If you are searching for a specific keyword, let’s say “Techronnati”, Techronnati ranked 1st in Scour from the average results of 3 search engines (1st in Google, 3rd in Yahoo, and 0 in MSN), as you can see from the snap shot above.

Another benefit you can get with Scour is the functionality to compare the returned results from the 3 major search engines as smooth as you can get. By just looking in the Scour SERPs, you can visually see and compare the returned pages by navigating the area where it will show you the ranking of each keyword from the 3 major search engines after your query. And what makes it even stand out and more user friendly is the ability to comment in the returned pages. There’s a section where you can actually vote, give a positive or negative reaction about a specific website in the Scour SERPs.

As of writing, I already incurred 54 points! See, I just started yesterday and i hope to search more to gain more points and earn $25.00 from Scour.com!

Every member is awarded one point for every search, two for a vote and three for a comment with a maximum of 4 points a search. Once you aggregate at least 6,500 points you can cash them out for a $25 Visa gift card. -Scour Website

To come to an end, I want to invite you to join Scour.com if you haven’t joined yet! You’ll lose nothing if you register. You’re searching everyday in Google, Yahoo and MSN. Why not let Scour pay you while you search?

SIGN UP WITH SCOUR NOW AND LET MONEY RETURN YOUR SEARCHES!

Reward Mechanics:

You can try, but Scour has several checking systems and algorithms in place to spot and block those who wish to abuse our feedback or points system. BUT since nobody is perfect, if you notice of a way around our system that you think we have not addressed, please let us know, it will be your good deed for the day!

Reward System:
Q: How do I earn money?

Each registered user earns points for each search, vote and comment they do for each keyword searched. When you’ve earned enough points you can redeem them and get a visa gift card or paypal money transfer for out of US users… cool right?

Q: How do I earn points?

You can earn points from your own actions and from inviting friends.

Our revised points schedule for all territories will be as follows:

* 1 = Search
* 1 = Vote
* 1 = Comment

Max amount of points per search = 3

*Points are earned from the first 100 daily searches with a maximum of 300 total points per day.

Remember that for every friend that you invite, you will earn 25% of the points they make! Now that’s a good friend!

Q: What is the reward program for my country?

Countries participating in the following rewards program include: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, U.S., and U.K. :

* 6,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $25.00
* 12,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $50.00
* 25,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $100.00

Countries not listed above are still eligible to participate in the following rewards schedule:

* 50,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for = $5

We want to assure you that our goal first and foremost at Scour is to build a superior search experience through global community participation and secondly share our success by rewarding the users for their contributions. We understand that these revisions will be an inconvenience to some, and appreciate your patience. As we continue to grow and fortify our technology, we are confident that we will be able to offer an expanded rewards system in the near future.

Q: What is the daily cap for points?

Out of the cap of 300 points per day, you may earn points from your first 100 daily searches. There is no cap on community contributions.

Q: How many points can I earn per search?

You can earn up to 3 points per search through any combination of actions. Repeat searches in the same day will not count for additional points.

Q: If I cap my points in one search, can I still vote and comment?

Sure, there is no limit as to how many votes and comments you can do per search.

Q: I have done searches but there are no changes in my total points, why?

This could be a result of a few things:

1. You need to be signed into Scour for us to be able to track your searches, votes and comments.
2. You have maxed out your total points per search: 3 max points/search
3. You have maxed out your 100 search opportunities for points for the day.
4. You have maxed out your total points per search or for the day: 300 max daily points
5. We have not yet refreshed your points.

Q: Why did my points total decrease?

We often conduct manual reviews to ensure quality contributions across our network. During this process we may delete inappropriate comments or ban abusers that may be within your friends’ network. When reaching the “Cash Out” stage – your activity and friends points will require review to ensure that they are legitimate – while this process can drop your points below “Cash Out” level, this is to ensure quality participation across the Scour community.

Q: Can’t people abuse the system?

You can try, but Scour has several checking systems and algorithms in place to spot and block those who wish to abuse our feedback or points system. BUT since nobody is perfect, if you notice of a way around our system that you think we have not addressed, please let us know, it will be your good deed for the day!

