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Outsourcing and Remote Staffing: What’s the Difference?
Outsourcing, offshoring, remote staffing, virtual assistants—depending on context, all the aforementioned terms might be used interchangeably, yet in reality, each term means something slightly different. I thought therefore, that it might be worth sharing my take on...

An Evaluation of Full-time versus Part-time Virtual Assistant Services
While many articles you read will tell you that hiring and working with a virtual assistant is the easiest thing in the world to do, the truth is, it's really not—at least, not if your outsourcing decision is based on a real need to improve business productivity or...

Niche Virtual Assistants: Their Value to Your Small-Business
Are you running a business on your own or with a very small team of employees? If so, perhaps you have already hired a general virtual assistant to help, or are considering doing so. The virtual assistant industry is growing rapidly and many small businesses...

10 Reasons to Take Advantage of Telemarketing for Your Business
Imagine you've just sat down to dinner with your family. You reach for the potatoes, and the phone rings. You answer it, only to discover it's a complete stranger on the other end of the line, and they want to do business during your dinnertime. Of course, you’re...

10 Tools to Make Life Easier for Virtual Assistants
Virtual assistants have some of the most broad-ranging and comprehensive job descriptions out there. Since there is a nearly unlimited number of tasks that a virtual assistant can perform, there are, likewise, countless digital tools out there for VAs to use. And,...

Why The Philippines Is Successful At Business Process Outsourcing
It is estimated that the 2011 GDP of the Republic of the Philippines stands at between $213 billion and $215 billion, of which approximately $11 billion or 5% has been earned by the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. While the Philippines’ economy is the...

Why SME’s Outsource Admin Services
Definition of SMEs The term “small and medium-sized enterprise” (SME) is used by, among others, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the European Commission to refer to smaller privately owned corporations, partnerships and sole...

Challenges For The Outsourcing Industry In The Philippines
Owing to the combination of its cost-competitive workforce and infrastructure, a large pool of English-speaking, college-educated employees, effective government incentives and a service-focused culture, the Philippines has become one of the top business process...

5 Tips for Building an Offshore Virtual Business Team
With the virtual assistant industry booming as it is in developing countries like the Philippines, it’s hardly surprising that many small businesses around the world are taking advantage of the availability of skilled professionals prepared to dedicate their services...

The Content Marketing Bottleneck That’s Costing You Clients
Content really is King in the Marketing World. It has been for decades. But it takes a lot of time, effort, and skill to get it right. Do you find yourself struggling to keep up?…
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