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Looking Good

Our latest visit showed that our Dipolog house and lot are proceeding fine with an estimated completion date at end of first week of January. All the doors and windows are now in place and the upstairs is virtually complete apart from cupboard fronts,bath screen.hot water supply and a couple of electrical fitting.

We met with the owners of Mediatrix homes, to finalise the final details which includes the fitting of the guttering which is in transit. We also requested an estimate for two walls and gate. we would like to build up the garden to the original height so need to have the top soil that was originally removed returned so we can organise landscaping of the garden after we have moved in.

We have also ordered a built in oven which will need a cabinet building in the dirty kitchen as we want to have the oven at eye level. This will be delivered along with other items that we have ordered from Emcom, one of the best sources of equipment in the southern Philippines

We are now starting to plan our move and will make a further visit on 5th January with the idea of moving on the Moon of the New year, Monday the 9th.

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Still Slow Progress

As the year draws to a close it is evident that the workers are eyeing the holiday season as very little progress is being made. One of the holdups is with the Guttering which was promised for last week but now is expected to arrive next week. This has delayed the outside painting.

Door frames are being painted, so the inside is slowly taking shape. Master bedroom bathroom and communal bathroom tiling is completed. Powder room is virtually finished apart from shower, not sure on where hot water supply comes from and notice that light switches are inside bathrooms, which can be a cause of electrocution and is banned in UK, but of course we are in the Philippines where health and safety have little bearing on the matters.

Whilst we were in Dipolog we choose the various light fitting, it was a bit chaotic not knowing exactly where the fitting would be placed as we did not have the lighting plan with us, so we will be in for a surprise on our next visit to our Dipolog house and Lot for Sale.

We have now been promised a date in January for completion, so can now start sourcing furniture in the year end sales, so long as the shops are prepared to store it until our house is complete.

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Slow Progress

The optimism from out last visit to out Dipolog House and lot for sale has disappeared, with very little progress from out last visit. Room painting is underway, however the Rain gutters have not been delivered and are not due for another week, this will result in missing our December deadline.

Jasmin and I had some discussion on the window tinting, I would have preferred a light blue colour to enhance the the colour of the skies but Jasmin wanted a darker grey to provide more privacy. we also need to contact the architect to design and provide a costing for fence/walls on the two open sides of our property.

So many items unfinished means it is difficult to see real progress so we will do not plan to visit again for a couple of weeks. We still have some issues on fittings which were ordered as part of the contract and regret that Mediatrix homes did not accept our proposal to have a detailed specification attached to the contract, rather than their standard wishy washy contract which is vague.

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Architect Meeting

Yesterday we had the long awaited meeting, at our Dipolog house and lot for sale, with the Architect and it was most productive. We reviewed the suggested colour scheme and have arranged to have some sample area coloured to finalise the colours on Wednesday. All doors will be varnished.

Our driveway has been completed and the conduit laid under the carport to the junction box below the stairs. Covings have been added to all the rooms and will be painted white.

The bath has been installed in our en suite bathroom and we will be having modifications to provide a sliding screen. The bathroom will also be fully tiled with white tiles.

The target completion date is prior to Christmas so we are now entering the final phase. Windows will be fitted next month and we will choose the tinting on our Wednesday visit.

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Good Progress

Progress on Our Dipolog house and lot for sale. proceeding at a pace. wooded flooring has been completed on first floor, And tiling on ground floor is being completed. The task for us now is to finalise what colours we want to pain the rooms and exterior. It is a pity that Dulux pains are not available in the Philippines ad they have an excellent mouse paining tool on their Australian website, which allows you to upload photographs of you room and then use you mouse to intuitively fill the various areas with colours. Once you have named an area which can be quite time consuming you can quick test out a number of combinations.

The painter will give us an idea of what we want then we will pass our colour selection to the developer for then to match them up with what is available locally in Dipolog city.

foundations for our driveway are also being made and we expect our driveway to be completed this week. we have not heard from the architect yet, nut he has given plans of base our Kitchen island bar to the foreman, but has not sent it to us. We note however that the top section is missing. we hope to meet with the Architect when he visits next week.

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we have not visited our Dipolog house and lot for sale this week due to other commitments but are hoping that next week work will have started on completion of downstairs and perhaps the windows will have been installed.

Until my computer was damaged by a power surge we had started work on our colour schemes but it is a bit difficult because we really need to also know the colours of our floor and wall tiles and we cannot remember what designs we chose.

Hopefully the parquet floors upstairs will have been sealed and all the roofing finished off. we also need to be thinking about the garden. we now have a puppy called Fred so we will need to build two walls, one along the front and another separating us from the lot next door, so that he cannot stray.

We still have had now news at all from the Architect who does not answer any emails and this will very soon become a major issue as it will delay the completion of our Dipolog house.

The only problem we forsee in the house is the lack of storage areas, we had requested a door be cut into the wall from the patio leading into the roof area above the car port but this has not been done and will be more difficult as concrete has been poured in the wall.

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Life in Philippines

Life in the Philippines
Philippines Power management damages Computer

Today my computer problems were finally diagnosed and the root of the problem was not the power supply unit but the motherboard of the computer has been fried as a direct result of the total failure of the Zanorte Electrical supply company to provide a constant stable electrical supply. Do they feel guilty No, however it is one of the many reasons why many companies think twice about setting up business in the Philippines.

You would think that with the sun almost directly overhead they would make great use of Solar power but they seem to operate with their heads in the sand. They also fail to control illegal connections to the grid. surely if they knew what they were doing they would realise that the amount of power they produce when compared with the total of the consumer bills clearly shows how much power is being stolen.

Anyway now my main computer is scrap save for the shell, as the hard drive, processor and memory are not compatible with new motherboard so all have to be replaces. Hopefully I will pick up the computer tomorrow and then have to spend the day reinstalling various applications so I can get back to work.

Our unplanned spending continues to mount, also due to the cost of Jasmin's Anti- Rabies course, next we will have vets bills for Fred, and of course my Dental bill. Heres hoping there are no more surprises in store this month. The only blessing being that costs here are lower than Malaysia.

Until the next time
David Ogden

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Design problem

Roof Guttering situation on our Dipolog house and lot for sale has been resolved and a PVC mouldings supplier has been sourced, the molding looks quite complicated and I had to ask one of the engineers how it fitted. I am used to guttering which is 100% functional and it catches the rainwater from the roof and diverts it to a down pipe. Here in the Philippines they tend to concentrate more on a molding that looks nice, so will have to hope that it still functions as expected.