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For more details check out: Money Through Search Engines

Ok, so aside from the distinguishable icon we see i.e. an artistic stick man bubbling and a Nuffnang – Philippines Flag what else can we get from this blog advertising community? Certainly a lot! Not only it becomes an advertising network but also crosslinking between social networking and blog advertising. Everything falls into the networking bandwagon these days and the call to bridge these bloggers and advertising is what makes nuffnang a reality. With the Philippines claiming to be the blogging capital of the world, I wouldn’t be surprised if someday the small island becomes the home of a new breed of millionaires. Certainly the growing and stronger nuffnang community would entice even more members to join.

Nuffnang is also jampacked with a lot of technical and ’nuff-ing features. Once you become a member, you would get the chance to add blog tracking (unique visitors and page views you got every hour) and analytics to your blog (see those light green graphs matching black background interface !), not to mention the the keywords that they used to reach your blog, referral links and the community at large.

And get this techronnatis! True enough, the early birds always catch the worm. Nuffnang is giving away five hundred pesos (PhP500) each to 68 lucky bloggers! (I wonder why they decided it 68? and not 70 or 100! hehehe. I wonder, could it be the lucky number for nuffnang? Is it whatsome feng-shui experts say? Sounds intriguing!hehe )

So what are you waiting for. Sign up now! Who knows, you might be one of the lucky 68 bloggers to get the 500 bonus… Signing up is pretty much straight forward. Just click on the Nuffnang ad unit in my side bar or icon below and it will take you straight to the NuffNang site. Filling out the form takes less time than you think. Then add your blog into the details section. Within 48 hours, your registration will be processed and you will become a “Nuffnanger” in less time. No more links added.

Hurry! Nuffnang will wait for the entries til September 30 (that’s exacly 14 days from now) and the lucky 68 bloggers will receive 500 pesos to be credited to their accounts. It’s on a first come, first served basis so sign up NOW!

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Looking at the video above, I must admit, i was really fascinated how these two were able to earn sufficient funds through blogging. After this discovery, i tried to research this topic across the vast resources of internet and to my surprise, many have started this bandwagon already. Hmmmm, funny, i thought… so am late bloomer afterall… haha, o well better late than never right ? =)

Blogging History

TechRONnati is actually not my first blog. I first discovered blogging as a hobby way back in the year 2005. I was inspired by a former bank officemate, a QA analyst who also enjoys blogging. During my tenure to the company, internet was limited to only junior officers at the office, hence those rank and file employees like me would only find time to blog right after office hours or when a free PC was available at the kiosks. The luxury of time to blog was my first enemy! I had to travel my way from Ayala Makati-Philippines all the way to my home in Ortigas for 2 hours so by the time i would have reached home i would have been exhausted and sleepy already. And as i went along the way, I neglected updating my blog due to the demands of work, research assignments at school and other personal matters.

Then, just about 3 months ago, I started researching about alternative income sources. With the surging oil prices and skyrocketing rice prices, one must be able to cope up with it. I must admit, though, i am still hesitant to resign from my current post and comfort zone at the office because i like the environment and the kind of people i am working with plus the fact that the office is a 15-minute ride from where i used to live. The convenience and the benefits of staying is at stake if i intended to resign although looking for a better job with a fatter paycheck is also a possible option. I was thinking of working part-time too which boiled down to 3 choices: Blogging, Mentoring, or Investing. Then eventually, little that i know that blogging can actually generate passive income. I guess I would just try my luck first here in the blogging world if this is really for me, so as to test the waters, they say. I’ve come across a long list of websites, all discussing about the facets and the trends of money making online. And i can see a warm crowd of enthusiasts who also says blogging is also their passion. It is interesting to note how potential is the internet these days as people are learning now how to chat and transact online. Fortunately, I was able to save some of those interesting topics to my portable hard disk so i can refer back anytime when deemed necessary. These bloggers i came to know and stumbled upon in the cyberspace became my inspiration to create my own portal => Link and so the rest they say is history. =)

Setting up the blog

Three months ago, i was still contemplating whether i would be venturing into blogging or not. But because i was inspired with a lot of positive feedbacks and reviews coming from a lot of bloggers around the blogosphere and probloggers, i immediately registered for a free account at wordpress.com. The greatest challenge was arriving a creative Blog Title. I was cynical and meticulously oriented at first … thinking of something worth catchy, creative, original and meaningful for my title. Good thing was i was able to get it polished and was happy to deliver it (pardon me for bragging it out too much, hehe=) ) (see this article: THE BIRTH OF TECHRONNATI). =) Then probably a week after was actually when my blog became feasible and visible to general public.

