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Don’t forget to check out my book at the Manila International Book Fair: “May Powers Ka to be #SuperEpic†published by OMF Literature.

This is a part of our podcast series on freelancing, where we explore several “raket†or sources of income on the side for Filipino yuppies. But if you decide to pursue this full time, you can check out several stories of freelancers who are making it big and showing the world that it’s highly possible to survive and thrive through freelance opportunities online.

Check out the first few episodes in this series:

#028 – Introduction to Freelancing

#029 – Blogging as a Freelancing Opportunity with Flow Galindez of AngSaWariKo.com

#030 – The Beginners Guide to Online Freelance Writing with Stef Gonzaga

#031 – Exploring the Job of a Virtual Assistant with Jay Pasana

In this episode, I chat with Eli Avellanoza of Busyok.info to explore the job of a freelance graphic designer: how he got started while in College, and how he discovered the process of selling stock graphics to different websites and online graphic marketplaces.

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Eli Avellanoza is a government employee, a Science research specialist in a State University in Nueva Vizcaya, graphic artist by hobby. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Central Luzon State University. He became part of an artist’s club in College, worked at a computer shop and that’s where he learned how to design graphics digitally.

Through his graphic design rakets, he managed to support himself until he graduated from College. He completed his Agriculture course as a “Safety net” while pursuing what he really wanted, which is graphic designing.

Biggest achievement so far: He worked on the graphics of “Ang Kamisetang Dilaw”, published by Vibal Publishing. He got discovered through his wordpress blog: http://blographics.wordpress.com, which is not at http://Busyok.info

If you want to be discovered, make sure to have an online portfolio.

Now, he sells graphics to Microstock – similar to GettyImages, 123RF.com

Make sure to be honest on yourself and with your clients. If you give your word that you’ll do it, make sure to deliver!

Computer

Software: CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator for Vector illustrations and Adobe Photoshop is used for post-processing

YouTube is your friend for tutorials

You can also look for jobs online: oDesk.com