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PayMaya is known as one of the best reloadable prepaid cards in the Philippines, as it allows several financial transactions without the need for a credit card. It also has an app similar to mobile wallets such as GCash and Coins.ph that can help you conveniently pay your bills and purchases, send money, and avail other money services without using cash anytime and anywhere. Check out this comprehensive PayMaya app guide for beginners.
How to Start Using PayMaya App
Steps to Register for a PayMaya Account
Before you can use any feature of the PayMaya app, you need to register for an account first. Here's how:
Fill out the online form. Once done, tap the Continue button.
Read the Data Privacy Policy page and tap the Agree button. PayMaya will send you a verification number via SMS. Enter that number in the app and tap "Verify."
Tap the View Card button.
Enter your address and birthday.
Enter the required information under the Online Payment Card Number page. You'll receive a confirmation of your PayMaya account activation.
Got your PayMaya account activated? You'll have to load money on it. Check this article to find your PayMaya reloading options in the Philippines.
How to Get a Virtual PayMaya Card
Aside from the physical card, PayMaya offers a virtual Mastercard or Visa card that can be accessed via its app. You can use the PayMaya virtual card to shop online. It also enables users to pay for their Spotify and Netflix subscriptions and perform other financial transactions online. To view your virtual card, simply tap "View Card" on the top left of the app. You can start using the card only after you've linked it to your PayMaya app.
Steps to Link a PayMaya Card to PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
At the home screen of your iOS device, tap "More" at the bottom right. For Android phones, tap the Menu icon on the top left.
Tap "My Cards" > "Link Card."
Enter your PayMaya card details. Provide a six-digit PIN that you'll use for ATM withdrawals from your PayMaya account.
Tap "Link Card" again.
How to Use PayMaya QR
The PayMaya QR is a handy feature on the PayMaya app that allows users to pay for their purchases in any partner store without cash using only their smartphone. The SM Store, Jollibee, and McDonald's are some of the merchants that accept payments via PayMaya QR. The in-app service is free and quick to use. Just be sure you have an internet connection, and the store has a PayMaya QR standee at the counter.
Steps to Pay Using PayMaya QR
Log in to your PayMaya account.
Tap the Scan button at the top center of the home screen.
Align the small square on your phone's screen with the merchant's QR code.
Enter the payment amount. Tap "Continue."
Verify your payment details. Tap "Pay."
Present the confirmation message to the cashier.
How to Buy Load Using PayMaya App
It's convenient to buy prepaid call, text, and data packages for Globe, Smart, TNT, and Sun through the PayMaya app. You can also buy gaming credits for Garena and Steam, as well as prepaid cable subscription for Cignal.
Steps to Buy Load via PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
Tap "Shop." On iOS devices, it's at the bottom left of the home screen. For Android devices, it can be accessed by tapping the menu icon at the home screen's top left.
Choose the type of package to purchase: Mobile / Gaming / Others.
Choose the specific package you want to buy.
If you'll be sending load to others, toggle the “Send as Gift” button. Enter the recipient's mobile number. Tap "Continue."
Verify your purchase details. Tap "Buy."
Wait for PayMaya's confirmation of your purchase.
How to Pay Bills With PayMaya App
PayMaya has a Pay Bills service in its app that allows you to pay your electricity, water, telco, and cable bills in just a few smartphone taps. Recently, PayMaya has extended its bills payment feature to accept payments for government fees such as Pag-IBIG contribution and housing loan, NBI clearance, and NSO documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.). To avoid late payment posting, pay your bills at least three days ahead of the due date when using the PayMaya app.
Steps to Pay Bills Using PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
Tap "Pay Bills." On iOS devices, it's at the bottom center. On Android devices, it's accessed by tapping the menu icon on the top left.
Choose the biller from the list.
Input your account number and other details.
Enter the payment amount.
Review and confirm your payment details. Tap "Pay."
