Time is the most invaluable asset that any business has and can control. With the Internet, people are globally connected in different time zones and can afford to have constant communication in collaborations twenty-four hours a day and 365 days a year. It is in full irony that technology was created to make tasks more [...]
How Philippine Virtual Staffing Can Give You Time to Enjoy Your Life
by bvillarosa on 29. Jul, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring, Project Management, Virtual Assistant, remote work
The Modern Face of Outsourcing Companies
by Kathy Mateo on 26. Jul, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring, Project Management, Virtual Assistant
You would probably observe in fast food chains that employees seem to be working like machines. This means that anything they do is highly programmed, following a strict routine. There is really nothing wrong with this. In fact, this is probably the best organizational routine that will work for such business. However, for outsourcing businesses, [...]
Building Virtual Teamwork by Management Motivation
by bvillarosa on 20. Jul, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring, Project Management, Virtual Assistant
Owners and employees strive to make the company running and competitive in the market and this requires teamwork. Businesses which thrive are those which continuously grow and have happy workers. They know that managing the work force can greatly contribute to their profitability. When it comes to virtual hires, achieving teamwork is very essential to [...]
Offshore Backlash: Not a Threat for Most Businesses
by Kathy Mateo on 15. Jul, 2010 in News, Others, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Uncategorized
Most companies are not moved nor threatened by the issue on offshoring backlash. According to the business surveys conducted in the United States, Europe, and Australia, most companies who are offshoring still have no plans of pulling out their services from their offshore company partners, despite the clamor that they’ve been having in their own [...]
More Small Businesses are Benefiting From Outsourcing
by Kathy Mateo on 12. Jul, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring, Virtual Assistant
Contrary to the usual notion that outsourcing is just good and appropriate for large companies, even small business owners are significantly turning to virtual assistance, too. The best part is, more and more of these small-scaled businesses are gaining good profits just by outsourcing some of their business functions. This trend has made small businesses [...]
The Countless Advantages of Investing on a Virtual Team
by Kathy Mateo on 08. Jul, 2010 in Collaboration, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Virtual Assistant
The cheaper rates for freelancers can be very enticing for some employers, but there are many non-material costs at stake when investing on freelance virtual assistants. Although there are also many employers out there who got lucky with their freelance virtual assistant(s), more often than not, the freelance set-up really entails a lot of uncertainties [...]
Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Project Management
by Kathy Mateo on 06. Jul, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring, Project Management
The services being offered by outsourcing is becoming more diverse throughout the years. Now, even the management tasks are being outsourced. Thanks to the many available collaboration tools, this kind of business process is already possible. In offshore companies, they naturally hire their own project managers to look after a certain number or group of [...]
Top Considerations when Choosing Between Onshore and Offshore Outsourcing
by Kathy Mateo on 02. Jul, 2010 in Collaboration, Outsourcing / Offshoring
The advantages of outsourcing have already been established and proven. However, it takes a lot of considerations to be able to finally land on the right outsourcing strategy, and one these considerations is whether to choose onshore outsourcing or offshore outsourcing for your business. Just because you need to save cost does not always mean [...]
The Advantages of Outsource Telemarketing
by Kathy Mateo on 29. Jun, 2010 in Marketing, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Virtual Assistant
The company has been receiving a lot of inquiries about its Telemarketing and Customer services, recently. This only suggests that more and more companies worldwide are consistently expanding or are ready to expand, and thus the need for a number of telemarketers and customer representatives is growing. Given that most businesses out there are already [...]
Remote Workmate Davao Branch Experiences Rapid Growth
by Kathy Mateo on 25. Jun, 2010 in Outsourcing / Offshoring
After almost just a month in operation, the Remote Workmate branch in Davao City, Philippines has been experiencing continuous growth in terms of client acquisition and Virtual Assistants recruitment. These two aspects of the company are highly inter-dependent because the number of staff recruited is merely based on the clients’ demand. On average, the sales [...]
