How to start a career as VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?

[shoppefloor]

yup, pwede siguro mag file ng leave kung urgent pero unpaid. Btw, mahigpit sila sa Business Contingency Plan, they need to know in case na magkaron ng disruption sa internet connection or electricity nyo e kung saan ka pupunta or ano gagawin mo para wala disruption sa work mo.
They would even ask you the address kung saan ka mag stay para tapusin yun work at kung gaano kalayo yun sa house nyo

[maiandra]

mga sis, can you suggest any more sites na may VA posts (aside from ODesk)?

[iCleverClogs]

Ang advise ko lang, just study and research about the various tasks online.


I've been working online for more than a year and so far rewarding ang job at pretty stable.


Though mahirap may boss pero kalaunan pag may alam ka na, you will build your own na.



Am presently one but with specific positions hold.

mga sis, can you suggest any more sites na may VA posts (aside from ODesk)?

onlinejobs.ph
remotestaff
virtualstafffinder --> big salary offer
bestjobs.ph


Hope these help!

[rhed]

Hi, I've been wanting to try this out for 5 years na ata. Wala lang ako guts haha. Advice please what kind of laptop is the best to buy. Ano ba yung specs ng laptop na need? Thanks!

[undecided]

try ko din SIS iCleverClogs, yan mga sites. sana makahanap din ako. 2 weeks na ako sa odesk but until now wala pa nag a accept sa akin na work. tiyaga tiyaga lang.

[undecided]

paano po ba sa onlinejobs.ph? need mag register para makapag log in and makahanap ng job? Thank u!

[maiandra]

thanks so much iCleverClogs! I just need to gather enough guts to resign from this call center job I have, kasi nakakatakot mawalan ng stability. Segurista kasi ako hehe

[iCleverClogs]

Much better not to resign muna.


Hanap lang ng work tapos pagsure na meron ng employer at promising yung company, go na.

paano po ba sa onlinejobs.ph? need mag register para makapag log in and makahanap ng job? Thank u!

Magregister ka po as job seeker. Gagawa ka ng online resume mo. May mga importang steps and details to fill in.


Maraming daily postings jan, kung makikita mo. Kaso nga di ka makapag.apply kasi di mo makikita ang contact details ng employer unless kung magregister ka.


Promising saken yung onlinejobs at virtualstafffinder.


Meron akong account sa Odesk pero mahirap makakuha ng work kasi yung prefer nila eh may mga feedback. Mostly they are looking for proven effective people with 4 or 5 stars. Although meron naman na successfully nakakuha ng work, but yung chance is slim lang.

Hi, I've been wanting to try this out for 5 years na ata. Wala lang ako guts haha. Advice please what kind of laptop is the best to buy. Ano ba yung specs ng laptop na need? Thanks!

Kung makaka.afford ka ng Apple go ka na  . Wala ako nun pero sa mahal ng Apple pang matagalan naman.


I have used HP before kaso dead na siya, madaling uminit pero maganda siya.
Piliin mo yung latest processor, not sure parang  core i7 above. Maganda rin AMD Athlon.
Yung memory should 4gb para maximize ang functionality.

[iCleverClogs]

Meron pa..


elance.com
freelancer.com or freelancer.ph
staff.com
myoutdesk.com
manila.craigslist.com


Actually maraming site. Lubus-lubusin na po para malaki ang chance.


If you need help you can ask me. 

[jhenpretty]

^ Bago skin tong Virtual Assistant Career. Buti na lang napadaan ako dito sa Career concern section ng GT. I am a mother of 8 year old boy and I was hoping that I could take care and guide him while I am working. I think this is a good career for me. More than an hour din kasi ang biyahe ko to work and most of the time gabi na ako nakakauwi sa bahay. I really want to try this kasi I have a dilemma sa work ko. I am hired as a system technician more than a year na pero Im doing programming work load. In which my salary is only for a technician level only. I then decided to apply in our IT department kaso mukhang iipitin naman ako ng boss ko because of my attendance. Interested ako dito.

