“Nung high school pa lang nagtitinda na’ko ng mga snacks. So ako si, ano tawag dito, si ‘bayong girl’,” Melissa laughed as she started talking about the beginnings of her entrepreneurial journey. “Alam mo yung parang ano, printed na bayong na malaki na tinitinda sa palengke? Yun, dalawang ganon lagi ang dala ko,” she continued her story ... [Continue Reading]
How to Grow a Facebook Group to More Than 100K Members with CJ Maturino-Cajoles (FBP 167)
CJ’s story is not so different from the many stories of women who turned to freelance after an important milestone in their life: the coming of a child. Seven years ago, CJ was answering calls and emails in a business process outsourcing (BPO) company when she got the news that she was having her first baby. The excitement and ... [Continue Reading]
How to Setup and Activate Your Unionbank EON Card (FBP 164)
Have you already got your hands on a Unionbank EON card -- one of the better payment facilities for us freelancers? If you don’t have an EON card yet, then please watch the previous episodes where we discussed the benefits of the EON card for freelancers and its unique security features like selfie banking. If you already ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 148: How to Successfully Run a Team of Freelancers with Fil-Australian – PJ Aguilar
“How do I start freelancing?” is the most common question that I get from aspiring freelancers. “The only way to start is to start”, that’s what our FBP 148 guest, PJ Aguilar, has to say about the topic. There can’t be any truer answer than that. PJ started out with her offline yoga business as a side project while she was still working on ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 145: Panel Discussion at the Trade Secrets MNL Workshop (Part 2)
Did FBP 144 leave you hanging for more freelancing secrets? I knew you would be interested to know more so here’s an additional one for you: a recording of the panel discussion at the Trade Secrets MNL Workshop last September 23rd. Joining me as panelist were fellow freelancers John Pagulayan and Rowell Austria. This was a ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 144: John Pagulayan at the Trade Secrets MNL Workshop (Part 1)
A change of mindset is what Filipino freelancers need. This is one of the key points that John “The Legend” Pagulayan discussed during the one-day workshop sponsored by Trade Secrets MNL on September 23rd. I was present in the event, along with our friends from the freelancing industry, as panelists and speakers. For all those ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 143: AskMarv – How to Ace Your Client Interview
Are you considering to offer your services as a freelancer but you do not know where to start? You’re not alone. Many would-be freelancers find that starting is the hardest part. The only way to start your freelancing journey is to get your work out there. Let your potential clients know that you can help them. Once you get a chance to get the ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 142: Super Easy Filing and Payment of Taxes for Freelancers with Ginger Arboleda of Taxumo
Most freelancers start as a one-man team. You do everything - from marketing and administrative tasks to the actual freelancing work. This includes accounting and taxation. Anyone coming from the corporate world is used to having their taxes sorted out for them. Most of us don’t have any idea how taxing (pun intended) and time-consuming filing ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 138: Blenders Virtual Chatup Recording – Discussion on Pinoy Freelancers’ Rate
Because online freelancers are in front of their computers most of the time, people may wonder if we ever get to socialize. The answer to that is a resounding "YES!" And we do it online too. When we are too busy and our schedules don’t match for an actual meetup, we meet online for our ChatUp Sessions. I recorded our last ChatUp to give you a ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 094 – From Freelancer to Tycoon with Roel Manarang of Tycoon.ph
At the young age of 12, he started learning coding and web design with no formal education – all by just reading books and forums. Friends used to pay him a bottle of coke or a hundred pesos for some help with their coding projects through which he earned around P 5,000 a month – a secret he kept from his parents. Today, at 27 ... [Continue Reading]