No need to enroll a biller or your account number to pay bills through the PayMaya app. The app doesn't issue an official receipt, but it provides a notification that confirms payment, as well as a reference number for tracking your payment. Read more:7 Apps You Can Use to Pay For Your Utility Bills
How to Link PayMaya to PayPal
Are you an entrepreneur or freelancer who receive payments via PayPal? You can transfer your PayPal balance to your PayMaya account. But first, you have to link PayMaya to PayPal.
Steps to Link PayMaya to PayPal
Log in to your PayPal account.
Click "Wallet."
Under "Credit cards," click "Link a card."
Enter your PayMaya card information. Make sure that your PayPal address is the same as the address you registered with PayMaya.
Click "Save."
Steps to Transfer PayPal Balance to PayMaya Account
Log in to your PayPal account.
On the Summary page, click "Withdraw funds."
Enter the amount to transfer (The minimum amount you can withdraw is PHP 500).
Choose your PayMaya account. Click the Continue button.
Confirm the amount for transfer.
The amount (minus a PHP 250 PayPal withdrawal fee) will be credited from PayPal to your PayMaya account within two to four business days.
How to View PayMaya Promo and Discount Offers
PayMaya posts about its latest promos and discounts via its social media channels. It also allows PayMaya app users to access such information through the app.
Steps to Access PayMaya Promo and Discount Mechanics via PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
Tap "More" (iOS) or the Menu icon (Android).
Tap "Promos." This will take you to the PayMaya Stories blog.
Browse the different promo offers from PayMaya.
How to Upgrade Your PayMaya Account
You can upgrade your PayMaya account for free to be able to send money using the PayMaya app and withdraw cash from your account.
Steps to Upgrade PayMaya Account Using PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
Tap "More" (iOS) or the Menu icon (Android).
Tap "Upgrade for Free."
Fill out the upgrade application form.
Using your phone, take a picture of your valid ID.
Tap "Submit."
PayMaya will send you a validation code via SMS. You'll use this code to chat with PayMaya on Facebook and schedule a video call with an officer.
How to Send Money to a PayMaya Account
Once your PayMaya is upgraded, you can transfer money from your account to another person's PayMaya wallet up to five times a day. You can even transfer funds from PayMaya to GCash. PayMaya's Send Money service is free.
Steps to Transfer Money Through PayMaya App
Log in to your PayMaya account.
For iOS: Tap "Send Money." For Android: Tap the Menu icon > "Send Money."
Key in the recipient's mobile number. If it's saved in your phone contact list, just press the + sign to search the number.
Input the amount to send.
Choose the recipient's type of account: PayMaya, Smart Money, or GCash.
You can withdraw funds from your PayMaya account via any Bancnet ATM in the Philippines and Visa Plus ATM abroad. Each ATM withdrawal charges a service fee of PHP 15 (PHP 5 for Land Bank ATM withdrawal). To do that, you need to ensure the following:
You bought a physical PayMaya card (PHP 150).
You've linked your card to your PayMaya account and set your six-digit ATM PIN (See "Steps to Link a PayMaya Card to PayMaya App" above.)
Your PayMaya account is upgraded (See "Steps to Upgrade PayMaya Account" above.)
Final Thoughts
The PayMaya app is a handy tool to use. But just like other mobile apps, it can be prone to security risks. So be careful when using the appto avoid losing your money to scammers.
PayMaya is the first reloadable virtual Visa in the Philippines to allow players to purchase directly on the iTunes App Store, Google Play Store, Steam, and PlayStation Network (PSN). Introduced recently by Smart eMoney, Inc., this newest digital payments innovation to conveniently buy in-app content without having to buy codes or cards, all from the comforts of their seats.
Getting your own PayMaya Visa virtual account is easy - all you have to do is go to Google Play or App Store, download the PayMaya mobile app, and register by filling out the required information. Your own PayMaya virtual Visa will be instantly generated by the app for your immediate reloading and use.
Purchase at the speed of want A lot of games on the app stores, PSN sales, and items on the Steam market have a limited time offer. Steam game items especially disappear so fast, some items are already gone once you click on them. As you compete with the global market for the same price drops, you can easily miss out if you will have to visit the nearest mall or computer shop desk to purchase codes or cards.
