Just a few years back, I
remember how I envied people who could work from home. I was then working in sales and enjoyed my
job. However, it involved a lot of
travel and I wasn’t home very much. I always loved to write and dabbled in it a bit when I had time. Then a friend told me he was a freelance
copywriter and worked at his home. First of all, I didn’t really understand what freelance meant much
less a copywriter. However, he was
doing what he loved and doing it in his home.
So, I began looking into this opportunity.
I couldn’t believe how
many websites were offering writing courses, in several fields, along with
advice and tips. I read everything I
could, paid money for classes, and it seemed I could continue doing this
forever. So, I decided to stop learning
for the time being and began to write. I
signed up with a writer’s job site and agreed to pay a small monthly fee. The profile was time-consuming and was more like a resume. I didn’t have any writing samples for a
portfolio, so I was starting from scratch. Magsisi ka man at huli wala nang mangyayari.
I began applying for
jobs and soon realized that most of them paid very
little. I was able to see the
highest, lowest, and average bid. As an
example, the high bid could be $500, and an average
bid of $215, with the lowest being $5.00.
I couldn’t believe the differences.
I started going with the average bid and got a few jobs. Anuman ang gagawin, pitong beses iiipin. But the work took way too much time, and the pay was way too low. It took all
the fun out of working at home. I
didn’t have any time left over to do what I wanted. I decided I needed to make a big change. Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsang nasa ibabaw, minsang nasa ilalim.
That’s when I found
WritersHub.org. I poured over the
website trying to find out how much it would cost me. I never found it because there are no fees. Walang tiyaga, walang nilaga.Then I looked at the sample jobs and couldn’t
believe what the pay was for the work needed to be done. I began to have hope again. Then I checked out the registration
process. Another surprise – there’s no
profile or portfolio involved. They
wanted my name, phone number, email address, Skype account, and they asked what
topics I liked to write about.