For the last two months of having my first blog with wordpress, i established a fair share of internet traffic to my blog…Not as big as the ones with big names already. But hopefully we would go to that direction eventually. Who knows what could happen right? Anything can happen! =)

Deciding to eventually monetize my blog was my next move. I began by reading a lot of articles including Steve Pavlina’s article on how to make money from blogging. Also, Abe Olandres’ site and JRacoma’s blog both became my role model sites. I am a blog hopper myself. I try to modify the best theme available in the market to match my taste and ingenuity hence what you actually see in this website is a modified version already of the template i got from the net plus i incorporated other web features. =) Also, to add some ads, I registered to Google Adsense, Payperpost, Adbrite, TextLinkAds, SocialPark to make my webpage interactive =)

Self-Hosted Blog or not?

Each passing day, I am learning something new. I decided to browse and add some advertisers to my free blog hosted in wordpress to start earning. Too bad, free wordpress account limits google adsense and some javascript tags on widgets. Isn’t it silly? O well thats the only disadvantge i can think of about free hosted service. I didn’t know it at first hence, i decided to try blogger, the free service arm of google. Fortunately, it is as easy and as basic as WordPress. I got the chance to pull some of my html/css/xml and dhtml hidden skills which fortunately i am able to utilize it now. But as i move forward, there’s something in wordpress worth appealing, probably the look and feel of wordpress themes which is crispy, clean and organized which made me love wordpress again. I decided not to stay longer with blogger (or maybe i could to utilize it for some of my personal projects at hand =) ) and that’s the moment i decided also to finally buy and host my own domain.

Blog up and running

Techronnati.com is my first official blog. I tried to migrate everything from wordpress account to self-hosted wordpress account in the span of two weeks. Yes, a little longer than i expected. I was meticuously into web layout or the look and feel of my website. I came across a myriad theme templates which i experimented one by one. I got the chance to use dreamweaver cs3 for adjusting some of the layout’s codes and scripts. I am new to PHP language but as i see it i think its easier enough to understand knowing that i have a background in programming. Did i tell you am a programmer? Yep, I am!

Fortunately i could understand some basic php scripts and syntax which hopefully switching my role to web developer coming from a notes/domino background =) hehe. I was lucky enough to learn other PHP frameworks and Mysql db. A lot of room for self-improvement! Since i got the basic html/javascript and css skills already, i think i can adjust running this self-hosted blog myself. I dont have much fund at hand, hence i am resorting to advertising too as my form of income too. i have a lot of ideas to relay and thoughts about blog expansion but for the meantime, i try to focus for what i am intended for i.e. share about my ideas, knowledge and reviews about technology and business in general. I can talk more about my plans for this blog in the next succeeding posts but in the end, what i really want is to collaborate and become a networking tool to connect to other bloggers. If I can generate some revenue from this blog, indeed that would be great.

2007-2008

Just looking at the graph itself, you can actually see how fortunate are those IT Professionals coming from Hongkong and Singapore as they bagged the top 2 locations with the best paying jobs in the region. No wonder, the boosting economy of ASIA-Pacific and the driving force of information technology are what propelling their salary up the scale. (Now, this is really what’s keeping me motivated to work in Singapore and Hongkong. When the right price comes, who knows what could happen right? ) Subsequently,  Philippines, where i used to live, happen to move on to 6th place, just slightly higher than Indonesia… an improvement from last year’s standing which Philippines was situated on the last leg. Summarizing the overall comparison with the previous year’s figures 2006-2007 , we can see relatively higher salary digits across all countries and sectors which boasted the reputation today of a soaring Asia- Pacific Region. According to ZDNETASIA.com’ survey, “IT remains a desirable and interesting profession, and one that has much to offer its practitioners and those who employ them”. I couldnt help but agree as i am in this field. For those making into IT shift, see the demand for the respective IT roles and an encouraging salary figures below. See….. Now your reflecting too! =)

Average Annual Salary (US$) by Country and Job Function

In the table above, notice the various figures and salary ranges for each IT role per country. Enjoying huge paychecks are those with IT Management and Project Management roles which have been the trend even from last year’s survey. Definitely there’s an A+ for IT Management skills as they are the much-sought-after and command the highest renumeration to date. . Something to look foward to especially to those looking for greener pasture and moving on to their corporate ladders… better ask for a higher salary grade now to match the benchmark above!

