Work at Home Philippines

If you are far from being a techno-geek who can earn a decent income out of his web development skills and all even while at home, don’t fret. Did you know that your somewhat obsessive-compulsive ‘tude on keeping things spick and span and well-organized can be your asset in putting up that dream home business of yours? No it does not have to be a food business.

Not a lot of people enjoys the task of keeping things where they should be and keeping them clean while at it. But if you are somebody who don’t mind working with dust all around you and decluttering massive piles of whatever items have been stored in one’s garage for ages, you can earn from it!

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The boom of the medical transcription industry has given hope to a lot of health sciences graduate who had a hard time getting non-internship jobs. However, how about those who can’t tell the difference between a diagnosis and a prognosis? I mean those who don’t have any medical background but would still like to do transcribing.

A general transcriptionist is simply someone that can transcribe any files except medical audio files.

Usually, those who would need the services of a non-medical transcriptionist are podcasters. Many podcasters are internet-savvy people trying to convey information through audio recording. For their audio files to become written words, transcriptionists are indispensable. Other netpreneurs who produce teleclasses also record their conversations and get them transcribed by transcriptionists.

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I know, many would prefer to never bring their work home. But I also do know that there is still a number of us who are dreaming to be allowed to have their jobs done at home. Such is proven by the increasing number of teleworking employees discovered by the International Telework Association — from 41.3 million to a projected 51 million by 2008.

Telecommute jobs are fast gaining in number, my post regarding working from home in the Philippines has reached quite a few who will surely not mind to be considered for these opportunities. But making your employer consider such option for you might pose more challenge. These are the tips suggested by Jane Anderson, director of Midwest Institute of Telecommuting:

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A disabled guy almost got scammed by a foreign-based company that promises a home-based opportunity. He almost lost $23,000 because of the legitimate-sounding work at home opportunity. Here’s the full post from WNBC.

If you are a fan of work from home jobs but would not want to be a victim of such scams, here are a few questions that you have to ask your potential employer as outlined by the Federal Trade Commission:

1. What tasks will I have to perform? (Ask the program sponsor to list every step of the job.)
2. Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission?
3. Who will pay me?
4. When will I get my first paycheck?
5. What is the total cost of the work-at-home program, including supplies, equipment and membership fees?
6. What will I get for my money?

The answers to the abovementioned queries will not only help in knowing whether the job is for real or profitable at all, it will also make it easier for you to sort of calculate whether the job (if it seems legitimate) will meet your expectations or not.

This is NOT Team1 Alliance which I’ve read offers a franchise of a medical transcription home business. I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with getting involved with Team1. It’s just that not a lot of Filipinos would like to start out doing home-based medical transcription with a fee.

Here is a work from home job, 2nd arrangement of the two kinds of working from home. Got it straight from my inbox delivered by Bestjobs.ph. As usual, please apply at your own risk.

AMTS Services
 
Audio Typist / Transcriber
 

We are seeking a new Audio Typist / Transcriber to transcribe non-medical work. The non-medical work usually is to transcribe interviews. For qualified applicants some medical transcription may be available.

Initially, the work flow would be for one client (a theology Ph.D student), and will be about 15 hours of audio by then end of May to be transcribed by early June. Thereafter, for that client, there will be 1-4 audio hours per fortnight for the rest of the 2006, and into 2007. A person interested in sociology and/or theology would enjoy this work – please indicate your interest in these areas, if any.

Assuming your work for this client is satisfactory, we may provide you with further clients.

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An interesting article by All Business’ Frank Ross clarified two work from home arrangements.

Here’s the telecommuting dichotomy: 

1. Starting your own home-based business

2. Working from home for someone else

Working from home for someone else includes jobs like data entry, virtual assistance, general transcription, etc. Americans and other people from developed countries may not earn sustainable income from this work from home arrangement as. But we Filipinos usually do get a good livelihood out of these jobs especially if their clients are foreigners since we are paid dollars which is more than 50 times the value of the Philippine peso. Moreover, working for someone else develops one’s expertise on a certain task. And eventually, if a person has a strong entrepreneurial spirit that expertise and experience can be utilized to put up a business. I have worked with a number of people who started from working from home for someone else and became their own boss manning their own businesses after learning the trade.

As for why arrangements such as working from home for someone else thrives, Frank’s supposition is that…

They do offer the elusive dream of spending less time commuting, spending more time with family, and raising the general quality of life.

Aside from the fact that not too many such as Filipinos and other people from third world countries can shell out the meager capital that a home-based business would require, having more family time definitely outweighs higher paychecks, which eventually might be earned while at home, too. 

Here are two work at home job posts for Filipinos who are either looking for a virtual assistant job experience or are experienced in programming.

Please apply at your own risk.

Company: Netventures, Inc.
 
Virtual personal assistant
 
Seeking hardworking and ambitious person to be the personal virtual assistant for a U.S. entrepreneur. Successful applicant thrives in an unstructured environment, and is interested in performing a wide variety of responsibilities including administrative support, research, web design, and marketing. Position requires excellent written and oral English skills, Internet research skills, analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to design and edit web pages in FrontPage or similar program would be a plus. This is initially a home-based position, requiring a computer and DSL or comparable Internet connection. Some time shifting is preferred, though there is no need to work completely on U.S. time zone. Opportunity to expand role in future. 4-year college graduate minimum. Executive visits Manila frequently, and would meet and train in person.
 
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Working at home is not only for those who are office-phobic. If you are an environmentalist or have recently learned the value of being one, it will actually support your advocacies. How?

no commuting – less cars on the road – less pollution

And there are companies that acknowledge this benefit of telecommuting. One is Sandia National Laboratories. According Kate Rivera, the manager of staffing, recruiting and relocation at Sandia, approximately 175 of the company’s 8,500 employees telecommute to support the Clean Air act.

Source: News-Bulletin.com
 

Craigslist is now being used for various purposes aside from posting job wanted and personal ads. It also has become a way to boost one’s Adsense earnings. See this interesting discovery of Chuck Huckaby.

Anyway, here’s a part-time work at home job opening for us people in the Philippines with a gift of the written gab.
Posted on May 19, 2006

Reporter / News Writer (Philippines)
 
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: Negotiable / DOE
Location: Philippines
Job Reference: AHN Philippines
 
Skills:
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required; must be able to produce a large volume of well-written copy with minimal direct supervision. Must be able to effectively and efficiently telecommute with reliable access to a computer and internet connection.

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We, Filipinos can google work at home jobs in the Philippines and see millions of search results. However, visiting each of those sites that promise telecommute jobs for Pinoys can be very taxing.

I have been doing this search for the really paying homebased jobs that can be done in the Philippines since time immemorial and I know how hard it is. After a few years of that quest and finally being able to find my own homebased business, I was able to collect sources that might come in handy for my kababayans and Cabalens who are just starting out with their telecommute job search.

There is no promise that upon using this job source list finding that elusive homebased employment or business will be a surefire thing. As always, apply at your own risk.

Filipino Freelancers

At first glance I thought this is like rentacoders or elance wherein they will require you to pay before you can get in touch with all the employers posting their job openings. There is even this bidding thing going. The good thing is you are allowed to contact the employers directly without any fee.

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