With Me It's Personal
October 26, 2019
"If you talk about it, it's a dream. If you envision it, it's possible. But if you schedule it, it's real." ~ Tony Robbins
Hi there! My name is Phyllis Allyson Manzano-Lontoc and I am a Certified Virtual Assistant based in the Philippines. I have been working as a Virtual Assistant since January 2008.
Let me give you a brief background of my VA journey. In January 2008, I joined Elance.com. Starting from scratch without any knowledge of being a Virtual Assistant, I started searching for projects that I can do. With only my education and previous work experience of being the Assistant Manager of a family-owned business, I took the risk of starting a career where I would be working with International clients. After a month of searching, I was hired by my first client, he's from New Zealand, for a data encoding project. The succeeding client I had was from Canada, it was a data encoding project as well. Then I had projects with an American based in New York, U.S.A., a Canadian based in California, U.S.A., Australians based in Sydney and Canberra, and the rest is history.
Throughout the years of my VA career, I've learned knowledge and experience but this has not stopped me from enhancing my skills as one needs this in order to last in the virtual world.
In January 2013, I applied for VA certification and was granted the title VAcertified in August 2013.
In 2015, Elance.com merged with oDesk.com to form Upwork, the best freelancing platform in the world. I have been working as a freelancer there since October 2015 but I also worked outside the platform with other clients.
On April 23rd, 2018, PAMLVA Global Assistants was established. Leading a Team of AMAZING Virtual Assistants located around the world, I had one goal in mind, to become one of the best Virtual Assistance Companies in the Philippines. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to close my VA company.
I am currently working as a freelancer on Upwork, and I am a rising talent there. I am open though to any opportunity of working outside this freelancing platform.
I have also hired colleagues on Upwork to continue my virtual assistance company, PAMLVAcertified Virtual Services.
With me, it's personal. I serve my clients with trust and honesty. I ensure that my clients are assured that they are not cheated on, that every dollar paid is reciprocated with quality service. I also believe that communication plays a major role for a project to be successful, hence, I always maintain an open line of communication with my clients.
I am a versatile VA and most of the projects I do are the following: data entry, online research, personal/administrative assistance, customer service, email support, social media marketing, real estate virtual assistance, lead generation, data mining, data collection, data extraction, Facebook management, website updates, transcription, Calendar Management, etc.
I have continued to pride myself on the principles that laid the initial foundation for success: hard honest work, customer satisfaction, and quality service.
I am continuously chasing my dreams and I strive for progress, not perfection.
I cannot say that I'm a self-made VA, as I owe my parents for working hard in order to send me to excellent schools here in the Philippines. I am also thankful to my Teachers because without them, I wouldn't have the knowledge I have now. I also owe it to myself, for continuously trying to learn new things through my experiences and through other people as well and for not giving up whenever I encounter struggles. Most especially, I am very grateful to God, for never leaving my side. He's the greatest Teacher of all times.
Data Entry is my forte, however, I can also be your Well Rounded Virtual Assistant, Online Researcher, Lead Generation Specialist or Customer Service Representative.
I am here for you. I take pride when you succeed. Let's discuss how we can work together!
Chasing My Dreams,
Phyllis Allyson Manzano-Lontoc, VAcertified
