Dear Freelancers, Our friends at Elance Philippines are once again inviting the tribe members of Freelance Blend Manila to join their FREE Learning Session entitled "2014 Freelancer Career Kick-Off" to be held at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City on February 22, 2014 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The following is the event agenda: ▪ Free ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 007: How to Establish a Flourishing Career as a Freelance Editor with Al Sabado
UPDATE: (February 16, 2014): The sound issue has been fixed. We enjoin everyone to start listening to this very enriching episode. We apologize again for the inconvenience. Thanks. (February 15, 2014): We sincerely apologize for some technical difficulties being encountered with this podcast episode wherein there is no sound on most ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 006: From Avid Listener to Radio Star with Showbiz Bro of Magic 89.9’s “Good Times with Mo Twister”
My daily commute to work is not complete without listening to the wackiest, craziest, sexiest and most controversial show on FM radio, Magic 89.9's "Good Times with Mo" (or has it been renamed to "Morning Show"?). And I am so glad that the show is back after being suspended for 6 long months. (On a side note, that is the reason why I got hooked ... [Continue Reading]
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Listen to Podcasts Now
I have known about podcasts for years, ever since I bought my first iPod Video way back in 2001. Back then, there were a handful of shows that did not really interest me. So, I just skipped downloading podcasts and focused on building my audio collection in my iPod. Then, a couple of years later, I heard again about podcasting when a popular ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 005: How to Capitalize on the Biggest Trends in Business by Top Food and Travel Blogger – Anton Diaz (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of our interview with Anton Diaz, founder of the #1 food and travel blog in the Philippines, ourawesomeplanet.com, and co-founder of weekend market chain, the Mercato Centrale Group. If you were not able to listen to Part 1 (Freelance Blend Podcast Episode 4), please be sure to click this link. Meanwhile, here are ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 004: How to Capitalize on the Biggest Trends in Business by Top Food and Travel Blogger – Anton Diaz (Part 1)
This is our first episode for 2014 and we want to start with fireworks to drive bad luck away as we head on to the Year of the Horse. So we invited none other than Anton Diaz, founder of the #1 food and travel blog in the Philippines, ourawesomeplanet.com, which receives about 1,000,000 hits a month! (Golly gee). His advocacy is to promote ... [Continue Reading]
Upcoming Meetup: 3rd M-Eatup @ Cucina Andare – Glorietta Open Park, Ayala Center, Makati
We changed up a bit the format of our Meetup to welcome the new year, 2014. We now have a new venue and meeting time as follows: Venue: Cucina Andare - The Food Truck Market at Glorietta Open Park, Ayala Center, Makati City (Located in front of Glorietta 3, Landmark and Makati Shangri-la). Meetup Place: Outside UCC Park Cafe, Glorietta ... [Continue Reading]
Notes on the 2nd Freelance Blend Meetup
Christmas Day was only 4 days away and I was wondering whether people will show up for our 2nd Meetup. My co-organizer, Nica Mandigma, who hails from Imus, Cavite, got caught in the holiday log jam. Still, we promptly started at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and I was actually surprised that despite their busy Christmas schedule, 10 freelancers of ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 003: How to Create a Demand for Your Skills with Virtual Assistant and Work-At-Home Mom – Marge Aberasturi
I met Marge Aberasturi during the Freelance Camp in October of 2013 and found her story quite intriguing. Although she shared with us her experiences as a virtual assistant during the said camp, I felt that she had more anecdotes to share, especially her experiences as a home school teacher, as a partner in an online business and as a Happy ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 002: Fitz Villafuerte – How a Civil Engineer used Freelancing to Become an Award-Winning Blogger and a Profitable Serial Entrepreneur (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of our very interesting chat with serial entrepreneur, Fitz Villafuerte. Here are the takeaways that you will get after listening to the show: How to work on multiple tasks without burning out using the Pomodoro Technique - I myself had started practising this technique and will share my experiences in a blog post soon. The ... [Continue Reading]