We have not heard from the Architect, it seems he is quite busy so our other questions remain unanswered. we also have requested the site engineer look at the roof shingles on the main roof as they do not appeared to have been laid right when viewed from the ground.

The wooden floor upstairs was been sanded, so there was a lot of dust around, but we did see the outline of a wardrobe taking place in the main bedroom. Outside the balcony railing were being installed, and work was progressing on the roofing of the dirty kitchen.

Whilst we were in Dipolog city we visited the town hall to enquire where the Immigration sub-office was located as we had been unable to find it. It appears they have an office near the Bagsakan market off Tomas Claudio street. but even using a map they provided it was a little tricky to find. This is a great find as we will no longer need to travel to Cagayan Del Oro every couple of months to renew my visa

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Good Progress

Tropical storms have resulted in many day of bad weather , however out Dipolog house and lot for sale now has its roof on so fitting out has started. Door and Kitchen worktops are being installed and upstairs concrete floors are being leveled prior to adding flooring.

False ceilings installation is progressing well, the house is certainly beginning to take shape. will be doing a site visit tomorrow to discuss some minor points/

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Good Progress

What a difference a week makes and despite the bad weather construction of out Dipolog house and Lot for sale are gathering pace. Also we are getting answers to our problems. the crew is hard at work on the roof and this will be completed by our next visit . we notice the bath we had ordered has arrived and yes it does fit, big sigh of relief. Downstairs wiring has commenced and supports for false ceiling are being installed in main living area and carport. The counter bases in the Kitchen and dirty kitchen have been laid.

One of the reasons for our visit was to select new tiles and there is no longer stock of the ones we selected months ago. This is a bit of a blow, and was one of the reasons we expected to see piles of material awaiting installation.

We visited the hardware supplier and I suppose we spent an hour or two picking floor tiles for the main living area originally we had selected off white tiles, then Jasmin selected black with some white streaks, quite modern looking, but I spotted a Brick effect tile, with a slightly roof finish, and having remembered that one or twice I had slipped on shiny tiles in KK, I thought they would not only look nice but also be unique, it was a hard sell for Jasmin but I said we can also rugs/carpet on top if the pattern is too much. we also need to order tiles for the shared bathroom and maids room where we chose a pinkish shade. finally we confirmed our jet type shower was on order.

Tiles will be delivered this week so maybe this is the next stage. the terrace is also taking shape with its low wall and I requested that the engineer put a small doorway from one wall of the terrace in to the roof area above the car port to allow access for extra storage. I questioned if there would be a manhole leading into main room area.

We will soon be at the stage where we can actively start searching for furnishing to complete our new home. Outside work has also commenced on our deco feature of local stone tiles.

So hopefully next week major construction will be completed/

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Life in the Philippines

Life In The Philippines Banking

Life in the Philippines would be perfect if they could get their banking sorted out and centralised. the problem is Banks here do not talk with each other, so if you do business here you need an account with all the major banks so as not to run up charges when moving money from one bank to another.

You will often find services offered by banks in the provinces quite different to those in their head office. I have spent some time search for a bank where I could deposit GBP as I wanted to have easy access locally but keep my main account in UK.

I saw online that BPI (Bank Philippines Islands) had GBP deposit accounts and Internet banking as well as a branch in Dipolog city where I will soon be living so thought this was great. I went into the bank, on my visit to check progress on my Dipolog house and lot for sale, armed with by chequebook together with Identity details, to open an account. Imagine my surprise, when customer services said, I am sorry sir in this branch to can only open a PHP or USD deposit account. I referred them to their website which did not state their were were restrictions for banks in the provinces and I would have thought with a name like BPI they would provide a better services to the various islands. so now I am back to plan B.

Plan B for my banking is to open an HSBC account, now I already know the Philippine version of this bank although on the surface looks the same as banks with the HSBC logo around the world is different, so I have asked them a number of questions and am awaiting their reply. Basically I need to maintain PHP 100,000 in balances across accounts to avoid monthly charges, this is probably ok as it could be used in emergencies. but we will need to see what other charges and benefits they can offer.

Until the next time

Regards

David

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There are good reasons for selling your house directly, such as having full control over the sale and saving agents fees, however some people have a problems with dealing with enquiries from interested purchasers, knowing who had made what offer, who who was coming to view your house for sale and at what time.

When I sold my last house directly, I had bits of paper and notes everywhere, with people phoning at different times it was hard to keep track.

Well my site resolves that situation even before it arises with its built in online Negotiator. You see when a potential buyer is interested in you property, he will contact you via the site by email, so no more phone calls, and also will be prompted to ask some common question such as:-

I'd like to make you an offer
I'd like to see plans/layout of the property
Tell me about local rates/taxes property tax & other costs
Tell me about the neighbourhood/district
What are your neighbours like? e.g. Are they noisy?
Tell me more about safety/crime level in the area
I'm interested in your property
I need additional information please
Are you willing to negotiate on price?
To ask about local schools

This negotiator is a 'cutting-edge' unique and revolutionary software tool that replaces the need for owners to pay sales agents commission making property cheaper to buy. It is a proprietary 'artificially intelligent' virtual estate agent/realtor with differences; it doesn't ask for money; it's honest; hasn't got a sports car to pay for and 'nor does it manipulate negotiations! It seamlessly mediates between Seller & Buyer helping them to communicate and guides both parties through the negotiation process; jargon and hassle free. It doesn't charge a commission or try selling you another house! The negotiator tracks the sale's process constantly keeping you up-to-date displaying current status and messages direct from the Seller. The negotiator is your friend! The negotiator will also track appointments and store notes for you and prompt you along the way, such as when it is time to appoint a lawyer.

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Progress Update

Yesterday we paid our weekly visit to Mediatrix hills to view progress on our Dipolog house and lot for sale, as we drew up to the office Jasmin noticed that the roof trusses were now in place, but wee had some outstanding issues to be resolved.

We started off by speaking with the site engineer, with reference to the bathroom and if there was room for the chosen bath. Apparently the bath is bigger than the room, now why were we not advised of this before construction was even commenced and why was the Architect not informed of the potential problem. The site engineers answer was that she is responsible for building to the plans, and produced a small comply of the plan which we had signed off as part of the contract, the dimension of the bathroom are not shown. the conversation became quite heated and the engineer fled.

Eventually another women intervened and said she was looking to find a resolution. apparently we are not the first clients to have design problems. I suggested that the problem is the result of clients not seeing the full size plans, or the computer CAD plans, in fact yesterday was the first time I had seen the computer plans in detail and it began to raise more questions as well as answer others. Communications it seems is the issue and perhaps this will be resolved by next week. We raise one new issue regarding what type of shower was to be fitted in the upstairs bathroom as we had chosen a shower with body jets and just wanted to be sure.