With PayMaya, you can just use your virtual Visa details on the payment page under Visa to make direct purchases instantly. All the information needed for purchasing online is on the app: your own unique Visa card number, expiration date, and CVV. As long as you’re loaded up, you’re good to go.
Loading up PayMaya with cash is just as easy and accessible as getting the app. Load-up centers are available at 7-eleven stores and Robinson’s & SM Business Centers. More convenience stores like Ministop and Family Mart are positioned to follow soon to make loading up available at every corner, at any time. Friends who have upgraded PayMaya accounts can even send money to each other through the app, should they need to borrow some extra cash when they play together.
Get the value for your money What’s different from purchasing using your own Visa and purchasing codes from third parties is that you will get your money’s worth. Third parties can charge up to 20% more for codes. If you need 500 steam credits, you might pay around P589. In certain computer shops, the rate might even be higher because they enlist the technology of another party that actually allows them to generate the codes. Meanwhile, for PSN, App Store, and Play Store players, the codes which are sold at US dollar prices aren’t actually sold following current and up-to-date USD to PHP conversion rates. So if you’re purchasing a $25 iTunes gift card, you would end up paying around P1,250.
PayMaya works as good as using a physical Visa card, so when you purchase directly on Steam using your PayMaya, 500 steam credits is P500 pesos. The only fee to be aware of is the load-up fee, which will just be around P15 for every P100-1000 peso load up, still a long shot from third party code vendors. Up until the end of the year however, loading up will be free, just in time for the upcoming Christmas vacation when most people are free to play.
Use the same source of funds for all game networks Sometimes you need to purchase cards or codes from more than one game network if you want different things for different games. For instance, you might be a Clash of Clans player who needs to buy more gems and a DoTA player who wants to dress up one’s hero at the same time. If you’re buying a $10 iTunes card and 2200 Steam credits for those purposes, this entails purchasing separate cards or codes for different networks.
With PayMaya, players can now just use their PayMaya Visa wallet for all networks, without having to go through the extra step of redeeming different strings of codes for their favorite games. Not only can players use PayMaya to pay for games and in-app content, but anything else they might be interested to purchase online from any Visa-accepting store.
For those who are interested in more than a virtual Visa card, physical PayMaya cards are also being sold at selected venues. These physical PayMaya cards can be used in any of the over 30,000 establishments accepting Visa. Visit www.paymaya.com for more information.
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Filipinos are known to join raffle promos and contests where they can win big prizes, so what makes the #PayMayaPaMore Raffle Promo different?
Aside from the fact that you can win P10,000 in the daily draw until December 31, 2018, you also have a chance to take home P10 Million in the grand draw.
It’s also nearly effortless to earn raffle entries! Here are five reasons why:
#1 There’s no paperwork
Compared to other raffle promos, you don’t have to fill out forms or buy scratch cards in#PayMayaPaMore!
No need for proofs of purchase to be dropped in dropboxes, either. Phew!
#2 There are no winning combinations
With #PayMayaPaMore, you don’t have to jot down 6-number combinations and wait for the probability of one in 40 million odds in every draw date.
You only need successful transactions using the app or your physical and virtual PayMaya card!
#3 There are no lines
Unlike joining the lottery where you have to fall in line and wait for your turn to pay for your entry, you don’t have to go to booths to make sure you get included in the next draw!
With #PayMayaPaMore, all you have to do to earn raffle entries is to sit back, relax, and keep using your PayMaya app or PayMaya in Messenger!
#4 You earn raffle entries without realizing it
Here’s the best part: even if you do not intend to join this raffle promo, you might be earning raffle entries already! Using PayMaya as you normally do already qualifies you to earn raffle entries. Here are a few examples:
1. Upgrading your account – 20 raffle entries
2. Sending Money (at least P10) – 2 raffle entries per day
3. Shopping online and in stores (at least P250)– 2 raffle entries per purchase
4. Paying a bill with PayMaya – 10 raffle entries per unique biller (e.g. Meralco, Maynilad)
5. #ScanToPay with PayMaya QR (at least P100) – 2 raffle entries per transaction
6. Purchasing load, data, or gaming PINs from the PayMaya Shop or PayMaya in Messenger (any amount) – 2 raffle entries per purchase
You might get shocked when you receive the weekly SMS updates of your raffle entries! Here’s the best part: do at least four different transactions within a month and you get 100 BONUS raffle entries!
