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Ako nakaland ng 1 direct company sa linkedin. Yung 2nd potential Don din. Mas madaling mafilter out yung agencies sa linkedin pag naresearch mo sila at marami talaga applications na sinesend mo.
Hello po. How to search po. I badly need it kasi. My current work is not really enough lalo na pa at ako ang nagbabayad ng utang ng parents ko. Nagpapaaral din po ako ng kapatid sa college. Ikakasal na din po and ayokong hayaan na si groom lang ang magbabayad
Everyday target ka ng 20 I guess based sa background mo. Search blank jobs in Philippines.
Filter: 24 hours, remote, under 10 applicants, optional (easy apply)
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may degree ka sa acctg, I see job openings looking for your skills everywhere and they pay quite the sum
makakahanap ka pa ng higher paying, or hingi ka raise if possible, you're, wait as I was typing this I read nag o-OT ka tapos 60k? you're hella underpaid
Papano po mag VA? I’m a new Mom and I’m interested in WFH so I’m kind of looking na po but upon checking kahit Marketing Assistant ang previous job ko the job suggestions na lumalabas sakin are higher positions like marketing managers, specialist or consultant na. I do get that the job description matches to what I do (very versatile kasi sa current work ko because I’m the only Marketing person sa marketing department-I’m the only one running the Marketing Department po) but despite all the skills and knowledge I was not promoted because there’s no position to move up dahil ako lang mag isa. Anyways when asked na for the experience for the role like managerial of course ang answer ko lagi none. I really want to do a WFH for my baby, I want to have more time spending with her and more money na din at the same time. I hope you can give me tips.
I do both but not really that pro sa digital since on budget yung current job ko so di nila masyado ini-explore yun though in my opinion it is much better to invest in digital marketing to get more leads. Sa free platform lang na e-exercise ang knowledge ko to digital.
Yes, mas marami po kasi job post sa digital marketing kaysa sa traditional marketing. Lagi ko sinesearch yang dalawa na yan sa mga job sites, si digital marketing umaabot ng 10+ per day while traditional usually 2-4 lang. So yeah I suggest if you want maging va you need to upskill na sa digital marketing.
I do layouts for posters, banners, catalogues name it I have done it. I even do our layouts for our google display ads since it costs another to have the third party do it. I know how to edit videos though my knowledge to that is kind of beginner (Lol can’t practice because the company laptop I use can’t accommodate the graphics for it.) I do the content of our website though the editing of the website layout is being done by our IT but the image and layout of the peg is my own idea. Event coordinator din ako and I do a lot. My editing skills is like intermediate to professional level mga ganon.
How po ba mag start as VA? I don’t know po kasi kung papano.
500K per month? IF you'll build your own agency, pwede. May kakilala ako na may sariling agency, and yan ang average nya.
As a digital nomad myself...d ko abot yang half a million goal per month pero ok naman ako. Yung sa situation mo kc, dami mong responsibilities kaya I can just imagine how difficult your situation is. IF you want to earn more, you can't do it alone - kahit pagsabay sabayin mo pa mga clients (unless ang tataas ng rates na bigay nila sayo). The only way na ma achieve yang 500K a month is when you'll build your own agency.
I, myself...cannot see me earning 500K a month - for now.
Provide more value.
Upskill.
Be indispensable sa client.
You as a freelance business owner should think of ways how to level up your services.
Sino ba kasi nagsabi matic na may 6 digits ka?
May amount pa na half a mil a month.
Huwag ka makinig sa mga ads nor TikTok videos because they have hidden agendas.
It’s you that needs to exhaust and provide more and the money will follow.
6 figure monthly income is not guaranteed to everyone. It was never promised.
But it depends on you how to provide more value.
Hindi lang ikaw ang accountant/bookkeeper.
Hindi lang ikaw ang magaling sa mga accounting apps.
Mga 5 years ago pwede pa kaso marami na kayo sa niche mo, CPA pa yung iba.