This was the salary figures of last year’s 2006-2007 survey. Notice the differences from last year’s survey. Interestingly enough, we see facts that all the respondents from the legal and financial sector commanded the highest average annual salaries among the various industries which is true for both the current and last year’s survey. (Now you got an idea where to apply to 8)!!!! hehe )

===Reflections===

Now, i’m thinking… are IT people in general really enjoying their fat paychecks? I don’t think so too, for those working in the Philippines, we know that even though that the current salary survey were higher based on the national standards, there is still this feeling of wanting to taste the greener pasture and we cannot deny this fact. With the depreciating effect of peso against the dollar, the sky rocketing oil prices and rice shortages, this only mean nothing but just breakeven to what we are receiving. How much more is the effect of those working in the non IT profession like the common household maids, the blue collar jobs , janitors, waiter, jeepney drivers? You would feel how unjust the world may seem to be. But in the end, everything boils down to one’s personal priorities and needs in life. We are bound with a lot of choices. Planning for the future is the key. For a family man, the need to compensate the growing family is important hence that’s just what makes some fellow comrades rush into exodus for greener pasture – IT and non IT people leaving for countries like Singapore and Hongkong. ( See this related article from the previous post by following this link)

There is no doubt, at least for me, that i also consider working abroad. Just waiting for the perfect time and right opportunity as i also plan to take IT certification (for Oracle) to give true credits to my present credentials so i could demand for a fatter paychecks in the long run. (I urge everyone especially my fellow comrades to revalue their IT certification as this means something as we compete in the 1st world.) Just wish me luck!

I dont know if this news is a bit late but I also heard that Yahoo Philippines is looking for Partner Account Manager, Communications Specialist and Search Editor & Analyst. So probably those who are interested, you can contact Yahoo Philippines to verify or if these positions have already been filled up. My informant say their office would soon be completed before the year ends. How cool is that! Yahoo’s senior director for business development for SouthEast Asia, Joselito “Jojo” Añonuevo has also been said to be in the country actively speaking and collaborating to local and international partners. According to my resources too that, prior to joining Yahoo, Añonuevo was the President of game publisher Mobius -- Digital Media Exchange (DME) until June of last year . And prior to dme, Añonuevo also worked for Oracle Philippines, becoming its marketing and sales director. So this would definitely be a big booster to Yahoo’s expansion in the region to provide the best quality services and leadership with new and existing content providers, advertisers, publishers and resellers in the region.

Excited???? Watch the video below to know more about the plans of Yahoo Philippines for the Philippine market.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKd263bEXVY

Yahoo Philippines Business Office address:

14th Floor Net Cube Center,

3rd Avenue corner 30th Street,

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

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Here’s a matrix exhibiting the top ranks by country based on the IMD word competitiveness and WEF Global Information Tech Report.

	IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook		WEF Global Information Technology Report
Country	Rank 2008	Rank 2007	Rank 2008	Rank 2007
USA	1	1	4	7
Singapore	2	2	5	3
Hong Kong	3	3	11	12
Switzerland	4	6	3	5
Luxembourg	5	4	24	25
Denmark	6	5	1	1
Australia	7	12	14	15
Canada	8	10	13	11
Sweden	9	9	2	2
Netherlands	10	8	7	6
Norway	11	13	10	10
Ireland	12	14	23	21
Taiwan	13	18	17	13
Austria	14	11	15	17
Finland	15	17	6	4
Germany	16	16	16	16
China Mainland	17	15	57	59
New Zealand	18	19	22	22
Malaysia	19	23	26	26
Israel	20	21	18	18
United Kingdom	21	20	12	9
Japan	22	24	19	14
Estonia	23	22	20	20
Belgium	24	25	25	24
France	25	28	21	23
Chile	26	26	34	31
Thailand	27	33	40	37
Czech Republic	28	32	36	34
India	29	27	50	44
Slovak Republic	30	34	43	41
Korea	31	29	9	19
Slovenia	32	40	30	30
Spain	33	30	31	32
Jordan	34	37	47	57
Peru	35	N/A	84	78
Lithuania	36	31	33	39
Portugal	37	39	28	28
Hungary	38	35	37	33
Bulgaria	39	41	68	72
Philippines	40	45	81	69
Colombia	41	38	69	64
Greece	42	36	56	48
Brazil	43	49	59	53
Poland	44	52	62	58
Romania	45	44	61	55
Italy	46	42	42	38
Russia	47	43	72	70
Turkey	48	48	55	52
Croatia	49	53	49	46
Mexico	50	47	58	49
Indonesia	51	54	76	62
Argentina	52	51	77	63
South Africa	53	50	51	47
Ukraine	54	46	70	75
Venezuela	55	55	86	83
Iceland	N/A	7	8	8