Progress on the house has been going on at quite a pace, we arrived during lunch break so workers were lying around sleeping. The shuttering on the downstairs ceiling has been removed and the cocreate poured ceiling is not showing any cracks. We inspected the disputed bathroom and as walls have been completed, we might be forced to fit a corner bath. At first we were concerned about the low wall being built on the terrace as we were expecting metal railings, however having seen the CAD this morning it would seem that a small roof section has been added in order to conceal rain guttering around the terrace. more communications problems.

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Site Visit Wednesday

We made a visit to our Dipolog house and lot for sale late yesterday on our way back from two monthly visa run to Cagayan de Oro to update my visitors visa. We arrived just as the workmen were about to knock off, we were please to note that pouring of concrete had been going on at a hectic rate, they say many hand make light work, so progress is looking good.

As soon as the hooter sounded the workers scampered off like rats leaving a sinking ship, scrambling up an over the back gate of our gated community in their rush to leave the site.

We spent a little time inspecting the work that has been completed and noticed that there appear to be an 8ins wide ledge outside the master bedroom window which we did not see on the plans. The ledge is part of the arched facial on the front of the house. we will take this up with the site engineer on our visit next week.

We met up with our nearest neighbour who returns to Canada for a couple of years at the end of the week and they said they had been quite interested in the speed of construction, compared with the traditional local hollow block method, which they had not seen before. The neighbours gave us a quick update on what was happening in the community, apparently a Doctor has purchased the plot opposite our Dipolog house for sale an work will be started soon. As mentioned in previous posts the site next to ours has been also cleared ready for construction, maybe that's why we have so many workers working on our site at the moment.

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Selling you property can be a very time consuming business if you do not get it right and many people prefer to use an Agent or Realtor to save them the time and effort, however there is always the question arising are they value for money. More people are now turning to the Internet and placing their own adverts on classified sites. Where their adverts may be hidden amongst other categories, now I have been marketing on line for many years and know that placing classified ads online just does not bring results.

You need to to have your property information on a site specialising in properties. When I sold my property in Malaysia, I actually built and promoted a website solely to sell my condominium and it worked my property appeared in top search engine results and was sold in a month. compare that with a friend of mine who's apartment in the same condominium which was been marketed by an estate agent and also by his own online placing of classifieds which took over a year to sell.

Not only did mine sell quicker but I got a higher price and saved some 10% in agents fees. Now building a website just to sell one property is not feasible for most people, so the next best thing is to find a property marketing site site which has clients searching for properties.

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Site Visit

Today we are seeing progress again on our Diplog house and lot. The upper floor has been laid by I am a little worried about the many cracks in the concrete, I am not sure the mixture was right. Work has started on the shuttering of the upper floor

We might have a problem with the bathroom and have asked that the architect checks the dimensions of the bath we have ordered to see that it in. It seems raising the riot act last week may have got them back on course to complete by 7th December.

The site next to us has been sold and a start has been made on clearing the site, however the excavator has removed some of the soil from our lot, so now we have a sloping front garden, down to the road level when we wanted the garden to be the above the road . So we have requested the soil be replaced, whist the excavator is still on site.

We were in a bit of a rush as Jasmin had a plane to catch, but we will revisit on Thursday for another update.

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How to Sell your house for Free

Today I discovered anew company with a unique marketing plan which not only can save people money when moving house but can also be turned into a business. The worlds finances are still in trouble and many people are struggling to sell houses to reduce their debt burden. The problem is there are few buyers and the costs of moving house can mount up quickly. I should know having moved house earlier this year.

• The company provides a free listing for all sellers and if the property is not sold in 12 weeks pays the seller a small weekly compensation until sold. Sell your house for Free
• Buyers are also encouraged to use the service and will have legal fees and survey paid plus 50% of removals costs. Look for Property to Buy

That is a win win situation for both parties, but how can they afford all this, the answer is advertising, you see moving home incurs many ancillary costs and companies are only to keen to keen to have advertising on high traffic sites listed in Alexa. On top of which they have a number of international investors.

So now what of the business side, well interested parties can buy a franchise for a particular area and earn commissions on all sales in that area, in addition they can earn money from sub affiliates either in their area or from anywhere in the world.

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Marketing Your Business

Today is a departure from my usual tips, as I discovered new company with a unique marketing plan which not only can save people money when moving house but can also be turned into a business. The worlds finances are still in dire strakes and many people are struggling to sell houses to reduce their debt burden. The problem is there are few buyers and the costs of moving house can mount up quickly. I should know having moved house earlier this year.

• The company provides a free listing for all sellers and if the property is not sold in 12 weeks pay the seller a small weekly compensation until sold.
• Buyers are also encouraged to use the service and will have legal fees and survey paid plus 50% of removals costs.

That is a win win situation for both parties, but how can they afford all this, the answer is advertising, you see moving home incurs many ancillary costs and companies are only to keen to keen to have advertising on high traffic sites listed in Alexa. On top of which they have a number of international investors.

So now what of the business side, well interested parties can buy a franchise for a particular area and earn commissions on all sales in that area, in addition they can earn money from sub affiliates either in their area or from anywhere in the world. Now I think they have all angles covered and we will have to see how everything pans out, The only thing I do not like is the early starter Guarantees, which sound a bit get rich quick, but I can understand this is needed in order to get the all areas covered as soon as possible and the guarantees will not last forever.

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale -Slow Progress

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Slow building Progress

Our visit to check on progress of our Dipolog house and lot for sale today was disappointing. Our expectations were that work would have started on the second floor walls. The reality was that they are still working on the floor and apparently had run out of re bar and awaiting more. This slow progress is unacceptable, so we put in a complaint to the developers Mediatrix Homes. Having paid cash in advance there should never be a shortage of material, and this is the second time in a month work has been delayed. yes you could blame the weather, the public holidays Etc, but in reality it is lack of project planning.

We have requested a copy of the project schedule and require a status on all materiel which we have selected and are needed to complete our Dipolog house. We now fear that there will be further delays with Christmas fast approaching which means many more holidays on the horizon. We need to nip this matter in the bud now and get the project back on course. I now wish we had stuck to out guns and insisted on stage payments to ensure not only are house was completed in a timely manner but also to ensure the cash we paid was solely used against out project

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale - Electricity Supply

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Electricity

The electricity to provide power to your Dipolog house and lot will be supplied from overhead power line and one thing you will notice is the poles are mot very high with the result that the power lines sag and can be snagged by high sided commercial vehicles. I have seen this happen even in the centre of Dipolog city. I am not sure why the lines are not placed on higher poles which in addition to keeping them clear of traffic might also reduce illegal connections. I can understand that laying cables underground might not be an option due to frequent flooding.

