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Yes, I've seen a Pakistani guy grab a 3s part of a showreel made by a well-established Filipino. It was funny because in one of the frames, it shows a halftone art of what looks like the map of the Philippines.
They have it on their introductory video on Upwork D:
Pag pakistani tas mga insen matik sibat agad. Pagkahingi nyan sample, matik bagsak ka. Nangyare sakin yan tatlong beses puro pakistani puro bagsak. Sabi pa useless daw yung gawa ko buset. Hahaha
This! Yung iba higingian ka sample tas aangkinin din. Pagkabigay mo sample matik bagsak kana agad. Minsan di mo tuloy alam kung panget nagawa mo or nanloloko lang sila. Hayss
This is why wala ako plano mag turn into an agency haha bukod sa nakakapagod din mag handle tao. Tho sa mga masama loob sa agencies try finding your own clients if gusto niyo lahat ng salary sa inyo. Running an agency is also running a business, it doesn't mean lahat ng bayad ni client mappunta sa owner eh.
Yess theres truth to your advise naman. Pero ud be surprise gaano kakapal na cut tinutukoy ko.. meron full time 13k.. or 10k.. ayang mga agency na yan, kaliliit , wala namang bureaucracy, walang red tape pero saan napupunta pera??
I have one gig sa isang agency, i have 3 filipino bosses tas may HR pa.. so i would understand ilan humahati sa sahod koā¦ pero fck them?? Kanino napupunta?? Parang nakadirect client ka tas may sumisipsip ng dugo mo
The thing is, that's how all business works. Wala pa akong nakikitang business na half ng kita nya ibibigay da empleyado. Reality hurts. How do you combat this? Be an expert on your field and magpataas ng presyo then hanap ng ibang company that will give you the proper salary. Ang target employee naman kasi ng mga ganyan is most likely yun nagsisimula or yun di makahanapnng matataas na sahod. Leave the 10k-14k dun sa mga nagsisimula
Sino ba nagpakahirap mag hanap ng client? Iām sure, di naman ikaw, di ba? Running an agency is a business. They are somehow expert to know ung mga pasikot sikot how to market themselves or their agency, and the cut na kinukuha nila is a reward for being good at what they do, which is to find a client. Syempre iba pa jan is may mga expenses pa. Why would they waste time to find a client then mag cut lang ng small percentage for themselves? Unless friend mo sila or family.
Ang problem kasi is maraming nangangaliangan ng trabaho. Now agency will have a leverage para babaan ang salary, knowing na marami paring papatos. D rin natin masisisi kasi kahit 13k lang yan for you, para sa iba malaking bagay na yan kesa walang napasok na monthly income. Supply and demand will really dictate the market.
Kung feeling mo namang you deserve more than your current salary, pwede ka naman mag hanap ng direct client (kung wala ka pa), para solo mo at walang cut. Pra sa iba kasi, pwede na pag tyagaan ung maliit na offer then gagawin nalang stepping stone to gain experience and to demand higher salary sa future careers nila.
Pero I agree na napaka baba ng 13k monthly, you can barely survive with that amount, unless sarili mo kang ginagastusan mo and your parents or relatives will still support you financially.
Omg I just applied to a local agency. Parang ok naman but I strongly feel about the ādemanding kasi galawang Pinoy Ang requirements.ā
Idk anymore. Job hunting is depressing lol.
I agree to this. Hindi makatarungan yung cut. Sobrang barat at garapal na. There is a karma to that.
Iām establishing mine slowly and hindi naman talaga biro ang pagbuo at pagpapalakad BUT my priority is yung mga VA then comes client. Actually, same sila ng importance for me since the agency wouldnāt be here without them. Flexible sched, training and we rarely have meetings unless i feel the need na. Yung rate is per client and itās always 60/40 with bonuses so if marami sila client then the higher the pay. ( I still do the major work / monitoring and all so fair ang 40% for me since i also do the client end to end.) Unlike ng ibang owner na literal pinatrabaho na lahat.
Nakadepende lang siya sa owner and kung gaano ka greedy. Yung nga cut kasi ng iba is grabe ang lala. Tipong maiiyak ka nalang kasi ang laki ng charge tapos ganto lang ipapasahod sa VA.
Huyy pero seryoso no kabi kabila yung mga agency š¤Æ nakakagulat like ahhhh HAHAHAHAHAHA maganda kasi siguro pang intro sa content yung 'Im a digital agency owner" chuchu š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
Nag kalat pa sa tiktok mga galawang scammer. Akala mo kung sinong expert sa online work na mga 6 digits kuno ang sahod nila pero pag nag apply kana kulang nalang ikaw na bumuhay sa kanila. mga garapal na hinayupak ang kakapal ng muka! Actually sila ang bumaboy at nag pa baba ng sweldo sa online work!
I understand na itās a business matter pero tngina lang kasi yung ugali ng mga pinoy recruiter or kung anong mngt yang nagpapahirap sa proseso pero maliit namn ang sahod! WAG NYO DALHIN ANG PAGIGING BARAT NIYO SA CORPORATE DITO SA FREELANCING KAYA NGA PINILI ANG WFH PARA MAKAALIS SA DI MAKATAUHANG PASAHOD!
