Manila Standard has a feature article on home based businesses that could be done here in the Philippines:Â
A virtual assistant business and publishing either by maintaining websites or blogs are two viable options, too.
What kind of online job are you looking for? A time job or a think job?
A time job requires you to work on tasks that your employer or client can do but don’t have the time to. A think job is a kind of occupation that you are hired to do because your client or employer does not have the expertise to do it.
Most likely, a time job is more self-fulfilling and can be more financially rewarding. However, it’s a tad harder to look for these kinds of job online. It’s especially difficult to land these jobs since not many knows that they exist at all.
But time jobs, especially for freelancers, can be good stable sources of income when you don’t have a steady flow of source of income from your think job.
How do you categorize your sources of income? Here’s how I do it: Read the rest of this entry »
As you can see, I’ve become addicted to trying out all the blog editors or desktop publishing software ever developed. And believe it or not, it’s just a few weeks ago that I’ve discovered Windows Live Writer.
Downloading Windows Live Writer and setting up the blogs was a bit more tedious compared to BlogDesk. However, I like it that you can actually see how your blog post will look like while you’re writing it since it can detect the theme or layout of your blog. How cool is that? No more fussing with preview or the time wasting method of editing it when something comes out not so well after you have already published your blog post.
It’s interface is almost like the Microsoft Word so there’s the convenience of easily typing your blog post as you would type a Word document. A plus for Microsoft Word fans.
Same as BlogDesk, configuring Movable Type blogs is never easy compared to WordPress blogs. I also am enjoying its feature that allows you to see the drafts.
One more advantage of WLW is that it’s acting like WordPress in terms of the number of plugins that are available to add to it. I’m not sure with other desktop publishing apps but Windows Live Writer sure does have lots of fun plugins such as the AdSense plugin wherein you can use it together with the AdSense deLuxe plugin, screenshot plugin, etc.
I’ll keep on using it more to see if it’ll take the place of BlogDesk in my heart.
Have you tried Windows Live Writer yet? How do you find it?
No that’s not one of the Ocean’s 12 pretending to be SWAT. (That’s what I’ve heard at least during that scene when they’re fooling Andy Garcia, the casino owner.
Backup! Backup! Backup! That’s what’s been floating in my mind for the past few days. It’s stuck like a last song syndrome, only it stayed a lot longer.
It’s this failure to accomplish a training/trial that I’m supposed to go through with the supervision of a client, who I’m not sure is still interested to work with me after two days of being a letdown. It’s my Internet connection and computer that failed me during those online meetings. They died on me during the online meeting, which was held during the early wee hours of the morning when no computer technician or Comclark customer service rep is available!
In view of this, I’m finally getting another computer and reluctantly, another source of Internet connection – SmartBro. Since it’s the only other Internet service provider in our subdivision aside from ComClark.
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages but it took me one turned off client before I realized the urgency of the need for these backup tools. Sigh!
Creative Learning Co., Ltd. is looking for online English teachers or coach for its online language schools.
Here are the requirements of this online teaching job:
How lucky AND industrious you are if it does. But what if something came up and your current salary is suddenly not enough? There are two ways to get around this problem:
1. Be painfully frugal to make ends meet with your current job’s salary.
You get rid of your impulsive shopping trips and lunch outs. You now choose Vaseline over L’oreal; Nescafe over Starbucks; electric fan over AC unit; etc. You get the idea. AND/OR…
2. You look for another source of income.
You either start asking your family and friends if they know of any part-time job that you can juggle with your current 9-to-5, check online job listings or Google part-time jobs Pampanga, Manila or anywhere you are.
Doing either of the two or both of those options, which is more advisable, may be easy for some but definitely difficult for many – like me. 
It can be very stressful and time-consuming.Â
So how do you avoid get stressed by looking for extra sources of income when you need it most? Here are some helpful tips: Read the rest of this entry »
My quest for a smartphone is over. And guess what phone won my heart? If you’ve been following some of the comments here, you’ll know that I got an N73 and a music edition at that.
Why the N73? It’s 3.2 MP camera and of course, the mp3 that took it all away. This 3G phone is now always beside me and I can feel how hard it’s trying to replace my stolen 6510’s spot in my heart. And with the Internet just a click away now I can’t stop checking my gmail and reading RSS feeds every few hours or so whenever I’m away from my desktop computer. This is what I’m trying to avoid – Bloglines mania!
So if you one time receive an email reply with a funny format, most probably that email was sent using my N73. No, no text lingo from me. I despise super-abbreviated-to-the-point-of-miscommunication text lingo. So, you can be assured that you won’t get any msg lyk dat frm m… Hehe.
Just two regrets from not choosing the Nokie e61i, it’s a bit more expensive – I got it for Php15k versus Php10k (Nokie e61i) AND it’s not with a QWERTY keypad. But it’ll do. For now.
Here are some telecommute job openings for those who are looking for home based work as web designers/developers:
Home Based Medical Transcription and Editor
Work hours are from 11 am to 7 pm.
ASP.Net 2.0 skills and other computer programming expertise required.
Flash skills for entertainment and e-commerce websites required. $4-5 per hour salary.
For non-Filipinos looking for telecommute jobs, this list of companies allowing employees to work from home might help.
Also, please check this out if you’re looking for some cover letter tips.