Compared to the rest of the Philippines, the cost of electricity in Mindaneao at the moment is much lower as over %0% of the power is supplied by hydro and geothermal power power stations, but this is set to change as there is talk of privatising these aging supply sources.

For some reason the Government seems to be restricting the use of solar power despite the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA), urging the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) to increase to 230 megawatts the total allowed capacity of the solar energy facilities that will be put up in the country over the next three years. NREB's initial proposal was only 100 MW.

According to the PSPA, government data showed that there are 44 solar power projects awaiting approval for their service contracts. These projects can generate a combined 420 MW should their contracts be approved. A large number of them will be located at Mindanao, specifically in Davao, Zamboanga, Misamis and Cagayan de Oro.

Many people who own property discover that some high load appliances do not work due to low voltage supply and have to purchase or rent transformers to resolve the situation. If more power sources were feeding the grid this would not be necessary.

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Dipolog City Health care

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Health care

Some people who purchase a house for sale in Dipolog city might be concerned about health care. One thing is sure, even though the cost is low, the standards are high with many practitioners having trained overseas in Western countries or Australia. The equipment in state hospitals may be dated but Private hospitals are well equipped.

I have used dental clinics in both Dipolog city and Sindangan, and whilst the exterior may seem rundown, the equipment inside has been brand new incorporating the latest technologies. Compared to Malaysia where I recently moved from I would say local dental clinic are better equipped.

One thing it is difficult to purchase in Dipolog City is Original Sunglasses, there are plenty of fakes which may be cheaper but just do not compare, so if you plan to stay sometime ensure you bring good glasses with you to protect your eyes.

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Dipolog house and lot for sale

We paid a further visit to out Dipolog house for sale and the weekend and progress remains slow, but it is beginning to take shape as a House. We expect the final concrete poring of the ground floor walls to be completed in the coming week and work to start on the upper floor.

We took the opportunity during our visit to Dipolog to check out the white sand beach of Dakak. Unfortunately the beach resort charges an entrance fee, even if you a merely seeking about the resort for future use, which seems a strange way to market a business and is perhaps a reason why the resort is under under utilised. The beach resort itself is undergoing renovation and the staff are not particularly friendly. Yes there is a great white sand beach, the sand having being imported, as white sand is not normal in Zanorte. I am not sure I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Dipolog City.

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

we were disappointed with the slow progress on our Dipolog house and lot for sale it appears that the developers ran out of materials, which apparently is quite common in the Philippines. I suspect is is something to do with cash flow as some companies rely on new customers money to complete existing projects which is not a good practice.

The secondhand property market appears to be in the doldrums at the moment with houses over 6Million Peso's not showing much movement. I know of a few properties which have been on the market since last year. the question is are buyers being hesitant due to the present financial situation or are the properties themselves overpriced, I believe it is a bit of both and if they need to sell they need to bring the prices down.

The resident engineer is hoping that work will commence on the 2nd floor next week once the worker finish off the carport and patio facade. We made one minor change to the design, change the way the door to the storage area at the bottom of the stairs opens, to make access easier.

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

The weather in Mindaneao has not been very good over the past ten days with lots of rain and thunderstorms, so it will be interesting to find out how progress is going on our Dipolog house and lot for sale.

We have started planning ahead for our garden buying some small varieties of trees such as Mango and limon trees and are also planning to grow our our own lemon trees to either make out own lemonade or mix with Gin and Tonic, as they are hard to source locally.

We have also been experimenting with reducing our water consumption, we had a leaking toilet some months ago which in one month doubled our consumption. We adjusted the ball cock to shut off the overflow but have no taken it a stage further and reduced our consumption by a further 30% by readjusting the filling level. We have a dual flush system, now the short flush if fine for pee, with the longer flush for solids.

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Dipolog house and lot for sale

Buying a property can be a time consuming and stressful experience. You will experience a roller coaster of emotions while finding the right place, securing the loan and finally moving in. For people, the first time home purchase is the largest investment ever considered. The emotions of purchasing something so expensive and personal can often cloud our business judgment.

Unfortunately people looking to purchase a Dipolog house and lot for sale do any or little research before they invest in property so below are a few key points to consider so a not to make common mistakes.

What Can You Afford

You need to sit down with your professional real estate agent and honestly discuss your income level and living expenses. Take into account future considerations, children, add-ons, amenities, and fix-ups. Your dream home is certainly worth a sacrifice but don't mortgage your entire future. Where possible buy with cash as taking a loan gives a false feeling of security and if your income reduces for any reason you will still need to meet the mortgage payments.

Adverts

Adverts are designed to sell houses and highlight the good features whilst hiding the drawbacks that are not mentioned in the ad, such as traffic noise, power lines, or litigation in the community. What's not mentioned in the ad is usually more important than what is. Is a matter of buyer beware. Be very careful when reading ads. Remember that the person writing the ad is representing the seller and not you! The most important thing you can do is have someone on your side looking out for your best interests.

House Hunting

Before house hunting, make a list of things you want in your new house. Then make a list of the things you don't want. You can use this list as a guide to rate each property that you see. The one with the biggest score wins! This helps avoid confusion and keeps things in perspective when you're comparing dozens of homes.

Style and Substance

When house hunting, keep in mind the difference between Style and Substance. Substance are things that cannot be changed such as the location, view, size of lot, noise in the area, school district, and floor plans. Style represents easily changed surface finishes like carpet, wallpaper, colour, and window coverings. Select a house with the best Substance, because you can always change the style to match your tastes.

View a choice of homes

See at least 7-10 properties. Do not just jump at the first property you see look as a selection of properties which suit you lifestyle. With your agent's help you should be able to view enough properties to get a good overall perspective of the home market. When you find the right property all the leg work will be worth it. Check out all costs and expenses before you put in an offer. Utilities, taxes, insurance, maintenance and home owner dues if applicable. Make sure all utilities are in working order during your walk-through. Ask lots of questions and be very detail conscious.

Inspection

Once you have a short list of houses you like its time to get a professional valuer or surveyor to produce an inspection report.Go over the inspection report with a fine tooth comb. For gated communities or condo purchases go over the By-Laws and Association Fees. Don't take anything for granted inspect everything.

