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VA Arah, Tagum City (2025)

05/08/2025

𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆. 😌

not everything deserves your energy.
choose peace over pride, growth over grudge, and purpose over panic.

sometimes, letting go is the strongest move you can make.

🎧 tune in and let’s talk about choosing peace over resentment.

05/08/2025

not every day needs to be fast-paced or full of big wins. some days, progress looks like showing up quietly, ticking off one task, or simply choosing not to quit.

don’t pressure yourself to always be in “go” mode. slow days teach us patience, balance, and grace. and they matter just as much as the productive ones.

your pace is valid. your effort is enough.
breathe, move gently, and trust that you’re still getting there.

-arah 🤍

01/08/2025

working remotely changed my life. i’m no longer stuck in traffic or spending all my hours behind a desk. instead, i get to do work i love and still have time to live.

as a VA & digital marketer, i’ve built a rhythm that lets me show up for my clients and for myself.

i can dive deep, hike high, run wild, and be present.
this is what balance looks like for me and yes, it’s possible.

🌱 if you’re dreaming of this kind of freedom too, i’m leaving a few VA job links below that might help you get started.
who knows? maybe this is your sign to begin.

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𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧/FREELANCER/ONLINE JOB 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

1. 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙐𝙄𝙇𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙄𝙊 (𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚/𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙥 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨)
Site123 (free portfolio website) - https://www.site123.com
Canva - (for resumes, graphics) – https://www.canva.com/
Google Sites - (free portfolio website) – https://sites.google.com/
LinkedIn Profile – http://linkedin.com/
Behance/Dribbble - (for creative VAs) – http://behance.net/ / https://dribbble.com/
Notion - (organize samples/portfolio) – https://www.notion.com/

2. 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/
Upwork - https://www.upwork.com/
Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/
OnlineJobs PH - https://www.onlinejobs.ph/
RemoteWork PH - https://remotework.ph/
PeoplePerHour - https://www.peopleperhour.com/
Freelancer - https://www.freelancer.com/
Hubstaff - https://hubstafftalent.net/
Guru - http://www.guru.com/
Truelancer - https://www.truelancer.com/
Freeeup - https://freeeup.com
Golance - https://golance.com/
Facebook Groups: Search “VA Jobs Philippines” or “Remote Work PH”
Direct Outreach: Cold email/DM businesses (e.g., small US/AU companies).

3. 𝙑𝙄𝙍𝙏𝙐𝘼𝙇 𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙄𝙀𝙎
TeamUp - https://apply.workable.com/teamup-va-inc-1/
MindMaven (EA only) - mindmaven.com
Coconut VA - coconutva.com
Magic Outsourcing Solutions - getmagic.com
Athyna - athyna.com
Athena (Executive VAs) – https://www.athena.com/
Hello Rache (Medical VAs) – https://hellorache.com/
Cyberbacker – https://cyberbackercareers.com/
Remote Staff – https://www.remotestaff.ph/
20Four7VA – https://20four7va.com/

4. 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙑𝘼𝙨 (𝙐𝙥𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀!)
Google Digital Garage (Digital Marketing, Career Skills) – https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/
Coursera (Free audit mode for courses like "Work Smarter, Not Harder") – https://www.coursera.org/
HubSpot Academy (Sales, Marketing, CRM) – https://academy.hubspot.com/
Alison (Free certificates in Business & Admin) – https://alison.com/
Udemy (Search "Free VA courses") – udemy.com (Filter by "Free") https://www.udemy.com/
Canva Design School (Graphic Design) https://www.canva.com/design-school/
Facebook Blueprint (Social Media Marketing) – http://facebook.com/blueprint
Skillshare (Free trial for creative courses) – https://www.skillshare.com/en/

5. 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙏𝙊𝙊𝙇𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙑𝘼 𝙎𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙎
Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets) – http://workspace.google.com/
Trello/Asana (task management) – http://trello.com/ / http://asana.com/
Loom (video tutorials) – https://loom.com/
YouTube Tutorials: Search “VA training for beginners.”

6. 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏-𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙑𝘼𝙨
Stable Internet (PLDT/Converge > mobile data)
PayPal/Payoneer/Wise (for int’l payments)
Time Zone Converter – http://worldtimebuddy.com/
Grammarly (free grammar check) – http://grammarly.co/

7. 𝘽𝙐𝘿𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙇𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙊𝙋𝙎 𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙋𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙎 (𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 ₱20𝙆)
Lenovo Ideapad 1 (₱15K-₱18K) – Reliable for VAs
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (₱19K) – Reliable for VAs
Dell Latitude 7400 (₱18K) - tipidpc.com
Lenovo Thinkpad T14 (₱18K) - tipidpc.com
Acer Travelmate TMP414 (₱19K) - tipidpc.com

𝙏𝙞𝙥: 𝘼𝙞𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 8𝙂𝘽 𝙍𝘼𝙈, 128𝙂𝘽 𝙎𝙎𝘿, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙.

(Credits to the rightful owner of the information shared)

Good bless! 🫰🏻✨

hope this reminds you that you’re allowed to design a life that fits you — not the other way around.

