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WeChat started in January 2011 and went international in 2013.  So it is already 6 years old.  Compared to Facebook which started in 2004, WeChat is 9 years behind but its user base has been growing steadily.  Currently, at the time of writing (24 Jan 2019), WeChat has 1.1 billion users in 21 languages. From training over thousands of people from all walks of life in WeChat since 2017, the following are the 5 Biggest Mis-Beliefs About WeChat: Mis-Belief 1: WeChat is Only for the Chinese WeChat has 21 languages and includes most of the top commonly used languages in the world except Polish, Jewish and Hindi.  If you were just to open 'People Nearby' feature of WeChat in Little India of Singapore, you'll realize that there are many non-Chinese using WeChat .  Definitely, WeChat is not for the Chinese alone Mis-Belief 2: WeChat is an Advertising Platform WeChat is a social media platform and in social media, social first, business second. If you want to advertise in

Following my article on 'How much can you really save?', many people have many questions about this OEM or Open Electricity Market.  Today I shall answer all of them, if you still have questions, please WhatsApp me Andy at 93672286.  1. What is this OEM Open Electricity Market? The OEM is an initiative by the Energy  Market  Authority (EMA) to enable households and businesses to buy   electricity   from a retailer with a price plan that best meets their needs. The launch of the OEM will provide consumers with more choices and flexibility in their  electricity  purchases. It simply means that the electricity market is now opened to allow more players, and customers to have choices.   This also means that previously the market is not open and is closed to one monopoly single supplier: Singapore Power (and its predecessor PUB) 2. Why the Singapore government suddenly opens this electricity market? The Singapore government did not suddenly open this electricity market. Th

The question among most WeChat users is "How Do I Get Serious Business from WeChat?". There are  5 Ways: Step 1: Set Up a Serious Profile There are 5 things in a serious WeChat Profile: professional photo, name in Chinese, region, Whats up and make your Moments posts public. Step 2: Have at least 2,000 WeChat Friends (or 1,000 if they are of high quality).  To know how to increase your WeChat friends quickly without spending money, read my article at here Step 3: Be Part of At Least 5 Group chats and be active there.   We know in WeChat you cannot just join a group chat, you need to be invited. There are 25 ways to be invited into group chats, you can read all of them at here Step 4: Be Active in Moments in 2 ways: Post daily in your Moments and read, like and comment on your friends' Moments.   According to the creator of WeChat Allen Zhang, 75% of WeChat users read Moments every day.  This translates to 750 million people.  If you are not active in WeChat Mo

We know that you cannot join WeChat group chats on your own.  You have to be invited. There are 25 ways to be invited to join group chats: 1. Have an Attractive Profile - Name, photo and whats' up short description 2. Moments must be attractive. Must post daily 3. Be Searchable - open People Nearby to let others find you 4. Ask in Moments 5. Ask your WeChat friends via private message 6. Ask your Group chat friends via private message and/or group chats 7. Ask via Message Broadcast 8. Start your own group chat and invite people to join.  People will reciprocate 9. Offer incentives for people to invite you into their group chats, like vouchers, but not money as this is considered bribery.  Red packets of not more than CNY 10 is okay 10. Have more than one WeChat account 11. Write articles and people will be attracted to you 12. Follow Official accounts and leave comments 13. Use QQ, Weibo, Douyin etc to make yourself attractive 14. Use Time Capsule, a 1