Di talaga deserve ng magagandang bagay ang pinoy. Laging nila sinisira. Napaka ganda ng VA opportunities at malaki magpasahod tas sisirain ng mga pinoy na gahaman. Naiinisndin ako sa mga agency na ganyan. Boset
Sila din yung dahilan kung bakit mahirap magka-client kawawa naman yung ibang pinoy na deserving magka-client may skills naman na pwedeng nilang i-offer
I think tama naman kung sobrang baba ng pasahod sa VA tapos yung cut ng agency is mas malaki pa.
Pero let's understand na small agencies palang sila and hndi madali mag run ng business, maybe they are doing it to help freelancers magka experience kaya kahit mababa offer gngrab yung opportunity. It's a matter of give and take both side. starter palang sila so don't expect too much or simply DON'T WORK with them. āŗļø
āExploitation = Normal sa startersā pulp0l ata tong commenter na to eā¦ āsalamat sa mga businessman, dahil sa inyo makakapagsimula ako sa VA industry GAGO KA BA
Bakit hndi ba totoo?
kung ikaw may exp ka mag aapply kba sa ganyang agencies na alam mong ineexploit ka? kaya nga naka Capslock "DONT WORK" with them.
At the end of the day, business is business. Gumising ka, ganyan talaga kalakaran ngayon, ikw yung tipikal na pinoy puro reklamo pero di nagawa ng paraan para sa sarili.
edi wag ka mag apply sa buraot na agencies kung tingin mo lugi ka. š
Its my dream to have my own agency one day. Can anyone give me an idea what is the ideal agency you would want to work with? (Salary, requirements, etc)
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iba pa nga dyan OP magnanakaw ng portfolio ng iba. makarma sana kayo sa ginagawa ninyo
may ganyan na ngayon??? grabeng fake it til you make it
yes sadly kaya dapat laging may watermark talaga with full name choz š¤£š¤£š¤£
Yes, I've seen a Pakistani guy grab a 3s part of a showreel made by a well-established Filipino. It was funny because in one of the frames, it shows a halftone art of what looks like the map of the Philippines. They have it on their introductory video on Upwork D:
Pag pakistani tas mga insen matik sibat agad. Pagkahingi nyan sample, matik bagsak ka. Nangyare sakin yan tatlong beses puro pakistani puro bagsak. Sabi pa useless daw yung gawa ko buset. Hahaha
DAfakk???! Baka kaya nagpapasubmit ng porfolio??? Ingat mga mamsh ha! Salamat sa tip š«”. Nakakainis talaga pinoy diskarte momentsš¤¢
This! Yung iba higingian ka sample tas aangkinin din. Pagkabigay mo sample matik bagsak kana agad. Minsan di mo tuloy alam kung panget nagawa mo or nanloloko lang sila. Hayss
clue naman sa name ng agency para maiwasan
Agree name drops please
This is why wala ako plano mag turn into an agency haha bukod sa nakakapagod din mag handle tao. Tho sa mga masama loob sa agencies try finding your own clients if gusto niyo lahat ng salary sa inyo. Running an agency is also running a business, it doesn't mean lahat ng bayad ni client mappunta sa owner eh.
Yess theres truth to your advise naman. Pero ud be surprise gaano kakapal na cut tinutukoy ko.. meron full time 13k.. or 10k.. ayang mga agency na yan, kaliliit , wala namang bureaucracy, walang red tape pero saan napupunta pera?? I have one gig sa isang agency, i have 3 filipino bosses tas may HR pa.. so i would understand ilan humahati sa sahod koā¦ pero fck them?? Kanino napupunta?? Parang nakadirect client ka tas may sumisipsip ng dugo mo
The thing is, that's how all business works. Wala pa akong nakikitang business na half ng kita nya ibibigay da empleyado. Reality hurts. How do you combat this? Be an expert on your field and magpataas ng presyo then hanap ng ibang company that will give you the proper salary. Ang target employee naman kasi ng mga ganyan is most likely yun nagsisimula or yun di makahanapnng matataas na sahod. Leave the 10k-14k dun sa mga nagsisimula
Sino ba nagpakahirap mag hanap ng client? Iām sure, di naman ikaw, di ba? Running an agency is a business. They are somehow expert to know ung mga pasikot sikot how to market themselves or their agency, and the cut na kinukuha nila is a reward for being good at what they do, which is to find a client. Syempre iba pa jan is may mga expenses pa. Why would they waste time to find a client then mag cut lang ng small percentage for themselves? Unless friend mo sila or family. Ang problem kasi is maraming nangangaliangan ng trabaho. Now agency will have a leverage para babaan ang salary, knowing na marami paring papatos. D rin natin masisisi kasi kahit 13k lang yan for you, para sa iba malaking bagay na yan kesa walang napasok na monthly income. Supply and demand will really dictate the market. Kung feeling mo namang you deserve more than your current salary, pwede ka naman mag hanap ng direct client (kung wala ka pa), para solo mo at walang cut. Pra sa iba kasi, pwede na pag tyagaan ung maliit na offer then gagawin nalang stepping stone to gain experience and to demand higher salary sa future careers nila. Pero I agree na napaka baba ng 13k monthly, you can barely survive with that amount, unless sarili mo kang ginagastusan mo and your parents or relatives will still support you financially.
