Technology has grown immensely powerful today, that you can even get yourself out from the stressful routine of a corporate job in exchange for a comfortable source of handsome earnings! You just have to enroll in a good training course to prepare yourself for it and have a life with far lesser stress. This is what the Integrated Comprehensive Virtual Assistance Training and Coaching Program of the Knights of Online Marketers (KOM) Academy promises, thus you should know more about it and see what can it do for you as one of the top virtual assistant training in the Philippines.

What is KOM Academy?

If you want to start a life as a virtual assistant, you should know more about the Knights of Online Marketers or KOM Academy, and avail of its coaching programs for a good few steps towards online professions. However, it would be best to read this review and know what exactly can you have from it.

The KOM Academy is one of the top virtual assistance training providers in the Philippines and offers coaching programs for everyone who wants to embark on a life as a VA. Mainly, the program it provides is composed of 10 courses, albeit some specializations are occasionally added for the benefits of the trainees. It also provides initial support for graduates to find employers or clients after the course of the program, thus assuring their trainees of a clear path to start upon.

Courses Included in the Integrated Comprehensive Virtual Assistance Training and Coaching Program of the KOM Academy

The KOM Academy has at least 10 courses provided in each batch of trainees with few additional specializations. These 10 main courses are:

1. Administrative Course – helps you to learn using the main Google products for work-related, business or personal use.
2. Creative Course – helps you to enhance your skills in basic photo editing and eBook creation.
3. Social Media Process, Documentation, and Automation Course – this course could serve as your introduction to social media management which you can use for marketing and advertising.
4. Technical Course – helps you to learn basic HTML coding.
5. Introduction to Blogging Course – helps you to learn skills for content writing, content management and content promotion, and the tools you can use for it.
6. Basic Off-page SEO Course – helps you to learn the basic of search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns.
7. Email Marketing Course – helps you to learn Web Opt-In Form creation, working on mailing lists and running your campaigns with efficient transmission techniques.
8. Video Marketing Course – develops your skills in video production for professional or personal use.
9. Effective Online Publishing and T-shirt Marketing Course – helps you to learn direct publishing through Amazon Kindle, and learn how you can start a T-shirt marketing campaign.
10. Building Online Reputation Course – learn how to manage your image and reputation as a virtual assistant, and helps you to create effective portfolios and curriculum vitae for job application.

Pros and Cons of the KOM Academy

The KOM Academy has noble goals for people who want to become Virtual Assistants, but it’s still a training course program with its own share of flaws. It would be best to know about its positive and negative sides before enrolling, thus keeping yourself informed about it.

Pros of the KOM Academy

The KOM Academy’s founder and main instructor, Ma’am Piper Ramboanga, is a professional virtual assistant herself. This makes her perfectly capable of sharing her knowledge and skills as learnings for trainees. Aside from her proficiency, she’s also recognized by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), sighting her as a Trainer and Resource Person of the Rural Impact Sourcing Technical Training.

The Integrated Comprehensive Virtual Assistance Training and Coaching Program offered by the KOM Academy consists of at least 10 different courses, with several additional for specializations. This highlights the different basic knowledge and skills you must have to become a VA, thus making you capable of doing various tasks upon graduating. These courses cover learnings from the usage of various apps and products, creative skills enhancement, social media and marketing, basic web technical skills, search engine optimization, building of online reputation, and some other vital stuff you need to learn as a startup towards virtual assistance.

Ma’am Piper Ramboanga also has good connections with other expert Virtual Assistants in and outside Davao City. This makes it easy for her to find high-quality instructors for some courses which she deems requires more specialized emphasis, thus improving the quality of virtual assistant training Philippines KOM Academy can provide.

The support you can have from the KOM Academy doesn’t end upon training graduation. You can avail of their internship program, and even have support to find your first employer or client to practice your learnings. Moreover, you can have a good connection between instructors and fellow graduates, thus giving you an advantage in further searching of clients. These connections can also be seen as a good venue to keep yourself updated, and continuously learn from other Vas.

You only need to pay not more than 4,100 PHP to enroll for the Integrated Comprehensive Virtual Assistance Training and Coaching Program of the KOM Academy. This includes the main courses, plus some specializations for more learnings. Additionally, being a graduate of KOM can give you an opportunity to avail discounts for further training, and join booth camps for free.

Cons of the KOM Academy

The KOM Academy headquarters is situated in a small space in downtown Davao City. This is where the main training program is conducted, thus making it insufficient for batches with numerous trainees. When I took the training back in 2015, it only has 4 vacant units for those who cannot bring their own laptops, and it only has a space which is enough for not exceeding 15 or 20 trainees. This makes the KOM Academy incapable of accommodating too many trainees in a single batch.

