The Joy and Ann Show

The Joy and Ann Show is wrapping up their wonderful, jovial and amazing journey! Listen the last episode where they talk about memorable moments, future projects, and their last few pieces of advice.

Are you getting tongue-tied on the salary negotiation part of the conversation? Learn what not to say during salary negotiation plus additional insights about rates so you can communicate your value confidently. Reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/phrases-not-to-say-during-a-salary-negotiation-2016-10

Joy and Ann recently held a free Q and A webinar. Listen and learn to the conversations on this episode. Which tip or advice did you like?

If you think Joy and Ann got time on their hands, you’re wrong. Listen as they do “real talk” on how they spend their day. You’ll also learn time management tips from Joy and Ann.

Podcaster, Author of Cyberpreneur Philippines and Speaker Marv de Leon jumped out of his Freelance Blend Podcast to guest on the show! Listen as he shared his stories on leaving the corporate world and choosing freelancing, as well as his beginnings on podcasting. Learn from Marv how a freelancer can become a better online professional by joining freelancing communities.  

Mommy Blogger Natasha Rivera talks about her journey from a call center agent to a jovial and amazing Filipino Freelancer. She also shares how their YouTube show, Work From Home Be Awesome started, as well as her new mission: bring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) home by becoming virtual assistants.

Mentors are part of Joy and Ann’s lives. In fact, they would never meet in their lifetime if they did not have Jomar Hilario as their mentor on how to become a jovial and amazing freelancer. In this episode, a new mentor for Filipino Freelancers has arrived. Growth Triggers Online CEO Neri Marcos shares her virtual assistant journey and how she plans to give back, especially for moms who would like to take the opportunity to work online. Register for Neri Marcos’ Online Professional Ultimate Blueprint at GrowthTriggersOnline.com

How many questions could you ask an amazing copywriter for 20 minutes? The fact was, a lot. But the answers of our interviewee floored us. And that’s what you should look forward to in this episode. We sat down with Opposed Media Director and brilliant copywriter Mitch Miller in this episode. We were privileged to be one of the many interviews he did as part of his Marathon Interview for a day! Are you in Davao or near the area? Join Mitch for a one-day seminar on How Market Yourself as a Freelancer or Virtual Assistant on April 29, 2017. For more details, email support@opposedmedia.com.

Having a coach is one of the ways to achieve your virtual assistant goals. New Smart Marketing Founder Niña Mendoza started coaching promising virtual assistants and awesome businesses since 2016. Listen as Juliet Casing, one of Niña’s coachees, benefited from coaching. Casing is now a virtual assistant after years of working as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW). This time around, she’s going to level up with group coaching with the show’s amazing half, Ann Peñaredondo. Register for the FREE webinar on The Power of Group Coaching here: http://ninsmendoza.com/smartbizzywebinar-registration/

Think video editing is difficult? We talked to Video Jedi Nath “Funchum” Reyes because he seems to always put FUN in his YouTube video blogs! Want to join his 5-Day Video Challenge? Sign up here: http://nathreyes.com/5-day-video-editing-challenge/

It’s important for freelancers to read, especially the stuff that matters to them. In this episode, Joy and Ann discussed the top 10 must-read books of freelancers, as compiled by Cloudpeeps. Reference: http://blog.cloudpeeps.com/the-top-10-books-for-freelancers/

Others think that freelancing or becoming a virtual assistant is all bed of roses. What others don’t know is that it is more challenging to become productive because your are in the comforts of your home. Yet how does a freelancer ensure that he or she is still productive at work? We’re breaking down the 8 proven strategies for better freelancing work. Reference: https://zapier.com/blog/productive-remote-work/

This is episode 38 yet part 2 of our jovial and amazing interview with accountant to virtual assistants, Myla Hernandez. Thank you for letting us know that you learned a lot from episode 37 through your social media comments! Stay tuned until the end of the show so you could find out how to contact Myla so you could start your journey on registering your freelancing business.

Taxes! Aaarrggghh!!! Do you avoid taxes like a contagious disease? You shouldn’t. As freelancers, you are entrepreneurs. That being said, you should act and be an entrepreneur. In this two-part episode, we invited Accountant to Virtual Assistants Myla Hernandez so shed light to what seems to be complicated - registering your business and paying taxes.

Part of our freelancer life is encountering the good and the bad - clients, that is. There are many reasons why we encounter problem clients, but what do you when you want to let them go? We are giving you the 4 steps on letting your problem client go based on a CloudPeeps blog. Have you had a problem client? Share with us your story. How did you let them go? Reference: http://blog.cloudpeeps.com/when-how-to-fire-a-problem-client/

Social Media Manager Chad Godoy talks about his humble beginnings and current freelancing adventure in this episode. Learn  how he juggles his day job and online work, as well as how he dealt with client feedback. Visit his website at BrickChad.com

Are you a freelancer who’s mind and stuff are all over the place? Super bad habit to have! Keep your work - and yourself - organized with these tools. We got you covered from workflow, travel, productivity and relaxation online tools for you to become a jovial and amazing freelancer. References: http://blog.cloudpeeps.com/10-tools-help-plan-incredible-2017/ http://lifestyle.mb.com.ph/2017/01/18/be-in-control-get-organized/

Would you like to have great income, doing the work that you love, with lots of flexibility on your schedule? Becoming a freelancer or virtual assistant can make all those possible. But working-at-home does not mean you are going to take productivity for granted. Check out this episode based from Benjamin P. Hardy’s Medium.com article. Reference: https://medium.com/the-mission/this-morning-routine-will-save-you-20-hours-per-week-c3088cd2c685#.lwhlu8ssp

What if your freelancing plans don’t work out? How do you cope or move forward? Get advice from Joy and Ann in this episode.

Young and old alike got wishes every Christmas. Have you got yours? Joy and Ann shares their Christmas wishes with TatakFunChum’s Nath Reyes and New Smart Marketing’s Niña Mendoza. They have a Christmas gift for you! Visit http://newsmartcourses.com/12giftsvip/ today and sign up so you can unwrap the gift on December 15, 2016!