For her, she needed to do something because a new baby was on the way.
So, she started looking for ways to earn money. And then, she discovered working from home as a freelancer. “Ang ginagawa ko nun general virtual assistant. That time, wala pang freelancing groups. I was learning then, on my own.”
She discovered that the secret to increasing your rate as a freelancer was to specialize. And so, she did Project management, Social media, WordPress management. Name it; she tried it.
Back then, her challenge was instability. Sometimes, she experienced getting several clients around $1k - $1.5K per mont The pay was good. The job was good.
Then out of nowhere, these clients dropped the bomb… “Lish, I’m gonna stop our project.” Ouch.