#5 There’s a daily draw and a grand draw
From the start of the promo on November 8, 2018 to its last day on December 31, 2018, there will be daily draws where a PayMaya user wins P10,000! You might have seen the names of some of the P10,000 winners on our Facebook page already.
The grand draw will happen on January 7, 2018, so follow @PayMayaOfficialon Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest news!
#PayMayaPaMore because this promo is until December 31, 2018 only! Visit pymy.co/10m for the full promo mechanics.
We all hate the everyday traffic that doesn’t seem to stop. I know because I’ve been there too. But after I have learned what what I am going teach you in this post, I decided to not ever go back to corporate world. There is a ton of opportunities to earn money online and all we need is to grab one and start from there.
I remember the days where I spend 8 hours in office and many times extending up to 10 hours or more when the traffic is heavy. Today, I am able to work anywhere I want as long as there is a good source of internet connection.
This is what I will be sharing with you. I want everyone reading this to enjoy what I’m enjoying as well.
How To Earn Online And Make Money From Home
(Just click on any link to jump on a particular section in this guide)
Let’s go now into the details to see how each of these works.
Provide Freelancing Services
Becoming a freelancer is one of the quickest way a Filipino can do to earn money and work from home online. Philippines is now becoming known to be the go-to place for businesses who want to outsource talents, skills, and services.
The basic ideas is to have a skill you can sell online which can come from your current office work or hobbies. Most people start on a part time basis just to get hang of the environment and make it full-time later.
This is a very good opportunity especially if you want a low-cost investment business. You can earn up to more than P25,000.00 monthly in very short period of time. Your compensation depends on what type of service you are going to offer but the idea is to specialize in a certain field so you can charge more to earn more.
1. Social Media Assistant/Manager
Social media managers facilitate social media activities and should have the ability to gather and create compelling content using text, images, and videos. This requires in-depth knowledge of popular social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube and etc.
Skills: Headline Writing, Community Management, Strategic Planning, Creativity, Adaptability, Social Media Platforms.
Difficulty: Medium
Profitability: Medium
2. Graphic Designer
Graphic design is important specially in marketing side of businesses. Designers typically work with people in advertising, promotion, and social media. Familiarization with different kinds of graphic design tools such as Pen Tablet and software such Photoshop, Illustrator, and etc.
Profitability: Medium (varies depending on experience and specialization)
3. Mobile Application Developer
An App Developer job is to create, implement, and maintain codes that satisfy the requirements of the clients using different programming languages. Mobile developers must be knowledgeable in working with different mobile platforms such as smart phones and tablets.
Skills: C++, Java, HTML, MySQL, PHP, Objective-C, and etc.
Difficulty: Hard
Profitability: Medium to High (varies depending on experience and specialization)
4. Content Writer
Content writer’s job is to conduct research and generate ideas for new content. Writer typically works on blog posts, social media content, website copy, and product description. This job also needs creativity to present a content in an angle that hits the target audience effectively.
Skills: Researching, Grammar, Writing Styles, Proofreading, Editing, SEO Writing
Difficulty: Low
Profitability: Low to Medium (varies depending on experience and specialization)
5. Virtual Assistant
Basically, Virtual Assistants are the ones who perform typical duties of a client from a remote location. The skills you need as a VA depends on what your client needs. Typically, you will handle basic stuff like emails, appointments, research, data entry, and other typical administrative works.
There other virtual assistants that requires specialization such as Sales, Marketing, Graphic Designs, Web Development, Content Management, and etc.
Skills: Communication Skills, Organizational Skills, Researching Skills, Data Entry, and etc.
Difficulty: Low to High (greatly varies with experience and specialization)
Profitability: Low to High (greatly varies with experience and specialization)
7. Customer Service Representative
One of the main job of a customer service is to handle complaints via phone, email, or social media accordingly. The goal is to solve whatever problem the customers or clients have. Good communication skills is a top priority in this industry.
