The Secret Sauce of Outsourcing

Filipinos have really strong family ties. Grandparents and parents care for their kids; when they are all grown up, they're expected to care for their parents and grandparents. So when they have to choose between caring for their parents or grandparents and their jobs, it's a really big dilemma for them. Some might even quit their jobs when faced with that decision. Want to know why it hap...

Kathleen is one of hundreds of thousands whose lives and businesses have been transformed by Online Filipino Specialists. In this episode, I want to read to you her email about her OFS team.  Now that you know her story, let me know what's holding you back from hiring. Email me at  john@onlinejobs.ph

One of the most fulfilling things about hiring an Online Filipino Specialist is how it changes generations of lives. When you hire a great OFS, you're helping families and communities. Want to know where to find a great OFS? You can find them at Onlinejobs.ph .

Do you feel like you're not ready to hire an OFS (Online Filipino Specialist) because you can't give them enough work? Or you want to hire an OFS, but you have so many things you want to outsource, and you don't know where to start? One way to help you get started is to think about hiring an OFS to do part of a task. Something simple. Something you want to get off your plate ASAP. Let&...

I built my business where other people do the work. I've always wanted to be a business owner but didn't want to work 16-hour work days. I knew that meant hiring people to do the work. Want to know how to get started on this process? Let's talk about it in this episode. Want to know where I found the best people to work for my business? Go to OnlineJobs.ph . Need some help in taking th...

As business owners, we need to know what's happening in our business.  We need to understand our business and know what's going on, but we don't necessarily need to know the all technical details.  Why? Because it's impossible to know every single detail. So, how do you hire someone for a job that you don't know how to do? What if it's a task you don't know how to train...

Can you find really skilled, technical talent in the Philippines? Yes! Steve has been doing it for years. He hires engineers to do complicated financial analyses for banks and businesses. Not only does he know how to find them, his OFS team has been with him for years! Wanna know how he did it? Let's talk about that in this episode. Want to know where Steve found his people? He found them at O...

Most people who listen to my podcast, read my newsletter, and customers of Onlinejobs.ph are experienced business owners. Around 5% are inexperienced. And some think that they can have an Online Filipino Specialist build their business for them. That doesn't work. It just doesn't work that way. Let's talk about it.

This podcast is in response to Cathy's questions in this episode:  https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/sF11fs9KMCb Wyn gave more great answers to her questions and I wanted to share them with you today.

One reason I often get from people when I ask them why they haven't hired an Online Filipino Specialist (OFS) yet is that they're too busy to hire someone. That doesn't make sense. How are you too busy to do something that will make you less busy? Let's talk about that right now. Want to learn how to hire an OFS in under 2 hours? Go to OneVAAway.com.

I could make more money if I modeled Onlinejobs.ph to be more like Upwork and Fiverr. But I chose not to for a number of reasons.  Want to know what those reasons are? Listen to this episode to find out.

I say NO to a lot of things. I do it because I value my time. I do it because I only have so much mental bandwidth, and I want to save it for the most important things. That's how I live the 17-hour work week. I do say YES to some things. Want to know what they are? That's what I'll be talking about in this episode.

Sometimes, I can be a bad retail customer. I buy and return a bunch of stuff.  Because of that, I've seen these companies' different types of customer service. The really good ones really clicked with me. It inspired me and gave me ideas on improving our customer service at Onlinejobs.ph .

Almost everybody I know who hired an Online Filipino Specialist (OFS) wishes they had done it sooner. If they had hired sooner, they could have grown their business faster. They would have saved more time instead of wasting it on low-value tasks. If you're still on the fence about hiring an OFS, read my book, The Outsourcing Lever. It explains how having an OFS can change your life. You can ge...

I don't do phone or Zoom calls when hiring an OFS. Don't do it. It's the wrong approach when doing this. It's a big waste of time. Want to know why? I'll explain in this episode. If you want to avoid other hiring mistakes like this one, got to OneVAAway.com .

Not knowing if you can keep your Online Filipino Specialist (OFS) busy is a vision problem, not a delegation problem. Once you see what your OFS can do, their skills, and their initiative to do more, giving them enough work to keep them busy gets easier. Let's talk about it in this episode. Still have questions about what an OFS can do? Check out OFSGuide.com

Is AI good or bad for your Online Filipino Specialist?  AI can be an amazing tool if you already have a great OFS. It can make them work better and be more efficient. It can't make a bad worker better. I'll explain in this episode.

Cathy sent me an email a while back asking how she can hire an OFS for her brick-and-mortar accounting firm. She sent me a bunch of questions.  My OFS answered them for me, and they're really good. So I'm going to share those answers in this episode.

Evaluating business opportunities is one of the foundations of living the 4-hour work week. That's how I've been able to maintain my 17-hour work week lifestyle.  I never sell time for money. If I have to do most of the work and I can't delegate it to someone else, I often say no. Want to know how it works? That's what I'll be explaining in this episode.

In this episode, I want to talk about Marcjem. He's one of the people my son has befriended on his mission in Marinduque. He's a college-educated, experienced graphic designer, and he's unemployed. Doesn't make sense, right? But this is a common occurrence in the Philippines. Want to know why? Let's talk about it in this episode.

I have a video for Aaron Hall. He's an attorney and talks through what it's like to hire and work with an OFS team. This is a big deal because we know how important it is for an attorney to have a team that has attention to detail and diligence because mistakes can cost them a lot. It's a long video, so I'm going to link it here if you want to watch the whole thing yourself:  https...

I get many messages from people who failed at hiring an OFS.  It could be people who  didn't find enough applicants or   can't find the right person or  hired someone, but it didn't work out. Not finding the right person the first time happens. But you're not learning from your mistakes if you only tried it once and didn't try again. Let's talk about that in this episode. D...

This is my favorite episode by far. I have mentioned that my son is on a mission in the Philippines. He's on this island called Marinduque and seeing firsthand what it's like to live there. He's seen why it's hard to find full-time work and why they must leave their homes to find jobs.  So I'm going to let my son explain why this is happening in Marinduque and what we're do...

I know training is hard. I know you're too busy and just want to hire someone great. But you still need to train your OFS because it solves a lot of problems early. Let's talk about that in this episode. Want an easy way to train your OFS? Go to VAsMadeEasy.com

We all want our workers to show accountability. That's why we have time trackers and productivity managers. But if you want your OFS to stay loyal and only work for you, you also have to balance that with a bit of flexibility. I'll share with you how we do it at Onlinejobs.ph in this episode. What about you? How do you balance accountability and flexibility with your OFS team? Email me at ...