Future Possibilities of the Internet

I have been working as a freelance virtual assistant since January of 2010, I started during the times of hardship and despair and the first few days can seem overwhelming. Like any other new assistants, I was lost in obscurity. I don't know what to expect, the first few days was the hardest.

What is SEO? - I started with no idea. All I know is posting blogs, I didn't know that was the services my first client is looking for. He hired me with all the training materials to start with. But it took me a week to finally understand what SEO is. For my training, watching videos, study all the tools to use, he is paying me US$100.00 a month, that was about PHP4,000.00. It wasn't so bad because I have done nothing but watching training videos. After my training days, I worked 2 hours a day and he paid me US$250.00 a month.

It was then I got the courage to apply as Link Builder to one of the BPO (Outsourcing) Companies here in the city, to gain more knowledge and skills. And maybe focus on being a freelancer. This company started hiring workers over two years ago with exceptional knowledge in Search Engine Optimization. And to those who had the hardest time searching for jobs, grabbed this opportunity.

Before that, I was working as a Customer Representative in one of the highest paying companies in the city but resigned in exchange to being a virtual assistant and just receiving PHP8,000.00 a month, 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. Through test of time, I was starting to feel the chill in my bones, as the balance of equality and fairness shifted to those who commanded the Dollars. Taking advantage of some of the talented but not so fortunate individuals to improve their own situation. I found myself frustrated as I feel the ice-cold effects of depletion of my pride as an individual and as a human being.

Unfortunately my Link Building Career in the said BPO company lasted for a little over four months. It was the most difficult challenge I faced. It was also the time when my first client in my freelancing career put my services to an end. One week later, got an email from someone who is willing to hire for my services, without hesitations for both sides, we have agreed to start the business right away. Now I am receiving over 100% more than what I am receiving from the said BPO company.
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