Article & Design

WE ARE FINALLY DONE WITH 2020!

LAST STORY TIME FOR THIS YEAR:

Our podcast came to fruition late this year of 2020. We first named it as SUPER FREELANCERS PH Podcast and then rebranded it to ARTICLE AND DESIGN PODCAST later on.

In June this year, during the quarantine/lockdown Margaret and I released our first episode. To date we have more than 3,500++ downloads from 14 countries across 24 episodes. What started as a pastime to get through the pandemic and to catch up on each other's lives has taken on a life of its own as our listeners grow and began to suggest ideas for future episodes.

We adapted quickly by recording via Zoom. We didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into so taking care of all the production shizz has a little bit of a steep learning curve.

The first and second series of the podcast happened during the height of the quarantine and we don't really receive funding for it  except from our own pocket (haha) but we wanted to keep the momentum going because we were getting lots of great feedback.

BRANDING IS KEY

Having a clear branding has really helped us raise our profile as the co-creators of the Article and Design in a short amount of time. We have also learnt that the podcast is the beginning of our brand rather than the end point.

A&D FAM 💙

We launched our own Facebook Group the Article and Design: Super Freelancers PH, which now has more than 1,300 members and is growing fast. And some of them joined by discovering our podcast! We made invaluable connections and support inside the group from like minded individuals and fellow filipino freelancers and we are so happy to be building a family of SUPER FREELANCERS

FINALLY....

The podcast wasn’t a hit overnight but it has grown enormously since it began six months ago and is continuing to rise exponentially.

The podcast is a great reminder that patience is a virtue It takes time to build an audience and to make people believe in the value that you can offer.

Also.... Passion projects are worth pursuing!

We started the podcast because it was a way to talk about a topic we truly cared about. We though we were going to put out a few episodes and that would be the end of it. While it has taken a lot of work to get to this stage, it has been worth it...

Thank you to our guests and co-hosts! Thank you for taking your time! We appreciate you forever!!! 💙💕

Jen Obenza

Job Eloja

Milna Tulao Vasquez

Ella De Leon

Bern Boclaras

Francis Aquino

Tanya Loyola

Kris Banzon

Thank you so much for being a part of the A&D community!

See you in 2021 💙

Your co-creators and biggest fans,

Candice & Margaret 😊💕

Is a freelancing really right for you? Make sure before you take the leap!

Building your own freelance business and being your own boss is a dream. It gives you a certain sense of flexibility where no one can fire you, no one to answer to, and things are done your way. This is the ultimate desire of a lot of FIlipinos, right?

The question, though, becomes this: Do you have what it takes to become a freelancer? If this is something you're interested in, here are some questions that you need to ask yourself before taking the leap towards a freelancing business.

Still, freelancing isn’t without its challenges. What people envision and reality are often very different. Here are the questions to ask yourself before making the leap.

Join our Facebook Group: ARTICLE AND DESIGN: SUPER FREELANCERS PH

FREELANCER DISCOVERY TEST

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**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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This episode we're going for a movie review and we want to share few points that filipino freelancers and creative entrepreneurs can take away from this film and apply it to their own business for growth and success.

Get wired in with us in this episode!

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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We keep  on saying that in order for you to stand out in the competition you should know what is your unfair advantage. one way of doing that is to build your personal brand and story using the 7-Step Article and Design Branding Framework.

Find out what are these steps in this episode!

FREE BRANDING RESOURCE: branding.articleanddesign.com

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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In this episode we are gonna talk about how you can pursue your passion project outside of your day job and balance both. Kris shares 5 tips on how to do that in this episode! These tips can be helpful too when you are transitioning from passion project to paid project so that you won't compromise your day job.

She is our classmate in law school and one of our super friends! She is a lawyer by day and aspiring entrepreneur by night and finally she is here right now as a guest co-host for this episode!

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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Tanya Loyola worked in the BPO industry for a few years and also worked as an Immigration Officer back in the Philippines. She has a spirit of entrepreneurship and a passion for plants.

She now resides in Australia managing her creative pursuit called Plant Your Enthusiasm. If you love plants and loves to know how to grow them, you may go check out plantyourenthusiasm on Instagram and say hi to Tanya.

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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In this episode, Margaret and Jen, our guest co-host, shared 7 personal productivity tips that worked for them as filipino freelancers. These no BS tips serve as your guide to finding out what works for you to become productive.

Jen is a freelance travel consultant for over 6 years and also a small business owner of a Davao-based plant shop called Dahon Hub and a partner of Camagon Business Solutions.

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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For this episode we have Francis Aquino. He is working as an Assistant Team Manager for DDCPH. He enjoys a Work From Home (WFH) set up and it allows him to spend more time with his loved ones and do some of the things he is passionate about like music!

Francis is also a partner of a sound system equipment rental business in Manila and at the same time pursuing his passion in music, - he plays the drums for different bands in the Philippines. Francis co-founded the band called Kontra and he is also the drummer of this band.

Connect with Francis here:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kontraph

Spotify https://spoti.fi/3lBVAhC

**Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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Bern Boclaras, is our classmate in law school and one of our super friends if you recall the story about Super Friends on our previous episodes .In this episode, he shares his journey as an online english tutor for nine (9) years and financial advisor. He also shares how he changed his life by changing his FINANCIAL MINDSET.

Your financial mindset plays a huge part in your success as a freelancer. If you want success as a freelancer you may need to work on shifting your financial mindset, too.

Connect with Bern through his Facebook Page: Insured & Invested

*Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

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For this episode we have Ella de Leon. Ella works as a transcriber at ConsumerAffairs and she is also a freelance writer/proofreader and editor. When she’s not using her creative writing skills, Ella practices her handiwork skills and have created pieces like phone cases, bags, beanies and a lot more using “gantsilyo“ or crochet. You can check out her handiworks at instagram her handle is Gantsilyella.

instagram.com/gantsilyella

*Formerly, Super Freelancers PH podcast. This podcast is brought to you by A&D Creative Lab -- Article & Design’s specialized unit which strives to help everyone who wants to upgrade their skills and expertise to the next level through our courses and workshops.

https://articleanddesign.com/ad-creative-lab/