How a Fun and Engaging Work Culture Can Boost Your Business (Even from Afar!)

How a Fun and Engaging Work Culture Can Boost Your Business

Is it possible to foster a fun and engaging work culture in a remote work setting? Absolutely!  EJ and his team of Online Filipino Specialists (OFS) have been doing karaoke Fridays in exchange for no-work Mondays. This tradition slowly evolved. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision for EJ that was based on his team’s experiences during […]

Still on the Fence About Hiring an OFS?

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You’ve spent days of research trying to decide whether you should hire a remote worker in the Philippines or not. Are you ready to hire your first virtual assistant now? If you’re still undecided about hiring one, why? And if you’ve already decided to hire but can’t find the right one yet, what’s taking you […]

Beyond the Sorting Hat: Mastering the Art of Hiring Skilled Remote Workers

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Are you feeling overwhelmed by all the skilled remote workers who submitted applications to your job posting on Onlinejobs.ph? We get it! There are tons of talented people on our platform, and that’s a good thing. But with so many applications, it can be tough to find the perfect fit.  This is one of the […]

Maximizing Your Remote Team’s Potential: When the Checklist is Fully Checked Off

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How can you tell that you have a highly efficient remote team? When they run out of things to do.  They work so well on their tasks that they tend to finish them early, before the due date. The question is, what happens next? At Onlinejobs.ph, we’ve cultivated a culture where our employees have a […]

The Secret of Successful Employers: Building Loyalty Through Empathy

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Successful employers have a team of highly competitive and efficient online Filipino specialists working tirelessly on backend admin tasks. Is there a bigger secret to success than that? Indeed there is. Efficiency will take your team far. But that’s not the end-all and be-all of it. You need to look out for potential reasons why […]

Fostering Open Communication with Your OFS

Fostering Open Communication with Your OFS

How important is communication in a remote team? The answer is simple: It builds trust. Filipinos are highly efficient and often require minimal supervision. However, they do still need some feedback for their tasks, especially the more challenging ones. As the client, they expect you to let them know if they did a good job. […]

How Much Of A Raise Should You Give Your OFS?

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It goes without saying that a salary increase will most definitely motivate an OFS to work harder and be more loyal to your business.  Online Filipino Specialists are often too shy to ask for a raise. But when they do, that means they’ve already mulled the decision over a hundred times in their minds. They’ve […]

Creating a Space for VAs to Thrive: A Case Study

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Nathan Lippi on Finding and Nurturing VAs with Limitless Potential Nathan Lippi is the founder of ClayBootCamp.com, a tool that teaches agencies how to optimally use Clay.com for their own business and their Clients’.  “Clay.com is a tool that helps people do automated outbound email campaigns that normally a salesperson would have to do; but […]

It’s a Long Holiday Weekend: Is Your OFS Unresponsive? Here’s Why…

Holy Week and Ramadhan

This year, the end of March marks two important occasions in the religious history of the Philippines: This is a sort of convergence for the two biggest religions in the country – it’s the month when both Muslims and Christians were fasting, albeit in slightly different ways. Lenten Traditions that Your OFS May Engage In […]

Practical Advice 190: Spencer’s “Imperfect Action” Hiring Process

Spencer’s “Imperfect Action” Hiring Process

I totally get it; hiring can be intimidating, and sometimes, procrastination sets in. But let me tell you, if you’ve been holding off since episode eight and now find yourself at episode 329, we might need to chat. Now, let me introduce you to Spencer. This guy listened, took action, and guess what? He just […]