Outsourcing .............
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I think its not the greatest .......i mean he just has the money to do all this im sure he went throught what we went trough years ago...
The Four Hour Work Week!
Outsource Solution for the Philippines: The four hour work week!
Here are the exact steps I took in hiring the right staff for my business. This does require a bit of capital. If you don't have the capital, this step by step blueprint will not help you at all.
Firstly, the Philippines is your best option to find loyal employess for your online ventures. If you truly want to have an automated business that runs by itself, I can tell you from experience it can be done.
Since I had the capital, I knew if I wanted to find the best talent for my business, I needed to fly directly to the Philippines and find them.
Firstly, I googled "virtual offices in Manila". The reason for this, is I needed a local address and local numbers so individuals could send their resumes to.
Try to find the cheapest one as it will only be used to accept resumes.
Most virtual offices depending on their systems will be able to forward the faxes directly to your inbox.
Also, by having virtual office you can use the address for anyone who wants to mail in their resume or drop it off.
The key here is you can't believe how many came to the virtual office to drop off their resume and asking to speak with someone.
You can tell the virtual office to say whatever you want. They basically said all resumes will be reviewed and if you are accepted, you will be given a call for an interview.
Same goes if anyone calls your virtual office number that was assigned to you. They instruct them to fax, email or drop off the resume for further approval.
My next goal was to find the top major newspapers in Manila to advertise in their classified section.
Since I am from Toronto, I placed my ad saying Online Canadian Company Looking for Talented People. Need experienced people for the following positions: Article Writers, Media Buyers, PPC Marketing, Graphics and Website Designers. etc...Bonuses and Perks included. Only those with experience need apply! You guys get the idea!
The ad directed them to send their resumes to the either the listed fax, email, or address.
I kept the ads going for a week to see what sort of response I would receive. The response was amazing. I received hundreds of resumes for all the positions being advertised for.
Also a big reminder for you guys who are reviewing resumes, the filipinos always attach a photo to their resumes. So get use to seeing that.
Since I wanted to expand and have control over my business. The next logical step was to actually fly down and open an office in manila.
Now this is not as hard as some might think it is. You just need big balls and some moola. Bottom line is if you really want full control over your business, I still believe it is crucial you have everyone under one roof and under your full control.
By having a physical office that my staff can work out of, I no longer have excuses about not having internet access, no "brownouts" as they call it here, no excuses about family members ill, etc...! Why, I now have them under my roof where I make sure we have full internet access 24/7, plus they have someone looking over them to make sure the work is done correctly and in a timely manner.
This is how I found cheap office space. Since I am from Canada, I contacted someone from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. If you from the US, just contact The American Chamber of Commerce for help in the right direction.
They are there to help fellow entrepreneurs like us. I explained the intentions of my business. They pointed me to someone who found a small call center that had a small office ready to be occupied for about 12 people. It's was cheap, I am only paying $600.00/month.
Computers, desks, chairs all ready to be occupied in this office. I just stuck gold by not having to buy sets of computer equipment.
You see, it was not that hard after all. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce also helped with establishing a local business corporation. The process for this took time but I went to a local attorney to help with the setup. They are not too expensive.
Now the Interview Process:
I hired three girls for a few hundred pesos a day to contact the pile of resumes I received. There is no way you contact everyone on your own. If you advertise in the newspapers directly, you are going to get well qualified applicants that have some crazy experience.
I scheduled to rent the meeting room in the Shangri-La hotel to make sure I can occupy all the applicants. I made it like a job fair which made most excited when they arrived. Drinks and snakes were given while all applicants were waiting. I sometimes like to go overboard, it gave the impression that we were big. It didn't cost much to rent out the room. I rented a suite from the hotel for a month so the cost of the meeting
room was cheap if you stay there. Again, the shangri-la is not cheap so there are other alternatives to stage this at a cheaper level. Heck, you can even interview them at Starbucks if you really want to save money!
The three girls I hired to to screen the applicants for the job fair were requested to help me with the interviews. I had tasks made up for each position I had advertised for.
Ex.) For Article Writers...I asked them to produce an article while I was waiting to interview them based on keywords I just made up. What I am doing is qualifying them prior to interviewing them.