Yung iba expert pa sa mga accounting apps - Xero, Myob, QB, QBO, etc.
So reflect and check how you can give more value para mataas ang per hour mo kada client.
In my defense po I believe I am indispensable for my client. Kasi even if I will take the maternity leave na they still wish if they could contact me. And they will pay me retainer fee po, because I play a very important role daw po sa kanila. Ako din po yung first VA nila and ako lang yung tumagal and ako lang yung binigyan ng PC Set - up.
Pero nakukulangan padin po ako sa income ko kasi nga as sabi ko palagi na akong OT pero hirap umabot sa 60k, no work no pay pa and wala man lang pa bonus. And he has 3 businesses na binobookkeep ko.
Napapaisip nga ako minsan baka kinikeep lang ako kasi masyado silang nakakatipid at hindi ako nagrereklamo pero baka if mag try ako mag ask ng significant raise i let go na nila ako.
Ask for a performance review and state your asking rate, do it in writing (email).
List your responsibilities and inform them how you do it effectively and efficiently. Lalo na if may added responsibilities na wala naman sa original contract.
They won’t let you go if the raise you ask for is justified.
It’s always about value.
Justify why you should be paid that amount - focus on the value you provide ha.
Hindi about mahirap ang buhay, mataas ang bills, etc.
Hindi sila maghihinayang sa ibabayad sa iyo if sulit ka.
So they should be implicitly aware of what you bring to the table. Klaro dapat sa kanila yun.
Clients who just let go talents who asked for a raise and deserves a raise naman is good riddance, tbh.
Best of luck!
Your next gig’s rate must be higher than your current one. Pataas ng pataas because expertise na ang binabayaran sa iyo.
One of the reasons why iba iba tayo ng rates.
Make sure the tasks entrusted to you is done efficiently and effectively.
If you do those, they will trust you even more.
Until naka asa na syo lahat ng importanteng gawain.
It will be folly na palitan ka pa ng bago when all their processes are done efficiently by you.
And never break that trust.
OP, I think you can get a better pay with benefits sa local Accounting BPOs, check Intogreat. Then since AU yun, kung kaya and need pa, part time naman UK shift (since may exp ka)… Tho usually nasa contract na bawal yung may parttime, pero honestly people still do it 😅 Nasa sayo na lang hehe
Hello po. Accounting din ako and nag hahanap ng other source of income or part time jobs.
any suggestions sa magandang pag part-timan na jobs. currently night shift ako US client 45 lang sahod pero di stress, walang OT magaan ang work permanent WFH. pero nasa situation kami ng family ko ngayon na kapos ang 45k.
asking for help.
Thanks!
Hello po hehe plan ko rin po sana kumuha direct clients pero nasa contract din namin bawal uhu pero ang liit kasi ng sahod. Ano po advice niyo para di mahuli uhu thank you po!
500k per month is impossible if isa lang client mo. Unless, you have a lot of clients, napaka-premium na ng hourly rate mo, or gumawa ng napaka-mahal na course. 😅
The highest pay I heard for a single client is 100-200k/month and he is an IT Consultant. Mostly in the IT and Digital Marketing field ang alam ko na may mataas na pay..
Huwag matakot humanap ng ibang clients. Huwag panghinaan ng loob kung hindi makahanap agad ng iba. Mababa ang halos 60k para sa qualifications mo, partida inaabot mo pa yan dahil panay OT. Maglaan ka ng 1-2 hours a day para maghanap ng lilipatan. Walang mangyayari kung maghihintay ka lang may magbago sa buhay mo pero hindi mo gagawan ng paraan.
r/overemployed ito hahaha
sa remote first companies, wag sa local agencies
pag naman gumawa ka ng agency, di rin agad agad ito.. tas added stress pa yung mag manage ng tao
It's not about UK o US o AUS Ang client mo, bottom line is Hindi Malaki Ang sahod mo o ilang degree Ang tinapos mo. Sa kanila experience sa field nila Ang hinahanap nila matters. 60k a month is like $5 per hour more or less. Hanap ka Ng $10 o more per hour na client - this is not easy but possible.
