My freelancing journey started during the onset of the pandemic in the Philippines. Like many families, we were worried about finances, and I was determined to find a way to help my husband with our household expenses during those uncertain times. I started searching for online jobs, even though I had zero freelancing experience (yes, none at all!). Still, I gathered the courage to create my own Facebook page offering Virtual Assistant services. I knew I had some basic skills that could be useful — transcription, translation, annotations, simple graphic editing, and even basic video editing which I used to do as a hobby. It wasn’t professional-level yet, but I…