Live in the Philippines

Live in the Philippines helps expats with visas, moving and other services regarding the Philippines.

Best LiP Ever!

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The Best LiP Ever!

You knew it was coming!

Well, it has been a while in the coming! Alex told you about this a couple weeks ago.

Alex did the majority of the work on putting this new site together. I helped out a bit, but he did the heavy lifting. Our past website refinements have all been done by me, but I took the backseat this time. I have to say, Alex did fantastic work! I want to thank him for that!

Lots of New Features

Forums

Personally, I have never been a big forum guy, but Alex was a big proponent of this, and I decided to jump onboard. I know that a lot of folks love forums, so why not?

We will be using the forums as a place to give valuable information. Information about moving to the Philippines. We will also branch out into giving information for those who are moving to the USA. A lot of expats move back. A lot of Filipinos move to the USA to be with the husbands (or wives), so this is a natural extension.

Forums will also be a source for visa information (both Philippine Visa and US Visa). We hope to even bring in information for visas for other countries in the future.

I think the forums will be a nice addition to the site.

LiP Store

We have a brand new LiP Store. The LiP store will have products and services in these Categories:

  • Gifts for your Loved Ones
  • Books
  • Language Learning
  • Coaching
  • Expat Entertainment
  • Throwaway Ticket
  • Coaching

A great selection of products and services to keep the expat happy!

New Writers

You have probably noticed over the past couple of weeks that I have brought in a number of new writers (15 new writers to be exact!). This has already begun to breath new life into the site. It brings a sense of freshness and a more diverse number of viewpoints to the sie. It is a big plus. I hope readers will welcome these new writers, as I am sure they will!

New Facebook Chat

You can now reach us 24/7 through Facebook Chat. You will always get an immediate answer to your inquiry or concern.

A Whole New Look!

Of course, there is a whole new look!

In the past, I have always tried to change the looks but carry forward some things from the previous style. We have done that again this time.  The maroon/red color carries forward, but with other colors. I think it is a great look.

Great Navigation

I feel that the menu system and general navigability of the site are the best ever. Easy to find information that you are looking for without a big hassle! I hope you feel the same!

In short, I reiterate what I said at the beginning of the article – This is bar far, the BEST LiP EVER! No doubt in my mind!

Thank you for your effort, Alex!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Hi Bob, I had to smile this morning when I went on to LIP, in the middle of your new home page it said this site cannot be found. It’s a good job I new about the new update coming. Well done to you both.

  2. WoW what a fresh new look to LIP and yes I knew it was coming. I remember you had a forum a few years ago and for me it will be nice to see it back again. Just a short comment this time as I am going to continue exploring this new format. Nice job Bob and Alex !

  4. Looks great. Also glad to see a search function. I have not always been able to find what I thought I had seen here when I tried to search again. Maybe it was there but I didn’t see it.

    Good Job.

  6. Change is always good. It brings new life to the site along with all the new writers. To be honest the site was getting a bit stale, but now it has a breath of fresh air.

    • Thanks, PapaDuck. Yes, the site had gotten a bit stale. I had more or less lost interest in the subject matter. That is why I brought in a lot of new writers, and decided to partner up with Alex. Not only did those things breathe life into the site, but they also rejuvenated my own interest!