… a freelancer's quest to online marketing and anything in between
April 12, 2012 | JessicaByw | Freelancing | 4 Comments
I recently saw a job hiring for article writers on Facebook. It was more of an image regarding the job and they tagged several people on it. When I saw the image regarding the job posting, I shared my two cents on what I think is a “fair wage” and what ensued was me being called unprofessional a
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April 11, 2012 | JessicaByw | Ramblings | 2 Comments
Companies big or small are careful about sending out unsolicited emails because there’s a law against it. If you’re unfamiliar with this law, it’s called the CAN-SPAM Act which deals with unsolicited emails. That’s why any company cannot just send you any email unless you willingly gave t
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March 21, 2012 | JessicaByw | Freelancing | No Comments
Trust is the basic foundation in any relationship. Some are even saying that trust is more important than love. Again, there’s nothing romantic about this article… I used to work for a BPO and I’d like to think that I’ve worked my way up from the bottom of the food chain from customer suppo
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I recently saw a job hiring for article writers on Facebook. It was more of an image regarding the job and they tagged several people on it. When I saw the image regarding the job posting, I shared my two cents on what I think is a “fair wage” and what ensued was me being called unprofessional a
[ read more ]
Companies big or small are careful about sending out unsolicited emails because there’s a law against it. If you’re unfamiliar with this law, it’s called the CAN-SPAM Act which deals with unsolicited emails. That’s why any company cannot just send you any email unless you willingly gave t
[ read more ]
Trust is the basic foundation in any relationship. Some are even saying that trust is more important than love. Again, there’s nothing romantic about this article… I used to work for a BPO and I’d like to think that I’ve worked my way up from the bottom of the food chain from customer suppo
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I used to write about four times a week but I’ve been busy and have been neglecting my blog for quite some time. I don’t know what got in to me this morning but I decided to look over Google Analytics and I was pleasantly surprised to see that my blog has been getting daily traffic des
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Oh, I haven’t written for a loooong time… Well, I have been cleaning the house over the weekend and I saw an old book called “Nuggets of Wisdom”, it’s full of inspiring quotes and I just want to share the bits and pieces that I like. “I can’t do it” never yet accomplished
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I have seen a lot of post in forums about oDesk (as well as other outsourcing marketplaces such as Elance) if they are scamming people. I have started my freelancing journey with Elance and I also have an oDesk account and although I haven’t encountered any unpaid projects, I heard about freelance
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I was considering not writing about my experience with Philippine British Assurance but yesterday I was pissed again by its adjuster by the name of Michael Malake (not sure if I got his surname correctly) under MASCO. So I’m sharing my whole experience with Philippine British Assurance Company so
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I recently read an article on Brand management: The asshole effect and it made me reflect on how one “bad” employee can have a ripple effect on your brand. If a customer had a bad experience with your brand, he can simply tweet about it or post something on Facebook and his community of friends
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I used to work in a cubicle setting and I often find a lot of reasons for not working out. I would always say that I’m too busy with work and besides, I get to walk about 30 minutes every day while commuting to and from the office. When I started out freelancing, I said to myself that I don’t
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I was looking at some old notes and I came upon a proposal that I wrote for a client regarding the things that affiliates consider before they would join an affiliate program. Below are some helpful tips for merchants to consider before setting up an affiliate program. · The amount and regularit
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