Comments on: Before You Go on Freelancing, Ask Yourself

By: Is Freelancing For You?

Is Freelancing For You? — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:34:04 +0000

[...] keep on getting emails and even get to chat with a few online friends that they want to make a big career change move: quit to job then go to freelancing or problogging (bloggers earning income from blogs such as blog [...]

By: Pastilan

Pastilan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:22:51 +0000

Like Edwin I also have a full-time job but I am greedy that is why I joined oDesk and GAF last year. But I barely have time for extra work; 24 hours is to short a time to be able to successfully juggle your day job, blogging, family, and freelance work. I thought I'd manage but I wasn't able to make it. Blogging alone eats a lot of my time. But blogging gives me a lot of extra income. As of now I'll just stick to blogging as my source of extra income, I am quite satisfied with what I earn from it; last month I was able to earn around P22,000 from my blogs (that's Adsense and paid posts earnings combined). On June 26 I'd be making a another trip to the local Western Union branch to get my $391 from Adsense. I haven't counted what i'd be earning from paid posts for this month yet. I guess I should be satisfied with this as of now because if I'd push it further by getting more extra work, i'd be on the brink of sacrificing my health. PastilanÂ´s last blog post..Tetris Game

By: berryblitz

berryblitz — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:27:33 +0000

actually gem, hidden talent na lumabas ang nangyari syo, sa pagkakaintindi ko sa situation mo. u r talented!

and yes, one doesn’t have to have a website to get freelance work.

all u need to have is the skill to do what u r doing, hindi yung panay bola lang. then u’ll survive, plus the right communication and approach with the client.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:43:17 +0000

You know, it doesn’t have to be always that way. I did not even have my own website when I started out freelancing, and I did not have all the right skills when I started out.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:42:01 +0000

Sa ngayon, I still have other priorities hehehe. Upgrade computer, pay the tuition. Well, time management na lang muna. Anyway, my kid’s going to school na, kaya wala na masyadong kaagaw.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:40:28 +0000

The rates will always be higher, as long as there are long term clients to work with or have several gigs lined up.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:37:33 +0000

Personally, I tell myself that I do not want to disappoint my clients. My principle in freelancing is to always take care of your clients since itâ€™s harder to find new ones.

I don’t actually have this kind of principle, but I have another principle that I practice which can result to the same effect – give out all my best for each and every project that I work on. I got that tip from other freelancers.

I lost and gained clients along the way, but I learned lessons too along the way.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:16:08 +0000

Thanks. If you want to be one then develop those right mindset then. Hehe.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:07:01 +0000

Yup it’s true for me, at least on my electronics engineering skills. I had been in Information Technology very long, so may memory gap na rin ako with regards anything that has to do with electronics.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:54:51 +0000

I tried doing a sideline on an IT project before. I know it’s the same feeling with oDesk when it comes to work together with a full-time job. It affects performance on both sides. It’s a relief when I stopped. But with the long years of working, medyo may memory gap na.

EdwinÂ´s last blog post..May 2009 Update