Deciding to get into a freelance career is no easy decision. It means leaving the comforts of the employed job and seeking opportunities on your own. It can be an exciting venture, but to be successful, one has to understand the basics of survival.
Here is a glimpse of what the freelance life is. If you are thinking about making the jump to a life where you can ultimately control time, be prepared for the reality of this job.
I was up all morning trying to present a quick photoshow. I had to do it because my friends had wanted to see something new from me. Here’s the love of my life:
Setting up this photoshow was fun and easy for me. I uploaded my picture selection and tweaked the settings. The coolest things that I’ve seen as I was doing the photoshow are the styles and stickers that I get to choose from. I had to admit that the final result was far from what I typically envision presentations.
I did not have to spend any buck to create this photoshow. I got this done from Roxio online. The final photoshow can be a embedded in a widget or a blog, just like what I’ve done in this post.
When I decided to find more freelance sites, I find it a requirement to maintain a Paypal account to collect the earnings from several different sites. The great thing about Paypal unlike before is that it could get earnings directly to any Philippine bank account through electronic funds transfer. (The banner below should help you sign up with a new account.)
Some new users are confused with which Paypal account to use. Paypal offers three types of accounts: personal, premium and business accounts. I own a personal and a premium account – this is allowed by Paypal as stated in their terms of service.
The Difference
Paypal personal account is the one to use when simply collecting earnings from freelance sites. It can also be used for online purchases too. There are so many merchants that accept Paypal payments. Receiving funds from other Paypal accounts (Paypal balance, instant transfer and eCheck) are free. It is possible to receive funds from credit or debit cards for a limited number of transactions. Withdrawal limits for these accounts are limited too.
Paypal premium and business accounts are made for those who do businesses such as those in eBay. This is probably why Paypal charges less for receiving funds from debit and credit cards. Unlike Paypal personal accounts, these accounts accept an unlimited number of payments from these cards.
Collect Payments Using Paypal Personal Accounts
I would highly recommend using a Paypal personal account when simply taking off earnings from several freelance sites. If you are into mass payments and selling transactions then simply use another Paypal premium or business account.
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I’m still amazed at the potential uses of stem cells. Preserving some of these cells can do amazing benefits to our kin who has a disease that is deemed incurable by surgery, chemotherapy and other alternative medicine healing. C’elle clearly explained about the science of stem cells: a healthy woman can simply save some of her stem cell by simply getting samples of her monthly period. I’m showing off a sample of the entire kit from C’elle which is necessary to collect such life-giving stem cells for preservation. This kit is now offered at $200 less than the original price at a limited period of time.
As I was watching a featured C’elle Client Testimonial, I could feel the speaker’s happiness to be able to save some of her stem cells for future use. I get so sad at some real stories that I read off from some magazines where their parents get to suffer Alzheimer’s disease and forget the rich memories of their past. I also read sad stories about children born with genetic defects which makes it difficult for them to adjust to the normal life. I realized that may be needing these stem cells that I saved in the future.
I’ve just received an email from a new freelancer. The guy is eager to get his first job. He was asking me to check for a particular data entry site called InetDataEntry.com whether it is a scam site or not. I took some time to check out that site that the guy mentioned because I never heard of it. I read the details from the top of the site and when I reached the bottom of the site, I saw the required $49.99 one-time registration fee.
Upfront Non-refundable Payment
The payment does not come cheap – it requires people to pay for one-time non-refundable fee for training and other administrative costs. Data entry jobs require the most basic computer skills and there is no need for in-depth training for such. I did not think that the registration fee required by InetDataEntry.com is necessary. Most freelance sites do not require payment for standard membership. The simple site design rings off so many alarm signals in my head – I should be steering away from this kind of site.
User Opinions from Forums and Blogs
I sought out more opinions by seeking out the web. Just typing in keywords like “inetdataentry.com scam” gave me a lot of opinions about it being a scam. I tried “inetdataentry.com success” and “inetdataentry.com payment proof” but I was not successful with it. I got more negative responses than positive ones. I got opinions from forums and blogs alike and I never found any happy user testifying its credibility. I also tried “inetdataentry.com news” and I never found any news sites mentioning their site.
Ask Experienced People
I am glad that the user emailed me to ask about this. I was able to create a new post about it. Asking experienced people is indeed important. It could even be helpful to ask opinions from more people to help make a decision whether to join a freelance site or not. Just like the real world, there are money-making opportunities that really truly give treasures of income. And there are scams.
Have you been scammed?