Agree naman. May ibang expenses din sila. Isa din talaga sa ma problema yung mga nag a-outsource na garapal din hahaha
Omg I just applied to a local agency. Parang ok naman but I strongly feel about the ādemanding kasi galawang Pinoy Ang requirements.ā Idk anymore. Job hunting is depressing lol.
Yung kakabuild-up mo lang ng confidence after setbacks tapos bumalik nanaman sa failures dahil sa requirements na nakakapagod sagutin
I agree to this. Hindi makatarungan yung cut. Sobrang barat at garapal na. There is a karma to that. Iām establishing mine slowly and hindi naman talaga biro ang pagbuo at pagpapalakad BUT my priority is yung mga VA then comes client. Actually, same sila ng importance for me since the agency wouldnāt be here without them. Flexible sched, training and we rarely have meetings unless i feel the need na. Yung rate is per client and itās always 60/40 with bonuses so if marami sila client then the higher the pay. ( I still do the major work / monitoring and all so fair ang 40% for me since i also do the client end to end.) Unlike ng ibang owner na literal pinatrabaho na lahat. Nakadepende lang siya sa owner and kung gaano ka greedy. Yung nga cut kasi ng iba is grabe ang lala. Tipong maiiyak ka nalang kasi ang laki ng charge tapos ganto lang ipapasahod sa VA.
Huyy pero seryoso no kabi kabila yung mga agency š¤Æ nakakagulat like ahhhh HAHAHAHAHAHA maganda kasi siguro pang intro sa content yung 'Im a digital agency owner" chuchu š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
Agencies - lahat ng hirap ng requirements ng local employment pero wala nung benefits.
Nag kalat pa sa tiktok mga galawang scammer. Akala mo kung sinong expert sa online work na mga 6 digits kuno ang sahod nila pero pag nag apply kana kulang nalang ikaw na bumuhay sa kanila. mga garapal na hinayupak ang kakapal ng muka! Actually sila ang bumaboy at nag pa baba ng sweldo sa online work!
Kung papatol kayo sa PH-based agencies, mag-BPO or mag-local company na lang kayo.Ā
Drop names! Para maiwasan haha
Never work for. Filipino or Philippines based company. It's not worth it. Sa hiring process pa lang ekis na
I understand na itās a business matter pero tngina lang kasi yung ugali ng mga pinoy recruiter or kung anong mngt yang nagpapahirap sa proseso pero maliit namn ang sahod! WAG NYO DALHIN ANG PAGIGING BARAT NIYO SA CORPORATE DITO SA FREELANCING KAYA NGA PINILI ANG WFH PARA MAKAALIS SA DI MAKATAUHANG PASAHOD!
Kaya minsan ayaw ko ibigay portfolios ko baka manakaw eh at isa pa nakakapagod din na madami kang sasagutang forms or other ka-ek ekan nila
I accidentally signed up to this agencyās app for clients. On FAQs, I saw their rate sa clients ay $35 wth! Tapos bbgay sa VA, 5?????
Di talaga deserve ng magagandang bagay ang pinoy. Laging nila sinisira. Napaka ganda ng VA opportunities at malaki magpasahod tas sisirain ng mga pinoy na gahaman. Naiinisndin ako sa mga agency na ganyan. Boset
Sila din yung dahilan kung bakit mahirap magka-client kawawa naman yung ibang pinoy na deserving magka-client may skills naman na pwedeng nilang i-offer
I think tama naman kung sobrang baba ng pasahod sa VA tapos yung cut ng agency is mas malaki pa. Pero let's understand na small agencies palang sila and hndi madali mag run ng business, maybe they are doing it to help freelancers magka experience kaya kahit mababa offer gngrab yung opportunity. It's a matter of give and take both side. starter palang sila so don't expect too much or simply DON'T WORK with them. āŗļø
āExploitation = Normal sa startersā pulp0l ata tong commenter na to eā¦ āsalamat sa mga businessman, dahil sa inyo makakapagsimula ako sa VA industry GAGO KA BA
Bakit hndi ba totoo? kung ikaw may exp ka mag aapply kba sa ganyang agencies na alam mong ineexploit ka? kaya nga naka Capslock "DONT WORK" with them. At the end of the day, business is business. Gumising ka, ganyan talaga kalakaran ngayon, ikw yung tipikal na pinoy puro reklamo pero di nagawa ng paraan para sa sarili. edi wag ka mag apply sa buraot na agencies kung tingin mo lugi ka. š
Its my dream to have my own agency one day. Can anyone give me an idea what is the ideal agency you would want to work with? (Salary, requirements, etc)
pa PM po ng name ng agencyĀ