Letting the customers feel that you are listening and ready to give proper response is part of customer satisfaction and part of a good business. This job requires attentiveness, knowledge of the business, a lot of patience, some acting skills, empathy, and a lot more.
Skills: Goal oriented focus, Listening Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Adaptability, Human Psychology
Difficulty: Medium
Profitability: Medium
8. Online Translator
If you know two foreign languages and there’s a demand for a translator, you can definitely make money of it. A translator’s goal is to convert a message from one language to another. The meaning and context should be preserved to deliver the original message properly.
Skills: Reading and Comprehension, Cultural knowledge, Computer Skills
Difficulty: Low
Profitability: Medium
9. Online Video editor
Video editor’s job is to edit and assembling raw resource video materials and tailor them to a suitable finished product. This requires attention to details, creative skills, and mastery of software tools being used.
Skills: Patience and Dedication, Storytelling, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Lightroom
Difficulty: High
Profitability: Medium to High
10. Web Designer & Developer
Web designer/developer is in-charged of the design, layout, and coding of a website. Constant learning is a must in this industry. I know because I am a web developer myself. For you to make more money in this business, you need to develop your own system or work flow.
Careful understanding what a website is for is a must. You need to identify how the site will look like, its functionalities, usability, front-end and back-end, these are all important to deliver what the client truly needs.
Skills: Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Hosting Control Panel, Front-end Frameworks, Content Management System Frameworks, etc.
Difficulty: High
Profitability: Medium to High
11. Data Entry and Online Typing Jobs
This perhaps is one of the easiest and quickest way to make money online if you want to go the freelancing way. If you will apply as a data entry, your responsibility is to collect and enter data of various forms into a database and maintain it.
Skills: Fast typing, Verbal and Written Communication, Attention to Detail, Organizational skills, Researching Skills, and etc.
Difficulty: Low
Profitability: Low
12. Search Engine Optimization Services (SEO)
SEO is the game of search engine such as google. An SEO specialist analyzes, reviews, and implement website optimizations to rank higher in search engines. Knowledge in different on-page and off-page optimizations.
This is an ever changing game that needs never ending learning.
Skills: Keyword Research, On-page and Off-page ranking factors, Google Webmaster Tools, and other third party tools.
Difficulty: Low
Profitability: Low
Where to Find Freelancing Jobs?
These are the top work from home jobs Filipinos are hooked right now to earn money in Philippines. You may want to start learning now by just simply searching on google which one you think you will fit you.
Once you have the skill, apply for a part-time job then go full-time then later on, go big time. There are bunch of people who became rich with these kind of home based jobs.
Here are some places where you can search clients online:
Earn Money Online Through Selling Stuff (E-Commerce)
E-commerce business may sound overwhelming to typical people who are not aware of its ins and outs. Basically what it means is commercial transaction conducted electronically or digitally through the internet. It’s as simple as that.
Gone are the days where business owners need to spend a lot of money just to setup their online stores. Today, you can put-up a store within couple of hours. This is why there are a lot of e-commerce websites popping out like mushroom in Philippines.
With low cost and minimum investment, you can actually earn big by creating your own online shop. You can sell tangible products, services, and even digital products online. Profitability of this business depends on how good you are in marketing your products or services.
Physical Products
Digital Products
Services
There are several ways on how you can sell online. Listed below are Platforms and Business Model that are popular as of this writing.
13. Drop Shipping
Drop shipping is a business model where a company does not need to maintain inventory to sell products. In this business model, you don’t personally ship the product because somebody on other place is taking care of the shipment for you.
This business is a retail fulfillment method in which you don’t need to stock the products. Whenever you got order through your online shop, there’s a third party supplier who ships the product directly to your customer. As a seller, you don’t see the actual product.
Here are some of the most popular Drop Shipping Platforms business owners use:
Skills: Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, Accounting, Adaptability, Time Management, Resourcefulness, Researching Skills, Creativity, etc.
