more money at parties by charging per reading or a flat fee for the whole night


8.Band 
Assistant

What will i be doing?
       Accompanying band to their gigs, carrying their equipment, and running errands for them. Your work will take you to clubs all over the Philippines.

What will i need to start?
      You need no special skills, but those who flourish in this job usually love music.

Who will my customers be?
      Any local band, but mind that the bands needing assistant most are those with a large fan base and do regular gigs.

How much should i charge?
     You'll make about P500 from a two hour gig and P1,000 from a concert or function. you'll be reimbursed for anything you spend.

How much will i make?
     A good band will average five gigs a month and a many as 10 during the holidays. Your transportation and all meal will be taken care of , so your expenses will be minimal.