25/11/2025
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐? ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ ๐ค๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐?
๐ค Napansin ko na sobrang daming naging interested sa pagiging VA or sa freelancing. Tinanong ko kung bakit. Dahil daw malaki ang income at may flexibility sa work.
Let me share with you the things you have to know before you become a VA or freelancer.
๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ.
๐ก Here are some important things to consider:
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๐ผ โก๏ธ ๐ป ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐
I was a teacher before I became a VA. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ค.Dumating ako sa point na nakikitira at nakikikain na lang ako sa lola ko. Sobrang hirap! After 3 months pa ako nagkaroon ng client. Kaya kung balak nyong mag change career from corporate to freelance, make sure na meron kayong kahit isa sa mga sumusunod (๐ด๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด, ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ข ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด). Kung magkaroon man kayo agad ng client, you must also know na ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Clients may come and go. Again, importante na meron kang kahit isa: savings, client, extra income, or business.
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Kapag international ang clients mo, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ like SSS, PhilHealth, Pagibig, HMO, or 13th month pay. You have to ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป. Kapag naging VA ka, you are also like a boss, at ung business mo is to provide services. Itโs important to register with BIR and pay your taxes para legit freelancer ka. Plus maraming opportunities para saโyo like loans, or visa applications.
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๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ
Unang-una sa lahat, alamin mo muna ung BIR RDO sa location mo. So kung saan ang location ng bahay mo (since dito ka magwowork), un din ang business address mo.
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ
1. Service Invoice (10 Booklets) - โฑ2,000
2. 1 Cash Receipt Book - โฑ50
3. 1 Documentary Stamp Tax - โฑ30
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ โฑ๐,๐๐๐
๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐
๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ:
1. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
2. BIR Form 1901 - Application for Registration - 2 Copies
3. Valid ID - with birthdate and address
4. Occupational Tax Receipt. Selected RDOs only
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
1. Taxpayer Identification Number
If you don't have a TIN yet. The BIR will issue your TIN during the registration.
2. BIR Form 1901 - Application for Registration - 2 Copies
Duly filled out BIR Form 1901. (Got this template link from GA Consulting- https://tinyurl.com/BIRform-temp-link
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๐ป ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
If yes, then freelancing is not for you! Kaya naghahanap ng VA ang mga clients kasi kailangan nila ng tulong. Ibig sabihin, most of the time, you will do the tasks ๐๐๐๐๐. You have to learn to figure things out on your own. Youtube, Google, FB Groups, ChatGPT are your friends. Kailangan mo lang talagang mag-research kapag may mga bagay na hindi mo maintindihan.
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๐ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Sadly, kapag nasa ibang bansa ang client mo, null and void ung contract. So kapag nagkaroon ng breach of contract, sobrang mahal ng magagastos para kasuhan ka or kasuhan ung client mo. Pero kahit ganun pa man, always have contract between you and your client para malaman mo na rin ung expectations nyong dalawa sa project or task.
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๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐?
You can charge an ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ sa mga tasks na kailangan ng mahabang oras para gawin ung tasks. Example you are a copywriter of a CEO you can charge them at least $15 an hour or more. Kung mga basic tasks lang naman you can start at $7 or more as a beginner or at least $10 or more kapag may konting experience ka na. If you have a specialization, example you are an Amazon store manager, you could charge higher like $15 or more. Kapag ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ naman, project-basis ang payment. Example, you are tasked to create 5 listing photos for a product, you could charge $50 or more per product. So kung 10 products ang gagawan mo ng listing photos, thatโs 10 products x $50 each = $500 for 10 products. Kung matatapos mo yan in one day, meron kang $500. So, it depends on the task kung icharge mo ung client ng per hour or per project.
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๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ โ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐?
Pag sinabi nating ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, you will only work less than 8 hours a day. Depende na yun sa client mo kung anong oras ka magtatrabaho or kung anong oras kayo available pareho.
Kapag ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ naman, you will work 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. Again, depende un sainyo ng client mo kung anong oras ka magtatrabaho.
Meron tayong tinatawag na ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. Ibig sabihin, you can do the tasks part time or full time any time of the day. Halimbawa, feel mo magwork ng umaga tapos bukas sa gabi naman.
Note: Some clients will ask you to use time tracker while ung iba naman hindi required.
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๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก?
Kung ung task mo naman ay hindi kailangan ng voice mo para gawin ung trabaho, basic english is okay. Basta magkaintindihan kayo ng client. Pero make some efforts din para mas lalong gumaling sa English communication. Kung customer service naman ung scope ng tasks mo, dapat talaga fluent ka sa English.
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May ginawa akong video how to practice your interview: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/12L32cdyHjs/
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๐ป ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ
(email management, calendar scheduling, research, data entry, social media posting, basic Canva designs, customer support, etc.)
๐ป Suggested Computer Specs:
Processor (CPU): Intel i3 (10th Gen or higher) / AMD Ryzen 3
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB SSD
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ
(video editing, content creation, heavy Canva/Photoshop work, managing large spreadsheets, social media analytics tools, multitasking multiple tabs)
๐ป Suggested Computer Specs:
Processor (CPU): Intel i5 or i7 (11th Gen or higher) / AMD Ryzen 5 or 7
RAM: 16 GB or more (essential for video editing and multitasking)
Storage: 512 GB SSD or more
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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ
Your resume shows your skills, experience, education, and tools you know (like Canva, Trello, etc.)
