She Used To Work In the Province, Now She Can Work Anywhere! (Live Interview with Anne Solo) TAKE 2 #JasSuccess

Get ready to be inspired by this retake episode of #JASSuccess LIVE as we interview Anne Solo, a hardworking employee who bravely ventured into freelancing so she can provide for her family.

She was a hardworking employee but was overworked, and sadly, underpaid. That's why she opted to search for a better career, and researched online freelancing.

Discover how she was able to gain clients because of the VA Bootcamp course she enrolled in.

Be inspired by her incredible story of hard work and believing in herself that she can overcome any challenges that will come her way - that led her to where she is right now.

In this interview, you'll learn:

✅ How to Deal with Impatient Clients

✅ The Benefits of Working from Home While Planning for Your Marriage

✅ How She Was Able to Discover E-Commerce and Social Media Marketing (FB Ads) as Her Niche

And a lot more…

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Need motivation on how to start work at home? Watch this video as we interview Anne Rezza Solo.

Notable Quotes:

• Mahilig talaga akong magsulat eh. Kahit nasa harap ko na yung mga course, sinusulat ko pa din siya.
• Kung hindi mo siya tatapusin parang mas lalo kang mas matatagalan pa.
• Kahit saan ka pupunta laptop lang ang bitbit mo tsaka internet, makakapagtrabaho ka. Flexible pa yung time. Hindi kailangang gumising ng 8'oclock kasi papasok na sa opisina. Sa work natin 'pag gising natin upo ka na sa table mo hindi ka na kailangan maghilamos pa, maligo minsan.
• Ingatan yung client. Kasi minsan kahit matagal ka na sa pagiging freelancer, hindi naman sa lahat ng oras eh winner. Dumarating talaga sa time na minsan nag-e-end lang yung contract!
• Kailangan mag-hu-hustle ka pa din, mahirap talaga 'pag nawalan lalo na yung long term client. ‘Wag mag stay yung sa isa lang.
• Masuwerte ngayon mga VA Bootcampers may Hustle Challenge, nung sa time namin walang ganon. After nung bootcamp may guide, andiyan naman si AIDA at si ROPE, ‘yun yung panlaban namin. ‘Yun yung laging baon natin kapag nag-apply. Mas maganda ngayon kasi guided na sa proposal and cover letter. Sa amin kasi dati wala.
• First na nahire ako sa Shopify E-commerce, ang ginagawa ko wala naman ako alam about Shopify yung client ko lang yung nagturo sa akin kasi gusto niya mag-focus sa business.
• Kung may hindi ako alam, i-message ko siya. Ako naman, baka sabihin “lahat na lang tinatanong”. So gumawa ako ng sariling research, nag-You-YouTube ako or nag-go-Google.  Kailangan din kasi ipakita sa client na “uy, kaya pala niya kahit hindi turuan”.
• ‘Yun ang maganda as a freelancer o nag wo-work from home kasi anytime ka makaka-alis lalo na kung flexible yung time mo. Hindi mo na kailangang mag-leave pa.
• Gumawa ako ng sarili kong website. Since free pa lang naman, iyon yung pinagpraktisan ko. As in research pinaka-malaking tulong yung Google and YouTube talaga.
• Sinusulat ko yung mga nalalaman ko.
• Nag-register ako sa Upwork 2017, na-approve ako 2018. ‘Wag kayong mag-rely lang sa Upwork kasi marami pang platform. Kay OnlineJobs, sa LinkedIn, sa Guru.com, meron pa nga yung Outsourcely.com tapos Freelancer.com. ‘Wag kayong ma-sad ‘pag di kayo na-approve ni Upwork, kasi mahirap talaga pasukin si Upwork. Try niyo sa iba baka andon yung forever nyo or si “the One”.
• “Walang client na matigas sa freelancer na makulit.”
• Sa mga nakapag-start ng mag-enroll, ituloy-tuloy niyo yung ginagawa niyo. Huwag kayong mapagod kasi diba minsan pa naman tayo ‘pag once nag-simula na dun na rin yung time na parang “ay nakakapagod” lalo na labanan mo yung antok habang nag-study kayo sa modules. Para yung mga goals niyo is makuha niyo.

