In our country where Filipino moms are believed to spend days watching over their children and taking care of her family. But now gone are the days of the “full-time housewives” and the “stay-at-home moms.” Thanks to telecommuting, work-from-anywhere platforms and the burgeoning of dynamic online communities, more Filipino moms now identify themselves as “work at home moms [WAHMs]. Filipino moms now can make a living and build their career as a freelancer while taking a hands-on role in raising their kids. Welcome now to the millennial world of Freelancing.
HOW TO START BEING A WORK-AT-HOME MOM FREELANCER
Filipino moms value the importance of traditional Filipino values such as “sipag at tiyaga”- hard work and perseverance. But to start being a work-at-home mom takes a long, hard look at yourself, your family, your resume and deciding whether being a work-at-home mom is what you want. There should have a burning desire that you really want to become a work-at-home freelancer. Because you’ll need to take into consideration whether you have that personality trait to work from home and what might you have to risk or give up.
STEPS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED
Find The Right Career Path For You.
Start with your own resume. You might want to look back at your past work experience. Some examples of work from home jobs are:
- Writer
- Graphic Artist
- Social Media Manager
- Web Developer
Prioritize Your Needs
It is important to set priorities and scale the needs of your family. For potential work-at-home moms, it is a good idea to break down the reasons into two groups: reasons to work and reasons to work from home.
a. Reasons to work
Financial need/security
Career advancement
Save for retirement/college
Personal fulfillment
Pay down debt
b. Reasons to work from home
Spend more time with kids
Eliminate commute
Save money on childcare
Leave unpleasant work environment
Reduce stress
Plan the Practical Aspect
You have to take into considerations of possible cause and effects in transitioning into work-at-home and be a virtual assistant freelancer.
Find a Work-at-home Job
You can start looking for a work-from-home jobs. Just be mindful to determine if a work-at-home job is legit before applying. Many work-at-home job posting is a scam but there are a lot also that was legit.
Ready now to be a Work-At-Home Mom?
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