I'm John and I will teach you how to outsource your business to the Philippines. When you hire someone (full-time) to do the "grunt work" in your business (for $250/month), you can focus on the things that make you money!
I have a FREE 6-part mini-course: "The Essentials For Successful Outsourcing" that will get you over the learning curve.
In this case study Tim lays out his hiring process really well.
It’s not the same way I do it, but it works for him.
Everyone is different. Figure out what works for you and stick with it.
Summary of Success Story with Tim Fahndrich
- 0:52 – his business is web design, social media marketing, local search optimization, and reputation management
- 1:20 – 3 Filipinos working in their business
- 1:58 – Tim’s interview process
- 2:28 – contact via skype
- 3:14 – tests their english
- 3:38 – good internet connection
- 4:05 – expects proper and consistent reporting
- 4:25 – willingness to be on skype during working hours <-- This is important. Everyone is different. Find what works for you!
- 6:15 – willingness to learn and share ideas
- 7:15 – Part-time vs Full-time <-- LISTEN TO THIS!
- 8:54 – how Tim trains his Filipino VA’s
- 9:30 – using GoToMeeting, Jing, and recorded videos with Camtasia
- 10:40 – skills Tim looks for (english, wordpress, linkbuilding, video editing, directory submission, graphic design)
- 12:55 – Tim likes to have some things done in the USA, not in the Philippines
- 14:00 – Different personalities do things differently. Figure out what works for you.
- 15:15 – Figure out what you really want to get done before you hire.
- 15:45 – Daily communication! So important
- 18:10 – Have realistic expectations
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Scott is a good manager.
This case study was a pleasure to do for me because time and time again I saw how he’s doing things right.
It’s no wonder he’s succeeding.
There’s a lot to be learned from this (even the parts where he’s not doing it right…and he KNOWS he’s not doing it right!).
Summary of Success Story with Scott Smith: Managing Filipinos The Right Way
- 0:45 – Scotts team
- 1:15 – Scott does local business marketing for churches
- 2:05 – what scotts team does for him (wordpress, plugins, graphics, video design, research, looking for JV partners, …)
- 3:30 – finding people for specific skills, not necessarily for wordpress
- 5:05 – tools become an excuse to procrastinate
- 5:35 – understand wordpress yourself – get someone else to implement it for you
- 6:33 – help someone get good at things, on your team, so the future gets better
- 8:20 – learn it yourself, then hire someone else to implement it for you
- 10:06 – hiring a full-time graphic designer
- 12:10 – Scott created a full side business just based on the skills of his team!
- 14:30 – don’t hire someone to do everything! Hire someone to do 1 thing.
- 17:45 – Scott has a programmer in the UK. He could find the same skill set from someone in the Philippines!
- 20:35 – Hiring “by-the-hour”. A conversation for and against.
- 24:45 – Potential consequences of hiring on a per-project basis.
- 26:05 – Doing affiliate marketing in your teams downtime
- 29:30 – Getting local clients
- 30:40 – Advice from Scott: be detailed in your instructions <-- this is a big deal. It's the biggest feedback I've gotten from my team is that they like detailed instructions.
- 32:10 – “A lot of time it’s the boss’ problem”
- 33:05 – Put the onus on yourself – assume it was your fault first, that you weren’t clear enough <-- THIS IS HUGE!!!
- 33:40 – show your gratitude (verbally), then give bonuses
- 35:30 – foster their feeling of community
- 36:35 – Scotts testimonial for me about his success with the Philippines
If you have an Outsourcing Success Story, Please share it!. I want to hear about your success (and I’ll probably give you some free advice if you do).
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A full 8:44 introduction to outsourcing to the Philippines.
How To Replace Yourself In Your Business
By Hiring Virtual Assistants In The Philippines
Register To Watch The Full Training Webinar
Years ago I realized that the only way to live the “internet business”
lifestyle was by getting other people to do your work for you.
In this video I explain how to do it.
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This was such a fun case study.
The last picture is of Marvin and his team wearing sunglasses because, as they said:
- 1:35 – take action and hire someone in 2 days!
- 2:30 – start by hiring 1 person. Don’t hire 6 at once!
- 4:27 – establish relationships with people
- 5:07 – their first fear is if they’re going to get paid
- 6:37 – taking your internet marketing education and adapting it to a different business
- 8:37 – wrote down every single detail of a plan for building his sites
- 9:42 – his profit sharing program
- 9:52 – how much he’s paying people
- 10:32 – how and why he did time trials for tasks
- 12:37 – more explation of his profit sharing system
- 15:27 – some of the things he does to get 200 visitors/day
- 16:02 – 3 strike rule
- 17:07 – sensitivity, loyalty, productivity of Filipino employees
- 17:42 – No Philippines taxes, 100% US tax deductible
- 18:37 – explanation of his business model
- 21:24 – Filipinos are excellent at doing repetitive tasks
- 21:52 – they appreciate their jobs
- 24:22 – tips for hiring Filipino workers
The future is so bright that we have to wear shades.
His company is Black Tiger Imports
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Chris has been very successful in numerous businesses.