Ma’am Piper Ramboanga also conducts training and seminars outside Davao City like in Gen. Santos City. When such scenarios take place, the main headquarters in Davao City wouldn’t schedule a training for the next few weeks. This is because the KOM Academy doesn’t have sufficient main instructors aside from Ma’am Piper Ramboanga. Fortunately, she has a good schedule management, hence she doesn’t schedule trainings in the main headquarters if she has an upcoming schedule outside Davao City. This is also the reason why you should know first the upcoming schedule of the KOM Academy before enrolling.

Why Should You Enroll in KOM Academy and Become a Virtual Assistant?

After knowing about the KOM Academy, you should have enough reasons for becoming a virtual assistant. You probably think that’s it’s just the same with a traditional job, but it can actually give huge advantages to you. Some of the good things it can cause to your life are:

1. You can work from the comfort of your own home. No hassle for daily commutes, no deadly work hours to comply and you don’t have to deal with huge office stressors each day. Just find an online job that would be perfect for you, and you can start a fresh new life after your training!

2. Virtual assistant training Philippines in KOM Academy is not like some other professions where in you have to complete few months or even years to finish. You just have to spend a couple of weeks for training, and you’re off to become a VA!

3. You don’t have to spend a fortune just to have a good coaching program in KOM Academy. Albeit it only provides basic stuff for your life as a VA, it’s already sufficient for you to start right away. You can even have good connections as your support on your new venture.

Final Words

If you want to change your life and earn without covering yourself with unnecessary stress, take virtual assistant training Philippines in KOM Academy, and start your journey as a VA! You just have to exert enough effort from your side, and you can surely push your wheels to move forward.

Click on their official website or visit their Facebook Page to know more info about it, and get yourself enrolled.

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From there, I dug deeper into the world of literature and temporarily set aside my rap goals. But when the last year of high school slaps me awake, I realized writing couldn’t get me a handsome job for profit. That’s where I eyed for online writing jobs for possible sources of income, while college continuously calls for me. And so, I took up BS in Psychology which is also another interest of mine and pursued it up until graduation.

Apologies for such long Segway before my actual story with the Knights of Online Marketers Academy, but just ride on for the sake of relevance.

Few months after college, I heard about the training course program provided by the Knights of Online Marketers. A friend of mine who’s also a totally blind told me about this, and so I inquired with Ma’am Piper Ramboanga for more info about the Academy. Without any second thoughts, I immediately enrolled in the program and goes through the training towards being a virtual assistant.

The training in KOM Academy went smoothly in more than two weeks. Albeit accessibility issues with software applications and some important websites wasn’t eliminated, trying to find some other routes to go on was excellently done. A wide range of topics was offered by KOM Academy like SEO, Basic HTML, newsletter creation, Photo Shaft editing, and blogging among many others. All are truly beneficial for VA newbies, and could perfectly serve as a starting point for a great career.

I have the chance to be an SEO specialist. I can even be an HTML developer if I wish. Learning how to be a BlogSpot and WordPress ninja can also be aimed by my basic skill sets. Nonetheless, I am a writer. I am a writer and my pen is always waiting for me. That’s why I grabbed my pen back up, and voila! I’m here.

It took me for almost two years before I landed a stable job. Luckily, I grabbed two clients as of now. Albeit I admit, I’m not a jack of all trades when talking about the VA profession, at least I’m sure I’m on my way towards mastering my writing skills.

Doing various writing stuff, and developing my skills towards being a professional freelance writer. Earning while staying on track with the reason of my pen sure is enjoyable!

Aside from being a freelance writer, I am also a part of a literary group and have successfully taken part in co-authoring two published books with poems and flash fictions. With the current state of myself, I can say I’ve managed to make my way towards the goal that I want cleverly. Next stop? Recording studios, perhaps.

This wouldn’t be possible without the KOM Academy who has shown me the bridge towards online venture. You must know the massive interface of the cyberspace, and trying to land a job without any ideas where to start can be compared to finding a needle in a stack of hay.

Writing a poem always get me thinking about few things, and sometimes I can’t stop thinking about myself years ago. Started with a childish ambition, turning out to be worth to dream about as I ride on the paper with my name on it.

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February 6, 2017, when the Municipality called and followed up if the invitation for the comprehensive training is feasible and a meeting with the Municipal Planning is possible.

February 13, 2017, when we replied about checking our Calendar of Activities as we also have other scheduled orientation program and training in other cities and municipalities.

February 22, 2017, when the third follow-up was made. KOM asked if the meeting can be scheduled for a weekend as our weekdays are fully occupied.

February 27, 2017, when we finally identified a date. Unfortunately, I texted the wrong number. Good thing Facebook Messenger was an alternative option. We suggested if we can schedule the meeting March 4 and 5 (Saturday and Sunday) as our training in General Santos City was re-scheduled.

March 2, 2017, when the Municipality suggested if our visit can be scheduled on a Monday for us to participate in the Sangguniang Bayan Session. We felt the eagerness of Kapatagan actually to pursue the Virtual Assistant Training. We checked the calendar again. Good news that the First Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference (PISCon) was re-scheduled from April 4-5 to April 5-6 and this gave me the opportunity to visit April 3 which is Monday.