Imagine the property empty

Unless you are buying the house contents you need to ignore how the house is furnished because you will be adding your own furniture, check that doors and stairways are wide enough to get your furniture in.

Put in An Offer

All promises and discussions should be in writing. Don't make any assumptions or believe any assurances. Even the best intentions can be misinterpreted. Have your professional keep an ongoing log in writing of all discussions and get the seller's written approval on all agreements.Closing dates are not written in stone. Allow for contingencies and have a back-up plan. If you or the sellers need a little more time to conclude the final arrangements, don't let these delays upset or frustrate you. These types of circumstances are not uncommon in a real estate transaction.

Finally

Visit the property after all furnishings have been moved out to be sure there are no surprises. Be absolutely positive the property was left exactly as you had agreed upon in the contract. Things that could have been spotted in a final walk-through are often unintentionally overlooked. only then pay off the outstanding balance

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Mediatrix Hills Site visit

Not much to report this week, with slow progress on the project to build our Dipolog house and lot at Mediatrix hills upper Turno. We did voice our concerns with the Engineer who seemed to think we were still on target for a November completion. We also confirmed the colour of our roof shingles and changed the exterior colour to Sahara Cream. The engineer will send us an artistic impression of the exterior for us to check if we want a two tone effect. It seems that there have been some material supply problems, but they are set to concentrate on the wiring of the ground floor, so hopefully we will see some progress on our next visit.

On our way back to Sindangan we decided decided to look for another route to cut out the city so drove along to Polanco after a bit of a struggle we did eventually find a way to to the Sindangan Dipolog road, which may cut out some of the traffic delays caused by slow moving motorbikes with sidecars which are the main form of transport in Dipolog city.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Safety in Zanorte

For the most part, Mindanao is a safe destination for your travel. There are some serious exceptions, though. Parts of Mindanao are extremely dangerous, while the majority of the island is such as Zanorte is fairly safe. One thing to remember is that in today's world, there is no place on the entire earth that is perfectly safe. No matter where you go you could be hit with crime, terrorism, natural disaster or some other calamity. This is true in Mindanao as well.

Some places in Mindanao are very dangerous and should be avoided by the average tourist. The United States and United Kingdom have issued travel advisories warning their citizens that travel to Mindanao is dangerous, and perhaps should be avoided altogether. Personally, I feel that in many ways these warnings are overblown, and were mostly issued by people who have never been to Mindanao, and also know little about the place. One needs to take great care for example in Zamboanga City and Basilan, Sulu, or even Cotabato City, I would have to exercise caution. or avoid those areas altogether. There are some places that just are not suitable for tourism. At this point in time, I would say that the entire ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) is in that category.

Dipolog city and Zanorte are safe but you need to use common sense, do not wear expensive jewelry or carry unnecessary cash, be observant when withdrawing cash from ATM's. Avoid driving at night time.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Lorenzo Gardens

A new phase of development is opening up for people looking for a Dipolog House and lot for sale at Lorenzo gardens in Upper Turno. There is a choice of three different styles to be built on minimum 100Sq M lots.

Zenki allows you to experience the fullness of an ordinary day and still find the fulfillment of success and simplicity. Spaces which speak of the nearness to your loved ones and for practicalities sake gives its occupants effortless movement. Remember the saying big things come out of small packages.

Satori caters for the laid back but at the same time exposes your sophistication. It is functional in the inside but boast eloquence and beauty on the outside. A bungalow for the typical person with lifestyle and class.

Sangha coming for the word community, has the ability to blend in with any type of personality, sensible and practical. During the day pleasant and unnoticed by night when lit up it becomes an instant classic.

All the houses come with 3 bedrooms, two toilets and a carport and are finished to a high standard

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Progress Report

Progress on our Dipolog house and plot seems to have slowed over the past week, as the workers are continuing to pour the cocreate walls, it seems to be slow going with one bucket full at a time needing to be lifted up and poured down the gap.

We did note that conduit pipes for the electrical system had been placed within the shuttering prior to pouring so the wires can be run later. we questioned the onsite engineer regarding the hot water supply and it seems we will have a central tank system. Jasmin also requested a sliding shower screen to be fitted around the bath to avoid flooding the bathroom.

Hopefully when we next go to Dipolog they will be starting work on the top story.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Buying Property in the Philippines

One thing that makes real estate buying in the Philippines so interesting is the diversity of developers and lots available for purchase… whether it's residential, commercial, industrial or agricultural or farm lots. The choice is yours …is it for your own use as a future residence, office, business, or haven for mangrove.

When buying a Dipolog house and lot in the Philippines, please take into account the following:

1. Deal only with a licensed real estate broker who will have the authority to sell. With utmost honesty and integrity, a licensed broker will be familiar with the properties which he undertakes to sell. He has a working knowledge of land economics, real estate market, legal provision affecting real estate, reading ordinary maps and plans, financing practices in real estate transactions, basic features of land and building construction and the working knowledge of government offices concerned in real estate.

2. Buy properties developed by a reputable company, experienced in real estate development and with very strong financial position. You should look at the people behind the company and the properties they have built. This is an assurance that the property will be turned-over after a definite period of time as stated in the contract (after you made your last payment if you got it on installment).

3. Location is also one factor, you should consider when buying a property for investment since you would always want an area with a good appreciation rate. A good appreciation rate is 20% per annum so that the value of the property will be doubled in 5 years time. This is if you are using the property for investment.

4. The value of the property is determined by dividing the net operating income (NOI) by market capitalization rate so you should consider this factor when buying existing properties. The net operating income is the sum of money you will earn from a property, say by leasing it, less all expenses. The capitalization rate is the net operating income divided by the purchase price of the property.

5. When buying big existing properties, you also need consult a real estate assessor in order to determine the price at which the real estate properties will likely sell in a competitive market.

6. Always beware of fake titles. Copy of the Transfer Certificate of Title preferably certified by the Register of Deeds in the municipality where the property is located. It should be valid and without any defects. It should be free from any liens or encumbrances and annotations. Together with the TCT, the lot plan prepared by the licensed Geodetic Engineer and verified by the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) as well as the copy of tax declaration.

7. Be on the look out for amenities or features such as clubhouse with function halls, fitness gym, swimming pool, children play are, basketball court, badminton and tennis courts and convenience store, wide roads, 24-hr security, fence, electricity and water supply, shuttle service, where the properties are located if it is within a subdivision. Some subdivisions have their churches, schools, stores outside of the church so as to allow more privacy for the residents.

8. Deal only with reputable banking and financial institutions if you intend to borrow money to finance your purchase of properties. Be sure you get the best rate of interest and payment terms.

