outsourcing

8/24/2010

  • Things My Filipino Team Does For Me

    I shot this video in the middle of Canyonlands National Park. It was an amazing 5 days canoeing down the Green River.
    The audio is a bit quiet…sorry for that.

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3/25/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 16 of 16: Getting The Most Out Of Your Filipino VA

    This last tip was supposed to be a video just like the rest of them.
    2 nights ago someone came into our apartment while we were sleeping and stole everything:

    3 laptops
    2 cameras
    my Kindle
    ipod Touch
    750 GB hard drive (which had all our pictures on it from this trip)
    cell phone
    cash
    wireless router
    4 SD cards
    wireless recording equipment
    my backpack (lots of [...]

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 15 of 16: What Filipinos Are Really Good At

    Filipinos can do anything.
    But, I’ve found they’re better at some things than other things. Here
    are my thoughts on what to have them do for you.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #3: Initial Hiring Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #4: Getting Someone Started
    Philippines [...]

3/24/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 14 of 16: How To Communicate With Your Filipino Team

    You’ll find lots of different ways to communicate with your team. Try
    different things and see what works for you.

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    Messenger
    Skype
    Google Talk
    Yahoo Messenger
    Project Manager
    Basecamp
    ActiveCollab
    Screenshots and Screen Recording
    Jing
    Camtasia
    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #3: Initial Hiring Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #4: Getting Someone [...]

3/23/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 13 of 16: Tips From My Filipino Team

    This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever made. It’s tips for
    outsourcing…from the Filipino perspective.
    I asked my guys to give some tips for things they’ve found helpful, or
    things they wish I did better. These are the things they came up with.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily [...]

3/22/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 12 of 16: Philippines Culture For Outsourcing

    There are some cultural differences that exist in the Philippines that
    don’t exist together anywhere else in the world. This is one of the
    biggest reasons why outsourcing to the Philippines works so much
    better than anywhere else.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing [...]

3/21/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 11 of 16: This Isn’t India

    The Philippines is VERY different than India. You don’t need to
    micro-manage people. You don’t need to look at every single thing
    they’re doing. Let them do their work and don’t worry about it. Get
    their work out of your head and concentrate on the things that are
    most important in your business.

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3/20/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 10 of 16: Teach, Train, Teach, Train

    The educated, experienced workforce that exists in the US doesn’t
    exist in the Philippines.
    Yes, you can find people who have experience in some things…but for
    the most part, you’ll have to teach and train people.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #3: Initial [...]

3/19/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 9 of 16: How To Pay Your People

    It’s important that you know multiple ways of paying your people.
    Sometimes one will stop working.

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    Ways to pay your people
    xoom.com
    emoneygram.com
    paypal.com
    remithome.com
    Update
    Currently the cheapest way to pay is using paypal.com directly to your people. Use Mass Pay (you have to upgrade your paypal account, which is free) and they only charge you $1.
    Another [...]

3/18/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 8 of 16: Filipinos are Human

    This is something that people don’t realize that they don’t realize.
    Filipinos are human beings. They have families, needs, problems,
    wants, desires, … just like you do.
    Treat them as humans (not as robots) and you’ll have a much better experience.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: [...]

3/17/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 7 of 16: Skills To Look For When Hiring Filipinos

    It’s important that you don’t try to hire someone to do everything at
    first. Hire them for their English skills, unless you’re hiring a
    programmer, designer, or some specialty job like an accountant.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #3: Initial Hiring Communication
    Philippines [...]

3/16/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 6 of 16: Where To Hire Filipinos

    It took me a couple of years to find BestJobs.ph, which for a long
    time was the best place to hire Filipinos for online work.
    Today, OnlineJobs.ph is the best place to hire Filipinos. You’ll find
    AMAZING talent at both places.

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    You can find your talented Filipino employee here at
    OnlineJobs.ph and BestJobs.ph
    Tips In This [...]

3/15/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 5 of 16: Hire Permanent, Full Time Filipinos

    There are some unique cultural reasons why you’ll get much better work
    from people if you hire them on a permanent, full-time basis. Hiring
    them part-time just isn’t as effective as full-time will be.

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    You can get the whole story about how to outsource to the Philippines
    at ReplaceMyself.com.
    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing [...]

3/14/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 4 of 16: Getting Someone Started

    So often I see people say “I want to hire someone to do X, Y, Z, 1, 2, and 3. They have to have all those qualifications!”
    I think that’s a mistake because the Philippines doesn’t have a super developed workforce like in the US.
    In my opinion, you’ll have a better experience if you hire [...]

3/13/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 3 of 16: Initial Hiring Communication

    Today’s tip is about getting started when hiring a Filipino. What are the things you say to them. What are your policies? How do you expect them to work.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: Daily Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #2: Setting Expectations
    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #3: Initial Hiring Communication
    Philippines Outsourcing [...]

3/12/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 2 of 16: Setting Expectations

    Tip #2 – Filipinos feel unworthy. It’s really a big cultural problem that holds them back. They feel like they’re not good enough. If you don’t know this and know how to take care of it, you’re in for a frustrating time.

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    Tips In This Series:

    Philippines Outsourcing Tip #1: [...]

3/10/2010

  • Philippines Outsourcing Tip 1 of 16: Daily Communication

    Since I’m here in the Philippines for a month (I’ve been outsourcing to people here for 4 years and this is just my 2nd time here…the first being 3 months ago!), I figured “what a great time to give some great tips on outsourcing yourself and your work to the Philippines.

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11/16/2009

  • My First Trip To The Philippines

    I’ve had GUYS in the Philippines for about 4 years now.
    This was my FIRST trip!
    You don’t have to go there to make it work. That’s one of the great things about the Philippines.
    While I was there for 2.5 days I recorded quite a bit of video of my observations and experience.
    I [...]

11/2/2009

  • How my business and websites work

    I recently had a great comment/question on my blog:
    http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/07/how-and-why-you-should-replace-yourself-with-someone-overseas.html/comment-page-2#comment-62563
    In a nutshell, David asks “how many sites do your GUYS maintain, and how much are the sties making in order for them to pay for themselves?”
    I thought the question and answer were informative enough to make a post out of it.
    Here’s my response:

    @David – this is [...]

10/27/2009

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