How to Find Great Success in the World of Freelancing with Jungie Gumiran and Airon Dela Cruz
You can actually pivot to Freelancing from your corporate job. Check this out!
Choosing a corporate job over freelancing? Most of us have been on that crossroad before. But what’s keeping you from taking the leap? Is it career growth? Is it income stability? Is it your fear of delivering results?
These are all valid reasons to stop and think before taking that big step. But how will you know if you don’t put your foot forward, dip in the experience and go out of your comfort zone?
Are you ready to embrace the truth about freelancing and live the lifestyle you have always dreamed of? Let’s learn from our guests today who will share their journey in working from a corporate job to having their own businesses through freelancing.
This episode’s guests are two of the best digital marketers in the Philippines.
Jungie Gumiran is a Facebook ads expert. He is an entrepreneur, and now an agency owner of Ads Level Up. He helped entrepreneurs and marketers level up their Facebook and Instagram ads. He became his own boss at the early age of 26 and has helped hundreds of freelancers and business owners generate millions of revenue through his expertise on Facebook ads.
Airon Dela Cruz is an E-commerce email marketer who helps increase store sales up to 40% with email marketing. He is also a Klaviyo Master. He is the founder and owner of KEME, a Klaviyo email marketing for E-commerce where he helps support people who want to become amazing email marketers for E-commerce.
In this episode, Jungie and Airon talk about their transition from corporate to freelancing, their struggles, and what pushed them to pursue freelancing. They also share tips on how to start if you are looking into switching from corporate to freelancing and how they define success, after all, they have been through.
What you will learn from this episode:
- Find out why a coach or mentor can be instrumental in helping you develop strategies, offer advice, and guide you to succeed as a freelancer
- The Why’s and How’s of starting your freelancing
- Find out why finding a support system that shares your values is key to achieving breakthroughs as a freelancer
“It's a shift in mindset and a leap of faith. Kahit anong preparation ang gawin mo, iba pa rin yung taking the step”. -Airon dela Cruz
“The reason why I did freelance is that I wanted to have control and freedom” - Jungie Gumiran
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Topics Covered:
7:00 - A shift in mindset and taking the step is important especially when you are just starting.
8:50 - Preparing to transition from a corporate job to freelancing is a good plan. But what if you suddenly got fired? When you need to survive, you’ll be very much willing to learn.
19:17 - It’s not enough that you can figure things out on your own: Why you need to strategically do things to manage time while earning the income you desire.
24:01 - There are a lot of ways to earn money. But what do you need to do first?
26:14 - Find a mentor or a community that resonates with your values. Why is this so important?
27:30 - There is no harm in testing the waters. How to find the lifestyle that you want.
29:29 - Do mini efforts before starting. Build authority slowly even with a small audience. How these small tasks help in the long run.
31:30 - It’s a waste not to share the knowledge and experience If you know that would benefit a lot of freelancers and business owners. Have you thought of giving back to the community?
36:53 - Give value before you ask anything in return. When people feel you are genuine, they eventually will be the ones looking for you. How the power of giving eventually goes back to you.
38:30 - Show why someone would work with you. Show what you can do by giving value. How to make clients feel that you care for their business as if it’s yours.
40:43 - Give value by showing the opportunities and the possibilities in their client’s business. Show genuine help for the business to grow and be profitable. Learn how these could help with client acquisition and retention.
Key Takeaways:
“Once you become good at one thing, sobrang laking impact nun dun sa business na pwede mo tulungan and sa'yo din especially if you are building an authority or a brand. Master at least one skill” - Jungie Gumiran
“Find a mentor or community that resonates with your values.” - Jungie Gumiran
“Giving value helps with client acquisition and retention.’ - Jungie Gumiran
“When you give someone what they can expect or receive from you will set you apart from other freelancers”. -Airon de la Cruz
“Give value before you ask anything in return.” - Airon de la Cruz
“Lahat ng bagay na worthwhile, mahirap. May pagdadaanan ka talaga” Dun mo i-build ang buhay mo on that reason. -Airon dela Cruz
>Ways to Connect with Jungie Gumiran
- YT channel: Jungie Gumiran
- IG AdsLevelUp
- FB Page: @AdsLevelUp
>Ways to Connect with Airon dela Cruz
>Ways to Connect with Jan Briones