Anne’s Journey to Freelancing:

• She previously worked as an operations manager at her relatives’ roofing business in the province getting a salary of P10,000/month.
• She was already doing her research about work from home when she saw the VA Bootcamp ad on her Facebook feed. She didn’t enroll yet but she availed the free course.
• She really wanted something new and wanted to earn more. So, she enrolled in the paid course in July 2017 and started accessing the module as soon as possible.
• She got married in February this year. Even though she was busy with the wedding preparations, she was still able to manage her time. She did the wedding stuff in the morning and worked on the client’s tasks in the evening.
• Her first job was as a Shopify VA uploading products. It’s a non-voice job and her time was flexible.
• She didn’t have troubles with her personal life. Going on an outing is easy for her like the last time they went on a beach. All she needed was a laptop and the internet. She’s working while being with her family and friends watching and enjoying the beautiful view.
• She still works as an E-commerce Virtual Assistant and earns an average of P50,000 to P80,000 per month.
• Before, she was just a silent reader needing advice from seasoned freelancers in the VA Bootcamp and FLIP group but now she’s already a guest at JasSuccess show, giving advice to newbies.

Q and A Highlights:

Bakit mo gustong mag-earn more? Ano yung nag-push sa’yo talaga?

Para kung may gusto ka bilhin, tapos wala kang pera, magkano lang sweldo mo, hindi mo naman mabibili yung gusto mo.

Ano ba ang ginagawa ng Virtual Assistant? At paano ka nagde-deal sa impatient clients?

Yung virtual assistant po is para tayong secretary, assistant. From the word na virtual assistant, ‘virtual’ through online or computer. Yung client natin halimbawa is from US so kunyare may ipapagawa sila, instead na sila yung gumawa, naghi-hire sila ng mga katulad natin na mga VAs/assistant para gawin yung mga dapat nilang gawin kasi magfo-focus na lang sila dun sa ibang area ng business nila.

Paano mo naman na-discover yung niche mo bilang yun yung ibibigay mong freebie sa atin mga viewers right now?

Nung una, since hindi pa ako expert sa mga ganun. Kasi ang gusto ko talaga yung mga design-design. So, nung nagka-client ako sa Shopify mas na-e-enjoy ko siya kasi datin din kasi mahilig ako sa mga online shopping. Since ‘yun yung niche ni client, e dun na ako nag-focus tapos mas nagustuhan ko siya. Tapos, mas marami akong natutunan sa mga tinuro ni client.

Ano bang ma-a-advise mo Anne sa mga nanood na nagtatanong sila “how po”? Paano mo ba talaga natutunan lahat?

Kasi ako dati, ganun din ako ~ silent reader lang. Nakikibasa din ako yung mga nagtatanong “how po”, kahit na yung ine-explain na, ang dapat gawin is mag-research.

Maraming tutorials sa YouTube, so doon ako nagpunta. I-type lang, yung akin kasi “How to create a shopify store from scratch”.

How much po ang ma-e-earn na money dito?

Depende po sa inyo kasi yun. Depende sa usapan ni client ninyo. May ibang client naman na fixed price tapos yung iba naman is hourly rate.

Ituturo po ‘yun sa VA Bootcamp. Ang maganda ‘pag nag-enroll kayo marami kayong matututunan.

Ano po ang niche ni Anne?

E-commerce VA po ako and Social Media Marketing, nagma-market ng mga products ni client.

‘Pag product description po, per product po ba ang payment o per hour?

Hourly rate. Mostly ako sa Upwork is hourly rate talaga. Depende sa usapan ninyo ni client.

Much better po ba ‘pag nag-enroll sa Virtual Assistant Bootcamp?

Yes, mas maganda ‘pag nakapag-enroll ka kasi may nag-gu-guide sayo at kung halimbawa may mga questions ka ang daming coach na puwedeng sumagot sayo. Iba pa rin yung ikaw lang. Kasi ‘pag ikaw lang sariling sikap mo lang.

Yung niche po ay sa Bootcamp niyo natutunan?

Meron po tayo ngayong niche dun sa Bootcamp about E-commerce. ‘Pag nag-enroll kayo sa Accelerated, kasama po yung E-commerce doon. Kasi natutunan ko yan sa client ko, pero mas naintindihan ko pa nung sinama na siya sa Accelerated course.

Kahit na medyo may alam na ako ki-nontinue ko pa din yung sa Bootcamp. Pinanood ko pa din yung mga modules.

How many clients do you have now? Anong nationality ng mga clients niyo?

Dalawa. Yung isa sa US, yung bago naman po sa Europe.

Ok lang po ba kay client kung nabubulol sa English?

Opo, ang mga client kasi ‘di naman sila maarte. ‘Di tulad nating Pinoy, mga perfectionist tayo. ‘Pag nagkamali lang sa English pinagtatawanan nila.

Any final advice before we say goodbye?

Sa mga nakapag-start ng mag-enroll, ituloy-tuloy niyo yung ginagawa niyo. Huwag kayong mapagod kasi diba minsan pa naman tayo ‘pag once nag-simula na dun na rin yung time na parang “ay nakakapagod” lalo na labanan mo yung antok habang nag-study kayo sa modules. Para yung mga goals niyo is  makuha niyo.