22/07/2025

some days feel slow. some days feel like you’re doing everything and nothing at the same time. and that’s okay. 💻

this little reminder is for anyone working from home, especially my fellow VAs and freelancers.

you don’t need to overwork yourself to feel worthy.
you don’t have to say yes to everything just to feel “productive.”
rest is not a reward.
you’re allowed to take breaks.
you’re allowed to move slower.
and you’re absolutely allowed to protect your peace.

this career path gives us flexibility, not just in schedule, but in how we define success. so if you need a moment to breathe today, take it. if you want to show up fully, start by showing up for yourself first.

also, if you’re new here or thinking of starting your own too, i’ve added few job links that might help you.
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𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧/FREELANCER/ONLINE JOB 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

1. 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙐𝙄𝙇𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙄𝙊 (𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚/𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙥 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨)
Site123 (free portfolio website) - https://www.site123.com
Canva - (for resumes, graphics) – https://www.canva.com/
Google Sites - (free portfolio website) – https://sites.google.com/
LinkedIn Profile – http://linkedin.com/
Behance/Dribbble - (for creative VAs) – http://behance.net/ / https://dribbble.com/
Notion - (organize samples/portfolio) – https://www.notion.com/

2. 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/
Upwork - https://www.upwork.com/
Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/
OnlineJobs PH - https://www.onlinejobs.ph/
RemoteWork PH - https://remotework.ph/
PeoplePerHour - https://www.peopleperhour.com/
Freelancer - https://www.freelancer.com/
Hubstaff - https://hubstafftalent.net/
Guru - http://www.guru.com/
Truelancer - https://www.truelancer.com/
Freeeup - https://freeeup.com
Golance - https://golance.com/
Facebook Groups: Search “VA Jobs Philippines” or “Remote Work PH”
Direct Outreach: Cold email/DM businesses (e.g., small US/AU companies).

3. 𝙑𝙄𝙍𝙏𝙐𝘼𝙇 𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙄𝙀𝙎
TeamUp - https://apply.workable.com/teamup-va-inc-1/
MindMaven (EA only) - mindmaven.com
Coconut VA - coconutva.com
Magic Outsourcing Solutions - getmagic.com
Athyna - athyna.com
Athena (Executive VAs) – https://www.athena.com/
Hello Rache (Medical VAs) – https://hellorache.com/
Cyberbacker – https://cyberbackercareers.com/
Remote Staff – https://www.remotestaff.ph/
20Four7VA – https://20four7va.com/

4. 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙑𝘼𝙨 (𝙐𝙥𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀!)
Google Digital Garage (Digital Marketing, Career Skills) – https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/
Coursera (Free audit mode for courses like "Work Smarter, Not Harder") – https://www.coursera.org/
HubSpot Academy (Sales, Marketing, CRM) – https://academy.hubspot.com/
Alison (Free certificates in Business & Admin) – https://alison.com/
Udemy (Search "Free VA courses") – udemy.com (Filter by "Free") https://www.udemy.com/
Canva Design School (Graphic Design) https://www.canva.com/design-school/
Facebook Blueprint (Social Media Marketing) – http://facebook.com/blueprint
Skillshare (Free trial for creative courses) – https://www.skillshare.com/en/

5. 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙏𝙊𝙊𝙇𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙑𝘼 𝙎𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙎
Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets) – http://workspace.google.com/
Trello/Asana (task management) – http://trello.com/ / http://asana.com/
Loom (video tutorials) – https://loom.com/
YouTube Tutorials: Search “VA training for beginners.”

6. 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏-𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙑𝘼𝙨
Stable Internet (PLDT/Converge > mobile data)
PayPal/Payoneer/Wise (for int’l payments)
Time Zone Converter – http://worldtimebuddy.com/
Grammarly (free grammar check) – http://grammarly.co/

7. 𝘽𝙐𝘿𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙇𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙊𝙋𝙎 𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙋𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙎 (𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 ₱20𝙆)
Lenovo Ideapad 1 (₱15K-₱18K) – Reliable for VAs
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (₱19K) – Reliable for VAs
Dell Latitude 7400 (₱18K) - tipidpc.com
Lenovo Thinkpad T14 (₱18K) - tipidpc.com
Acer Travelmate TMP414 (₱19K) - tipidpc.com

𝙏𝙞𝙥: 𝘼𝙞𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 8𝙂𝘽 𝙍𝘼𝙈, 128𝙂𝘽 𝙎𝙎𝘿, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙.

(Credits to the rightful owner of the information shared)

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lastly, you’re doing better than you think.
and yes, that coffee break counts as progress too. ☕🌿

you got this. let’s keep going, gently, but surely.

21/07/2025

i didn’t start as an expert.

i started with fear, confusion, and so many doubts. i had no idea how to write proposals, or where to begin. all i knew was i needed to make this work.

i failed a lot, got ignored, made mistakes, cried over rejections, and questioned if this path was really for me but something inside me kept saying try again.

and so i did!

i learned slowly from every mistake and every small win. being a virtual assistant taught me more than just work skills, it taught me patience, confidence, and how to bet on myself.

if you’re in that stage of starting over, or figuring things out, please know you’re not alone. this journey isn’t easy but it’s worth it.

you’re learning and you’re growing and that’s enough.

– arah 🤍

16/07/2025

Hey there! I’m Lara, a Virtual Assistant and Digital Marketer, and I’m so excited you’re here. 💻✨

Whether you're a fellow freelancer, a business owner, or just curious about what it’s like to work online, I’m here to share what I’ve learned (and what I’m still figuring out). 👩‍💻

Let’s grow together, support each other, and build the kind of life we actually want.

Drop a 🖐️ in the comments to say hi, and let me know where you're tuning in from!

~VA Arah

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