As a business owner, it matters not whether you hire online or offline there are certain traits/qualities that should always be considered before you hire your skilled worker. These can include…but are not exclusive to…
Intelligence: You want a creative thinker and problem solver
Integrity/honesty: These two go hand in hand.
Curiosity: Someone with a thirst to know and understand
Complimentary skills: Eliminate individual effort by hiring complimentary skill sets.
Enthusiasm: Enthusiasm breeds enthusiasm…it is contagious…need I say more?

Do you own a small online business or perhaps have just started a website and want to propel it to the top ranks at search engines? This is of course the aim of every website owner – to have their site appear on the top of the search results for the keyword(s) they chose for their niche. The process of pushing your website to the top is called SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

However, not everyone who owns a website knows how to rank high at search engines.  To do that requires the knowledge and skills in SEO and more importantly, time.  You are lucky if you have both. But if you’re not a professional SEO and don’t have the time to learn the skills to become one, there’s a service called DIYSEO that might be useful to you.

DIYSEO is a service that seeks to help everyone who needs SEO but doesn’t have the budget to hire a professional agency, which can easily cost upwards of $1,000 per month. [...] Continue reading

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As an online entrepreneur you understand and appreciate how learning to outsource your many tasks is the key to achieving the freedom and success you so desperately seek. You have gone through all the trouble of searching, interviewing, testing and hiring your skilled outsourced workers. Gaining freedom and time is paramount to you.

You are also aware that your mind must be kept free and clear to continue the creative process and come up with ideas that will keep your business evolving on the high growth path. You understand the need to leverage your time and hire highly skilled workers to fast track your business to success as well as creating new businesses.

As you begin to implement your first business platform, the realization soon hits that you have more work on your plate than ever. Sure, you have found some highly skilled workers to complete the tasks required for your business to thrive, but now instead of having one person to manage (as in yourself) you have a team of workers eager to please, all waiting for direction from you. [...]

The process of outsourcing has become very popular over the past few years.  A lot of people find that they have too much work going on at the same time and would like to free up their time to do more substantial things.  Some even outsource their entire work process and find that they are still earning while they are on vacation, playing golf, or doing things other than working.  Some even find that they started to earn more when they started to outsource as opposed to when they were doing all the work themselves.  Wouldn’t you want to do the same?

However, for some, they don’t know where to start.  You may have heard of outsourcing, are very interested in outsourcing, could potentially benefit from outsourcing, but don’t exactly know what to outsource.

If you find yourself wondering what to outsource, read on to find a list of things that you can easily delegate to an online freelancer.

• Data Entry – Data entry is simple copy & paste

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For those of you who didn’t know, EasyOutsource has a forum.  We encourage you to use and participate in our forums to connect with fellow workers or employers, share your experiences in using the site, give comments and suggestions to the site’s admins, or just plain hang out.

We check the forums everyday for new posts that may require our answer or attention.  See you there!

Have you hired a Filipino contractor, assigned them a task, wait a few days for them to complete the task, wait a few more days, email them asking how they’re doing, with no response from them, and never hear from them again?

This scenario is very familiar and most definitely annoying, if you are subject to such behavior from a hired worker.  I am a Filipino online worker myself and am highly against this disappearing act from my fellow freelancers.  But oddly enough, this is commonplace and happens to even the best of them, so don’t take it personally.

Let’s discuss this eccentric behavior and try to solve the mystery of the disappearing freelancer.  First, let’s discuss common Filipino traits that are mostly the reason behind such disappearances:

• Most Filipinos are, by nature, non-confrontational. If faced with a situation where they are required to speak their minds out, they’d rather suck it up, keep their mouth shut, and just walk out on you and deal with their frustration on

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You may have noticed that there has been a recent proliferation of outsourcing courses in the internet.  We have John Jonas, Tyron Shum, and John Reese, to name a few.  All of them are considered internet marketing “gurus” and they have now grown to include outsourcing as one of their expertise.

I have nothing against outsourcing courses.  In fact, I encourage anyone new to the concept of outsourcing to take any one of the courses by the people mentioned above.  It will open up your eyes and encourage you to try your hand at delegating some of your work to people overseas.

My only gripe is that most, if not all, of the outsourcing courses slightly downplay the rates that are proper for online contractors in the Philippines.  I don’t know the living conditions, minimum wage, and cost of living in countries like India, Indonesia, etc. so I will decline to comment about wages in those countries and just stick to the Philippines.

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You have heard time and again that the best country to outsource work to is the Philippines.  But, do you know the sites where you can hire Filipino online freelancers?

Here is a list of sites where you can hire Filipino contractors:

1. EasyOutsource.com – EasyOutsource is one of the best place to hire Filipino online freelancers.  Our site has an all-Filipino worker line up.  The site is growing rapidly.  The site is very easy to use and have a lot of features that are useful to a job site.  One of these features is an internal messaging system that employers and workers can use to communicate with each other.  We are constantly adding new features and improvements to the site to make it even better and easier to use.  The best part is, using the site is free for both employers and workers!  There are no registration fees involved.  You don’t have to pay anything to post jobs, browse profiles, browse job posts, and apply for jobs.  Isn’t that

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When you start outsourcing regularly to extend the capabilities of your business, you’ll be amazed at the variety of tasks that can be delegated to an assistant or contractor. This will rescue your time and allow your business to accomplish more. What’s been really crucial to my businesses is that with the help of outsourcing, I’m no longer limited by the amount of time and energy I personally have. Outsourcing has opened up a lot of new possibilities and allowed me to move my business in the direction I want to go.

I want to talk about the kinds of things that people are successfully outsourcing. I hope this will encourage you to think about your own business and the tasks you commonly perform. Ask yourself: could I train someone to do this? Your answer might be something like: “Yeah maybe I could delegate this, but I could do it better myself, and it wouldn’t cost me anything.” That may be true, but don’t lose sight of the big picture. [...] Continue reading