For Web Designers..they had to produce their own work...plus I made them design a wordpress blog on my laptop in front of me...!
The applicants I received were beyond my expectations. While others are still struggling to find competant workers on Craigslist, etc. I went directly to find what I was looking for.
I now have a full house of experienced employees that are serious in their work and loyal to their employer!
This is how you can enjoy the 4 hour work week by doing Media Buying, PPC Marketing and your own products.
I don't do shit anymore...it runs itself and banks over seven figures.
I bought a brand new condo in Manila..paid in full!!!! This was done from a product my team came up with..I just told them to roll with it and see what happens! Well it made me $310K..not too bad for not doing anything!
Come on guys..think big and stop making excuses!
Success and Happiness,
The Lazy Ass Marketer
Outsource Solution for the Philippines: The four hour work week!
Here are the exact steps I took in hiring the right staff for my business. This does require a bit of capital. If you don't have the capital, this step by step blueprint will not help you at all.
Firstly, the Philippines is your best option to find loyal employess for your online ventures. If you truly want to have an automated business that runs by itself, I can tell you from experience it can be done.
Since I had the capital, I knew if I wanted to find the best talent for my business, I needed to fly directly to the Philippines and find them.
Firstly, I googled "virtual offices in Manila". The reason for this, is I needed a local address and local numbers so individuals could send their resumes to.
Try to find the cheapest one as it will only be used to accept resumes.
Most virtual offices depending on their systems will be able to forward the faxes directly to your inbox.
Also, by having virtual office you can use the address for anyone who wants to mail in their resume or drop it off.
The key here is you can't believe how many came to the virtual office to drop off their resume and asking to speak with someone.
You can tell the virtual office to say whatever you want. They basically said all resumes will be reviewed and if you are accepted, you will be given a call for an interview.
Same goes if anyone calls your virtual office number that was assigned to you. They instruct them to fax, email or drop off the resume for further approval.
My next goal was to find the top major newspapers in Manila to advertise in their classified section.
Since I am from Toronto, I placed my ad saying Online Canadian Company Looking for Talented People. Need experienced people for the following positions: Article Writers, Media Buyers, PPC Marketing, Graphics and Website Designers. etc...Bonuses and Perks included. Only those with experience need apply! You guys get the idea!
The ad directed them to send their resumes to the either the listed fax, email, or address.
I kept the ads going for a week to see what sort of response I would receive. The response was amazing. I received hundreds of resumes for all the positions being advertised for.
Also a big reminder for you guys who are reviewing resumes, the filipinos always attach a photo to their resumes. So get use to seeing that.
Since I wanted to expand and have control over my business. The next logical step was to actually fly down and open an office in manila.
Now this is not as hard as some might think it is. You just need big balls and some moola. Bottom line is if you really want full control over your business, I still believe it is crucial you have everyone under one roof and under your full control.
By having a physical office that my staff can work out of, I no longer have excuses about not having internet access, no "brownouts" as they call it here, no excuses about family members ill, etc...! Why, I now have them under my roof where I make sure we have full internet access 24/7, plus they have someone looking over them to make sure the work is done correctly and in a timely manner.
This is how I found cheap office space. Since I am from Canada, I contacted someone from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. If you from the US, just contact The American Chamber of Commerce for help in the right direction.
They are there to help fellow entrepreneurs like us. I explained the intentions of my business. They pointed me to someone who found a small call center that had a small office ready to be occupied for about 12 people. It's was cheap, I am only paying $600.00/month.
Computers, desks, chairs all ready to be occupied in this office. I just stuck gold by not having to buy sets of computer equipment.
You see, it was not that hard after all. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce also helped with establishing a local business corporation. The process for this took time but I went to a local attorney to help with the setup. They are not too expensive.
Now the Interview Process:
I hired three girls for a few hundred pesos a day to contact the pile of resumes I received. There is no way you contact everyone on your own. If you advertise in the newspapers directly, you are going to get well qualified applicants that have some crazy experience.
