The online freelancing life sounds like a dream. Taking the time to wake up, making your cup of tea or coffee, then getting in front of your computer to produce an astonishing output. This picture is idyllic because freelancers, just like the rest of the workforce, face unproductive days too. Productivity problems are mostly caused by stress ... [Continue Reading]
3 Underrated Benefits of Part-Time Freelancing
Long time readers and listeners of Freelance Blend know that I left my corporate job after 18 years of working in the banking industry. From being a salaried employee, I joined the exciting world of solopreneurs and freelancers. While this may seem as a scary move for some (believe me it was daunting at first!), I did my own research and took ... [Continue Reading]
[Event Review] Why The Freelancer Fair 2017 Rocked
If you are a freelancer and you were not there at the biggest annual event for Pinoy freelancers in the country — The Freelancer Fair — then you just missed half of your life. First of all, hats off to Ginger Arboleda and the Manila Workshops for a job well done for running this conference for the 2nd straight year. We have to thank Ginger ... [Continue Reading]
Be the Guide, Not the Hero
I am a marketer. Clients hire me to take their products and services to put in front of their audience. No matter what your freelancing craft is, whether you are aware of it or not, you too are a marketer. Each one of us has a unique product which we sell and that is ourselves and our services. Every time we make a pitch to a client for a ... [Continue Reading]
Review: A Post-Meetup Account of The Creative + Entreps Mixer
It’s already Wednesday and I am still hung-over from the tremendous turnout during our box office-smashing Creatives + Entreps Mixer last Saturday, August 26. This is only our 5th meetup of the year, not our usual monthly meetups that we did last year, because of many things happening in my business these days. If you didn’t know, meetups ... [Continue Reading]
My Video Blog of PISCon 2017 in Davao City
So what is PISCon? Why did I travel all the way to the southern part of our country in Davao to attend this conference? First of all, PISCon stands for Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference and it was the first impact sourcing conference hosted by the newly formed Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT under the leadership ... [Continue Reading]
Fireside Chat with Mike Grogan and Ronnie Turla at the Creatives + Entreps Mixer
We are so happy to announce that we will have distinguished guests Mike Grogan of MikeGrogan.ph and Ronnie Turla of Talent Reach to talk about success habits for freelancers and entrepreneurs this coming Thursday (April 20) at the Creatives + Entreps Mixer to be held in vOffice, Fort Legend Tower, Bonifacio Global City. For directions to vOffice, ... [Continue Reading]
How to Renew Your Driver’s License in Under One Hour (A Step-By-Step Guide)
As freelancers, we don't have many valid IDs available to us during the times that we need them. Comparing ourselves with our corporate counterparts, they have their SSS and company ID's automatically given to them by their employers. Meanwhile, we freelancers don't and here are some of the cases when we will need a valid ID: Opening a bank ... [Continue Reading]
What to Do if Your Freelance Clients Don’t Pay Up
As a freelancer, you must bear the responsibility of invoicing your clients. This task is what makes freelancing different from an office job, where you will simply have to check your bank account if the money has been deposited by the company. If not, you can complain to the accounting department, which will make sure that your pay has been ... [Continue Reading]
Should You Quit Your Full-Time Job to Become a Freelancer?
You’re working a 9-5 job for quite some time now. Because you wanted to earn more and make ends meet, you took up to a part-time remote job. Through hard and smart work, you were able to make more than enough from your side hustle. In fact, you see the potential of making more money if you turn your part-time gig into a full blown ... [Continue Reading]
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