A high-paying job, a beautiful house, and a wonderful family — Ricky Shetty had all of these. He was living the “suburban dream” in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and three kids. His was a life that many people around the world would envy. But he was missing one thing, the most important thing: happiness. “Figure out your purpose, your ... [Continue Reading]
Cindy Burdette of AllCare – Why Freelancers Need Healthcare and Other Employee Benefits (FBP 175)
While working as the Head of B2B Sales and Growth at STORM, a Philippine tech startup, Cindy Burdette noticed a huge pain point experienced by the contractors and freelancers hired by these large multinational companies that she worked with at STORM. The problem: They didn’t have health insurance. “We would see people who were basically ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 163: Selfie Banking Demo and Other Security Features of EON card
Why is EON Card (by Unionbank) one of the most preferred payment facilities for freelancers? In Freelance Blend Podcast episode 159, I showed you the 3 reasons why you should be using an EON card. Those 3 main benefits are: better security, increased convenience and a wide range of services. (You can watch the vlog here.) Now, ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 153: How to Price Big Projects (And Collaborate with a Super Team of Freelancers) with Julian Canita
Sometimes life throws a curveball and forces us to change our game plan. From being a hotel reservations team supervisor to a food listing website owner, our FBP 153 guest just kept on opening doors of opportunities until he finally found what works. By 2018, Julian Canita is now the go-to person for Facebook Advertising in our freelancing ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 129: Mon Ibrahim of DICT – The Future is Bright for Pinoy Freelancers
Update: About 3 weeks after our interview with Mr. Mon Ibrahim, he was appointed as the new Undersecretary of the DICT last March 13, 2017. Congrats USec. Mon! Freelancing changes lives and perspectives. Majority of us in the community, that includes all of you Freelance Blend podcast listeners and readers, are lucky enough to have ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 128: What Happens During the Creatives + Entreps Mixer? (Audio Recording)
If you’ve been following previous posts here at Freelance Blend, you would know that I always excitedly talk about the Creative + Entrepreneur Mixer. Ever since I started the event in October last year, the number of attendees grew in size. The best part is most of attendees are regulars. The group sees each other every month and somehow we've ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 114: Why You Need To Start a Meetup Group
In 2013, I decided that it was time to finally test my idea. I wanted to know if there was a need for a freelancers’ community. So in November 9, 2013, I was surprised to see almost 30 fellow freelancers show up in the first ever Freelance Blend Meetup at Coffee Bean in Greenbelt 5. The number of attendees alone proved that indeed it was time for ... [Continue Reading]
FBP 104: How Freelancers Can Build Perfect Harmony in Business and Life with Michael Brooks of goLance.com
Flexibility Flexibility is one word that stood out the most in my conversation with Michael Brooks, CEO of goLance.com, an emerging marketplace for freelancers, for the Freelance Blend Podcast. “Flexibility is the foundation of our business,” said Michael as he detailed to me his philosophy on how freelancer platforms should work and how he ... [Continue Reading]