He now has multiple teams of Filipino workers with lots of people on them.
His success is better now than ever…but he went through quite a learning process to get there.
This is a fantastic case study and success story of using outsourcing to grow a business.
Chris is super smart and teaches a LOT.
Summary of the outsourcing success story
- 0:30 – Chris’ evolution in outsourcing: 4 Hour Work Week, then India, then my presentation
- 2:20 – Giving my training (the training available inside ReplaceMyself.com) to his people
- 3:30 – What his guys do for him
- register accounts
- filling out profiles
- market research
- keyword research
- backlinking
- article marketing
- traffic geyser
- project management
- 4:45 – Chris usesmixture of full-time and part-time people
- 5:00 – high-end pay: $8/hour
- 5:15 – low-end pay: $4/hour
- 6:40 – How Chris is involved: daily maintenance with google docs and odesk platform
- 7:20 – time tracking software: TrackLabor.com
- 9:24 – being very clear with what you want and limiting tasks to specialties
- 11:30 – teaching them to the point where they see the problems and solutions in your business
- 12:30 – different methods of finding people
- 13:05 – recruiting in your GUYS network
- 15:00 – finding project managers from within your employees
- 16:15 – investing in the education in your employees
- 19:00 – he doesn’t have an office in the Philippines, they all work from home
- 20:00 – TREAT THEM WELL!!! <-- this is the most common piece of advice I see from people who are succeeding with this!
If you have an Outsourcing Success Story, Please share it!. I want to hear about your success (and I’ll probably give you some free advice if you do).
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David is another great success story with outsourcing to the Philippines.
He has built a really great business thanks to being able to outsource all his fulfillment work.
After the video is a summary of the case study.
Summary of the outsourcing success study with David
- 0:25 – Davids business model – owning the top 10 on google
- 1:00 – What David’s 7 people in the Philippines do for him
- free consultation
- keyword research
- use software
- build backlinks
- on-site SEO
- creating videos and doing video marketing
- high PR linkbuilding
- article marketing
- 4:05 – One of his Filipino workers does lead generation for him <-- THIS IS GENIUS
- 5:30 – David’s hiring process
- 6:00 – often Filipino resumes are exaggerated – expect it.
- 6:30 – make sure they know they can ask questions
- 7:00 – having them use tools you don’t know how to use
- 9:00 – a couple ways he has trained his people
- 10:10 – his tips
- hire full-time people (not part-time)
- have them check-in every day
- have specific tasks for specific people
- don’t give people money in advance!!
Recently David put together a training package for how he’s done what he’s done at Be and SEO consultant in 90 days.
If you have a Success Story, Please share it!. I want to hear about your success (and I’ll probably give you some free advice if you do).
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This is a great case study of how Derrel has used outsourcing to succeed in providing local business marketing services.
Derral has done a great job in setting up his business with outsourcing.
The quality of the video is pretty bad. The audio is much better.
It’s surprisingly difficult to get good video+audo recording in today’s world.
Here’s a summary of the case study.
- 1:15 – He does website design, programming, and SEO for people.
- 1:55 – the joys of internet connection problems
- 2:25 – problems with hiring local people to do the work for you
- 2:50 – Cultural differences with India
- 3:30 – A “Yes” in India isn’t the same as a “Yes” in the USA
- 5:20 – Copying and Pasting an email template
- 6:00 – How he filters people in hiring (this is really good)
- 8:00 – His experience giving a first task
- 8:45 – How much writing is possible…just don’t expect this
- 10:15 – Looking for a technical person (HTML, PHP, CSS)
- 11:00 – Giving leeway
- 11:25 – Another Filipino going above and beyond
- 12:15 – When Derral realized he had replaced himself
- 13:00 – Don’t find a jack-of-all-trades
- 14:10 – Kinds of people to hire <<-- Video quality gets much better here
- English Writer
- Technical person (programmer)
- 16:20 – how to test a programmer
- 17:30 – PHP is a more important skill than “wordpress programming”
- Graphic designer
- SEO (he talks about this at 25:55)
- Video Editing and video marketing (he talks about this at 26:20)
- 19:00 – filling their downtime to generate passive income
- 21:55 – Keeping people in stable work so they don’t look for other work
- 22:40 – Letting them finish something before starting something new
- 23:45 – What you can do when you have a programmer working for you
- 24:25 – Not outsourcing keyword research
- 26:45 – SEO takes time!!!
- 27:00 – How we both haven’t outsourced social media yet (if you have, please contact me!)
- 28:12 – When to get a project manager
- 30:00 – How much to be involved with the project manager
- 30:50 – using screen capture will make your life easier
- 31:40 – TREAT YOUR PEOPLE WELL!!!
- 32:30 – Giving praise
- 33:00 – Specific hiring tips (and an interruption)
- 34:00 – Contract work (freelancers) doesn’t work as well as hiring full-time
- 36:40 – Video works great for getting exactly what you want done
- 37:00 – Going from sceptic to success story!
If you have a Success Story, Please share it!. I want to hear about your success (and I’ll probably give you some free advice if you do).
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