Work from Home in the Philippines Part 1
Who wouldn’t mind working in his pyjamas? Who would trade his 9 to 5 with the opportunity to earn without having to not see your kids anytime you want to? I see a lot of raised hands.
The other perks of having the option to telecommute is being able to work anytime you think you’d be at your most productive. Though this is not always the case as there are companies who allow their employees to work at home and that check on them every now and then. Companies in the Philippines don’t seem to be ready to graze this pasture, yet. But if you find one, I will appreciate it if you will tell me a thing or two about it. Email me at alfamercado(at)gmail(.)com.
In the Philippines, more and more are getting hooked with working from home, particularly moms. This is because it does not only make them more involved with their households but it also allows a Pinoy avoid the polluted streets and the traffic that brings one’s blood to a boil. Usually, they are homebased businesses that allow one to make use of his or her manual skills, e.g., crafts.
How about those jobs that can be done by the manually-challenged but keyboard-obsessed beings?
That’s what the online jobs are for. There’s a lot of telecommute jobs available for Filipinos. However, there are also a lot of telecommute jobs that are far from being truthfully income-generating at all. Beware of these work from home scams. They often take the forms of the following job titles:
- Data Entry Clerks
- Email Processing Clerk
- Home-Based Typists
- Work at Home Craft Workers
- Medical Billing Jobs
How do you know that they are just some work from home opportunity scams? They ask you to pay for a kit (brochures, that you can use to build your business. Or they ask for an admission fee of some sort. Another tell-tale that a homebased opportunity is just leading you on is the plethora of too good to be true promises, you know, those “be a millionaire overnight schemes.”
Learn more about the company that offers any home based work opportunity. If it asks you to swipe your credit card, chances are it’s a scam.
I found my online job through joining forums and e-groups. I have one that is ongoing and I also do some freelance work for a company that I used to work 9 to 5 for. Of course, it pays to be Internet savvy if you will be searching for telecommute jobs. Am I? I can Google, know my way around with FTP’s, and I can post on forums. Those are the requirements of my job. And a bit of common sense, of course. 
This post has become another novel. Before it turns into an epic, I have to say that there is a whole lot of other interesting things to blog about working at home in the Philippines. Stay blogtuned for the actual jobs and that are made for the Filipino telecommute job hunters. I will be also blogging about those who were able to make it in this field.
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3 Successful Home Based Workers in the Philippines
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Work at Home Pinay » Work From Home in the Philippines - Part I said,
April 25, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
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MELANIE J.NARDO said,
September 22, 2006 @ 2:42 pm
hi………
Ive read your message and it widen me a lot finding job in the internet, coz a lot of site that Ive open needs money for registration and Im very sure that it is a scam as what uve said. Maybe if you can give me a website where to find a “work at home” I am very much happy to receive coz I really want to find job through net.
Thank you so much….
Melanie
Alfa Mercado said,
September 23, 2006 @ 11:40 am
Hi Melanie,
Look for work at home tips, home-based business ideas or even home-based job posts by checking out those categories on the left sidebar of this blog.
Good luck to your hunt for a work at home opportunity.
Thanks for dropping by, too.
Rennan said,
October 5, 2006 @ 7:14 am
you are a good soul… m sure many of us who are lookin for home-based jobs on the net will find ur blogs most helpful… so in so many words thnx
Marivic M. Tolentino said,
March 15, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Is there any work at home thrue internet in the philippines. I am one of those interested working at home thrue internet because I have PC, Interenet broadband and landline. I’m Accounting Graduate but still looking job at home.
levy natividad said,
April 23, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
Greetings! Can you help me find home based jobs? I’m a full housewife and mom hence i still want to earn by using my pc via internet. Please help me. Thank you and God bless.
Alfa said,
April 23, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
Hi Levy,
What kind of home based job are you looking for? Transcribing? Blogging?
