Norman Galanza
Founder, Philippines
Joined October 2026
Norman Galanza is a Filipino Brand Ambassador for Zinn Hub and the founder of PinoyFreelance.PH, a free Taglish freelancing resource hub for Filipino professionals pursuing international remote work. He is dedicated to helping Filipino freelancers access practical guides, tools, and globally competitive opportunities through Zinn Hub.
The story behind PinoyFreelance.PH
From Filipino Freelancer to Building the Resource I Wish I Had
- PinoyFreelance.PH started from a simple frustration. Filipino freelancers are genuinely world-class. Our English proficiency, work ethic, cultural adaptability, and technical competence make us some of the most competitive remote workers in the global market. But too many of us are...
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PinoyFreelance.PH
PinoyFreelance.PH: Free Taglish Freelance Guides and Tools, Side by Side With Paid Options
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Interview
- What problem are you solving, and who has it?
- Filipino freelancers are among the most skilled remote workers in the world but too many of them are undercharging, underconfident, and undersupported. They have the talent but not always the knowledge of how to price it, present it, or find the right clients for it. PinoyFreelance.PH solves that by giving Filipino freelancers and the international buyers who want to hire them a free, honest, and locally relevant resource written in a language that actually feels like home.
- Why did you start this company?
- I started PinoyFreelance.PH because the resource I needed when I was starting out simply did not exist. Everything available was either written in formal English that felt distant, or generic motivational content that never told you what to actually do next. I wanted to build something practical, something written in Taglish, and something that treated Filipino freelancers like the professionals they already are rather than beginners who needed to be coddled.
- What was the hardest moment so far, and how did you get through it?
- The hardest moment was the early period when I was publishing consistently but the results were not yet visible. No traffic spikes, no viral articles, no clear sign that any of it was working. I got through it by focusing on the one thing I could control which was the quality and consistency of the next article. The results followed eventually but only because I did not stop when it felt like nothing was happening.
- What are you most proud of?
- I am most proud of the messages from Filipino freelancers who reached out to say that a specific guide helped them charge a higher rate for the first time, choose a niche they had been second-guessing for months, or finally sign up for an international platform they had been too intimidated to try. Those moments are more meaningful than any ranking or metric because they are the whole point of why PinoyFreelance.PH exists.
- What would you tell a founder starting today?
- Start before you feel ready because you will never feel ready. The gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it is where most ideas die. Pick the one thing you can build today, build it, publish it, and then do it again tomorrow. Consistency over a long enough period of time compounds into something real. And write for the person you were before you figured things out because that person is still out there waiting for exactly what you have to say.
- What is next for you?
- The next chapter for PinoyFreelance.PH is expanding the Niche Starter Guide series, launching a community features section where Filipino freelancers can share their stories, and building toward a newsletter that brings the best of the site directly to readers. Personally I want to continue growing as a voice for Filipino freelancers in the international remote work conversation. There is still so much of the story left to tell.