Difficulty: High
Profitability: High
14. Amazon FBA (Fulfilled By Amazon)
Amazon FBA is one of the online platforms you can utilize to sell your products online. Whether your products are from Philippines or from suppliers in China, you can sell your products internationally. Amazon’s owner Jeff Bezo is now the richest person in the world and it’s just wise to use their online platform to sell products.
In contrast to Drop Shipping, Amazon FBA is a standard retail model which means you need to purchase for your inventory from a manufacturer or wholesaler to fulfill your customer’s orders.
Just being in Amazon will give you more sales from their huge ready-to-buy customer base. Many people want to buy from online marketplace because of the wide variety of products Amazon offers.
Skills: Product Research, Sourcing, Customer Service, Product Development, Creativity, etc.
Difficulty: High
Profitability: High
If you want to get started with amazon, you can register a seller central account in this page.
14. Lazada FBL
Lazada Philippines is one of the largest and one of the most popular e-commerce platform here in the Philippines. If you want to take advantage of Lazada’s huge local customer base, you might want to put up your store and create a listing there.
Fulfillment By Lazada or FBL is a program for its merchants wherein Lazada itself will take care of the fulfillment process. Packing and shipping of items through FBL program is faster than if it is fulfilled by the merchant.
Skills: Product Research, Sourcing, Customer Service, Product Development, Creativity, etc.
Difficulty: Medium
Profitability: Medium to High
You can sigh up for a seller account through here.
15. Shopee Philippines
You’ve probably heared the annoying song “Sa shopee pi pi pi pi pi pi.. Ang dali li li li li li li..”. It’s an advertisement song from one of the leading online market place in the Philippines, Shopee. Shopee has no commission and no listing fee but sellers can purchase paid ads at their will.
To earn more in this business, you need to conduct constant research and study about the trend and analyze how the market is responding. Good customer services is always a must to have good feedback from customers. Basically, the more effort you put in this business, the faster it will grow.
If you want to sell in Shopee and start making money, you can download shopee philippines’ app via google play and register an account through it.
Skills: Product Research, Sourcing, Customer Service, Product Development, Creativity, etc.
Difficulty: Medium
Profitability: Low to High
16. Other Popular E-commerce Platforms in Philippines Where You can Sell
There are other platforms out there but these are the most popular in the Philippines. Basically, the idea is the same. You put your products on their platform and leverage their massive customer base.
If you know anything and you like sharing and teaching, you can definitely earn from it. In today’s time, there’s a demand for just about anything under the sun. You can teach academic subjects, languages, provide professional training, and a lot more.
This is another popular way to make money online in Philippines. If you have some expertise in just about anything, you can make money by teaching others.
17. Teach Language Online
There’s a huge demand for language teachers in neighboring Asian countries. English is one of the languages that are in demand in countries like South Korea, Japan and in China. If you know how to speak other languages, this can be a good source of income.
There are a lot of Filipinos serving this industry because we are known to be good English speakers and have neutral accent which is easy for foreigners to understand. This is why clients prefer Philippines over other countries for this service.
18. Online Webinars
With today’s technology, even seminars can now be easily conducted through online webinars. You can use Google Hangouts, Facebook live, Zoom, or other similar applications that will do the job. If you’re good in just about anything and you love sharing things, you can make money out of it.
19. Create an Online Course
One way to scale your teaching business is to create an online course. This way, you can teach people without the need for you to be there. You will be using recorded videos that is uploaded on your own website or through other popular third party online teaching market place such as Udemy.
Join Affiliate Programs and Earn money Through Commissions
The basic idea in Affiliate Marketing is to promote other people’s product and earn commissions from it. Basically how it works is you need to Apply as an affiliate and when you get the approval, you can start promoting products or services the company is offering.
The commissions you can get from these affiliate programs are typically ranging from 5 to 12 % of the products price. The percentage of the commission depends on the product category you are promoting.
If you know how to blog and add links to your contents, you can promote products or services by blogging and earn money through it. Here are some of the top companies offering affiliate program in Philippines.
There are a lot of affiliate programs on the web. Just search for it and see what fits your shoes. If you want to know more about the ins and outs of affiliate marketing, read What is affiliate marketing and how it works. This can be very lucrative if you know how to make this business work.
