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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Discord Communities for Everybody and my Story/Rants

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Hey There guys, I am currently 19, a US citizen, and kaka-drain ang school especially engineering tapos ESL teacher pa sa AcadSoc. Gusto ko talaga pasukin ang world of freelancing pero wala pa akong experience and nag-enroll ako sa isang freelancing academy which is an awesome academy kasi parang mga coaches sila on your freelancing and business. Alam ko naman na sobrang hirap to do this but eventually siguro we'll get there.

Gusto ko man mag-invest sa mga ganyang stocks and crypto pero ayaw ko muna mag-take ng risk because the money that I currently have is something that I am not willing to lose. Crypto is gambling you know. Yung mga TA na yan pure speculation lang.

Pero meron naman na ako investments sa Gcash Ginvest, tas may stocks rin ako sa COL financial na laging pula. Si ginebra lang matibay haha.

Kwento na rin siguro ako something about myself and my family. Actually, may small family business rin kami sa Divisoria and pioneer kami sa Divisoria even before Tutuban exists. Pero syempre what comes up will eventually come down. Nag-retire na yung lola ko to manage the family business and ngayon my mother who is a frontliner in manila kasama siya sa mga team na nag-vaccinate sa kanya. Tapos may dental clinic rin yung mom (dentist sya) ko na non-operational kaya lang need nya ng malaki capital kasi nga COVID (ppe, misting, covid precautions kasi direct contact).

To summarize, my mother now manages and owns the business (eventhough naka-pangalan sa Lola ko as sole proprietorship). Currently, aabot na ng 1 million ang overall debt ng store namin from suppliers and rent (walang negosyo na walang utang). So the business is losing money. Sabi ko sa mom ko, gawa tayo website ma, benta tayo sa shoppe and lazada, facebook ads rin tayo tulungan ko sya pero the moment that I heard na sinabi nya na

"di naman kasi ako negosyante para i-manage ang tindahan eh"

"alam mo, kung wala yung tindahan, wala akong problema ngayon."

Bottomline: I don't want to work with her anymore because of that attitude sa negosyo nya even if may sweldo. Gusto ko talaga sabihin sa kanya na

"kung napipilitan ka lang na naka-iwan bukas ang tindahan dahil inabot sayo ni lola ang responsibility. Isara mo na ang tindahan."

Di nya ba kasi na-realize na if she is thinking that the store will fail and hoping that someone would just mass-order without even doing action like gathering leads and cold-calling them and because "di naman sya negosyante" then babagsak talaga ang negosyo.

Nakakainis rin yung fact na ang habol ng mother ko is pera and bibili sya ng mga stuff like frozen foods, scented alcohol, flower pots. Jusko, why the hell would you buy other products eh kung tadtad na nga ng products yung tindahan namin (pillows, blanket, bathrobes, bedsheets).

Kung malaman lang talaga nya yung LOADS OF OPPORTUNITIES that the internet can bring us and the freedom that she can for the business like lead generation, facebook ads, shopee ads, lazada sponsored search, google ads, youtube ads, tiktok ads, sobrang infinite tapos ang mindset nya is parang napipilitan lang then I don't want to work with that kind of person

Not only that, may problema pa sa management ng business. We currently have 2 employees. Yung isa more than 15 years na ata and sya gumagawa ng unan namin like sya "boy" namin yung mga kartilya kargador ganun.

Tapos yung isa naman is a girl na 6 years na sa amin. Initially, assistant lang sya ng lola ko na parang taga-alaga lang sa lola ko na parang caregiver. Pero ngayon, wala na yung lola ko pumunta sya sa Davao because of certain "events". Now, she acts like the manager of the store and sya naghahawak ng kaha/cash register. Sya na rin kumukuha ng sweldo nya and sya na rin nagbibigay ng sweldo sa "boy" namin. Stay-in sya actually, libre tirahan, libre food, libre kuryente.

May isa pa kami na tauhan and sya naman is same years with boy na 15-20 years na sa amin. Sadly, umuwi sya sa province nya nung first Covid-scare march 2020. Pero tinatawagan namin sya na bumalik na sa amin

Here's the problem. Dati kasi si girl may genuine na malasakit talaga sa store namin like papasok talaga sya ng maaga sa store and matataranta sya sa mga checks na kailangan i-deposit and stuff like that parang na-istress sya sa mga nangyayari sa tindahan and nararamdaman ko na she really cares for our store.

The Bottomline: Sya may hawak ng kaha, wala yung may ari sa tindahan nya, hindi alam ng may ari ng tindahan ang presyo ng paninda nya, Si girl ang nagiging decision maker sa tindahan and nawawalan na ng authority ang mom ko. Worst of all, nagsinungaling sya na mag-oovertime sya to be with his boyfriend and every saturday kasama nya boyfriend nya.

Nakakatakot kasi yung part na may boyfriend sya kasi someone in the relationship can easily influence someone to do something. Yun yung kinatatakutan ng nanay ko and the fact na mag-kasama sila every saturday. Tapos, we did some sample calculations (food as gifts, dates) and the numbers don't fit and nanghihinala na talaga kami.

To give you context, here is our store in Divisoria

Naisip ko na solusyon is to make my mother have 3-months leave and mag-take out ng loan si mom ko para maging operational ulit ang dental clinic nya. Tapos pag-aralan nya ang everything online. (di nga sya marunong mag-copy paste sa cellphone) Like Digital Marketing ganun facebook ads, shopee, lazada. Then if it didn't work out in the 3-month window then we'll close the store and liquidate it under my grandmother's name.

Grabe sobrang haba nito thank you so much for staying with me. Pero ayun na nga eto na questions ko. I would really appreciate any feedback/suggestions/answers about anything.

What's the best advice that you can give to a 19-year old US citizen who is currently a Biological Engineering Student, AcadSoc ESL Teacher that is interested in becoming a freelancer and digital marketing expert.
Ano ang pwedeng solution for the girl who is a cashier na may panghinala kami with poor management?
Ano ang pwede kong sabihin ko sa mom ko na ayaw ko na syang tulungan kasi nga sa mindset nya na hindi sya negosyante?
With the available resources, how can we turn this business upside down and turn it into a profitable one?
Should I help my mother? Should I quit my job as a part-time ESL teacher to help my mother? Should I pursue freelancing and work with other clients instead? I'm lost.
Kwento naman kayo ng problems nyo with your business.

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