A good friend recently asked me if I would like to join him in a business that he is planning to venture into. Although I have contemplated going into business and if I were to look for a partner, this friend is the first person I would want to JV with, I had to turn […]

The Government of Malaysia, in announcing Budget 2011, introduced My First House Scheme or Skim Rumah Pertamaku. This should serve as good news to anyone who doesn’t have a house yet and contemplating buying one, like yours truly. To qualify for this Scheme, house buyers would need to have a household income of less than […]

When I first set up an online store, I was only able to accept payment by PayPal. Of course, one reason was that it is easily available and user-friendly. In fact, a lot of eCommerce solutions had PayPal integration. Not too long later, I found out that not everyone was comfortable with having only one […]

What I read a recent report that Facebook has added 20 new payment options to the site to allow Facebook users to easily buy Facebook credits, I was surprised. I know that there are people who would buy credits to play games on the social site and I know that it’s big business. Social gaming […]

Working for myself from home, I feel like I sit in front of the computer a lot and lack exercise. If I had to commute to work, I would be forced to walk. Working in an office environment would be a lot different, of course, unlike in my own small office where everything is within […]

eBay has issued a statement today to remind sellers that beginning 20th October, 2010, their new policies regarding seller performance standards will come into effect. What this means is that eBay is making sellers provide the best shopping experience and customer service to their buyers, and sellers will have to keep their eBay buyer protection […]

My friend, who is also an online trader selling what she says are the in the market today, told me that she has plans to rent a kiosk at a popular shopping mall in the capital city to expand her customer base. I have also thought of doing the same earlier this year but after […]