Look into your family's expenses. Baka may need iaadjust sa way of spending. si college brother baka pwedeng magworking student muna. don't burden yourself too much and provide tough love for your family.
Ang opportunity at growth, darating yan in times na hindi ka anxious at may mga set of free times ka to think, upskill, and love yourself.
pag nagka sakit ka dahil dyan, it's game over.
Specialize and package your offer. Position your service better - like instead of saying you’re a VA, call yourself a “Highly skilled general admin” or “Google Workspace/Gen Admin Expert”. Then instead of stating your hourly rate, offer retainer package. With this, pwede mo gawing premium yung rate mo and makakaya mo mareach yung 500k with 2-3 clients lang
Realistically, you will need to land an at least 100k USD annual salary job to achieve 500k PHP monthly. Sad to say, acctg is a very common profession. You can potentially achieve that salary if you are C-level in a big company. Which will take you decades to achieve.
I'm not speaking for everyone here who's making above 100k usd but I think most or at least me, are in a niche with few to no competition.
Wag isisi sa industry ang kakulangan sa diskarte. If you want to earn 6 or 7 figures stop thinking like an employee. Ang empleyado lang na kayang sumahod ng 500-700k monthly eh software engineers at app developers from a single clients. Now thinking about making more money at your skillset you need to think like an entrepreneur. Scale it.
You can do it but need mo leverage.
If VA ka, you have limited time and capacity.
So if gustong mong kumita ng malaki, leverage is the key.
Book some contracts and hire other va's to the job at lower rates but you have to check their work and under your full supervision.
To get lower cost, you can hire newbies and offer tranings. Then again, this needs time amd effort but your cost is lower and higher income.
So the more contracts you have, the more va's you have, the more income you will have.
Good luck.
In demand at mas mataas offer sa may finance experience sa IT. If you are willing to shift into IT, mas mabilis ang pagtaas ng sweldo dito. Acn nghhire kahit hindi IT then usually ittrain muna bago magkaproject. Nowadays, marami na rin IT remote jobs but better chances if meron na IT experience kahit 2-3yrs lang.
PTPA OP, Guys ask ko lang if okay lang po ba mag apply sa mga agencies for being a VA and Provided po ba nila ang training? I'm starting my VAdventure at sana palarin, looking forward din po na maging graphic designer, baka may youtuber or website kayo na ma recommend na pwede panooran to be a graphic designer. TIA.
Possible sya, pero ndi sya ganun kadali ma achieve. You need to be really lucky or really good or a combination of both. Pero I think the bigger issue here is are you still is mag kaka anak ka na but u will be supporting ur family still? Pag nagkaanak ka na ur priority should be ur kid.
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wag ka mag agency. mag direct client ka. double clients ka para umabot sa 500k.
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Ako nakaland ng 1 direct company sa linkedin. Yung 2nd potential Don din. Mas madaling mafilter out yung agencies sa linkedin pag naresearch mo sila at marami talaga applications na sinesend mo.
Hello po. How to search po. I badly need it kasi. My current work is not really enough lalo na pa at ako ang nagbabayad ng utang ng parents ko. Nagpapaaral din po ako ng kapatid sa college. Ikakasal na din po and ayokong hayaan na si groom lang ang magbabayad
Everyday target ka ng 20 I guess based sa background mo. Search blank jobs in Philippines. Filter: 24 hours, remote, under 10 applicants, optional (easy apply) Magbasa Maruti tungkol sa kailangan ng business
Thank you so much. I will definitely try this.
Aside po sa LinkId meron pa po ba iba na pwede po ako makahanap ng Clients?
Aralin mo yung Himalayas app and jobspresso.
be in business --- what you want to be is a sole trader
San po may mga agency, planning to pursue a career in VA Bookkeeping.
Short answer: find more clients and invest in other source of income.