March 22, 2017, when KOM received the official invitation letter from the Office of Municipal Mayor Barry Y. Baguio. Blessing in disguise that I also have scheduled orientation program in Cagayan de Oro City, Municipality of Opol, El Salvador City, and Iligan City dated March 30 to April 1.

April 2, 2017, when KOM traveled to Municipality of Kapatagan.

April 3, 2017, when KOM had a courtesy visit to their Municipal Mayor and presented the program to the Vice-Mayor and SB Members. There were proper deliberations and the training design was developed primarily for the Municipality.

April 19, 2017, when KOM followed up the decision if the training proposal was approved. We suggested May 15 to 24, 2017. Yes, KOM will stay ten (10) days to conduct a comprehensive Virtual Assistant Training.

April 25, 2017, when KOM received a message that the training proposal was approved by Mayor Barry Baguio and just waiting for the Notice of Awards from the Bids and Awards Committee.

May 08, 2017 when KOM received the Final Training Design and Contract of Service.

May 09, 2017 when KOM submitted the signed documents.

May 15, 2017, when KOM provided the requirements needed like Mayor’s Permit (Business Permit), DTI Certification, and Income Tax Return to secure legitimacy.

May 16, 2017, when KOM received the Notice of Awards.

May 18, 2017, when KOM traveled to the Municipality of Kapatagan via Bukidnon-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan route.

May 19, 2017, when KOM arrived at 9:00 o’clock in the morning and had a courtesy call with the Municipal Mayor.

May 20, 2017, when the first day of the ten days started with 21 Trainees correctly identified and screened.

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For Virtual Assistant Ronald Ramboanga, the event was doubly successful. Besides gaining knowledge and ideas on how to set up his own business, Ronald received a message that he has been hired by an employer at OnlineJobs.PH. The offer was for a full-time position as a Virtual Assistant.

Online Jobs.PH was designed for employers abroad who need skilled Filipino workers. They browse through thousands of resumes for workers whom they feel will be suited for the job. For workers, the site is free to use. Interested workers can work either full time or part time or on a per project basis by uploading their updated resume on the account they have created. OnlineJobs.PH advocates the work from home career, and most of the time, you can do your work at your preferred hours.

Is a resume enough?

Like office career applications, a simple resume is sometimes not enough. Ronald advises that as an applicant, you should be conscious of the contents and details of your profile which will be seen by possible employers. It can be as simple and concise as you want, but the important information should all be there. For as long as these details are specific and true, employers will immediately see if they will consider you to be hired and give you the job.

More importantly, your future employers should also be able to verify your identity as well as the other credentials that you have provided.

“When I updated my profile, I made sure that I can verify my identity as a real person by uploading a photo and an ID issued by the government. With regard to rating your skills, always consider honesty in your personal assessment. You must not rate yourself that high if you are not that skilled,” Ronald advised.

Although it took several months before a good offer came along, it was clearly worth the wait. He was hired for a full-time post with a respectable starting salary. Ronald’s client was very impressed with his skills and experience that he was hired immediately. He wants to share his enthusiasm to other OnlineJobs.PH job seekers by giving these tips.

Top five tips to increase a worker’s chances of getting hired:

a. Upload a professional primary photo and not a regular selfie.

b. Upload an identification card issued by the government to verify your identity.

c. Complete all personal details especially the skills summary.

d. Rate your skills with honesty.

e. When you apply, always proofread your cover letter. As much as possible, do not use saved templates.

Ronald’s is just one of thousands of success stories at OnlineJobs.PH. You or a friend or loved one can be the next. All you need is courage to take the first steps. Upload your resume and complete the necessary details. To increase your chances, you should also take the skills tests found online. These are not mandatory, but taking them would show potential employers that you are more than qualified for the position they are looking for.

If you’re applying as a content writer or editor, it is to be expected that your English writing and vocabulary skills are above average. For other fields of expertise, a basic understanding of the English language and average communication skills are also expected since the potential employers are foreigners.

For Ronald, he is finally happy to find a job where his skills and experience are useful and appreciated.

“Thank you very much OnlineJobs for serving as a medium for me to get a full-time job opportunity. With the type of services you rendered to online workers, I am given the privilege to work anywhere I want as long as I am comfortable to accomplish my duties and responsibilities. Your platform is what Virtual Assistants like me are looking for. I’ve been hired because clients trusted my profile since these clients already trust OnlineJobs.PH,” Ronald concludes.

You too can start a work-at-home career at OnlineJobs.Ph. Just create a free jobseeker profile at www.onlinejobs.ph and you’ll have access to hundreds of new jobs every day!

NOTE: This article was featured in the Blog Site of OnlineJobs.ph. View original content HERE as written by ANNE STEPHANIE CRUZ.

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