[iCleverClogs]

^ Bago skin tong Virtual Assistant Career. Buti na lang napadaan ako dito sa Career concern section ng GT. I am a mother of 8 year old boy and I was hoping that I could take care and guide him while I am working. I think this is a good career for me. More than an hour din kasi ang biyahe ko to work and most of the time gabi na ako nakakauwi sa bahay. I really want to try this kasi I have a dilemma sa work ko. I am hired as a system technician more than a year na pero Im doing programming work load. In which my salary is only for a technician level only. I then decided to apply in our IT department kaso mukhang iipitin naman ako ng boss ko because of my attendance. Interested ako dito.

Since you have background on programming malaki ang chance mo na makakakuha ng trabaho.


Salaries of people who have background in programming earns more than a usual virtual assistant.


I encourage you po sis na mag.apply online kasi sa bahay ka lang. At malaking tipid yun sa pamasahe at daily work allowance mo. Maaalagan mo pa ng husto ang anak mo po.


Better visits the sites I mentioned below. I advice to take priority virtualstafffinder (malaki ang sahud) at onlinejobs.ph (marami ang daily job posting)


Good luck.

[jhenpretty]

^ Good day sis iCleverClogs. What specific programming language ang nirerequire nilang gamitin sa programming? Thanks sis sa advice and encouragement. I will surely try this kapag lumabas na result ng internal application ko dito sa IT department. Another question po sis, How many years ka na sa pagiging VA? May God lead the way. Thanks again.

[iCleverClogs]

^Commonly they need skills like;


HTML
CSS
PHP
JavaScript
jQuery


Mas mataas ang sahud pag matagal na experience mo sa programming sis.
Gusto ko talaga magkaroon ng skills sa programming kaya pag may time ako nagbabasa o nanunuod ng tutorials. 


1 year akong SEO, then next job 5 months na akong marketing assistant ..
17 months na rin sa online industry.


But honestly, since Feb 2012 lang talaga ako nagkaroon ng wide knowledge about online marketing though nagba-blog na ako way back October 2010. 

[jhenpretty]

^ Thanks sis sa advice. Until know undecided pa din ako if i'll quit my job in my current company. Takot din kasi ako mawalan ng stability though I have options naman. Konti lang naman ang alam ko sa programming nagbabasa lang din at lagi kong kasama sa pagpprogram si Google. =) Dami ko pa din kailangan matutunan. Sa java wala ako alam kahit basic knowledge. Projects kong ginagawa are mostly web based system/program gamit ko VB.NET. I'll just let you know if I am 100% decided to give it a try. Pero sa mga nababasa ko mukhang rewarding nga itong pagiging VA. Thanks again sis iCleverClogs and Good luck sa career mo dito. ^_^

[jhenpretty]

^^ sis iCleverClogs I visited virtualstafffinder and went to get started stage. I have seen na I have to buy Virtual Staff Finder Service for $395. Pricey pala siya. You need to invest first para makapagstart. Sayang naman gusto ko pa naman itry. I'll check onlinejobs.ph.

[reinzy]

hello, I want to try applying online sana while waiting for our visa, not sure pa kasi kung kelan dating sayang nman panahon.. kaso pano pag biglang dumating? pwede ba resign agad?? tia

[maiandra]

Mejo tumahimik na thread na to a. Covered ba ng VA ang SEO? Ano ba ang specific skills needed for being a VA?

[virt_train]

 @ reinzy , you can resign naman anytime ... just apply for part-time projects


@ maiandra , SEO can also be an add-on skill of being a VA. The more skills you have the better

[happiemommie]

Hello everyone! I'm also considering a VA job since I really wanted to be a WAHM. I have no background in IT, though I believe I am a fast learner. I don't blog also, I'm not the writer type. Could you recommend any training/ short courses to take that could prepare me for this venture? Hopefully, yung hindi masyadong pricey... thanks a lot!

[maiandra]

^ sis I'm attending a VA training kaso tom na Sep 15, by Jomar Hilario. you could check out filipinova.com. Although may bayad nga