Among the top 20 economies out of the 55 ranked, Asia-Pacific had the greatest gains as compared with last year’s figures. Singapore, landing on No.2 would soon overtake US at the top 1 spot. Following the trail is Hongkong and the usual top performers: Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Denmark. Keeping up with the challenge is Malaysia notching four ranks to No. 19, while Australia and Taiwan separately jumped five places to No. 13 and No. 7, respectively. Remarkably, here we also see Thailand, rose six spots to No. 27, and the Philippines, up five to No. 40.

Thanks to the hardworking, middle class of the current generation- particulary in China and India. The world is shaking up once again to balance the riches of the world.

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Below summarizes among the top 10 youngest billionaires of 2008 which are ranked based on age.

#1. Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 23

Fortune: self made
Source: Facebook
Net Worth: $1.5 bil
Country of Citizenship: United States
Industry: Technology
Marital Status: single

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. As a Harvard student he founded the online social networking website Facebook with the help of fellow Harvard student and computer science major Andrew McCollum as well as roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He now serves as Facebook’s CEO. In 2008,  Forbes Magazine named him as “the world’s youngest self-made billionaire” with a theoretical net worth of US $1.5 billion, though the validity of this label has also been met with controversy.

#2. Hind Hariri
Age: 24

Fortune: inherited
Source: inheritance
Net Worth: $1.1 bil
Country of Citizenship: Lebanon
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: single

Youngest child of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. she inherited stake in family’s construction, banking and media holdings. Graduated in 2006 from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Sticks close by mother Nazek in Paris, where she attracted attention during recent fashion shows. At 24, one of the world’s youngest billionaires.

#3. Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 24

Fortune: inherited
Source: diversified
Net Worth: $2.3 bil
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: single

The youngest billionaire in the world for years, Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis now slips to third place. He appeared briefly in Forbes ranks at age 8 but officially inherited fortune on his 18th birthday in June 2001. Went to high school in Rome; studied economics and theology in Scotland. Lives in a family castle, Schloss Emmeram, with his mother, Gloria, and older sisters Maria Theresia and Elisabeth. Racecar driver, tours with a German auto-racing league.

#4. Yang Huiyan
Age: 26

Fortune: inherited
Source: real estate
Net Worth: $7.4 bil
Country Of Citizenship: China
Industry: Real Estate
Marital Status: married,

Yang Huiyan received 58% stake in real estate developer Country Garden from its main founder, her father, Yeung Kwok Keung. She’s now China’s richest woman. Not much else known about her other than the fact she is an Ohio State grad and her wedding video is posted on YouTube.

#5. Fahd Hariri
Age: 27

Fortune: inherited
Source: inheritance
Net Worth: $2.3 bil
Country of Citizenship: Lebanon
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: single,
Youngest brother of Saad Hariri, the Lebanese parliamentary majority leader; older brothers Bahaa and Aymin and mother, Nazek, are all also billionaires. Owns a stake in family businesses including construction, banking and media holdings. He serves on board of Beirut’s Future Television Network, a terrestrial and satellite TV network.

#6. Aymin Hariri
Age: 29

Fortune: inherited
Source: innheritance
Net Worth: $2.3 bil
Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Industry: Technology
Marital Status: married, 1 child

Son of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, who left behind a $16.7 billion estate in 2006. Now based in Riyadh, helps watch over family construction and investment company Saudi Oger for older brother Saad Hariri, the Lebanese parliamentary majority leader. Plus has hands in U.S. government contracting: cofounded and chairs identity management software firm Epok, based outside Washington, D.C., which sells to federal and state customers.

