Question.
What's the greatest sacrifice you've done for someone?
Probably skipping a meal to give it to a friend or stranger.
Or it can be selling a gadget at a cheaper price because someone badly needs it.
For a mom, it could be leaving your work to nurture an upcoming baby and provide full-time breastfeeding.
(A mother's love.)
That's what Lemon did.
"I want to stay home back then since I'm pregnant with my miracle baby boy. Miracle kasi ligated na ako after I had 3 cesarean babies . My previous OB already
cut my fallopian tube.
Last December 2016, nalaman ko that I'm pregnant. Worried si husband kasi baka may abnormality sa pregnancy ko due to my ligation. In February 2017, I
decided to stopped working."
But staying at home doesn't mean she won't do anything at all.
She remained productive by learning about freelancing.
"I started watching Youtube channels on how to do it. Though at that time, I don't have any plans yet of working kasi nga I want na manganak muna ako bago
magka-client. Nalulungkot din ako at that time kasi 8 months na akong walang sahod."
Until she saw my videos.
"I saw the videos of Sir Jason Dulay"...Super naniwala talaga ako at kaagad naging super excited sa mga opportunities na parating. Lagi kong sinasabi sa isip ko
"DITO AKO YAYAMAN, hahahaha!"
Want to know what happened next?
Wondering if she was able to get a client?
And how much is she currently making every month?
Join us as Lemon shares her freelancing journey on this replay of JasSuccess.
Lemon Abby Martes, is an accountant by profession. She graduated BS Accountancy from Far Eastern University. She jumped from one job to another, until she bumped into Sir Jason Dulay's Work From Home Road Map and decided to join freelancing that turned her life 360 degrees. She’s now living her dreams and enjoying her freelancing career.
Do you have issues with time management?
Actually, ang pangit lang sa freelancing, because you want to grab all opportunity kuha ka ng kuha ng client and then you will come to a point na,'ay wala na akong oras para magpahinga, wala na ko oras for my kids kahit nasa bahay lang dahil grab ka ng grab ng opportunity' kaya nga I really prayed for the clients that I have now na flexi time na everytime na yun mga kids ko they want to play, they want to be with me, I just turned off everything and then sila lang muna. And then once they're sleeping na, that's the time that I can work. You have to balance din.
You don't look stressed, what is your secret?
I don't know. Just normal. Wala namang secret. Na-realized ko that when you take good care of your clients, they will take good care of you back. If you help them genuinely, money will follow.
Possible po ba talaga na magkaroon na agad ng client kahit hindi pa tapos ang course?
Yes! Never ko pang natapos. Ang ginawa ko, pinili ko lang yung mga gusto ko. Nag ju-jump jump na ko until such time na nag-jump na ako how to make proposal. Then nag-start na ko mag send ng proposal via Upwork. Nung nakuha ko na yun strategy ni Sir Jason in the Work From Home Road Map, that time nagkaroon na agad ako ng client. Until such time na nagkaroon na nagkaroon ng mga clients na hindi ko na nabalikan yung Work From Home Road Map kasi busy na.
Why the desire to improve?
Actually, gusto kong maging katulad ni Sir Jason, a $150 per hour. I'm telling my husband that I'm gonna be a business consultant someday. And I think it's really possible 'coz right now, ako naman talaga yung nag-hahandle ng account ni client. Actually, parang next to the client ako na. So, sinabi ko noon na hindi pa ako na-promote ever since? Now, I'm next to the owner of the client.
It seems that the feelancing world isn't so much affected by COVID-19, is that a safe assumption?
Actually, tinamaan din naman yung mga clients. But ang ginawa nila, while the world is experiencing this pandemic, is linisin yung mga listings. For example, since I'm in the E-Commerce, ano pa yung opportunity para maging number one ako right after the pandemic. Lilinisin naten yung mga listings natin, mga titles natin, yung mga pictures natin. So they see the pandemic as an opportunity to, alam mo yun, linisin yung mga dapat linisin so that when the businesses are up and running, they are ready.
What is your Niche?
E-Commerce. Actually, I started a $3, that's the turning point, Amazon Product Researcher. I also got Customer Service, nag call center din ako dito sa bahay that paying me $4 per hour. And then I dropped it because I got a real estate bookkeeping job paying me $5 per hour. And then I also tested Sales and Marketing, doon nag-jump from $5 to $10 per hour. Since I have kids, maingay sila, I dropped the Sales and Marketing. Then I got a client, an E-Commerce. Ikaw yung mag-hahandle ng lahat lahat ng activities ni client. When you say E-Commerce, you're talking about Shopify, Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, Ebags. Hindi ka mawawalan ng trabaho, sobrang dami ng trabaho ng E-Commerce VA.
Were you ever rejected?
Oo naman. Nawalan na rin ako ng mga clients. I also learned kapag nag e-earn ka na ng malaki, don't make it your lifestyle. It will take some time, ipon ipon muna 'coz you don't know if the client might be there lang for a month, might be there lang for 6 months at least save save lang muna.
How did you do it when you got your first client?
Actually, ang bi-nank ko lang noon is yung mga experiences ko with the corporate, yung lang yung meron ako eh. So kung baga, yun lang yung bankable. And then add to that is nung nag- enroll na ako sa VA Bootcamp. Kung iisipin mo 50% wala akong alam, and then nung nag bootcamp ako, 80-100% na agad yung confidence level ko na magkakaroon ako ng client. Kailangan mo lang talagang maniwala na magkakaroon ako ng client, magkakaroon din ako ng multiple clients. Sa dami kasi ng mga success stories dito kay Sir Jason, maniniwala ka talaga na nangyayari ito sa totoong buhay at yung mga sweldo na binabanggit nangyayari talaga sa totoong buhay.
Did you get that confidence from your course?
