The Philippines could theoretically be one of the best entrepreneurial countries globally. CEOWorld’s Entrepreneurship Index ranked the Philippines as the 18th most entrepreneurial country globally, just after Canada. The Entrepreneurship Index grades the following factors that could determine the “best countries for entrepreneurship”: innovation competitiveness infrastructure labor skills access to capital openness to business Researchers […]
Rizal Day is a regular national holiday in the Philippines, and it is celebrated annually on December 30th. Filipinos know this as ‘Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal‘. This day marks the anniversary of the execution of José Rizal on this day in 1896. So, who is this Rizal guy? Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado […]
Let me give you a crash course on how you can find the perfect Online Filipino Specialist for your business. In the video, I answer the top 4 questions about hiring an OFS. How do you find someone? It’s as easy as 1-2-3. Browse the workers’ profile Post a job Interview What do you look […]
What is the 13th-month pay? It is not a Christmas bonus. Simply put, it is an extra month’s pay that employers in the Philippines are obliged to give their employees. It’s as if there are 13 months in a year! We’re not required by law to do it as foreign employers. But our hardworking Online […]
Hiring and Managing Large OFS Teams with Paul Staten: How SEO Werkz grew to a team of almost 100 Filipino Specialists Paul Staten is an Inc. 500 CEO and a serial entrepreneur. His online marketing company, SEO Werkz, was featured in the Inc 500 list of 2016 at #246. He currently employs 35 stateside employees […]
Who do you hire first? The most common advice you’ll hear is hiring someone to do the tasks you don’t know how to do. You can do that. But in my years of outsourcing, I found that the first task you should outsource is the task that you know how to do. Find someone to […]
Let’s talk about the time difference when you outsource to an OFS. Filipinos live on the other side of the world. And the 12 hour is a big concern for some. How can you work with someone if you don’t work at the same time? There is a simple solution. You just have to ask […]
Tax compliance when outsourcing is something I know that people worry about. I tell you exactly why you need them in this video. So let’s get into it. I’ve been outsourcing since 2005 and I can tell you, handling taxes when outsourcing is really easy. But I have to give you this disclaimer before we continue. I […]
If you’re new to outsourcing, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s talk about money. How much does an Online Filipino Specialist’s service really cost? I’ve had a lot of people tell me that outsourcing is expensive. Outsourcing to them means going through a headhunter or an agency and hiring someone through them. If this […]
“We absolutely love your company. We truly do. It’s been good to us. I can say that it’s not only given me some of the best team members that I’ve ever had, but dear friends and I would go so far as to say practically family.” Matt Leitz (founder and CEO of BotBuilders) is a […]