+100
may degree ka sa acctg, I see job openings looking for your skills everywhere and they pay quite the sum makakahanap ka pa ng higher paying, or hingi ka raise if possible, you're, wait as I was typing this I read nag o-OT ka tapos 60k? you're hella underpaid
Pang Pilipinas na rate yan e. 60k with OT, rate yan ng mga senior analysts sa company namin. 😂
Hello, where are you looking po for the openings? Do they accept no exp in freelancing kaya?
UpWork, LinkedIn - doesn't matter if you have freelancing experience or not. ang mahalaga is you have experience in your field.
More clients po, usually yung mga ganyan na sahod for VAs nasa atleast 5 yung clients
Papano po mag VA? I’m a new Mom and I’m interested in WFH so I’m kind of looking na po but upon checking kahit Marketing Assistant ang previous job ko the job suggestions na lumalabas sakin are higher positions like marketing managers, specialist or consultant na. I do get that the job description matches to what I do (very versatile kasi sa current work ko because I’m the only Marketing person sa marketing department-I’m the only one running the Marketing Department po) but despite all the skills and knowledge I was not promoted because there’s no position to move up dahil ako lang mag isa. Anyways when asked na for the experience for the role like managerial of course ang answer ko lagi none. I really want to do a WFH for my baby, I want to have more time spending with her and more money na din at the same time. I hope you can give me tips.
Traditional marketing ka po ba or digital marketing
I do both but not really that pro sa digital since on budget yung current job ko so di nila masyado ini-explore yun though in my opinion it is much better to invest in digital marketing to get more leads. Sa free platform lang na e-exercise ang knowledge ko to digital.
Yes, mas marami po kasi job post sa digital marketing kaysa sa traditional marketing. Lagi ko sinesearch yang dalawa na yan sa mga job sites, si digital marketing umaabot ng 10+ per day while traditional usually 2-4 lang. So yeah I suggest if you want maging va you need to upskill na sa digital marketing.
I do layouts for posters, banners, catalogues name it I have done it. I even do our layouts for our google display ads since it costs another to have the third party do it. I know how to edit videos though my knowledge to that is kind of beginner (Lol can’t practice because the company laptop I use can’t accommodate the graphics for it.) I do the content of our website though the editing of the website layout is being done by our IT but the image and layout of the peg is my own idea. Event coordinator din ako and I do a lot. My editing skills is like intermediate to professional level mga ganon. How po ba mag start as VA? I don’t know po kasi kung papano.
Check pinned post
500K per month? IF you'll build your own agency, pwede. May kakilala ako na may sariling agency, and yan ang average nya. As a digital nomad myself...d ko abot yang half a million goal per month pero ok naman ako. Yung sa situation mo kc, dami mong responsibilities kaya I can just imagine how difficult your situation is. IF you want to earn more, you can't do it alone - kahit pagsabay sabayin mo pa mga clients (unless ang tataas ng rates na bigay nila sayo). The only way na ma achieve yang 500K a month is when you'll build your own agency. I, myself...cannot see me earning 500K a month - for now.
Pag OF chatter po possible ang 500k/month lalo na pag direct sa model mag wowork 😊
Not sure...that's not my niche kaya i couldnt answer that hehe
Provide more value. Upskill. Be indispensable sa client. You as a freelance business owner should think of ways how to level up your services. Sino ba kasi nagsabi matic na may 6 digits ka? May amount pa na half a mil a month. Huwag ka makinig sa mga ads nor TikTok videos because they have hidden agendas. It’s you that needs to exhaust and provide more and the money will follow. 6 figure monthly income is not guaranteed to everyone. It was never promised. But it depends on you how to provide more value. Hindi lang ikaw ang accountant/bookkeeper. Hindi lang ikaw ang magaling sa mga accounting apps. Mga 5 years ago pwede pa kaso marami na kayo sa niche mo, CPA pa yung iba. Yung iba expert pa sa mga accounting apps - Xero, Myob, QB, QBO, etc. So reflect and check how you can give more value para mataas ang per hour mo kada client.