9. Make regular site inspections of your Dipolog house and lot to remove any doubt you may have or get encouraged by the development undertaken in a particular area.

10. Again, deal with a licensed real estate broker if you desire to resell the property after some time.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Buying Property in the Philippines

Foreigners who make their home in the Philippines usually go for Manila real estate, regardless of whether it is to lease or to buy. You will find many advantages to residing inside the key metropolis, for example proximity to international and nearby companies, colleges, hospitals, eating and amusement services, as well as shopping destinations. Unlike real estate located in the provincial locations, Manila real estate is usually regarded as to be prime locations by real estate brokers. Every little thing is centrally located, using the Makati CBD, Ortigas CBD, and Bonifacio Global City inside close proximity to one another. If you are planning on renting a space in one of these choice Manila real estate locations, ensure that your home includes these important utilities.

Provincial cities such as Dipolog and Cebu are growing in stature and can offer great savings and of course are well provided with utilities.

The very first utility you have to create certain that's in place in your Philippine real estate rental is water. In this situation, the drinking water service supplier is Dipolog City Water District supplies the city with potable water. It has six deep well pumps with a combined output of 130 litres per second and operates 15 hours a day. To compliment this, 105 deep wells with hand pumps and 20 springs have been constructed in the remote barangays as a source of water.

The second utility is electricity and this is brought to light by the Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) provides the City with power services. The source of power is the Maria Cristina Hydro-Electric Plant under the control of the National Power Corporation - Mindanao Grid. The city is supplied with 15 MVA by two of the three sub-stations of ZANECO..

The third utility is a phone line. If you invest in Philippine real estate, ensure the property has provisions for phone lines. Having a phone line is useful in unexpected emergency situations, for example someone in your home getting sick and you should contact a medical facility or a fire breaking out in your kitchen area and you have to get in contact with the nearby fire department right away. They are unforeseen occasions that make getting a phone line important Dipolog, just like other developing cities, is well equipped with telecommunication facilities. As of present, there are two cell sites that provide mobile communication, one company that provides digital direct dialling system. Domestic and direct-distance dialling is provided by Cruztelco Digital System - PLDT.

The fourth utility is an Internet connection, which works hand in hand using the phone line. The major phone utility company, PLDT, is one of the top suppliers of DSL, or Digital Subscriber Line functionality. With this technology, Internet data are effortlessly transmitted through a normal phone line. You will find several cable Television businesses that provide this kind of Internet services. Whatever you decide, ensure your Dipolog real estate property has a reliable connection that will permit you to keep in contact with your family members and pals in your home country.

The last utility is cable television, but this really is currently being overtaken by the Internet as the quickest source of information as well as other important data. Cable television, nevertheless, gives you with a great form of amusement right after you have put in a long day at the workplace or you need to give your youngsters a break.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Site Visit

The current bad weather has slowed progress on our Dipolog house and Lot and when we visited the site yesterday the workers were still pouring the concrete for the walls. This is quite a slow process with buckets of concrete having to be lifted to the top of the shuttering and then poured.

The outlines of all the ground floor rooms is now complete including the spaces in the living area where patio windows will be fitted. A door frame has been added to the space under the stair, where the electrical panel will be situated, which will also provide a storage area for some of my adventure gear.

The pillars for the car port and balcony have been incased and are ready for concrete pouring. During our visit we picked up a copy of the list of fixtures and fitting that have been ordered for the completion of our Dipolog house and Lot.

We are still awaiting confirmation on how our hot water will be supplied, so need to chase up the architect and site engineer on this matter when we next visit.

New photographs have been added to Dipolog house and Lot Album/

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Inter Island Travel

If you decide to buy a Dipolog house and lot, the chances are you will need to travel and there is a wide choice, Land, sea and air

Safety of Aircraft

Two main airlines serve Dipolog with daily flights to Manila Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific and can be regarded as safe.

Safety of Ships Another important thing to be concerned about it boat safety on the inter island boats. The Philippines is an Archipelago, and is serviced by ferries, some very modern ones, on group called Philippine Super Ferries. They look like ocean liners, have sleeping accommodations, nice meals, and private cabins at reasonable prices. Some are called Super Cats, very fast, just go for a couple of hours to the next island and give you time to watch a video movie, have a hot dog and cup of coffee from the snack bar while relaxing in air-conditioning. Some but some Philippine inter island boats look like they are going down for the third time. And they may be.

But there are many ferries that are not well maintained and overcrowded especially during holiday times, All Saint Day, Christmas, and other holidays not a popular. Tickets are hard to get at those times. And if you get one, you may not even have life jacket and be very uncomfortable and not be safe. But if you pick your time and your ship using a reputable travel agency and do so in advance, you should have a comfortable trip.

Roads The main Philippine high from Manila passes through Dipolog city, there are however a number of RoRo ferries in between Manila and Zamboanga. The roads are generally good but you have to watch out for the rural buses buses and Jeepneys which have a bad habit of stopping on blind corners. You also need to get used to the chicanes outside schools, so its best to travel at weekends.

There are isolated spots in the Mindaneao where there is some danger from terrorists, generally the Muslim areas where you will note an increased presence of both military and police road blocks. generally advice do not stop at unofficial road blocks. I rely on the British FCO for information and this is the latest news There is a threat from kidnapping in the Philippines, particularly in the southern Philippines. Kidnapping could occur anywhere, including on coastal and island resorts and dive boats and sites in the Sulu Sea. On 12 July two US citizens and a Philippine national were kidnapped from a resort on the island of Tictabon near the southern port city of Zamboanga.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Buying Property in the Philippines

The Philippines are very protective when it comes to owning land in Philippines and if you are not a Philippine citizen there are a few options you can consider.

Family Links

As mentioned above, one must be a Filipino citizen to buy property and have it under their name. But, there are a few ways around this. A foreigner person can actually inherit land if they are a legal or natural heir, meaning acquisition by hereditary succession. A foreigner owning land hereditary is a rare instance, however.

The most common way of owning property would be if the foreigner person marries a Philippine citizen. The land title in this case, would be under the Filipino or Filipina's name. But in the event that the Filipino spouse dies, the property should remain in the hands of a Filipino. In such an instance, the foreigner may give the property to his Filipino children. If he doesn't have children, he may pass the property to a relative of the deceased Filipino spouse, or he may simply sell the property.

If you don't wish to become involved with a local spouse there are another couple of way to purchase property

Form a Filipino Corporation

A corporation is also an entity that acts as an individual. This entity is allowed to borrow, lease, and purchase property. In light of this, the Corporation can legally buy property as if it were an individual purchasing the property.