Your portfolio shows actual examples of what youโve done (graphics, calendars, SOPs, client feedback, etc.)
Kung problema mo na wala kang experience, here are the things you can do and include them in your portfolio:
๐น General Admin VA
Create a sample weekly calendar and organize a task list for a busy entrepreneur.
๐น Social Media VA
Design a 1-week content plan with sample captions, hashtags, and post designs.
๐น E-commerce VA
Make a mock product listing with a title, description, price, and tags.
๐น Email Management VA
Write sample email replies and organize a mock inbox using folders and labels.
๐น Real Estate VA
Create a sample property listing and build a client tracker for follow-ups.
๐น Podcast or YouTube VA
Plan content repurposing from a video and write sample show notes.
๐น Content Creation VA
Write a sample blog post or captions and build a monthly content calendar.
In short, create SAMPLE PROJECTS. If you are on creatives, pwede mong icheck tong website na to: https://fakeclients.com/
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โ ๐ค ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ
Ito ung mag early signs na red flag ang client or job post
๐ฉ Kapag humingi ng pera sayo! No buts and what ifs!
๐ฉ Kapag humingi ng ID mo for โverificationโ daw. Hindi yan required.
๐ฉ Kapag hiningi ung bank details mo gaya ng bank name, account name, account number at ang pinaka-sensitive sa lahat, CVV!
๐ฉ Kapag sobrang dali ng task tapos sobrang laki ng salary
โถ๏ธ Watch this video para sa ibang red flags na scam ung client: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYdss0P6A8
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๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป ๐ผ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ
Honestly, never akong nagwork under an agency. But I have friends na nasa agency ngayon and here are the things I learned from them. Aware sila na may percentage cut ang agency kapag na-pair na sila with a client. Mostly ng agencies tumatanggap ng newbies kasi they provide training bago ka nila i-pair with a client. The good thing about agencies, kapag nawalan ka ng client, theyโll find a client for you. Pero ang downside lang, hindi mo makukuha ung buong rate an hour mo dahil sa percentage cut ng agency. Mostly din ng agencies, strict sa time. If youโre comfortable working under an agency, okay lang you start from there. Pero kung hindi naman, you can find direct clients.
Here are some list of agencies:
โ๏ธ Athena Executive Assistants
โ๏ธ Bottleneck Distant Assistants
โ๏ธ Cyberbacker PH
โ๏ธ Global Hola
โ๏ธ Hello Rache
โ๏ธ Magic Virtual Assistant Services
โ๏ธ MyOutDesk PH
โ๏ธ Outsourced Doers
โ๏ธ Pineapple Staffing
โ๏ธ Bruntwork
โ๏ธ Remote CoWorker
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๐ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ผ ๐จ๐ปโ๐ผ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ?
Although may mga agencies din dito sa mga freelancing websites na ito, just read the job descriptions para malaman mo kung agency ba sila or direct client.
โ๏ธ Onlinejobs ph: https://www.onlinejobs.ph/
โ๏ธ VirtualStaff ph: https://www.virtualstaff.ph/
โ๏ธ Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/
โ๏ธ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/
โ๏ธ Freelancer com: https://www.freelancer.com/
โ๏ธ Indeed com: https://ph.indeed.com/
โ๏ธ JobStreet com: https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/
โ๏ธ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/
โ๏ธ We Work Remotely: https://weworkremotely.com/
โ๏ธ FlexJobs: https://www.flexjobs.com/
โ๏ธ Working Nomads: https://workingnomads.com/
โ๏ธ PeoplePerHour: https://www.peopleperhour.com/
โ๏ธ Hubstaff Talent: https://talent.hubstaff.com/
โ๏ธ Guru com: https://www.guru.com/
โ๏ธ Boldly: https://boldly.com/
โ๏ธ Cloudstaff: https://www.cloudstaff.com/
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๐ฉท Build your resume and portfolio bago ka maghanap ng client para if ever hanapin un ng prospect client mo, at least prepared ka na.
๐ฉท Start by sending proposals at least 3 proposals a day. Wag mo biglain ung sarili mo na 20 proposals agad sa isang araw. I check mong mabuti kung fit ba sa skills mo ung work bago ka mag send ng proposals.
๐ฉท Invest in your equipment. Kung wala kang laptop, you can borrow from a family or friend. Kung kulang ang budget, buy a 2nd hand laptop (thatโs where I started ๐).
๐ฉท Find a place at home na intended lang for your online work. Example, make a space in your living room kung saan may table at chair ka. In that way, mas motivated ka magtrabaho. Mase-set din sa mind mo na kapag umupo ka dyan sa chair mo, you have to really work. Mahirap kapag nasa bed ka lang kasi nakaka-antok un ๐
๐ฉท Kapag may client na ka, start saving. Mahirap kapag wala kang back-up plan or savings man lang. Kasi remember, hindi stable ang freelancing.
๐ฉท Kung kulang parin ung information mo about VA, you can watch free resources sa Youtube, Udemy or Coursera. You can also enroll to paid courses. You can check here: https://thevacamp.net/
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐ค๐จ ๐ง๐-๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฒ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ.
So yun laAaAangโฆ.