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Can You Really Work as a Freelancer While Studying In College? (With Mariz Laranang)

February 20, 2019
by Jason Dulay 
Jason is the founder and CEO of Work from Home Roadmap and VA Bootcamp. Aside from teaching Filipinos how to succeed working from home, he likes traveling, playing board games, and drinking coffee.
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Can You Really Work as a Freelancer While Studying In College? (With Mariz Laranang)

Watch this fun and inspiring episode of #JasSuccess as Mariz relayed her amazing story of how she became a freelancer while reaching her ultimate dream to get a college diploma.

Mariz's story is proof that you don’t need a degree to get a job and be your own kind of success. It took her determination, hard work, and the right opportunity, to be where she is right now. Furthermore, it also teaches us not to give up on our dreams and that it’s never too late to pursue them.

In this interview, you will learn:

✅ How She Got A Low-Paying Client on Her First Online Job and How She’s Able to Avoid it Since

✅ The Benefits Being Enjoyed by Working from Home as a Single Mom

✅ How She’s Able to Get Multiple Clients and 100% Job Success Score in her First 7 Months of Freelancing at Upwork

And a whole lot more…

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See how Ms. Mariz Laranang changes life from farming, to House Helper, to Sales Lady, to Marketing Officer, to Assistant Exhibitor into General Virtual Assistant.

Get inspired by the interview of Ms Mariz Laranang on how she overcome all her fears, how she face all of struggle, and to achieve her dreams while as single parent, studying at the same time and working as a virtual assistant.

Notable Quotes:

  • Gusto ko yung may magawa ako para mabigay ko yong tulong sa family, "help them and help yourself too”.
  • Nag enroll ako sa American Institute for English proficiency sa Makati then 2 months after ng sessions, sabi ng school owner “Mariz, would you like to stay with us?" Magiging Marketing Officer daw ako.
  • Wala naman kasi yan sa taas ng pinag aralan mo. Nasa diskarte ng tao talaga yan. Maraming naging milyonaryo na walang diploma.
  • In my case since single mom ako tapos nag aaral ako pinakaimportante time management talaga.
  • Ang pinakakalaban lang talaga--mahirap pero kelangan mong gawin kasi may gusto kang makamit sa buhay mo parang if there’s a will there's a way.
  • Iba iba ang gusto ng client, syempre communication talaga--tanong mo si client, be honest kung anong hindi mo alam, kung anong hindi mo kayang gawin.
  • Dapat huwag kang kumuha ng responsibilities na hindi mo kayang panindigan, don't over promise. Dapat set your priorities.
  • Communication lang talaga sa client, be specific talaga kong anu gusto ni client para alam mo.
  • Fake it till you make it. Huwag ka magpapahalatang kinakabahan ka.
  • Huwag mong sukuan kung ano man ang gusto mo sa buhay, may times na down ka, darating talaga yan. Part of life yan basta huwag ka magstay dun.
  • Kung anu’ng gusto nyo dapat magtiwala kayo sa sarili nyo. Pero kong wala kang believe sa sarili mo wala talagang mangyayare.

Mariz Journey to Freelancing

  • She was a Grade 4 working student from Province of Bohol.
  • She was a convent helper in high school.
  • She stopped studying in 4th year high school because of personal reason. Then she started to help her family in farming.
  • She got work in Manila as a house helper. Then she worked as saleslady for 2 years.
  • She tried to apply at call center but she didn't have the confidence to speak English that’s why she enrolled at an English school in Makati.
  • She was hired as a marketing officer at the same English school where she enrolled. She experienced guiding new students and organizing events.
  • She stopped working (English School) when she got pregnant.
  • She was hired as part time assistant exhibitor for 3 1/2 years.
  • While she was in her second client on Upwork, she got another 7 clients at the same time and she realized that she was earning 15k to 19k every week.
  • While she was a virtual assistant freelancer and earned enough she planned to continue her dreams.
  • Last year she enrolled in school as BSIT student because she wants to apply her skills to her freelancing career.
  • She never gave up on her dreams while she had work as freelancer, right now her heart is for freelancing.

