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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • You can benefit in several ways:

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    • You save time. Instead of you doing the nitty gritty of doing digital marketing work or other tasks, I can handle those tasks for you so you can focus on where your expertise is at, or spend more time on other administrative tasks that only you or your founding team can do, to help streamline the business.

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    • You save money. Hiring your own in-house or internal digital marketing team with regular employment can be too costly especially if you are a small business or startup, or an individual professional. Getting me as a freelancer can be a more affordable alternative with a negotiable rate and flexible number of hours. Start anytime, end anytime with no hassle and paperwork.

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    • Grow fast. When you save time, you get to be more productive, and do more. When you save money, your profit increases. Sales and revenue can also increase with digital marketing and I have a track record of helping small businesses achieve that.

  • As of this writing in 2025, I am an individual freelancer or virtual assistant. Who knows in the future, I might take the agency path. Consider hiring an agency if you need more manpower and you have the budget to pay for one as it can be costly with a lot of overheads.

    But if you're starting out like an individual professional, startup or small business, you may want to consider a freelancer or virtual assistant like me to implement your strategies or brainstorm with me, exchange ideas, especially if you don't have a co-founder or founding team member yet.

    When your business grows further and get to the next stage of your business, you can then transition to a digital marketing agency or hire your internal team. An alternative is I can find another freelancer for you who's a specialist in a skill that I don't have and we can grow our own team from there. 

  • The hourly rate is affordable, flexible and close to most minimum wages in the West. Which is a very good deal as you're getting a variety of services and skills that can help grow your business fast and make you more money, gained from decades of experience and sleepless nights.

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    The rate is negotiable though, especially if it's going to be full-time or has longer number of agreed hours.

  • An hourly rate is balanced and fair, I believe. If there's not much work, you pay less and if there's more work, understandably the pay would be more. You can cross-check the amount you pay with the amount of work done or accomplished through time-tracking tools, online work that you can check, communication updates from me, metrics that you can measure via analytics tools or features. If you feel that it's not worth hiring me as your freelancer or virtual assistant, you can end the engagement or contract anytime. I'm also open to a fixed rate if it makes more sense than hourly.

  • Certainly! Here's how you can estimate on how I can work with your budget. Once we have agreed on the hourly rate, we can divide it by your budget so we can determine how many hours I can work with it. As long as it is ongoing, we'll get to your company's or business's objective at some point. Though of course, the more time being put in to work on your objectives, the faster the results will be and vice versa. But just the same, there will be positive results whether in terms of increase in website traffic, leads, conversions, sales, revenue, etc. - it's just a matter of time; but we need to start somewhere.

  • I have work experiences in the following:

    • SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

    • Search Engine Marketing (e.g Google Ads, Bing Ads now Microsoft Ads, etc)

    • Social Ads (e.g Facebook/Instagram or Meta Ads, Twitter now X Ads, LinkedIn Ads, etc)

    • Social Media Marketing

    • Email Marketing

    • Content Strategy

    • Recruitment (particularly sourcing candidates and outreach)

    • Website Creation and Management

    • and more.

  • You can find the list in this link under "TOOLS USED" - https://www.virtualassistancephilippines.com/about

  • From my personal work experience in the past before being a freelancer:

    • Real estate sales and marketing

    • Insurance sales and marketing

    • Hospitality (hotels) and travel (passenger ships)

    • Business process outsourcing (BPO)

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    Industry/niche of clients:

    • Recruitment (enterprise software sales)

    • Retail (e-bikes, olive oil shops)

    • Biotech (lab space rental)

    • Medical Spa

    • Wedding and Events

    • Engineering

    • Investor Relations

    • Individual Professionals (e.g. network marketer, film director)

    • SaaS

    • and more.

  • There are several options. We can do:

    • Upwork

    • Paypal

    • Payoneer

    • you may also suggest an alternative.

  • When I accept a project or work, that means I can commit to it and have dedicated a time for it. I know my limits and won't accept new projects or work when I reach that limit. I make sure there's still enough time for rest and recreation to recharge and be focused on next week's work.

  • I can do full-time, part-time or project-based. It depends on the bandwidth I have prior to the engagement.

  • When working with or for my clients, I have also been receiving spammy emails and cold outreach with regard to offers of digital marketing and all kinds of virtual assistant services. You may have encountered one as well and you might think I'm the same too.

    You can check my Upwork profile here - https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01556f1e31db918db9. You will see that I have a track record of clients who have been paying me for digital marketing and virtual assistant services since 2018; and you will also see that I still am a Top Rated Freelancer in Upwork with 100% Job Success Score.

    In fact, I quickly created this website in 2 days before I start reaching out to potential clients like you just to show my legitimacy and that I'm in it for the long haul. I will continue to develop this website moving forward.

  • I'm from Metro Manila, Philippines.

  • We can use your preferred communication platform/s. We can communicate via email, Google Meet, Zoom, MS Teams, Whatsapp, etc.

  • It's easy. Let's schedule an exploratory call, discuss your needs, goals and objectives. Once we have agreed on the terms, we can start the contract or engagement with a time tracker and set up the payment method either via Upwork, Payoneer or Paypal.

    If you don't have an Upwork account yet, you just need to provide me your email address and Upwork will send you a link where we can quickly start the project and be onboarded. I'll guide you through it whether Upwork or outside of it, or you can let me know if you have other suggestions. Work starts and we'll communicate regularly.

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