This article really has two intended audience segments.
The first is that segment of all backgrounds and citizenships who continually pine for a way to earn a living that is independent of where they live … in many cases so that they can move to/live in the Philippines instead of where they live now.
The second group is Filipinos with similar desires and goals?
Why would I separate the Filipino readers from the larger group? Am I some sort of racist? Well, not really, but I’m a realist.
In the nearly 10 years now that I have been working directly with people who want to make their home in the Philippines I have encountered about every sort of argumentative naysayer known to man … but no one except a Filipino has ever told me, “There’s no opportunity in the Philippines”.
So if you are the garden variety “Doubting Thomas’ and just want to tell me I am wrong because opportunities to earn a living online just don’t exist … well so be it. The fact that there is plenty evidence, including me, who prove you wrong will never change your mind. Perhaps the next article will be more to your liking.
But if you are one of those convinced there is no opportunity here in the Philippines, or even worse convinced as many of my Filipino relatives and friends seem to be, that Americans seem to possess some sort of in-built talent that allows them to take advantage of opportunities while Filipinos are damned to always come in second best, perhaps you will like reading this:
Make Money Online Success Story
September 16, 2009 by ChiQ
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As you might already know, I am a Freelancer and I Make Money Online creating WordPress Themes, Blogging and Affiliate Marketing. I own around 50 Niche-Based websites using 3 GoDaddy Accounts and 3 Web Hosts. Some websites I announce publicly, some are just lying around giving me monthly passive income and others, I do for fun.
So if you are still having doubts if it’s ever possible Making Money Online, leave your address below and I will gladly come visit you and personally kick your *&&(*. Truth is, this isn’t a blog post to persuade you to Make Money Online and then leave a bunch of affiliate links for you to sign-up. The purpose of this blog post is to inspire you that if you have just started blogging, then just continue with it and you will be able to reap and enjoy your benefits pretty soon. If you have been working day and night using Odesk and GAF to get clients with your web/graphic design and coding skills, well then I assure you, you’re on the right track. … read the rest of ChiQ’s Make Money Online Success Story here (recommended)
You might also enjoy a glance at these sites: House on a Hill, Carl Ocab, YugaTech and probably about who knows how many thousand more I have read over the past few years. What’s unique about them? Several things.
First, they all provide something of value … Connie’s erudite opinions, Carl’s page one advice, Yuga’s comprehensive market news, etc.
Second, every one of them is written by a Filipino who knows what s/he is doing and who competes, successfully with the rest of the world, “heads up”.
What about you? Is this your day to “believe” the evidence that is right in front of you, or is it yet another day to hang back, wait, and be sure everything is right before you make a move?
Another great article. Thanks for sharing Dave! You seem to have an amazing ability to come up with a new and interesting topic daily.
Thanks for the kind words. I didn’t know it was a atalent … my teachers used to say I was scatterbrained
It’s stories like this that make me want to work harder, if a cute gal like her can create a blog with an alexa ranking of under 20,000 and make 3 grand US month, so can I and anyone else that can read, write and use a computer. =) If I was a laborer here in the Philippines and made about 200-300 pesos a day and found out about a fellow kababayan making 200-300 day in US dollars by blogging, the first thing I would do is get to the nearest computer and marry it. It’s never too late to learn. But it doesn’t mean everyone should just jump on the blog bandwagon, push out content and cross your fingers and hope for the best, not everyone is meant to sit in front of a computer for hours a day. People have to find their passion, whether it’s in electronics, writing, carpentry, cooking, etc. Find that passion and work it to the bone, otherwise you’ll be stuck doing something you’ll hate doing for the rest of your life.
.-= filamboboy´s last blog ..McDonalds in the Philippines =-.
Good advic e. And the part many will miss is, ChiQ isn’t making money from a blog … she is agraphics designer and blog theme or template developer … her blog, though, puts her in touch with manyand helps her shocase her work … but she doesn’t directly make significant money blogging.
A lot of people get that part mixed up, they see income, they see a blog, they figure there is a direct connection, and that ain’t always so.