In the case of a foreigner buying property with a corporation, the corporation must be at least 60% owned by Filipino citizen/s and have at least five people within the corporation (this also includes the foreigner). And so, the foreigner can own up to 40% of the property.

Foreigners can legally own Condominiums

Condominiums are treated somewhat differently. This somewhat also follows the corporation principle of the 60%- 40% rule. Foreigners can own up to 40% of the development when they purchase a units they becomes a stockholder of condominium corporation.

Leasing Philippine Real Estate The final option for the foreigner is that they or or their corporation can go into a leasing agreement with a Filipino who owns land. The lease can be held long term and the foreigner can enter into an initial 50-year contract that can be renewed for another 25 years. Any property built on the land is legally owned by the foreigner.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog House and Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Why Not to Use Hollow block

Hollow blocks is a backyard industry in the Philippines' and is not regulated. Hence, mostly the quality is poor. Drop a block on the floor and it breaks in many pieces. they are bot recommended to build your Dipolog house and lot.

Hollow blocks are nothing more than stones that you stack between the columns like Lego so you can make an opening in it to place the windows or doors; They cannot carry loads, the columns do that). They have no other function than being a wall. It's the cheapest way to make a wall but they are weak and they have to make the wall 4 inch or 6 inch thick to become strong enough. Consequently the wall becomes heavier than necessary. And since the wall consists of weak hollow blocks mixed with strong reinforcement bars, there is 'the weakest link factor' that makes the (too heavy-) wall prone to forces that want to find a way out and results in cracks.

The strength of a hollow block wall is much less than poured concrete walls.

Hollow blocks also need to be plastered (covered with a separate thin layer of a cement/sand mix) which is time-consuming and it might crack; exposing the steel reinforcement bars which will rust.

When using blocks the columns (posts and beams) carry the second floor and/or your roof. Hence the weight of your house put pressure only on the little footings of the columns and you have to be pretty sure that your soil can hold that.

Now compare that with poured Concrete Walls which are strong enough to carry the next floors and roof. The weight of your house put pressure on the walls columns and beams. That's a much bigger surface.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog house and lot

Dipolog house and lot for sale

site visit

Today we made a short site visit to our Dipolog hose and lost for sale at Mediatrix Hills Upper Turno. The changes to both the front and dirty kitchen doors frames have been completed. There remains two sections of walls to be completed where we will have patio windows installed, so hope by the time we visit again the walls will have been poured

We raised a couple of issues with the resident engineer, one being the installation of a telephone point in the upstairs family area, and the other question as to the arrangement for hot water supplier to all sinks , basins, showers and bath. we also clarified that windows will be sliding type. we also questioned changing out the air con unit in the master bedroom from a window type to a split unit.

We took some general photos of the site which will be publish in due course. We are satified with progress and the site visits allow us to keep on top of progress in building our Dipolog house and lot for sale.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog house and lot

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Buy or rent

Every year, prices go up and the population grows which keeps the market fairly balanced. Since there's few chances of getting a modern Dipolog house and lot on sale, some people try to rent but again there is a shortage of modern houses.

There's a fine line between buying and building your own house. If you have means of construction resources, easy access to construction suppliers and source of workers to the difficult parts of the construction, you can save not only your money but your time finding prominent workers as well.

In addition, you can modify your home for your needs and aesthetic taste. Furthermore, if you plan to build a house where market is stable, you'll appreciate it when the time you are ready to move and the market goes on upward prices.

On the other hand, if you plan to buy an existing house or lot, it allows you to move in quickly but might not contain all the features you want.

The only problem in buying a Dipolog house for sale is if it not finished to the standard you require. Make sure your house is worth the wait and matches the taste and preference of your dream home. You can modify your Dipolog house and lot designs to incorporate the features that fit your lifestyle.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog house and lot

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Building Progress

We paid a brief visit to our Dipolog house and lot yesterday to check on progress and the house is beginning to take shape with the shuttering for the outer walls of ground floor 80% completed. Interior shuttering of maids room, general toilet, Dirty kitchen all completed.

Door frames have been installed however two frames need changing around as exterior doors need to open outwards giving more room in the interior of house. Having outwards opening doors I believe ads to safety and security. If someone tries to force entry they have to break the door frame and in event of fire it is easier to push the door open.

I am pleased with method of construction using reinforced poured concreate as opposed to blocks so house will better withstand any earth tremors. I need to check wiring plans as it seems some electrical plan updates may be missing, but as I believe these are on the upper floor it should not delay work.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Dipolog house and lot

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Purchase tips

Here are some tips a buyer must remember before buying a Dipolog house for sale or any other property in the Philippines, especially if you are buying a single property from an individual.

1. Make sure the "Transfer Certificate of Title" is authentic. The easiest way to check if the title to the property you are buying is authentic is by getting "Certified True Copy" of the title from the Register of Deeds. This office is usually located at the city or municipal hall where the property is located. Ask the seller of the property for a photocopy of the title -you will need the title number and the name of the owner to get a certified true copy of the title from the Register of Deeds. Check they are the same.
2. Verify that title is clean - meaning the property is not mortgaged (no liens & encumbrances on the property). You can see that at the back of the title with the heading "Encumbrances". This page must be empty if you are told that the title is "clean". But sometimes the space for the technical description of the property on the front page of the title is not enough and the description of the property is continued on the "Encumbrances" page, this is of course all right.
3. Make sure that the land described on the title is really the land that you are buying. You can validate this at the Register of Deeds or by hiring a private land surveyor or a geodetic engineer. Land titles don't have any street name and number to pin point a property, it is a must to confirm that the actual property you are buying matches the technical description on the Transfer Certificate of Title.
4. Make sure that the sellers are the real owners. If you are buying from an individual property owner, ask for identification papers like passport or driver's license, it is also a good idea to talk to the neighbours or the Barangay Captain to confirm the identity of the sellers (you might as well ask some history of the property).
5. Confirm that the yearly real estate taxes are paid. Ask for certified true copies of the Tax Declaration and original Tax Receipts to confirm that real estate tax payments are up to date.

If the above check list is in order, it is generally safe to proceed with the purchase of real estate in the Philippines.

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Marketing your business

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Marketing your business

I had an interesting call today from someone looking for an e-mailing system, asking if Veremail would suit her needs, she wanted to be able to upload unlimited lists and send mail out on a regular basis. I explained that Veremail could handle this easily and would ensure that the mail was spam compliant and subscribers would are given a change to remove themselves from her list with a link at the bottom of every e-mail.