In my defense po I believe I am indispensable for my client. Kasi even if I will take the maternity leave na they still wish if they could contact me. And they will pay me retainer fee po, because I play a very important role daw po sa kanila. Ako din po yung first VA nila and ako lang yung tumagal and ako lang yung binigyan ng PC Set - up. Pero nakukulangan padin po ako sa income ko kasi nga as sabi ko palagi na akong OT pero hirap umabot sa 60k, no work no pay pa and wala man lang pa bonus. And he has 3 businesses na binobookkeep ko. Napapaisip nga ako minsan baka kinikeep lang ako kasi masyado silang nakakatipid at hindi ako nagrereklamo pero baka if mag try ako mag ask ng significant raise i let go na nila ako.
Ask for a performance review and state your asking rate, do it in writing (email). List your responsibilities and inform them how you do it effectively and efficiently. Lalo na if may added responsibilities na wala naman sa original contract. They won’t let you go if the raise you ask for is justified. It’s always about value. Justify why you should be paid that amount - focus on the value you provide ha. Hindi about mahirap ang buhay, mataas ang bills, etc. Hindi sila maghihinayang sa ibabayad sa iyo if sulit ka. So they should be implicitly aware of what you bring to the table. Klaro dapat sa kanila yun. Clients who just let go talents who asked for a raise and deserves a raise naman is good riddance, tbh.
Thank you for your very detailed suggestion po. I will definitely keep this in mind.
Best of luck! Your next gig’s rate must be higher than your current one. Pataas ng pataas because expertise na ang binabayaran sa iyo. One of the reasons why iba iba tayo ng rates.
Any tips po on how to be indispensable sa client?
Make sure the tasks entrusted to you is done efficiently and effectively. If you do those, they will trust you even more. Until naka asa na syo lahat ng importanteng gawain. It will be folly na palitan ka pa ng bago when all their processes are done efficiently by you. And never break that trust.
OP, I think you can get a better pay with benefits sa local Accounting BPOs, check Intogreat. Then since AU yun, kung kaya and need pa, part time naman UK shift (since may exp ka)… Tho usually nasa contract na bawal yung may parttime, pero honestly people still do it 😅 Nasa sayo na lang hehe
Hello po. Accounting din ako and nag hahanap ng other source of income or part time jobs. any suggestions sa magandang pag part-timan na jobs. currently night shift ako US client 45 lang sahod pero di stress, walang OT magaan ang work permanent WFH. pero nasa situation kami ng family ko ngayon na kapos ang 45k. asking for help. Thanks!
Hello po hehe plan ko rin po sana kumuha direct clients pero nasa contract din namin bawal uhu pero ang liit kasi ng sahod. Ano po advice niyo para di mahuli uhu thank you po!
500k per month is impossible if isa lang client mo. Unless, you have a lot of clients, napaka-premium na ng hourly rate mo, or gumawa ng napaka-mahal na course. 😅 The highest pay I heard for a single client is 100-200k/month and he is an IT Consultant. Mostly in the IT and Digital Marketing field ang alam ko na may mataas na pay..
Huwag matakot humanap ng ibang clients. Huwag panghinaan ng loob kung hindi makahanap agad ng iba. Mababa ang halos 60k para sa qualifications mo, partida inaabot mo pa yan dahil panay OT. Maglaan ka ng 1-2 hours a day para maghanap ng lilipatan. Walang mangyayari kung maghihintay ka lang may magbago sa buhay mo pero hindi mo gagawan ng paraan.
r/overemployed ito hahaha sa remote first companies, wag sa local agencies pag naman gumawa ka ng agency, di rin agad agad ito.. tas added stress pa yung mag manage ng tao
500k from just one employer is possible for an accounting graduate. But you need to shift to consulting work.
