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Joven's New Life as a Filipino Virtual Assistant

1 Sept 2015 · 4 min

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A first-person testimonial video in which Joven, a Filipino father and virtual assistant, describes his transition from in-office jobs (travel agency and night-shift outsourcing) to becoming a home-based worker for an American employer. He highlights concrete benefits (more time with his child, handling household chores, maintaining social life) and the kinds of tasks he performs (SEO, writing, website setup, marketing). The clip emphasizes personal rewards of watching his child grow and work–life flexibility.

Questions this video answers

About $145 per month.

Six days per week.

September 1, 2015.

Badminton, two to three times per week.

SEO, a little writing, setting up websites, and marketing.

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Hi, my name is Joven. I am a husband, a father, a full time work at home dad, and a virtual assistant from the Philippines. Before I worked online, I had a job working for a travel agency company. Life was not that easy back then. Just like most jobs in the Philippines, I was working six days per week. And because I was a fresh college graduate, salary wasn't that great. I was earning just about $145 per month. I wasn't happy there. So I decided to quit and get a job in an outsourcing company where I got to work at night shift. Actually I was happier there because I was learning lots of great things. But still I am working 6 days per week and I realized that working during the night is not that healthy. So in less than a year I decided to quit. That's when I started working home based for an American employer. So basically every day I worked at my home in front of my computer and my employer would give me tasks and I can work on it on my own time frame as long as I get those work done. So my task includes SEO, a little bit of writing, setting up websites, and marketing. Since my wife works a normal job here and we don't have a nanny, I get to do all the household chores like washing dishes, cleaning the house, cooking. And the best part is taking care of our kid. You know what? Here in the Philippines, most children are raised by their grandparents or a nanny because both parents are working outside the home. But because I am working, home based life is different. I get to bathe him, play with him, sing some nursery rhymes, read books, bring him to school, and even teach him good manners. And we sometimes go and fetch my wife after work. Being a home based online worker doesn't mean that I don't have a social life. In fact, I play badminton with my wife and friends two to three times per week. I get to do all these things while earning a decent amount of income working from home. Personally, the best part of this job is I can watch my baby grow. It is a very rewarding experience for me as a father to raise my kid the way I want him to be. So that's why I say thank you to onlinejobs. Physical.