Q&A Highlights

Anu po kaya ung internet connection ni maam Maris?

Ang internet connection ko ngaun ay Sky cable 1,599 a month unlimited na siya hanggang 8-10mbps. Mayy free cable na, wala ka ng babayarang 500 a month.

Since nasabi mo kanina parang, pinagsasabay mo ung tatlo paanu mo na figure out ung time management mo?

Hindi naman lahat fulltime, isa lang talaga ung fulltime ko, tapos the rest is part time. Tapos last year nag-aral ako binitawan ko ung fulltime ko. It’s a choice, huwag kang kumuha ng responsibilities na hindi mo kayang panindigan, don't over promise kasi ikaw din ang masisira ng clients, do your best.

Anung mga difficulties ang nameet mo during start ng career mo as virtual assistant?

Yung pinaka struggle is may task na ibibigay sayo pero hindi mo alam kong paanu umpisahan. Pero you have to do it. Communication lang sa client, be specific. Fake it till you make it, huwag ka magpapahalatang kinakabahan ka.

Wala po bang age limit dito sa bootcamp?

Kahit ilang taon ka na basta kaya mo lang gawin lahat ng ipapagawa ni client. Thankful talaga ako nakilala ko ung bootcamp, dun ko talaga lahat natutunan. Huwag kang manghinayang sa enroll mo.

Paanu mo hinaharap mga failures mo kung meron man?

Marami naman talaga tayong failures, nobody’s perfect. Huwag mong sukuan kung ano ang gusto mo sa buhay.

Sa Upwork lang ba ikaw kumukuha ng client mo?

No, meron akong Upwork ngaun pero may direct client ako sa LinkedIn. marami namang platform, hindi lang naman sa Upwork.

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by Jason Dulay 
Jason is the founder and CEO of Work from Home Roadmap and VA Bootcamp. Aside from teaching Filipinos how to succeed working from home, he likes traveling, playing board games, and drinking coffee.

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    Choose your account
    1account worth 1000 - in 6days balik sayo 1500
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    3000 ang 1st pay out natin kaya sa 7 at 15 pay out ka agad need mo nlng iworkout para lumaki ang income mo!

    Gnun lng ka simple mg umpisa ky paysbook!!
    Wag ka mghinayang sa ipuhunan mo legit si paysbook!!
    Mas manghinayang ka kung pera Naubos sa wala na patunguhan!!!
    Mglaan ka kahit 1000 sa business mo.. Sigurado may pagkukunan ka pag ikaw naubusan!!!!!!
    Di mo kawalan ang halagang 1000 kung alam mo nilaan sa tama!!!

    Paysbook return of capital.
    Ito po yung return ng Capital mo kahit waLa kapang invite sa sign up at sa log in log out mo sa Loob ng anim na araw...

    1 account = 1500 return of capital
    3 accounts = 2000 return of capital
    7 accounts = 3600 return of capital
    15 accounts =7600 return of capital

    Pag 1 account ka need atleast 5 referrals for 1st pay out.

    Pag 3 accounts ka need atleast 3 referrals for 1st pay out.

    Pag 7 accounts ka kahit wala ka pang referrals pwd kana mag pay out agad ikaw ang bahala kasi my return of capital kana na 3,600.

    Pag 15 accounts pwd narin mka pag pay out kahit wala kapang referrals sa loob ng anim na araw kasi may return of capital kana na 7,600.

    Sa Paysbook kasi nakalagay sa memorandum niLa (safety net ng company) 1st pay out mo dapat ang pera mo aabot sa 3,000 para mka pag cash out ka sa BDO or sa remittances or true money.

    #Paysbookisreal #legit%

    PM me if you are interested for this kind of business.
    We will surely guide you.
    Samahan mo kami, para palaguin natin ang Puhunan mo sa negosyo.

    PALAGING
    TATANDAAN:

    " Walang yumamang hindi namuhunan
    Lotto nga kahit malabong Chumamba tinatayaan kahit di nananalo taya parin hanggang tumanda at nagkauban...

    Pero kay PAYSBOOK--- 6 DAYS PALANG SUREWIN KANA..."

    Pm me now
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    Reply

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