racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

On the Blog Herald, I recently posted about blogging internships, where I cited the experiences of a high school student interning at a writer/blogger’s home-office. This makes me think–would anyone in the Philippines be interested in such a setup? I know students in various fields (college level, at least) are asked to do on-the-job training. Would schools consider interning with a blogger good for experience-points?

Given that I’m very very busy these days, I might consider such a setup, although I would be very reluctant to welcome a stranger into my home office. Perhaps a virtual setup would be better, given the nature of blogging and other online work.

Personally, I’ve never interned for anyone, as my undegrad degree didn’t require internship. I did get to work with interns, though, both at my government post and my private sector job. My observations varied. Some interns I knew were assigned great work, and they were even hired after they graduated. Some, on the other hand, were assigned the crappy jobs and the good things they did other people took credit for.

Blogging has its share of crappy work, too, but I guess it’s part of the experience. But of course I’m not inclined to burden anyone with tedious, nitty gritty work.

What do you guys think? Will this idea take off?

Myasuseee.com is growing fast, and I’ve recently launched a new blog about netbooks: koobten.com. I already have a writer focusing on my personal blog network project, but he’s quite loaded. So I need another writer who can write about all things netbook.

Obviously, myasuseee.com focuses on the Asus EeePC brand. Koobten, on the other hand, covers the entire netbook industry, and this includes news, reviews, and other features on the various brands and models out there, like the HP Mini Note, Acer Aspire one, MSI Wind, etc.

If you own your own netbook, that would be an advantage. If you’re passionate about your choice of model or brand, then even better!

Since these are just startups, I can’t promise that the pay will be lucrative, but I will offer traffic and growth bonuses, and if you grow with the site, then I can say it will be at least a good start with the problogging industry. We may also be sent review netbook or notebook units once in a while. Sure, there may sometimes be long waiting lists for review units, but it’s worth it getting to road-test borrowed equipment every now and then.

Please get in touch with me through my contact form or the other usual means.

Here’s a great income opportunity for individuals or teams looking for work. I’m looking for dedicated, reliable people whom I can assign blogs on various topics that include (among others): real estate, insurance, health, beauty, entertainment, technology, and others.

I don’t need too much expertise in English, but what I need are people who are reliable, dependable and who can write well. Familiarity with WordPress and blogging will be an advantage.

You should be able to work reasonably fast, and with minimal supervision. You will not be required attendance at any office, as this is writing work, and you are only required to submit/upload works regularly. However, I will usually follow up on deadlines, whenever necessary.

How to apply: send me an email at jangelo (at) gmail (dot) com, and include in the subject line “Application for blogging assignments”. Introduce yourself, and write a bit about why I should hire you. Do add links to your existing blogs or other written material (you can attach files, if you wish).

Include your contact numbers so I can also interview you by phone.

This is for a friend of mine. He’s looking for an intelligent PHP/MySQL/JS programmer who can work full time on a telecommute/virtual office/home based position. By intelligent, I assume he meant someone who could not only code, but someone who can lay out the vision and execute plans for a particular service or web app on his own, or on coordination with others.

He should be able to do something like this:
http://vbskins.com (simple paypal IPN, JS newsletter/shopping cart,
GD-image manipulation, user registartion, etc).

Pay is very attractive at approx. $2,000 per month, depending on qualifications. That’s about 3 to 4 times the usual rate for experienced PHP programmers here in the Philippines.

Do email me at jangelo (at) racoma (dot) net if you’re interested. Be sure to send in your CV and samples/links of prior works.

Enthropia Inc. / Bloggy Network are in need of programmers. Here are the requirements and the compensation:

* Extremely proficient with PHP/MySQL, and preferrably good with Javascript, specifically AJAX
* Pay is $750 to $1,000 per month, depending on skill and expertise.
* They are guaranteed the position for 1 month, with a very good possibility it will turn into a permanent position.

This is a telecommute / virtual office position, so you can work from anywhere (and it is assumed you have the hardware, software, and connectivity for this). You can send me email via my contact form or send a message directly to jumpbug (at) gmail (dot) com.