Mom of Two Bounces Back From Pandemic-Related Job Loss

April 13, 2022
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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Madaming nawalan ng trabaho during the pandemic.

Yung iba hanggang ngayon di pa din nakakahanap ng work or alternative source of income.

Some of them have given up in despair while some took the risk and explored other opportunities.

It’s not easy to face your fears and explore unfamiliar territories.

Not everyone can handle their problems or trials with grace.

But we need to remember there’s a blessing behind every challenge.

Let go of these hard times and let life strengthen you.

Keep on going even if you’re having a tough day, a bad month, or a crappy year.

Things always get a little challenging before you can enjoy the benefits.

Endure and wait patiently for the rewards.

Level UP.

Meet Cristina.

She used to work as a sales officer for a finance company.

During the pandemic, she was laid off from work but she considered it as a blessing of disguise.

It prompted her to explore alternative or new opportunities for earning money.

She armed herself with the right equipment and invested in the VA Bootcamp course for further knowledge and learning.

She used her separation pay to invest on her own education and betterment.

She bravely took a risk and it paid off handsomely.

Be inspired by her courage, perseverance, and faith, on this replay.

Introduction

 

Cristina at the age of 19 graduated high school and started to work in the corporate world as a service crew, Saleslady, and production operator.

She lost her job during the pandemic and enrolled VABootcamp to pursue freelancing to have more time for her kids. 

  

She is now a successful Social media manager, Video creator, and editor.

Notable Quotes:

  • Kung hindi ako naging risk taker noong mga panahon na yun hindi namin maaachieve kung anong meron kami ngayon at kahit hindi na ako kumuha ng client.
  • May way na hindi mo na kailangan mag find ng client at may another option nang freelancing.
  • Madami ako natutunan sa VA bootcamp. Legit talaga na di ko masagot yung "HOW" for 5 years at yung step by step na kailangan ko, nagawa ko sa tulong ng coach na magsasabi sayo ng gagawin mo.
  • Smooth yung naging transition ko, kasi 5 years kung hinanap yung "HOW". So madami na akong knowledge at informaion. Noong nag-execute ako alam ko na kung san ako pupunta. 
  • From 2020, hindi naman sa pagmamayabang, Ako ay nakikitira dati kung saan-saan at ngayon may sariling bahay na, may sariling sasakyan na. Kaya super blessed ako.

Cristina Abello’s Journey to Freelancing

 

  • A high school graduate and started to work in the corporate world.
  • She was introduced by her regular customer to VABootcamp about freelancing opportunities online.
  • She worked in an appliance company, Until such time she gains knowledge about VA and freelancing through their customers. Read a lot of blog posts to gain more information on freelancing.
  • She lost her job due to the pandemic and decided to invest and learn online freelancing.
  • Enrolled and invested last July and became a student by August on VABootcamp to know what niche fits for her and joined intern and luckily meet her first client as a video editor.
  • Now, She manages the Facebook page of her husband and at the same time takes the project, coaching other freelancers for their content. 

 

Q&A Highlights

 

Sa tingin mo Cristina was it a good decision na makisabay sa uso?

Oo kasi trending sya, hindidi nmn lahat nagging successful and at least na try mo. Kung may mga bagong trending try mo lang kasi malay mo dun ka pala mag “bo-boom” tapos pinabayaan mo, so di ka nakasabay sa pag.angat

 Anong niche na kinuha nyo sa VA Bootcamp?

Ang dami like E-commerce, SMM, pero nagfocus ako sa Social Media Manager kasi yun ang nasa puso ko.

What made your husband decide na magtrabaho sa labas ng bahay and made own studio?

Mas productive daw siya sa ganung set up at nakakapag-isip siya ng mabuti doon and since andito rin naman na ako as “mommy” I can take care of my kids.  

When it comes to content creation, marami nauubusan ng inspirasyon or idea, Is there a secret to that?

Kung anu yung trending or yung content mo is for kids kasi di ka mauubusan ng content kasi madami sya.

Ano ang pinakamahirap pag create ng content and tell us about your experience sa paggawa ng script?

Script ang pinakamahirap. Base sa experience ko may ibibigay lang sa akin na title at ako na mag elaborate at ang ginagamit ko lng na source ay youtube at google.

Bakit hanggang ngayon ay client mo pa rin ang asawa mo?

Worth it naman ang binabayad niya sa akin at para di n ako maghanap ng client.

Paano ba magkapera sa facebook at youtube?

Be consistent at nagkakaroon ng ads yung video na kinicreate once na mamonetize at magpapadala ng email si youtube paano ka nila babayaran through ads. May mga business owners na mag rereach out to insert ads sa video like about 5 secs. Same sa facebook kung mapapansin nyo nagkakaroon na rin sya ng ads para kumita. At kung meron kang followers meaninng meron ka nang viewers na naghihintay.

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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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67 comments on “Mom of Two Bounces Back From Pandemic-Related Job Loss”

  1. Cristina is giving away a , a PDF copy of "Step-by-Step Guide: How to Optimize Your YouTube Channel.“

    Just share this interview on your FB Wall, and comment “SHARED” to receive her FREE Gift.

  2. "Bago mag-August 2020, nag-enroll ako sa VA Bootcamp. Madami ako alam na information sa freelancing pero Overwhelming, kaya ako nag-invest sa VA Bootcamp." - Tina

  3. Planning to enroll accelerated package ng iipon pa po ng budget..ask ko lang po after po ba ng course makaka kuha na ko ng clients. E-commerce po sana ang niche.

  4. Nakakatuwa ang batch ng Interns nila Cristina Mga supersuccesful freelancers na ngayon like Jowi Morales, Robinson Simon, Carmee Dumag Sierra, Shine Chua-Samson 🙂

  5. Creating a Content Bank is super helpful for me. When browsing FB, IG, TikTok, when I see something na magandang irepurpose or magandang idea, screenshot agad, lagay sa bank. Pag time na gawaan na ng content, check lang sa content bank.

  6. "Social Media is pinakauso na niche. Gusto niyo ang Social Media kasi parang madali lang. Pero may mga tasks na medyo mahihirap, may mga tasks na very short ang deadline." - Phoenix

  7. Don’t forget to share this #JasSuccess Interview with Cristina to receive her FREE Gift “Step-by-Step Guide: How to Optimize Your YouTube Channel.”

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