Before I switched to freelancing full-time, I worked the night shift at a BPO in QC. I envied friends working regular hours and enjoying the “normal” life. After taking the leap of faith to work from home as a freelance copywriter, I realized it was one of the best decisions I made in years. Months into this newfound career path, ... [Continue Reading]
A New Marketplace for Hiring Freelancers Online – FreelanceMyWay
Finding clients is one of the first few challenges that a freelancer needs to address and adapt to. Securing a direct client is possible with adequate referrals and marketing, however, for freelancers who do not yet have an online presence or a portfolio to show, joining a freelancing platform is the best way to start. Freelancing platforms fill ... [Continue Reading]
Top 8 Job Search Hacks for Fresh Grads
Graduating from college is a precious and memorable achievement in life. I remember feeling that making my parents proud is more than enough reward for all the years of studying. I’m sure you’re feeling that way too. Aside from the achieving a major milestone, graduating from college is also the start of facing crossroads and ... [Continue Reading]
[New Meetup]: Creatives + Entreps Mixer on March 22
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Update (Feb 15, 2018): Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will need to cancel the meetup this February 22 and move it to March 22, 2018 (Thursday). Venue (Work/With) and Time (6-9pm) will not change. For those who paid already, we will refund your money, or, if you are attending, apply it to the meetup fee. Please email us at ... [Continue Reading]
3 Unconventional Freelancing Productivity Hacks That Nobody Talks About
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
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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]
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