http://www.internetcafebizguide.com Internet Cafe Business Guide is your online guide to a profitable and affordable cyber cafe business Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:58:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A person walking around any city in the world would be sure to find an internet café somewhere. The internet café is one of the establishments made indispensable in an increasingly interconnected world. Sometimes it leads one to wonder though: with the proliferation of wireless devices, notebook computers, mobile email, ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2007/05/12/other-servicesproducts-to-offer/ Most internet café operators choose to mind the business themselves.  Why?  First of all, an internet café requires a very substantial investment.  As an entrepreneur, you have to protect your investment so that it can gain profits and return your investment in time.  Café operators also do this to get ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2007/05/12/factors-to-consider-in-hiring-assistants/ With the increasing number of Internet savvy people, Inet cafe's business is rapidly expanding.  Inet Franchising business offer great opportunity, rewards, and numerous benefits in owning one. With the high percentage of return of investment and offering good cash sales flow, Inet Cafe Franchising saves you from the hassle in ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2007/04/28/sources-of-internet-cafe-business-franchise/ In determining the best Internet Service Provider, the main criterion that should be addressed is the speed. This speed is usually measured by customers as how fast download and upload time is. It also includes Internet browsing speed and online gaming performance. There are several Internet Service Providers in the ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2007/04/28/companies-to-avail-internet-access-from/ MMORPGs stand for massive multiplayer online role playing games. The definition pretty much speaks for itself, but for those who still don’t get it, they’re simply just like your typical RPGs except that there’s no single player play or LAN (Local Area Network) play. The most recommended MMORPGs ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2007/04/28/recommended-games-for-your-internet-cafe/ These are the programs that each of your computer should have: Yahoo Messenger Yahoo Messenger is the most popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2006/12/05/guide6-programsapplications-and-games/ And now for what software or programs to run, let's start off first with Operating Systems. Microsoft Windows XP is the most popular operating system around and mostly don't even have a clue of the other systems like Linux. We can't blame them because Microsoft Windows is indeed like a ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2006/11/08/operating-system/ If you could already afford it,you can start out with brand new computers. Computer stores that I know with websites are Villman, PCBodega and Rising Sun.These stores are known for their competitive price,quality and support.Go for AMD-based computers instead of intel because not only are they cheaper than intel but ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2006/10/26/computers-and-other-hardware/ At first I've got no idea how I want my internet cafe shop to look like. To solve this case, I went on spying to other internet shops around to gather ideas. Most of them have all glass doors out front either sliding or push/pull mechanism. With regards to tables, ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2006/10/23/site-planning-and-construction/ There are three important concepts in marketing: location, location and location. Location can be a boon or a bane. An Internet café business must be located in a place easily accessible to prospective customers. Prospective customers are basically everybody—students doing their projects or research, gamers who’re dying to have the ... http://www.internetcafebizguide.com/2006/09/13/2-getting-a-good-location/