by Jovie Cabais | Jun 23, 2013 | Tech Updates
Digitalfilipino.com, led by one of the country’s specialists in e-commerce Ms. Janette Toral, and Auza.Net will hold a workshop on digital marketing and e-commerce for the tourism industry on August 30, 2013 at the Auza.Net Conference Room at the K of C Recreation Center, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Digital marketing uses the Internet and social media in promoting brands, products and services. Tourism industry entrepreneurs, as well as marketing and sales professionals, are invited to join the workshop to enable them to understand and take advantage of digital marketing and e-commerce to increase sales and market share. The workshop will cover the following topics: Search engine marketing techniques that can be applied to one’s online presence. Develop a content plan and build one’s influencer identity. Overview of E-Commerce Law and Data Privacy Law. Building a community, mailing list, and design an email marketing campaign. Come up with a social media plan identifying suitable channels, content approach, and program metrics. Manage customer reviews and social media feedback. Online Booking and Payment System presentation by Auza.net Workshop participants must bring their own laptops or mobile devices, as well as mobile broadband sticks to ensure they can access the Internet. WiFi is available at the venue but due to the number of expected participants, Internet connection may get congested. Toral has authored and published e-commerce books in the year 2000 and 2004. The 2004 book included an online version. She is a Certified ScrumMaster and Scrum Product Owner (issued by Scrum Alliance, a global certification body). Toral also published a blogging book and produced a video tutorial series in 2008. She also partnered...
by Jovie Cabais | Jun 5, 2013 | Tech Updates
Auza.Net is opening its On the Job training program the whole year, and not just for summer training. Students who are in their 3rd or 4th year (for 4-year computer courses) and those in their 4th or 5th year (for 5-year computer courses) for this semester can now enroll for the next batch of On the Job Trainees. Interested enrollees can submit their resume and application letter at the Auza.Net office located at K of C Recreation Center Building, K of C Drive, Gallares St.; and addressed to: The OJT Program Director Auza.Net Software Engineering Services and Trading Tagbilaran City After the Basic skills test during the interview, a few students shall be considered scholars depending on their score and the assessment of the interviewers. This scholar will take the training for free. The rest will pay P3,000 as fee for 300 hours worth of training sessions plus practicums. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Apr 21, 2013 | Tech Updates
The Auza.Net on-the-job trainees (OJT) help complete the website project for PROCESS-Bohol, Inc., a local non-government organization. The OJTs assisted the Auza.Net technical team who delivered the final presentation to the PROCESS-Bohol management. The website URL is www.processbohol.org. Participatory Research, Organization of Communities and Education towards Struggle for Self-reliance (PROCESS-Bohol) is a non-stock, non profit organization established with the aim of creatively animating the formation of strong and autonomous people’s organization and building up their capabilities for participatory and self-reliant development. (From left: OJT Mr. Eugene Torregosa, OJT Ms. Ma. Cruzzane Bustillos, Auza.Net Operations/Sales Supervisor Ms. Jovie Cabais, PROCESS-Bohol Executive Director Ms. Emilia M. Roslinda, PROCESS-Bohol Director for Operations Mr. Mario L. Limocon, and Auza.Net’s Web Graphic Developer Mr. Chester Impang) Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Apr 21, 2013 | Tech Updates
After the start of the Bohol.Info data collection on April 18, 2013 at the Island City Mall, the usage of Bohol.Info website www.bohol.info both in unique users and number of pageviews increased significantly. The unique users per day increased from less than 50 per day to 155 while the pageviews increased from around 500 to 1500 per day. The data collection activity will continue until June 16, 2013 so micro, small and medium business have ample time to have their businesses listed and experience having their own webpage on Bohol.Info. The website now has close to 5000 listings from various categories. For those who want to advertise and get their businesses highlighted on the website, it is possible to pay for a 30-day period of being one of the listings highlighted per category. When a listing is highlighted, it is shown above the list of businesses for that category. Standing at the back (from left): Jan Lerin, Flor Mae Ugat, Mariane Ashley Uy, (Auza.Net) Jovie Cabais, Jodel John Rey Paz, Eugene Torregosa Sitting in front (from left) : Ma. Cruzzane Bustillos, Mary Jeanne Tirando, Liezl Betonio, and John Kyle Rodriguez The data collection activity is sponsored by Island City Mall, D Zach’s Print & Business Services, Kumon KofC Tagbilaran, St. Gerald’s Maternity & Wellness Clinic, RC Lucky Graphics, PROCESS-Bohol, Inc, Let’s Go Natural, Bohol Balita Daily News, and Bodsky Rent-a-Car. [/facebook]...
by Jovie Cabais | Apr 14, 2013 | Tech Updates
Auza.Net is kicking off data collection for its latest website project www.bohol.info on April 18, 2013 at the Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City. The website is a business directory that gives micro and small businesses the opportunity to have an online presence via a web page on www.bohol.info for free. If needed, a webpage may be claimed by the business owner so that he can update the page as needed when promotions change. The data collection is a two month event where business owners will have the opportunity to have their businesses listed or updated and also learn more about www.bohol.info. The website currently has about four thousand entries already and is actively used by the early adopters Auza.Net has invited in the past few months. Bohol.Info is unique among the other online business directories focusing on Bohol because aside from the usual online marketing efforts, Auza.Net will also promote Bohol.Info via traditional means like newspapers, radio, mall events and banners in strategic areas around the province. The “offline” promotions will commence by May 2013. Business owners are invited to try www.bohol.info to promote their companies and their products and services and enjoy the ability to update their Bohol.Info webpage anytime for two months. All they need to do is purchase at least Php150 from any establishment within ICM and present the receipt to the Auza.Net staff at the Bohol.Info booth near the activity center. A Bohol.Info web page is a much cheaper alternative compared to a regular website in order to have an online presence. Plus there is the benefit of local “offline” promotions. Already there are purchasing...
by Jovie Cabais | Apr 14, 2013 | Tech Updates
The Auza.Net Summer OJT Program for 2013 is now in full swing with a total of 11 trainees from various schools in Bohol. The program started on April 8, 2013 at the Auza.Net training room at the K of C Recreation Center, Tagbilaran City. The trainees are currently undergoing briefing and preparations for the Bohol.Info data capture activity at the Island City Mall which will start on April 18, 2013. Training on WordPress, website development and management, wired and wireless network setup, and other related IT topics will be conducted later in the program. The trainees from Holy Name University are Mariane Ashley Uy, and John Kyle Rodriguez; from University of Bohol are Glaiza Pepito, Liezl Betonio, Jodel John Rey Paz, Jan Rey Lerin, and Wilfred Vincent Cagadas; from STI College Tagbilaran is Eugene Torregosa; and from Bohol Island State University are Mary Jeanne Tirando, Ma. Cruzzane Bustillos, and Flory Mae Ugat. Share...