Yeah, sobrang daming confidence na Ah! ganito pala yung technique ni Sir Jason, ganito ko pala dapat aatakihin. For example, Upwork - nagbbrowse ng mga jobs, we know we can feel it on our heart na para sa akin itong trabaho na ito. Tititigan ko muna sya, and then sabi ko 'paano ko ba ito aatakihin na ako ang mapapansin ni client?'. And then, doon ko na in-apply yung mga learning ko from the bootcamp. Pag aralan mabuti kung ano yung naka job post. Basahin mabuti, internalized mo muna how you will attact the job proposal. Draft your proposal, paano ba ako mapapansin out of this 50 and above applicants.
You mentioned that this first client opens the door of opportunity for you? Could you describe that a little bit for me?
It's an Amazon Product Research. Actually, I learned this also from Jassuccess that at first you have to fake until you make it. Ang ginagawa ko for example, pag nakita ko yung job post tapos wala akong alam, ang gagawin ko i-sesearch ko na agad sya sa YouTube or sa Google. Though wala akong experience how to do it in actual, pero alam ko kung paano sya gawin. So in my proposal, lagi kong sinasabi 'I know, I know, I know' puro ganon. And then kapag napansin na ni client yung proposal ko at i-hire na ako, doon ko na aaralin siya ng bonggang bonggang aral kapag binigyan na ako ng access. It's always scary at first.
There's a part where you said, sabi mo sa asawa mo 'pakainin mo muna ako'. From that day, when was the time na nag stop yun?
Nag stop yun, October 2017. Tapos ang nangyari March of 2018, nawalan ng work yung asawa ko. So, it's okay, kasi at that time I already have 4 clients and earning 6 digits. That's when I told my husband na 'it's time for you to transition.' It took him a year before he got 3 clients. Pero dahil sa 3 client na yun, he bought a car pero backup nya ako just in case mawalan sya ng client. We can work hand in hand. But what's good about it, hindi kami nawawalan ng client and that's a blessing.
Was it difficult for you to convince your husband to join the freelancing family?
No, hindi naman. Kasi siya rin ayaw na rin niya lumabas.
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sobrang worth it talaga mag enroll sa course
Possilbe po ba talaga na magkaroon na agad ng client kahit hindi pa tapos ang course? Hindi ko pa din tapos ang akin e 😀
Sana all 🙂
Jp Onaser
Investment 🙂
Yes continue learning and upgrading skills
True invest through learning
wow inspiring story. im new to this VABootcamp. still completing the 5day free tutorials and will enroll after that. tnx
gustong gustong mag enroll kya furst money second d ko alam kung paano magsign in
Click this for more info
https://vabootcamp.ph/enroll
meron naman po option for installment 🙂
What is your niche Lemon?
Ecommerce po (Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Walmart)
gusto ko kc may nternet naman kmi may loptop pero d ko alam pano mag start then pag may pera na gusto kung mag aral
meron po tayong mga free courses freevacourse.com
Cge lang po, itrash talk niyo Sir Phoenix! Hehehe
Since i discover VABoothcamp, it inspires me a lot.. Thank you to all the people behind this group. It encourage me as a mother to work from home because i wanted to give the best life for my kids so i really wanna be a successful VA.. pls.. hope this team wll help me.. Godbless
Claim natin yan sis! Nandito naman community to help you 🙂
yes definitely kahit inde ka pa naka enroll
But sad to say that i dont have a PC or laptop for me to be able to study.hard about VA. Just using Phone to watch the tutorials and webinars. I can't study computer skills and tool right now
Pag ipunan nyo po unti unti.. I have a friend na nakabili lang sa pawnshop ng laptop magandang specs na.
Same here, studying through phone
Kami din ni client, nag organise ng mga bagay bagay in prep sa pagbabalik ng mga business
Hope i can afford it. But as of now. Just learning using my phone
Keep it up for now 🙂
Pasasaan ba at magkaka laptop ka din..by that time ready kana 🙂
gusto kya lang i dont know how to start, may internet at laptop kmi
You can start with the free courses
http://bit.ly/VABFreeCourses
Hello to all what kind of specs of computer is good for homebased works newbie po
Here is a guide on buying computer for freelancing
https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/computer-buying-guide-for-freelancers-2020/
Yeah i know i can and i will find way
Yan ang attitude!! Keep it up
Is it possiblenas a newbie "no experiece" to get a job as VA??
Really? Thanks
https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/how-to-build-an-online-portfolio-even-as-a-newbie/ check nyo po tong blog na to 🙂
Okay po, Thanks
wow! 🙂
https://vabootcamp.ph/enroll
Here is the link
https://vabootcamp.ph/enroll
Check this out too
https://vabootcamp.ph/free-course-5-reasons-why-some-freelancers-earn-p100k-mo
Thank you for inspiring us Ms. Lemon
kakainspire sis ano <3
Thank You for the encouraging words
I'm so blessed na nanood ako ng JSU ngayon
thank you Mahar
True just Believed in yourself and neverstop learning.
Galing!!!!
tnx ms lemon, looking forward to be mentored by you soon.
Just have to believe
I'm so grateful na napanood ko ito, thanks Ms. Lemon for positive insights and sharing your ideas on how to get clients.
Thank You VABoothcamp & Ms.Lemon
taray
gulat ka ba?
3 yrs bago napapayag hehe
Jhong Lim
How to start po
How to join?
sana ganyan din ako,for now i enroll accelarated course,sana habang nagstudy ako ng lesson,sana din makakuha sana ako ng client,my biggest dreams
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Sabi niya tag ko siya Abraham Mapalo Martes..ok Dad wish granted
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Wow! Petmalu ka talaga madam Lemon
Charmi Lazo Caminong - Asadon aral ka na ulit..game
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