This is not a get-rich-quick scheme like what other affiliate marketers say. Here’s an article that discusses personalities and traits you may apply to yourself to succeed in this industry.
Here are several methods on how you can promote your affiliate links:
20. Use blogging to Promote Affiliate Links
You can create blog and product review posts to promote stuff you are offering. writing posts can be time consuming but it’s a great way to create passive stream of income. The beauty of creating a blog is you only need to do it once and it will generate income for you at very minimal maintenance.
21. Use Email Marketing to Promote Products
Making an email list is one of the best things you can do to make money. Through emails, you can connect with your audience to offer some sense of “personal touch”. This personal touch will make you a trustworthy source of advice and whatever products you offer to your audience, they are more likely to buy.
22. Use PPC to Promote Affiliate Products
Google Adwords and Facebook Ads are two of the top advertising platform online you can utilize to promote your products. These two platforms got huge audience base and tapping on to their system will definitely give you an advantage.
With Google’s pay-per-click or ppc, you will bid for relevant keywords to your niche. Your ads will be displayed every time your keyword is searched on Google.
With Facebook ads, you target your audience based on demographics such as age, location, and interests. Facebook will do further optimization to serve your ads to the right set of audience that will likely do business with you.
Make Money through Blogging
One of most popular ways to earn money online in the Philippines is through blogging. If you love sharing about anything under the sun, this is a great business to consider. Today, blogging is made super easy. You can easily setup your blog within a day. Here are some of the proven ways to monetize it.
23. Advertisements
You can earn through advertisements on your blog. Most of advertisements are in what we call pay-per-click model CPC wherein you’ll earn for every ad clicks showing on your blog site.
You will also encounter terms such as cost-per-mil CPM and what this means is simply the amount of money you get for every 1000 page views on your site.
Here are some of the popular ad networks where you can apply and start making money.
Google Adsense – Requires 100 USD minimum payout and pays every 21st of month via western union or electronic funds transfer.
Mediavine – You need to have at least 30k views per month before you can apply. They pay via paypal and rumored to be higher paying ads than Adsense.
Adthrive – Approval requires 100k page views per month and your site needs to have valuable content. They also got 100USD minimum payout and offers different payment methods.
Medianet – Pays via paypal and also has 100 USD minimum earnings.
If you’d like to start your blog, I suggest to have at least 20 well written articles with 1000 words minimum per post. Creating essential pages such as About, Contact, and Privacy Policy is a must.
I won’t suggest other blogging platform than WordPress. I’ve been using wordpress since day one of my web development days and still using it with my blogs and some of my e-commerce site.
If you want to get started with blogging right now, you can check this guide.
24. Paid or Sponsored Post
There are other companies that are looking for sponsored post opportunities. Their goal is to get a link from your site or have an access to your audience or it can be both
There are third party sites that connect blog owners and companies. Here are some of the most popular ones:
Another way is to create a “Work With Me” page so that possible clients can easily get in touch with you.
25. Sell e-books
One of the best things to sell online are in digital format. Digital products don’t need storage and inventory. All you need to think about is how you can market and sell it online.
There are a lot of ebooks you can choose from Amazon. You can apply as an Amazon Affiliate OR if you want to bring it to the next level and you want to earn more, you can create your very own ebooks.
All you gotta do is to find a market where there are problems. Whether it be in finance niche, health, business, or etc., all you need to do is to create an ebook that can solve the problems in your chosen niche.
26. Selling your own Video Course
Selling other people’s video courses or creating your own video is similar to ebooks only in a different format. This is to cater people who prefer getting information through videos than in text form.
27. Selling your Blog for profit
One thing you can do after building a profitable blog is to sell it one time big time. Instead of relying solely on your monthly income, you can sell your blog priced at 3 years worth of its monthly income.
Say for example, your blog is earning 1000 USD ever month, you can sell it 1000 x 3 x 12 which is 36,000 USD one time.
Something for you:If you want to learn how you can start blogging and ultimately leave your job, read better read this post: How To Quit Your Job and Become a Full Time Blogger. I’m a full-time blogger myself and blogging made me live the life I want today.