Polly said,
May 30, 2007 @ 4:22 am
Hi Alfa,
I am have been working for 10 years but right now I am at the verge of resigning in order to give time for my 6 year old kid. I am wondering if the home based jobs you have mentioned can work for mom’s like us who are in the philippines. I saw the iNet data entry link in this site, it requires me to pay$49.99, is this one of the scams that you are referring to? I would like to seek help from you, if you know of any successful or trusted home based jobs which I can have. Thanks and God Bless you always!
Alfa said,
May 30, 2007 @ 2:01 pm
If it requires you to pay, most probably it’s a scam. If you like doing data entry at home, email transcriber@skillze.com for a transcription job.
Polly said,
May 31, 2007 @ 11:21 am
Hi Alfa,
Thanks! BTW, Are you here in the Philippines? Would it be okay to converse with you through email?
best regards,
polly
Alfa said,
June 1, 2007 @ 2:33 am
Polly,
Yes I’m in the Philippines and my email add’s on the Contact page.
Avelina C. Garcia said,
June 20, 2007 @ 3:46 am
Hi Alfa,
I’m here in the Phils. looking for homw base jobs using broadband. Coz after 15 years of woring in manufacturing company I decided to avail our company’s offer on early retirement. So right now I’m looking for work at home.
Thanks and God Bless
Belen
Aldy said,
August 24, 2007 @ 8:45 am
hi alfa, i previously worked as outsource data entry agent until my contract has ended, can u please help me find a reliable outsource company where i can continue working at home? i have a broadband internet at home and willing to work full or part time…please email me at aldy_po@yahoo.com.
thank you!
philip said,
August 24, 2007 @ 10:45 am
hi alfa,
very nice site! i am a student and wanted to have income generating job to help my parents to afford my school expenses. i wish to work at home, through the internet. i hope you can help me find a work at home job offer.
i have an extensive exposure to microsoft office software. im am very willing to work partime..thanks! please email me at bijianhao@gmail.com. i am ready to work as soon as possible.
thank you very much and godbless!
more power!!
Crischelle Lunday said,
September 9, 2007 @ 7:17 pm
hi. i would like to follow up my application. i think i already sent one to you. anyway, i’m interested in any transcription, general or non medical, or any call center jobs, homebased.
please let me know at the enclosed email address.
btw, i’m 32, experienced in CS, used to work in telecommunicating companies, as DATA encoder in Innodata Processing Corp., Secretary to Administration in hospitals…
just tell me where i may be qualified.
thanks so much…
awaiting,
(emails deleted)
Michael said,
December 14, 2007 @ 10:18 am
hi Alfa can you give me some websites or company that offers home based data encoding, you could send it to my email address hoping for your reply
More Power and God Bless
aimee turla said,
December 17, 2007 @ 1:31 am
hi! good morning! I got a chance to view your spot by chance thru a serch engine, and this is what I am really looking for!
You know how it is hard living through paycheck to paycheck?! And I agree with you when you said NO to BUNDY CLOCKS!
I want to look for another means of earning income without loosing my current job! I’m working with the Operations group with my present job and in shifting schedule, I think I will have enough time for this line of job.
Will you be kind enough to give me an overview on how this works? Oh please?! I have almost fallen to those scam you just mentioned but its a good thing I trusted my instinct, ( aside from the truth that i don’t really have the money to pay for their sacam!)
Sir / Ma’am, I am really interested in doing these buisness, Hope to hear from you soon! You just don’t how great your help will be to me and my family!
aimee turla said,
December 17, 2007 @ 1:40 am
gosh! I wasn’t expecting it, Kabalen! Mayap a aldo mu rin po que kayu!
I’m from CSFP.
You know I am really starting to appreciate the Values, skills and competencies of the Kapampangans. and I am really Proud to be a Kapampangan!
Jason Feliciano said,
April 7, 2008 @ 8:29 am
Greetings,
I am very much interested on how to apply. I really need extra income due to financial crisis. Hope you can give me more information on how to apply.
Thank you so much.
Cheers,
Jason