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Be Careful With Your Upwork Account!

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I recently updated my Upwork account after I finished my virtual assistant training. Immediately, I submitted proposals to numerous clients who are looking for a virtual assistant. Unknowingly that I might face a problem with Upwork; to my surprise when I opened my account, I saw a message saying that my account was suspended and I have to contact their support to know more details about the suspension. I hurriedly reached them, and I was so shocked that they suspended my account because I submitted several proposals that no client responded and with that, they said that I am sending proposals in which my skills do not match with the job posted. I appealed and gave my reasons as to why they should reconsider opening my account. Until now, I am still waiting for their reply if they’re going to grant my appeal. I hope they will. With what happened to me, I learn a lesson, and you guys also should be careful with your accounts. Read its policy as much as you can. I hope ...

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Virtual Assistant: Newbie

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Basically, I am not new to the home-based scenario. I have been teaching online for almost two years now. However, the last year 2017 I attended an orientation on how to become a virtual assistant and since I really want to explore new kind of job. I opted to attend the orientation and enrolled in their training program just this January 2018. Knowing that I am a person who is really serious about everything that I do, I really listened to the discussions and provide outputs. In addition, as much as I can, I really make time to practice and explore the tools given to us. Taking a leave from during four (4) Saturdays and four (4) Sundays was worth it. I was able to expand my horizon by learning lots of things. I was able to make friends with my classmates in the course. I am also beyond thankful to Piper (the red dragon) for his undying patience and his knowledge he has. He’s very generous in the sense that he was able to genuinely share his learning in the past years. He...

6 Reasons Why I Love Virtual Assistant Work (And You Should, Too)

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I believe, in our daily lives, we have an ocean of opportunity. We have to decide whether to dive into that chance or just let it pass. However, I am informing you do not allow every opportunity pass by without even trying it. These days, jobs are readily available 24/7 online, and a lot of people are now working online. Some of them are young professionals, stay at home moms, and the like would want to work as a virtual assistant. To motivate you to work in this field. I listed six reasons why I love this kind of job. 1. I am a boss. In this kind of job, there is no employer-employee relationship. My clients are my business partners. They will hire me to do a specific task for them. Then, they will pay for the function I did for them. However, I am a boss in the sense that I can outsource an agent to do a certain for a job that my clients want. 2. I can earn dollars per hour. The clients are basically from other parts of the globe; wherein mostly their curre...