There are many shy type and introverts in this industry. If you are one of them, you might want to read and learn more about business opportunities for Introverts.
How to Accept Payments Online in the Philippines:
There are many different ways on how you can get your hard worked money. To help you, here are the most common way freelancers, virtual assistants, and other people transact money online.
1. Paypal
Usually, people from the Philippines accept payments online using paypal. Once the money is on your paypal account, you can now then transfer from paypal to any bank of your choice but just make sure paypal or your bank supports transaction with each other.
2. Bank Deposit.
You can ask your client to go a direct bank deposit on the bank of your choice. Most of the freelancers and virtual assistants we know prefer to be paid via western union using the eon card.
3. Via Courier Services.
You can use services from 2Go, LBC, Xend, Air21 and others.
Earning Online With or Without investment?
Although most of the Filipinos are really into the idea of making money without any investments or money going out our pocket, we cannot change the fact that if you want to grow your business fast, you need to invest some money, time, and effort.
Listed below are some of the pros and cons of investing money in your money making machine.
With Investment
If you invest money for a mentor how to earn money online, you’ll have somebody to guide you on the step by step process.
You’ll be able to have a clear direction regarding your business.
No wasted time. You can outsource those things that are not of your forte especially the technical matters.
There’s someone you can consult if you lack knowledge on some areas
etc.
Without Monetary Investment
You need to do the research and learn everything by yourself.
You’ll have so much time consumed.
There’s a chance of having no clear direction.
etc.
The decision is all up to you depending on your situation.
Hope this post gave you ideas on where you might want to focus your energy and make some cash. Next thing is to make your plans, execute, and discipline yourself. Soon, you’ll earn and be able to save money for future use.
If you have some comments or suggestions, other things to add that we’re not able to mention in this blog post, just share them in the comment area below and have a great day!
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If making money online is not for you, then you might consider the following:
Aside from the physical card, PayMaya offers a virtual Mastercard or Visa card that can be accessed via its app. You can use the PayMaya virtual card to shop online. It also enables users to pay for their Spotify and Netflix subscriptions and perform other financial transactions online. To view your virtual card, simply tap "View Card" on the top left of the app. You can start using the card only after you've linked it to your PayMaya app.
The PayMaya QR is a handy feature on the PayMaya app that allows users to pay for their purchases in any partner store without cash using only their smartphone. The SM Store, Jollibee, and McDonald's are some of the merchants that accept payments via PayMaya QR. The in-app service is free and quick to use. Just be sure you have an internet connection, and the store has a PayMaya QR standee at the counter.
It's convenient to buy prepaid call, text, and data packages for Globe, Smart, TNT, and Sun through the PayMaya app. You can also buy gaming credits for Garena and Steam, as well as prepaid cable subscription for Cignal.
PayMaya has a Pay Bills service in its app that allows you to pay your electricity, water, telco, and cable bills in just a few smartphone taps. Recently, PayMaya has extended its bills payment feature to accept payments for government fees such as Pag-IBIG contribution and housing loan, NBI clearance, and NSO documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.). To avoid late payment posting, pay your bills at least three days ahead of the due date when using the PayMaya app.
Are you an entrepreneur or freelancer who receive payments via PayPal? You can transfer your PayPal balance to your PayMaya account. But first, you have to link PayMaya to PayPal.
You can upgrade your PayMaya account for free to be able to send money using the PayMaya app and withdraw cash from your account.
Once your PayMaya is upgraded, you can transfer money from your account to another person's PayMaya wallet up to five times a day. You can even transfer funds from PayMaya to GCash. PayMaya's Send Money service is free.
E-commerce business may sound overwhelming to typical people who are not aware of its ins and outs. Basically what it means is commercial transaction conducted electronically or digitally through the internet. It’s as simple as that.
One of most popular ways to earn money online in the Philippines is through blogging. If you love sharing about anything under the sun, this is a great business to consider. Today, blogging is made super easy. You can easily setup your blog within a day. Here are some of the proven ways to monetize it.