I scheduled to rent the meeting room in the Shangri-La hotel to make sure I can occupy all the applicants. I made it like a job fair which made most excited when they arrived. Drinks and snakes were given while all applicants were waiting. I sometimes like to go overboard, it gave the impression that we were big. It didn't cost much to rent out the room. I rented a suite from the hotel for a month so the cost of the meeting
room was cheap if you stay there. Again, the shangri-la is not cheap so there are other alternatives to stage this at a cheaper level. Heck, you can even interview them at Starbucks if you really want to save money!
The three girls I hired to to screen the applicants for the job fair were requested to help me with the interviews. I had tasks made up for each position I had advertised for.
Ex.) For Article Writers...I asked them to produce an article while I was waiting to interview them based on keywords I just made up. What I am doing is qualifying them prior to interviewing them.
For Web Designers..they had to produce their own work...plus I made them design a wordpress blog on my laptop in front of me...!
The applicants I received were beyond my expectations. While others are still struggling to find competant workers on Craigslist, etc. I went directly to find what I was looking for.
I now have a full house of experienced employees that are serious in their work and loyal to their employer!
This is how you can enjoy the 4 hour work week by doing Media Buying, PPC Marketing and your own products.
I don't do shit anymore...it runs itself and banks over seven figures.
I bought a brand new condo in Manila..paid in full!!!! This was done from a product my team came up with..I just told them to roll with it and see what happens! Well it made me $310K..not too bad for not doing anything!
Come on guys..think big and stop making excuses!
Success and Happiness,
The Lazy Ass Marketer
So you got them drunk and had them wrestle snakes for the job? I like your style.
Seriously, nice post. I'll just wait until I can afford to do it before I do it.
No kidding. Props to that guy; should have sold that for $67 and made another $310K. I'm curious, what kind of time line is this play by play on, imike2007?
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Use this coupon to get more than half off the regular price: supersavings
BTW, I have a free club you can join called the "Super Savings Club." I find the best products on the internet and negotiate the lowest price you can find... just for my members.
If you're interested in joining this club for FREE, just fill out the subscription form on this website:
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Ever try to sell yellow snow to Eskimos? Because that's basically what you're trying to do here. Except the Eskimos here will berate you to the point where everything just spins out of control.
I use people from the Philippines.
I've been online since 1998 and never had success KEEPING an outsourcer once I invested the time in training them... until I began using the perfect process.
I was just trying to help. Maybe YOU don't need the help, but others on this forum might.
BTW, the coupon I negotiated just for my Club... and it is over 50% off. Again, I thought I'd be generous and share it with folks in this forum.
But, if you'd rather just be nasty...
I've been online since 1998 and never had success KEEPING an outsourcer once I invested the time in training them... until I began using the perfect process.
I was just trying to help. Maybe YOU don't need the help, but others on this forum might.
BTW, the coupon I negotiated just for my Club... and it is over 50% off. Again, I thought I'd be generous and share it with folks in this forum.
But, if you'd rather just be nasty...
post a fixed price job on odesk
hire every applicant
have them do the job
you will find 1 or 2 good ones, pay them and switch them to hourly
pay the others $0.01, yes you can pay what you want for fixed price on odesk, pay nothing if you want
start over with the next job
hire every applicant
have them do the job
you will find 1 or 2 good ones, pay them and switch them to hourly
pay the others $0.01, yes you can pay what you want for fixed price on odesk, pay nothing if you want
start over with the next job
Saw the affbuzz on this @hekookmeister7 post from Super Affiliate Twins. What a great story, since most use craiglist or try to fake a local address & use an offshore ast that has a local IP to post in BestJobs.ph. I've hired from the Philippines and have a great virtual marketing assistant.
First post, so go easy. For those who don't want/can't afford the detailed "travel" method (which is great), most Odesk people that are worth hiring for writing have a portfolio. You find out real quick who is good and who is reliable (even if it cost you a couple of bucks in the process). Then you keep them real close and flood them with enough business that they can devote their time and effort to you exclusively.
Also, someone mentioned the "sadness" of outsourcing from India to US. LOL I have actually had many clients from India! But, seriously, you can find great article writers in America for $5/article - Yes, you can find cheaper, but geeze! come on.
Also, someone mentioned the "sadness" of outsourcing from India to US. LOL I have actually had many clients from India! But, seriously, you can find great article writers in America for $5/article - Yes, you can find cheaper, but geeze! come on.
