How to Earn Money Online?

In one of my earlier posts, I revealed the specific ways on how someone can possibly make money online. Those mentioned I believe are the most appropriate ways for someone in the Philippines to utilize their usage of the internet and make some cash out of it-be it through internet marketing or by becoming a virtual assistant/freelancer. But if you really come to think of it, there are only two ways on how you can earn money online, in general. One is through online employment and second is through online business.

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When I say online employment, you work as a Virtual Assistant /Freelance which is somewhat similar to a regular employee. Only that you do your work right at the comforts of your home. Yes, you work for someone and you have a boss which can be a local or a foreign employer.Though that is the case, most virtual assistants and freelancers don’t consider themselves as employee but rather as online entrepreneurs.

How can you earn money as a Virtual Assistant?

List of Legit Sites Where You Can Find Online-Jobs

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There are a lot of legit sites that offers different online jobs, home-based jobs, VA jobs, freelance jobs or whatever they call it. They are real paying sites where you can offer your service. And since there are legit sites, so does a fraud site exist. And the very last thing you don’t want is to fall for them. To give you an idea on where to look for real paying market places, here is a list of the different online employment platform to help you get started. Including the ones based in the Philippines.

http://www.onlinejobs.ph/

(Cebu) http://www.virtualstafffinder.com/

(Manila) http://www.virtualassistant.org/

(Iloilo), http://www.welive2care.com/

(Davao) http://www.distantsupport.com/

http://www.remoteworkmate.com/

http://www.odesk.com/

http://www.elance.com/

Tips on How to Avoid Burnout when Working from Home

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Burnout is the emotional condition which is usually a result of exhaustion, lack of rest, and stress. It is very common in just about every job including those who are working at home. Although at times it is being ignored, burnout is considered as a very real and serious issue which needs to be attended to.  An extreme drop in desire to carry out even the most basic functions is just one of the harmful outcomes one could experience due to burnout. And if left unchecked, it could lead to more frustration. To learn how you can avoid burnout, especially if you’re just at home earning money online, a few plain steps below will be of good help to you.

Choose to be physically and mentally healthy-Being healthy is more than just eating right and exercising appropriately. It is also about being healthy emotionally. It is believed that people who are emotionally healthy are in control of their feelings and also their actions.

Laugh more often- If you’re feeling exhausted, watching shows or movies that can possibly send you off rolling on the ground out of laughter is one way to ease burnout. “Laughter is the best medicine” as the famous line goes. When laughter is shared, it connects people together and boosts happiness and intimacy. Laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. It will also strengthen your immune system, increase your energy, reduce pain, and protect you from the harmful effects of stress. And best of all, it is free to use!

Get out of the house often- Sometimes due to the love of work, freelancers and VAs forget that they’re already isolating themselves from the outside world which could likely stress them out without knowing it. One simple solution to this is to try a variation of setting, like working in a coffee shop or a park perhaps. Anywhere will do, for as long as you’ll be comfortable working. Also, taking your pet out for a walk is a very good idea.

5 Surprising Facts You’ll Love about Working at Home|Online Jobs

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What’s with working at home that you’ll love it? And what makes it different from working in the corporate world? Well, aside from the advantages that you don’t have to commute, you don’t have to experience heavy traffics and you don’t have to get wet when it’s raining outside-speaking of the rainy season, there’s some facts I need to share to you why you’ll love working at home. Realities of working at home that will surprise you.

Work anytime you want- I know I have said this in my previous post but I’ll mention it here again anyway. Oftentimes, people working at home have more control over their time. They are free to work anytime they want and stop working when they want. Though there are some jobs that require you to work on a specific time. But more often than not, you have total control over your schedule.

Job will chase after you- At first, it’s you who will go after the job and some may find it as a struggle. But don’t give up and just keep your focus in landing your first job. Look for ideas on how you can get your first job. And once you finally dig it, make sure to give out your best for that very first job in order to acquire a good rating and a good feedback. Consistently, do it on your second job, third job, and fourth job and so on. Your aim is to build a good reputation for your online portfolio in addition to your great online profile. The moment you do, it’s the job that will come chasing after you. Once potential clients know how good your performance was with your previous jobs, they’ll come looking at you and wanting to do business with you again. Like who wouldn’t want to work with an outstanding person?

How to Make Money Online on Fiverr

What is Fiverr?

It is a freelance site where you can make money doing anything for $5. In their website, you simply state what are you willing to do for $5. 


Like for example: “I will digitally illustrate you for $5” or “I will make an illustration of your mom for Mother’s Day for $5”

Looking for extra cash? Do it on Fiverr!

In Fiverr, you can find the simplest to the most serious task and will get paid for $5.

I know the amount you’ll receive is not that much. But if you can complete, let’s say 5 tasks a day, so, you’ll have $25 a day (excluding the fee). And considering that, Fiverr might be a good source of part-time jobs for you.

There’s just something you need to remember. Your performance can greatly affect how many jobs you can get from the website because buyers can give client feedback on whether they liked your services.

So, if you receive a lot of good testimonials then it’ll help you in your business. Otherwise, it’s the opposite.

How to Start?

How To Start Working in oDesk?

"How Do I Start Working in oDesk?" is a question I hear more often since I claim to be earning money online as a Virtual Assistant in oDesk. 

I’m glad to know that you’re interested in this and for that; I’m willing to help you in anyway.

I just made this post short as much as possible as this is like an emergency post. (dinalian ni) hehehe

Now to answer that question,” How do I start working in oDesk?”.

First up is you need to create an account. Signing up is for Free so no need to worry.

Just follow the short and simple steps below.

Make Money Online in Blogging

Do you have the passion to write?

Or do you just simply love to write anything?