#7. Begumhan Dogan Faralyali
Age: 31

Fortune: inherited
Source: media
Net Worth: $1.0 bil
Country of Citizenship: Turkey
Industry: Media/Entertainment
Marital Status: married

A daughter of billionaires Aydin and Isil Dogan. Began career as Arthur Andersen consultant in New York and later advised Europe’s leading media and technology firms. Rejoined family media business in Turkey by establishing corporate communications department of Dogan Holding and became its president.

#8. Xiaofeng Peng
Age: 33

Fortune: self made
Source: solar energy
Net Worth: $2.5 bil
Country of Citizenship: China
Industry: Energy
Marital Status: married,

Started out with a trading company that grew into a large exporter of Chinese-made solar panels. Now nicknamed Light, this solar energy newcomer took his solar energy company, LDK Solar, onto Nasdaq in 2007.

#9. Malvinder & Shivinder Singh
Age: 35/32

Fortune: inherited
Source: pharmaceuticals
Net Worth: $2.5 bil
Country of Citizenship: India
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Marital Status: married, 3 children

Both Duke University grads, the Singh brothers control generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories, founded by their grandfather. Malvinder is chief executive of Ranbaxy, and Shivinder also runs Indian hospital chain Fortis Healthcare, which went public in 2007. Brothers also recently listed financial services arm, Religare Enterprises.

#10. John Arnold
Age: 34

Fortune: self made
Source: hedge funds
Net Worth: $1.15 bil
Country of Citizenship: United States
Industry: Investments
Marital Status: married

Raised by a lawyer dad and accountant mom, Arnold whizzed through Vanderbilt University in three years. He became an oil trader for Enron, supposedly earning $750 million for the company in 2001, when he was just 27. He went into business for himself after Enron collapsed a year later. Today he runs hedge fund Centaurus Energy.

To all these people, congratulations for a job well done =).  I hope one day, i could have an autograph with you guys and hopefully meet you all in person. (***haha who knows what the world could offer me in the future  Just wish me good luck! =) ).

You would probably ask me now why Union Bank EON Visa Debit Card and not BPI or any other debit card or credit card available out there for that purpose? Well, actually i tried inquiring my existing Equitable PCI Bank Visa Debit Card (** which is now BDO) to their customer service if my account is ready for paypal or online transaction but the account officer said that the service is not yet available so i thought paypal is not yet integrated with Equitable PCI bank plus the fact that the account number on my possession hasnt been migrated yet to BDO Card (** i opened the account in Equitable PCI Bank Head office-migration of accounts would take place on May 24, 2008 as far as i can remember). While looking at this problem, i came across some forums and blogs around the internet, which tackles Paypal and linking it to a debit card also. Later on, i found out Union Bank EON Visa is what most other users recommended so tried getting one for myself. After a no. of days of account confirmation and verification, I was able to bind it with my Paypal account SUCCESSFULLY. Yes, my very first attempt was successful. I heard some people and some bloggers around who were denied by the paypal service and i thought sharing my experience would benefit viewers and readers alike. Let me itemize what i did along the process..this is my version of the step-by-step procedure, ok?

How to open Union Bank EON Debit Card

1. Get Unionbank’s EON Card Cyber Account. Get this debit card either by signing up online (click here) through their official website or go to the nearest branch. What i did was i went to their website and clicked on ([ Click here to open an account! ] label). Follow the instructions from there.

2.After five working days, you have to call the branch where you applied in. It’s very important to call them because this is the only way you can verify if the online registration has reached their end for processing. I called their trunkline at 84186 (24-hr call center) but please be patient. You will end up waiting and waiting. This is true even in other call center like citibank hot line and other bank trunkline so get used to it. hehe =) Yeah, call them and ask them if your EON card is ready to pick up (nearest to your place)

3.When you are ready to pick up your EON card, go to the branch… go to their New Accounts section or ask the security guard where you could claim your EON card. Better call your branch first for confirmation i suggest. In my case, i called Union Bank plaza since i am working in Ortigas area. 6347907 – direct line or at 6341602. Present your two valid IDs (with picture in the card) and pay Php350.00 for the card’s annual fee. Also, it’s very important again to deposit at least Php150.00 in your EON card, especially if you are going to apply for Pay Pal. But in my case, i intended to deposit PHP 500 since i plan to use it as debit card to purchase an item at megamall department store that would serve as transaction history for the debit card (*** this is to verify if my account is working properly and this is also needed for paypal account.) I did the deposit the same day i obtain the card from the branch. =)

