One of the more common jobs being posted online nowadays are for article writing.  If you know how to write in English (remember your high school and college essays?), you may have the potential to write an effective article.  An article is considered effective if people read them and like doing so.  The following are some tips on how you could write an effective article:

• Do your research – Before you even attempt to write an article about a topic, you have to do some research.  No matter how familiar you seem to be about something, it still pays to refresh yourself by reading about it.  You don’t want to run the risk of getting your facts wrong.  This is especially true if you are dealing with facts and figures.  You have to include figures from the latest studies and for the correct demographics.  Even if you are writing an opinionated article, it would still help to do your research.
• Start with a good title – A good article

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I have hired many people for many online jobs, ranging from low-skill data entry to high level programming, and experimented with different methods in the process. How do I know if someone is a good fit? How do I interview? Do I hire full time? Part time? How much do I pay? I will answer all of these questions in this article based on years of personal experience. Of course these are my personal suggestions and your opinions may vary.

1. What do I look for in a profile?

After posting a job and waiting a day or two for the applicant list to fill up, the first thing I do is look at all the applicants’ profiles. Different jobs have different priorities, but the main things I am looking for are that there is a completed profile, that the person appears to be intelligent, and that the person speaks English well. If I am hiring a virtual assistant I will require a higher level of English proficiency than if [...] Continue reading

As a web designer, I often need to know what font is being used in a design or logo so I can tell a graphic designer in the Philippines which font should be used. I discovered a really cool site called WhatTheFont that can tell you which font is being used in an image. If you outsource graphic design or web design this will save you a ton of time. Watch the video for a quick lesson.

Two of our more recommended methods to send and receive payments are Xoom and PayPal.  We have used both services and have found that both are convenient and easy to use.  While some may prefer one over the other, each has their own merits.  I will discuss each payment method in detail so that you may be able to choose which payment method is best for you to use. (Jump to PayPal section)

Sending money:

Sending money through Xoom is very easy.  You just create a Xoom account, choose a method of funding your money transfer, enter recipient details and payout method, and you’re good to go.  You only need to create an account with Xoom once.  All the details you enter are saved in your account and should you choose to re-use the same details (e.g. funding method, recipient, payout method), you don’t need to re-enter them again.  Creating a Xoom account is free.

There are a lot of ways that you can fund your [...] Continue reading