How to avoid the middleman and hire Filipino workers direct? Practical Advice

Outsourcing is hassle free when you outsource through an agency! This is how agencies love to market themselves. They use convenience as a justification for exorbitant prices and the work they put in managing your virtual employees. But is it really hassle free? Is it convenient when you can’t train your Virtual Assistant directly or […]

Why Hire Filipino Virtual Assistants? Why The Philippines? Practical Advice

Why do call centers flock to the Philippines? Why do people still choose to outsource to Filipino virtual assistants, despite cheaper alternatives out there? The reasons the Philippines continues to be the best place to outsource, the best place to find virtual assistants, are listed below: Honestly Loyalty Intelligent and educated Computer and internet access […]

What Kind Of Virtual Assistant Should You Hire First? Practical Advice

Last time I talked about when to know if you’re ready to hire a virtual assistant. For this video, we start talking about who to hire first. Most people go into outsourcing in the beginning to hire an “expert”. It makes sense. If there’s something in your business that you don’t know how to do, […]

How And When To Hire Your Own Team

Dominic Wells of Onfolio.Co recently wrote a blog post talking about how and when to hire your own team and they brought up some really good points. At first it may seem odd that they’re writing about something that would go against their business model. But the great thing about this post is it shows […]

Where to Find Rockstar VAs? Practical Advice

There are advantages to hiring virtual assistants locally. But if we look at the cost, you’re going to have to shell out a lot to find somebody good. Or you can outsource and find somebody from the Philippines and hire Rockstar VAs instead. Why the Philippines and not India? Well, India is a great place but […]

How Outsourcing Can Fuel Your Business AND Your Life

When I was in college, I told my roommate that I wanted to have my own business someday. I knew that small business owners work really long hours. That’s something I don’t want to do. That’s not how I imagined a life well lived should be. But I always believed I could do things differently, […]

Filipino Virtual Assistants Salary Guide – 2019 Update

See Updated Salary Guide It’s been a few years since we last release a salary guide and I have to agree, a lot has changed since then. Compared to 2018, there’s been a slight increase in the starting salaries for Filipino virtual assistants. There are several reasons for this. There’s  inflation and the rising cost […]

Are you saving money on freelancer sites? Think again.

One of the things we’re often criticized for is how ‘expensive’ Onlinejobs.ph is compared to ‘free’ services like Upwork and Freelancer. First, these services aren’t exactly free. You’re charged a payment processing fee and the VA is charged a commission. Second, if you’re the nice kind of employer who pays commission fees out of pocket […]