4. Wait for three days for your EON visa card to be activated. The registration form you filled up should reached the Cebu branch (** i dont know whats with the Cebu branch, but the according to the phone banker i chatted last time, all the debit cards were supposed to come from that branch where these are manufactured- so before activation will take place, they (the cebu branch) need to secure for the registration form you just filled up). You may call the nearest branch or call their hotline to confirm your account. In my case, i waited for 3 days and then i went to the SM department store to purchase the item using that card (***this is just for confirmation). But the transaction was denied, i did this twice on separate days, so i called my branch -Union Bank plaza (where i will be getting the eon card) again to confirm the status of my account. Then the officer said the card was not yet activated. He did something on the computer, he asked me to fill up another registration form. (** what the heck, i said. i just filled up one the last time i went to their office) but the account officer whom i talked to last time already resigned (which was too bad – now i understood the delay) so the activation got delayed, nonetheless without anymore questions i hurriedly registered and asked the officer to activate it again. This was past banking hours already, the account officer was kind enough to have me at 5:30pm in the union bank plaza. Thanks Mon for accommodating me. =) Good thing was the next banking day, i tried to purchase another item at SM Dept Store and paid using debit card, luckily the transaction went through, meaning the account is already activated. Yahoo!!!

5. If your EON visa card is activated already, go to Unionbank website and enroll for a eon cyber account. Be ready with your card and account number and pin. Also, think of your user ID, this user ID will be your new username next time you log in to access your accounts online. Wait for three to five days to be activated. Again, call their hotline to confirm. Upon activation, you should see some history details and you should know also the status of your debit visa card. its indicated there in the cyberaccount. In my case, i had it enrolled online while my debit card was still on the process of activation. While my debit card is going the 2-3 activation processing days, i created the online eon cyber account. This is feasible since the only thing needed for cyber eon enrollment is your debit card number and the atm pin which you need to change upon receiving your atm debit visa card which i did the first time i got the debit card from my branch.

When everything is activated, you may enroll in Pay Pal. (both the eon debit card and the eon cyberaccount)

How to Open a PayPal Account?

1. Sign-up for an account at www.paypal.com. Enter your profile. Be sure to select Philippines as the country where you live in and use U.S. DOLLARS as the primary currency. (*** Did i tell you that i already have an existing Paypal account? Yep, i have an account already at paypal before i intended to bind it with my Debit EON Visa Card. This can be done.)
2. For the verification process, enter your 16- character card number and Card Verification Value(CVV) –last 3-digit number found at the back of the card – mine was debit card. When you are done, click on submit. Your debit card will be charged USD 1.95 or PHP 84.19 ( *** PHP 43.17 as of this writing). Dont worry this would be refunded once your debit card was successfully linked to paypal. Debit card should be with active status – double check your status on your cyber eon account. Check for history details of this transaction via your cyber account at www.unionbankph.com
3. Enter your address of record at UnionBank as your billing address that appears in your monthly statement, and for EON Visa Electron ,or use the address found in the Profile page at the Unionbankph.com online banking site. The address should be the same for both Union Bank and Paypal otherwise you will get a denied service.
4. You need to link and confirm your debit card to paypal. Paypal will ask you for an EXP number. This can be seen immediately via cyber account online history details (www.unionbankph.com) just right after you clicked on submit on Paypal. Look for transaction details something like : VISA-0288PAYPAL-*EXPUSE SG (840) .. Take note of the 4-digit number – in this case 0288. (** I intentionally changed the 4-digit in my example =) This is what they refer as Paypal Code to be used a confirmation reference to your debit card. Enter this code to paypal – confirm my card page.

THIS IS IT!!!! NOW YOU CAN START EARNING AND MAKING MONEY ONLINE THROUGH BLOGS AND TRANSFER FUNDS FROM PAY TO CLICK SITES TO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT AND PURCHASE ITEMS ON EBAY AND AMAZON. YAHOO!!!!

So what are you waiting for. Sign up now ->> PAYPAL or click the link below

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