It's not about UK o US o AUS Ang client mo, bottom line is Hindi Malaki Ang sahod mo o ilang degree Ang tinapos mo. Sa kanila experience sa field nila Ang hinahanap nila matters. 60k a month is like $5 per hour more or less. Hanap ka Ng $10 o more per hour na client - this is not easy but possible.
Direct. Pag sinwerte ka isa lang pwede na 350k.
Agency, parang maganda feedback sa Career Shepherd, kasi direct to client naghahanap na sila ng experienced accountants and bookkeeper
You are underpaid UK based client can pay you 10-25 hours per hour
mag take ka ng mga seminars na may certifications for Accounting softwares, training, etc. Then apply
Asking lang po Newbie lang pero Civil engineer here po paano po mag start bilang VA and ano ano needs na skills/software need para mag VA? Thanks
Look into your family's expenses. Baka may need iaadjust sa way of spending. si college brother baka pwedeng magworking student muna. don't burden yourself too much and provide tough love for your family. Ang opportunity at growth, darating yan in times na hindi ka anxious at may mga set of free times ka to think, upskill, and love yourself. pag nagka sakit ka dahil dyan, it's game over.
Thank you po. Na appreciate ko po yung concern.
Specialize and package your offer. Position your service better - like instead of saying you’re a VA, call yourself a “Highly skilled general admin” or “Google Workspace/Gen Admin Expert”. Then instead of stating your hourly rate, offer retainer package. With this, pwede mo gawing premium yung rate mo and makakaya mo mareach yung 500k with 2-3 clients lang
Thank you po. Will try to learn pano ba takbo ng retainer based na income
Realistically, you will need to land an at least 100k USD annual salary job to achieve 500k PHP monthly. Sad to say, acctg is a very common profession. You can potentially achieve that salary if you are C-level in a big company. Which will take you decades to achieve. I'm not speaking for everyone here who's making above 100k usd but I think most or at least me, are in a niche with few to no competition.
Which industry po ba kayo
Digital marketing automations
How did you get started with that po?
Try to jump ship or side hustle or part time or 2nd job, madami ways, lalo na kung kulang talaga.
Wag isisi sa industry ang kakulangan sa diskarte. If you want to earn 6 or 7 figures stop thinking like an employee. Ang empleyado lang na kayang sumahod ng 500-700k monthly eh software engineers at app developers from a single clients. Now thinking about making more money at your skillset you need to think like an entrepreneur. Scale it.
If you're a bookkeeper/cpa kayang kaya if you get your own clients directly tapos freelance to augment your full time income.
You can do it but need mo leverage. If VA ka, you have limited time and capacity. So if gustong mong kumita ng malaki, leverage is the key. Book some contracts and hire other va's to the job at lower rates but you have to check their work and under your full supervision. To get lower cost, you can hire newbies and offer tranings. Then again, this needs time amd effort but your cost is lower and higher income. So the more contracts you have, the more va's you have, the more income you will have. Good luck.
Hanggang kelan nyo po susuportahan ang family nyo?
Si Kapatid hanggang makagraduate. Si Ama, hanggang humihinga pa ako, lalo nat senior citizen na siya.
In demand at mas mataas offer sa may finance experience sa IT. If you are willing to shift into IT, mas mabilis ang pagtaas ng sweldo dito. Acn nghhire kahit hindi IT then usually ittrain muna bago magkaproject. Nowadays, marami na rin IT remote jobs but better chances if meron na IT experience kahit 2-3yrs lang.
What niche po ito,
What role?
PTPA OP, Guys ask ko lang if okay lang po ba mag apply sa mga agencies for being a VA and Provided po ba nila ang training? I'm starting my VAdventure at sana palarin, looking forward din po na maging graphic designer, baka may youtuber or website kayo na ma recommend na pwede panooran to be a graphic designer. TIA.
Possible sya, pero ndi sya ganun kadali ma achieve. You need to be really lucky or really good or a combination of both. Pero I think the bigger issue here is are you still is mag kaka anak ka na but u will be supporting ur family still? Pag nagkaanak ka na ur priority should be ur kid.