If yes, then why not blog all about those things you have in mind and make money out of it?

A blog is like an online diary to simply explain.

Now, blogging is just one of the ways on how you can earn money online though it’s a longer process compared to others, like becoming a Virtual Assistant for example. Despite the time it'll take before you can really earn hard cash, blogging is proven to be one of the most effective ways to earn cash through the internet.

So how do you earn money through blogging?

First, you need of course to create a blog using a free and open source blogging tool. You can either use Wordpress or Blogger. Think of something you’d like to share or write about, and use your blog to communicate your ideas to the world. Then earn from it through Google Adsense. It’s a feature by which Google places ads on your blog and pays you depending on the traffic your website generates, or on the number of clicks viewers made on the Google ads in your website.

(Traffic refers to the number of visitors who view your website.)

So, what I have for you right now is help you create a blog using blogger since it's what I have been using myself.
By the way, all you need to have is a gmail account! So, you've got nothing to lose!

Check out the video below on how to create a blog using blogger.

Note: Since application to Google Adsense is hard nowadays, most specifically to those located in Asia, you're adviced to blog for about 5-6 months and apply for adsense afterwards.

6 Tips to Consider when Starting a Virtual Assistant Career

     As much as possible, I want to be of assistance to you in whatever way you needed in starting a Virtual Assistant career as well as in other ways of generating online income. So I did another research and have created these 6 tips to help you out in starting a Virtual Assistant Career. Basically, these tips are what I have learned from personal experience and from successful Virtual Assistants while I was starting mine, and I am merely passing the idea to you. Boy, I'd be glad if you'll learn from it too!

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So here they are…

    

     6 Tips to Consider when Starting a Virtual Assistant Career

Getting Started in oDesk

     Getting started in oDesk can be an overwhelming process to some. Especially to those who doesn’t have any background on online jobs. So I searched over the net and after reading reliable sources (specifically oDesk itself) finally, I came up to these steps on how to get started at oDesk to give you a hint on how you can start an oDesk career.

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     I’m sure a lot of questions will arise once you’re getting started at oDesk. So let me give you a tip-off. Building a great profile is most likely the first step to start a career at oDesk, so grab that chance to get a hold of a potential employer’s attention and make him/her read through your entire profile.

Building a Great Profile

Let’s start with the Objective Statement

An Introduction to oDesk

     As I want you to know more about the world of Virtual Assistants, I created this short post to introduce you to  one of the best freelance site, oDesk. As mentioned before in my previous post, its lifetime sales volume is more than that of other sites that offer virtual assistant/freelance jobs like elance.com, guru.com and freelancer.com. And aside from that, it is where I built my virtual assistant career, so here is my little introduction to oDesk to give you an idea of what it is.

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What is oDesk?

    oDesk is a freelance site where you can be paid for your services by the hour or by fixed-price bids. Anyone can simply post their online resume; portfolio (for Free) and a client get to post their job so that they can get a contractor to do that particular task. Categories on the site include: programming, administrative support/customer service/business services, design and multimedia, sales and marketing, data entry, article writing, internet research, etc.

• Client is the person or the small firm offering a job.
• Contractor is the person/freelancer/virtual assistant offering a service.

How Job Progress is Monitored

Make Money Online as a Virtual Assistant

     Making money online as a Virtual Assistant is one of the best ways for you to earn dollars without leaving the country. Because with this, you get to earn an income in a regular basis which will replace your day job or current job in the corporate world.

     So have you ever wanted to work right at the comforts of your home, whether for a full-time or part-time job?

      Do you hate waking up 2 hours in advance just to avoid from being late at work?

      Do you hate heavy traffic which consumes so much of your time?

      And do you hate spending hours commuting for work especially during bad weather?

      Or perhaps you just want to get out of your office.

      If yes, then you might want to read on.

     

5 Ways to Make Money Online in the Philippines (Part 2)

     So as promised, here's the second part of my post on the 5 Ways on how to Make Money Online in the Philippines. The first 3 ways were already mentioned in the first part of this post. So if you haven't read it yet, I recommend you to please read the first part before you start reading this one.

     Here is the link. Please click here: 5 Ways to Make Money Online in the Philippines (Part 1)

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     Now, let's move on and discuss the remaining 2 ways to make money online in the country.

5 Ways to Make Money Online in the Philippines (Part 1)

     There are a lot of ways on how you can make money online in the Philippines; search it over the internet and the number keeps on growing. But since there are a lot of these, I am just going to share to you my 5 ways on how to make money online which I believe are appropriate for Filipinos starting to earn money using the internet. What’s so good about this is that it can be done right at the comforts of your home. Knowing these things, you will definitely earn either an active income or a passive income!

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     Take note that this not PTC (Paid to Click) or MLM (Multi-Level Marketing)

     Now, a lot of people asked, "Is it really possible to earn money through the internet?”. Well, the answer is definitely a Big Yes! The internet is really a vast and overwhelming world so make use of it in doing good stuffs and earning income is one of the best ways to do it.

     So, sit back and relax as I reveal to you the 5 ways to make money online.  

1. Blogging

     Blogging is just one of the effective ways on how to make money online, though it is considered the slowest way of all I’m going to talk about in earning money on the Net. Especially if you're not using the right tools and techniques, it could take you a year just to earn your first few dollars or worst yet, not earn at all.

     I believe blogging is not new to everyone and it has been proven that a lot of people have been earning money from it and some even started from a scratch. They just used the internet in finding useful stuffs in starting such career. So, to those interested, you can start now! Use the internet to gather information on how to start blogging. Or you can get a good and reliable mentor.

     Whether you blog by passion or by profit, either way will definitely earn you extra income.