She was surprised to learn that Veretekk supplies its subscribers with daily lead and when I showed her her back office there were already 1000 leads that she could send messages to, all she has to do is to build up a number of messages and place them in the Veremail auto responder system. There are also options to put subscriber forms on any web site to bring in more leads. A further surprise was that she can host web pages with Veretekk and build blogs and pages on some of the sub domains included with the hosting, so has no more need to spend extra money/

She was really happy that by paying less than $55 per month not only she can she use a mailing system but can also generate her own leads at the same time.

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Marketing your business

If you have been following my previous posts you are now in position to start promoting your new web site and I recommend that you sign up with Google webmaster tools If you have not got an account with Google just sign up for one and remember also to spend a little time drawing up a profile. as you add your web sites to Google they will begin to rank higher and Google will often find links to web sites that you have forgotten about.

Marketing your business using Google webmaster tools starts with entering your web site name and then verifying you are the site owner. you are recommended to add a site map to assist the search engine spiders there are some free tools online to create these. It may take some time for you site to become active in results so the next step is to start building back links.

There are two ways to build back links, reciprocal links and one way links, most people use reciprocal links where in return for placing a link on another site the other site advertisers on your site. I do not recommend this as you are advertising for someone else. It is far better to build your own links. always remember to have your keyword in each link.

I suggest that you make 1,000 classified adds using 1st Family classifieds, one of the oldest classified sites on the Internet today and also build 500 web pages at Free Page.net I have made a short video on how to use these free systems http://youtu.be/sgLHZLdj_6Q Some people think this is a lot of work and try to take short cuts but the fact is this approach works. I recently started a new blog and within two days by blog was on the first page of Google by using this approach and I expect it to rise higher as I completes my back linking task. Final tip with each Free Page you create remember to add your url to Google

David Ogden - Internet Marketing Mentor
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Marketing your business

Once you have selected your keywords to get top SEO results you can start building your web site and the secret here is to keep it simple, I have in the past used products such as Frontpage and Microsoft Expression, but this is overkill and often produces a lot of redundant code. Wordpress also should be avoided. I recommend a simple program called Edit Plus which produces very clean code and is easy to learn.

You need to ensure to place your keywords and page description in metatags and also correctly title your page with a keyword if possible. If you are including pictures use the ALT tag to place a relevant keyword there. at least one instant of your keyword should be in Bold.

Many people wax lyrical about matters such as keyword density in a document but to be honest it is a matter of common sense, do not repeat your keyword too often. I have found that having the main keyword at the top and near the bottom of a page work well to get top SEO results.

Where possible I always include a blog feed providing updated information relative to my keyword, this provides ever changing information which the search engine spiders love. You al sways need to remember you are generally writing content for the spiders in order to get top SEO results.

David Ogden - Internet Marketing Mentor
Helping people help themselves
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Marketing your business

The first step in marketing your business is to identify your keyword or phrases that best describe your business and more importantly people are entering into search boxes. Yes it is great to get number one position but if no one is searching for your particular phrase it will not do you or your marketing any good at all.

I recommend using Google Keyword Selector tool, which is part of Adwords, do not worry you do not need to subscribe to Adwords. You enter a keyword phrase and the selector will come up with a series of suggestions based on global and local searches. If your business is based only in one country you can restrict search results to that particular country. What you are looking for are results with high number of searches but will little competition. draw up a short list of phrases that interest you.

Once you have your short list, go to Google and see what web sites you will be competing against. Sometimes you may find results which have nothing to do with your type of business in which case choose another keyword. also look at some of the top sites and see what other keywords they are using in case they are useful targets for you as well.

The time you spend on keyword research is time well spent and can make a big difference in your marketing results.

David Ogden - Internet Marketing Mentor
Helping people help themselves
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Daily Routine

There is no quick fix to getting top SEO results in Google or other search engines. Positions are gained as a result of the amount of work you carry out on a consistent basis. Now I am not talking about time spent surfing the web on a random basis for places to advertise your business.

Once you have completed your keyword research and created a web landing page and blog you need to be adding information on a daily basis. You need to write about your business, using your targeted keywords. providing your readers and more importantly the search engine spiders with information. DO NOT try to sell, it rarely works. for example if you have a product that relieves pain, research information about pain and blog it. Your entry needs to be about 200-500 words.

After you have entered your blog you can use the same copy and submit it to 1-Family Classifieds, which is one of the oldest classifieds sites on the Internet. Now you may have heard me saying that classified advertising does not work, well that is true, however search engine spiders are regular visitors to this site, and that is your target audience.

The final stage is to great a simple web page and convert your copy onto a page with back links to your business, I suggest using freepage, because it is free and the template is easy to edit and you can enter your data as plain text using simple line breaks.

So there you have a simple three step routine that will lead you to success. It takes less than an hour and over time will result in thousands of quality back links to your business and will not cost you a dime

David Ogden - Internet Marketing Mentor
Helping people help themselves
Veretekk Marketing Asia
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How to get Top SEO Results

Its sad to say that Many people so called SEO guru's do not know what they are talking about. Recently these guru's were moaning about Google because they changed their algorithm with the result that many sites dropped from top positions. You see true SEO White hat techniques as laid out by Google will always rise to the top.

There is no need to worry about keyword density and the like. You just need to provide topical information about your keyword on a regular basis and provide back links to you site.

In order to get top SEO results, you need first of all to select a good keyword or phrase to represent your business. The more popular the keyword the longer time it will take to reach the first page, so sometimes you are better to target a longer tailed phrase, so long as it is being searched for a reasonable number of times.

Once you have a keyword, then you need to ensure the keyword is in your domain name. This will help to get top position. Many people make a mistake when designing web sites include sound and video, this is not really necessary you are better to keep it simple. If you do include pictures on your home page ensure you tag them with Alt tags using your keyword, this will help rank your pictures in search engine results.

A web site that is optimised to get top SEO results will have changing information on its home page that ensures the search engine spider will continue to revisit your site, you can do this using blog feeds relevant to your site and keywords.

I mentioned earlier that back links to your site will help you rise up the rankings and many people have difficulty with this. The simplest way is to make say 500 individual web pages using Free Page each linking back to your site with your keyword as the link. You also need to post at least 500 classified ads again with links to your site. Both of these sites form part of the powerful Veretekk marketing system which I have been using successfully for the past four years to capture top SEO results. The final piece of the puzzle which is often overlooked is to blog everyday about your keyword.

You will find that carrying out the above tasks virtually guarantees a top position sometimes in days but more often in months, depending on how quickly you build you links. There are other Veretekk tools that you can use but I will discuss these in other posts.

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