Comments on: How to Prepare for Disasters if You Work from Home? http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/ Make money online and home-based jobs in the Philippines. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lazy Sunday Link Love http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-31359 Lazy Sunday Link Love Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:18:02 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-31359 [...] Alfa Mercado’s How to Prepare for Disasters If You Work for Home. Because even first-worlders workers suffer too! [...] [...] Alfa Mercado’s How to Prepare for Disasters If You Work for Home. Because even first-worlders workers suffer too! [...]

]]> By: Apple Door Says NO to Bundy Clocks » Tell Me What Tuesday: What Laptop Brand Do You Use? http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-31154 Apple Door Says NO to Bundy Clocks » Tell Me What Tuesday: What Laptop Brand Do You Use? Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:59:04 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-31154 [...] When typhoons Lando and Mina went Fujiwara’ing, can’t help but worry a great deal about my work. I can sense that series of brownouts everyday or so are about to happen. And guess what? I haven’t heeded Gab’s suggestion yet about getting an inexpensive generator. So I believe I could at least get myself an extra and more useful tool to extend my online presence and probably help me get a feel of my new goal - mobile working. [...] [...] When typhoons Lando and Mina went Fujiwara’ing, can’t help but worry a great deal about my work. I can sense that series of brownouts everyday or so are about to happen. And guess what? I haven’t heeded Gab’s suggestion yet about getting an inexpensive generator. So I believe I could at least get myself an extra and more useful tool to extend my online presence and probably help me get a feel of my new goal – mobile working. [...]

]]> By: Apple Door Says NO to Bundy Clocks » Another Family Member Bitten By the Work-at-Home Bug http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26401 Apple Door Says NO to Bundy Clocks » Another Family Member Bitten By the Work-at-Home Bug Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:55:30 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26401 [...] Since we work in the same home, now I have someone to share my emergency tools expenses with. Haha! [...] [...] Since we work in the same home, now I have someone to share my emergency tools expenses with. Haha! [...]

]]> By: Gabs http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26326 Gabs Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:45:44 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26326 Addendum: here's one that might interest your fancy: http://www.xantrex.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=381 It's a solar powered power pack (ie. unlimited Napocor-free energy!). Price? $169 (or roughly P7,600). How's about that UPS price again? :) <em>Alfa: As soon as I get to close a few more accounts this year I'll definitely heed your advice Gabs. Thanks for these tips!</em> Addendum: here’s one that might interest your fancy:

http://www.xantrex.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=381

It’s a solar powered power pack (ie. unlimited Napocor-free energy!). Price? $169 (or roughly P7,600). How’s about that UPS price again? :)

Alfa: As soon as I get to close a few more accounts this year I’ll definitely heed your advice Gabs. Thanks for these tips!

]]> By: Gabs http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26321 Gabs Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:20:02 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26321 Hi Alfa, Actually there are other Filipino-based VAs that are doing that right now. I know one VA in Pangasinan who has her own back-up generator at home. According to her, she bought it second-hand and the price wasn't all that different from a brand-new UPS. As for the toll-free number, you can get one for like $10/month (at $0.24/minute, that gives you a max. of 41 minutes talk-time from your clients). $10/month is only like P450 nowadays, a price people will easily spend on an outing at a restaurant. Why not use that same amount to make yourself more accessible to your target market, and make more money in the process, right? :) Hi Alfa,

Actually there are other Filipino-based VAs that are doing that right now. I know one VA in Pangasinan who has her own back-up generator at home. According to her, she bought it second-hand and the price wasn’t all that different from a brand-new UPS.

As for the toll-free number, you can get one for like $10/month (at $0.24/minute, that gives you a max. of 41 minutes talk-time from your clients). $10/month is only like P450 nowadays, a price people will easily spend on an outing at a restaurant. Why not use that same amount to make yourself more accessible to your target market, and make more money in the process, right? :)

]]> By: Alfa http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26313 Alfa Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:52:55 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26313 @Gabs Whoah! Some serious virtual assistant you are. I'm praying for that day to come when I can afford your methods of preparing for disasters. @Laura Reworking is definitely stressful. But when you're under pressure, people still forget to backup, which can backfire. Tsk! @Gabs

Whoah! Some serious virtual assistant you are. I’m praying for that day to come when I can afford your methods of preparing for disasters.

@Laura

Reworking is definitely stressful. But when you’re under pressure, people still forget to backup, which can backfire. Tsk!

]]> By: Laura http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26282 Laura Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:09:20 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26282 This is an excellent list of tips for those who work online. I especially like tip #1, backing up your work. I was always told to back up often or I might have to do the work over. The fear of rework has kept me backing up my work religiously. This is an excellent list of tips for those who work online. I especially like tip #1, backing up your work. I was always told to back up often or I might have to do the work over. The fear of rework has kept me backing up my work religiously.

]]> By: Gabs http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26279 Gabs Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:26:46 +0000 http://alfamercado.com/alfa/2007/08/08/how-to-prepare-for-disasters-if-you-work-from-home/#comment-26279 7. If you have clients in the US and Canada, get a US tollfree number. It isn't that expensive to obtain one. If your budget is really on the cheap, at least get a local number from your market country, (where most of your clients reside) using SkypeIn. You can obtain a local number, whether it's in the UK or in Ukraine. It's only $60/year, and you can get the calls from your Skype account. 8. Instead of a UPS, consider buying a small power generator. If you're dead serious about your business, a UPS will only last you so far, so get something that'll give your laptop the extra mileage when the power's out. If you've got a Paypal account, now's the time to put that online bling of yours to good use; purchase a Xantrex backup power unit from Amazon or some other legit online shop. 9. Consider investing in an external hard drive. It's not enough that you have a backup online, and even then, if your service provider or the host of your blog goes down, how can you have access to your data in the first place? A fairly good-sized hard drive nowadays should only cost you anywhere from P2,000 to P5,000, but it's a worth investment nonetheless. If you're really limited on budget, at least get a USB drive. Last time I've been there, CDR King sells these stuff on the cheap, so grab some while you're perusing in SM for that next big purchase you're gonna make when you get paid for your work. :) 7. If you have clients in the US and Canada, get a US tollfree number. It isn’t that expensive to obtain one. If your budget is really on the cheap, at least get a local number from your market country, (where most of your clients reside) using SkypeIn. You can obtain a local number, whether it’s in the UK or in Ukraine. It’s only $60/year, and you can get the calls from your Skype account.

8. Instead of a UPS, consider buying a small power generator. If you’re dead serious about your business, a UPS will only last you so far, so get something that’ll give your laptop the extra mileage when the power’s out. If you’ve got a Paypal account, now’s the time to put that online bling of yours to good use; purchase a Xantrex backup power unit from Amazon or some other legit online shop.

9. Consider investing in an external hard drive. It’s not enough that you have a backup online, and even then, if your service provider or the host of your blog goes down, how can you have access to your data in the first place? A fairly good-sized hard drive nowadays should only cost you anywhere from P2,000 to P5,000, but it’s a worth investment nonetheless. If you’re really limited on budget, at least get a USB drive. Last time I’ve been there, CDR King sells these stuff on the cheap, so grab some while you’re perusing in SM for that next big purchase you’re gonna make when you get paid for your work. :)

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