No, you don’t need to. Feel free to ignore garbage applications. Those one sentence applications. The ones who obviously don’t know what they’re doing. Ignore those. Delete them. Likely these are new to the site who are just trying things out (not serious applications) or they’re scammers. You may also receive form or template applications. […]

“Hey, I hired a couple people and they started out great. But after a month, I noticed that their productivity dropped to the point that they’re only working half of what they used to.” I asked my Filipino team why this happens.  They’re bored. If you give them a super monotonous job, they could be […]

How much do they need? How much should you give? Should you have a policy for it? In our team, we actually don’t have a strict policy or tracker for it. The only instructions we give on it is if you need to take time off, tell us ahead of time. That’s it. Sick leave, […]

When it comes to benefits that you should give your OFS (Online Filipino Specialist), you have a lot of options. First and foremost, there’s the 13th month. It’s not legally required but it’s something you should do because it’s something most Filipino expect when they have a full-time job and it’s a great motivator. And […]

I got an email a while ago asking how they can send gifts or bonuses to their Filipino workers. Coincidentally, one of my workers just got married. As a gift, we gave him $150 and extra days off for his honeymoon. This got me thinking what else can you do if you want to send […]

The great thing about Filipino workers in general is that they’re super easy to manage. They’re super loyal and super effective. But the best advice I can give if you want to effectively manage a large team is to not have a large team when you’re just starting out. Hire your VAs one by one. […]

Today, I’m going to talk about taxes, contracts and employees. First, a disclaimer. I am neither an accountant or an attorney. You should always consult either one of those professionals. Been hiring VAs since 2005. The accountant marks all their salaries under the line item “subcontractors”. Because they’re in the Philippines, they don’t need a […]