Pinoy Online Work at Home: OM versus VA

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Pinoy Online Work at Home: OM versus VA

To become an Online Marketer (OM)  or to be a Virtual Assistant (VA)? Even though I did not have a clear picture on what an online marketer is, mas gusto ko sumali sa Online Marketing Club 2 (OMC2) ni Jomar Hilario because of its 1 year mentoring program. I really wanted to learn more about online stuff and I was already thinking that I might have my own online business by becoming an OM.

However, from time to time, naiisip ko pa rin na maging VA because according to Jomar, it's faster to earn when you become a VA while sa OM, you will start earning in 6 months pa and it will also depend on how quick you learn and how fast you will apply the lessons. At that time also, malaking tulong din if I will earn some money as a VA while waiting to land a stable job.

Still unsure on what to choose, I decided to join Jomar Hilario's OMC2 because I thought that no matter what happens, I will still learn a lot from the OMC2 program which I can definitely use whether I would become a VA or an OM. Here's the OMC2 package:

1. 12 month mentoring program

2. 360 Minutes of Webinars

3. 40+ Click by Click Lessons

4. 365 Day Access to Jomar

5. Plus bonuses such as:

     a. How to do SEO (Jomar will teach how to do it),

     b. Step by step tutorials to complete the... VA ASSIGNMENT!

     c. 4 New Deep Internet Secrets Webinars

I was really excited to start accessing the lessons in the OMC2 site and start to learn at my own pace. Now I can finally immerse myself to the world of online marketing. Readyng-ready na ako... excited na excited na... then I got some good news! I was finally hired by my former employer and now meron na akong work at it's a stable job too! So, after 2 weeks of getting introduced to online stuff, very eager and motivated to learn so that I can work at home, kailangan ko munang bumalik sa earth and face reality. Work at the office first, do my day job then yung online marketing during free time sa bahay.

Now I have to think on how to manage my time since I have to work from 8am-5pm then I'm also anticipating to do extended work in the office. Of course while at home, I should also give time to my family. Paano ko gagawin ito will be the topic of my next blog post.

May your dream about working at home come true,

Marco

P.S.1 If you happen to be new in online marketing just like me, please share your early experiences by writing on the comments below.
P.S.2 If you want to know more about Jomar Hilario and his Online Marketing stuff, events, etc., click HERE.
P.S.3 Are you feeling HOPELESS? Click here NOW! so you can dream again!

Pinoy Online Work at Home: Ang Assignments, Bow...

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Pinoy Online Work at Home: Ang Assignments, Bow...

After I (accidentally) attended Jomar Hilario's Virtual Assistant Seminar, I was so excited to become a VA as I understood that it can be done part time. But the hard part was to do the assignments that were given during the seminar and we have to submit it after 2 months! At ito ang mga assignments na dapat gawin:

1. Select 10 tools or programs on websites

2. Self study how they work

3. Create a power point presentation for each tool or program

4. You have to reach 100 slides per presentation then save as PDF files when done

5. Upload PDFs to Scribd.com

6. Create a blog

7. Embed each tutorial into the blog

8. Create one tutorial per blog post

9. Sign in in Odesk then create a resume and take tests

10. Apply for up to 40 gigs in Odesk.

11. Make a new resume using Jomar Hilario's format

12. Upload 3 videos of yourself telling a story

13. Upload the videos in YouTube

Wow, I got overwhelmed noon sa dami ng assignments and I did not know how to start. But I had to push myself to learn one tool or program at a time and I started with Dropbox. Dropbox is basically a tool where you can save your files or documents in the web, and you can access it anytime you want (as long as you are online). So after 4 hours of learning and creating a Power Point presentation, I only made 10 slides for How To Use Dropbox and in draft form pa lang sya. Nakakahiya man ipakita, but here it is:

   Marco_DiazdeRivera_How to Use Dropbox


Since nagsawa na ako kay Dropbox, the next tool or program that I learned was Prezi, a presentation tool that helps you organize and share your ideas. With How to Use Prezi, I was able to reach only 18 slides and of course I accomplished nothing for this one. I also stopped exploring Prezi because I did not know what to "present". Although I'm not required to actually do a nice presentation, I felt that I needed to have a good topic and be able to present it using Prezi. Since I was not thinking hard (not thinking hard = lazy as Jomar would always say), so I failed again. Here's the Power Point presentation that I made for How to Use Prezi which I'm not proud of:

  Marco_DiazdeRivera_How to Use Prezi


Of course I did not give up and I still continued to fail forward and this time with How to Use Pinterest. Pinterest is a tool for organizing the things that you love by collecting/pinning pictures or images of your passions in your Pinterest boards. For this tool, I actually made a big improvement as I was able to create 81 slides but it was still incomplete as it had no arrows to give directions on where to click, where to fill-up the data, etc. Here's the Power Point presentation that I made for How to Use Pinterest:

  Marco_DiazdeRivera_How to Use Pinterest


From 10 to 18 then to 81 slides! I was making progress in the "How To" assignments but the problem was that I was not able to finish all of them. I was really struggling this early and I started to doubt if becoming a VA was really for me. Naisip ko tuloy yung offer ni Jomar Hilario during the VA Seminar about joining his Online Marketing Club 2 (OMC2). Hindi pa nga ako nakaka-accomplish anything from the assignments, and here I am wanting to join his Online Marketing Club. Now, the hardest decision was if I'm ready to pay the price, as in literally yung cost of joining OMC2 which for me was not cheap.

May your dreams about working at home come true,

Marco

P.S.1 If you happen to be new in online marketing just like me, please share your early experiences, especially your mistakes in the comments below.
P.S.2 If you want to know more about Jomar Hilario and his Online Marketing stuff, events, etc., click HERE.

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