starting an internet cafe

[baseoverhaulshop]

bro i offer sad free installation of games and networking configuration ty.... philip with also internet timer

[socreamy]

I've been in the cafe business for seven years already, among cafe naa dinhi sa Banilad so daghan daghan gyud mi dinhi nga ga compete for market share. Dugay dugay na pud mi so along the way daghan pud kaayo ug changes sa industry, some are good and some are not so good. Just be prepared for changes nga usahay dili sa imohang kagustohan, labi na karon nga naa mag dive dive sa price in the hopes of capturing market share. Swerte lang ko nga at the time nagtukod ko ug cafe, experiment ra to so dili gyud mao ang main source of income. Pwera buyag lang pud, because we built the cafe with ambiance in mind, we've always had customers willing to stick with us. As for ICAC and other associations, member pud mi pero dili ko active sa mga activities because the cafe is not the only thing I'm busy with. Para nako, kinahanglan man pud ug association when you're in a trade, just like employees have a union, or exporters have a representative group. It is also a way to protect the interests of the industry, if the assocation so wills it and if the assocation is dedicated to that goal.

Akong ma suggest nimo is while na ka ana nga negosyo, do not make it your primary source of income. If naa ka work, don't resign yet. A desirable projection of the cafe business is you have your return of investment in 8 months to one year, then the following year, this would be your cash crop so tiguma. At the end of the second year, decide objectively on whether it will still earn on the third year or daghan ra kaayo ang competition or mahal na ang pag upgrade. If you project that you can afford to upgrade everything after the third year, then go for it. Otherwise, you'll end up being bitter why you started the cafe in the first place. You become a whiner and blame everything from the associations to the low 5-peso per hour rates to the sari-sari-store-converted-to-cafes beside you. But you have to realize that if price and rates are everything, why is Coca Cola still selling more than RC or Sarsi or Pop or Sparkle combined? Why do we prefer Athlon over Sempron? Why do some people always prefer PAL over Cebu Pacific?

correct gyud. we're on our third year of business now and it's not as lucrative as before so we've decided to fold up. to think we don't pay rent coz we own the property, pero di gyud enough. mao man gud primary source of household income so we can't afford to upgrade. then napa gyud electricity and dsl bills which amount to almost 14k monthly. ang pag manage pud kay di kaau maayo coz lisod kau ipangita ug attendant nga naa know-how sa basic trouble shooting lang.

[van808]

to ICAC_Member:

I am also planning to open an icafe. I understand that I need to be an ICAC member in order to acquire the necessary business permit.

Could you please give me the contact number of ICAC and its exact location?

Thank you.

[zichel]

libog ko ninyo da! in need gyud mag pa member anang ICAC?
wlay bayad if mag attend ta ug seminar...

[MELCHIZEDEK]

Mga Bro's if you are in a business of Icafe then dili ka member sa ICAC which
is a city ordinace cebu what are the consequences or undertaken your Icafe
probably will suffer? E foreclose n cya? Thanks

[frey]

ok ang globe, m using karon kana ila landline with free internet.

[zurita10]

If you have a great location, go for it. Here are some advice you might want to digest.

Hardware: Go for a 20-22k computer set, most important: it has a 17" LCD monitor <-with the LCD monitor, you can have a rate of P15 per hour. But if the budget is not that good, a cheaper CPU, but still with a 17"LCD monitor, you can sell the cheap CPU unit later if you want to upgrade. 17"LCD = P15 rate. Gaming units must have 1gig minimum ram, 160gig hdd, 512mb video, Processor... hmm.. go for amd.

Software: If the hardware is good, then you can install more games. The usuall windows home, openoffice, chatting programs, AVG antivirus, and the games. Updated games, pm me if need help on this.

Internet Connection: Go for a 10+ PLDT connection, if you can afford it, it goes with a free Computer, you can use this computer as a server. On Speedtest, 2.5k to 3k download, 100-500 upload.

Internet VS Gamers: If your area has an Internet Cafe killer Cafe. The mad one's that has a P5 per hour. Go for the Cheaper unit but with the LCD monitor. Focus yourself on internet users. A4tech webcam, and headsets. Keep it clean, no standbys, make your place classy. Xerox and printing is the key on internet users based i-cafe. Xerox / printer = kyocera, has a counter so you can check on your printing.
Colored printer, continuous ink. Gamers = loudmouths, whinners... especially if you have a poor computer unit.

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Just pm me if you want more advice... I need to go home now, father mode....

I'm just your regular technician. But with the cafe I am working right now, Only 36 units, has an income of a minimum 5k, weekend and holidays 7-10k. Remember, that is only 36 units. I wont tell you the location... There are a lot of mad men in here. No need for me to worry, we are currently expanding.. making it more likely 50 units by the end of the month.

With good technicians and iSTORYA.NET anything is possible.

Another thing, most important, if you have vices (like gambling) don't even start this business.
Family business, remember, business is business, no freebies.

That's all for now,

Zergling

[poldopunk]

very well said zurita10. i've had my share of internet cafe experiences and the principles above are by far, the most effective.