Tips on outsourcing web development and link building jobs ??

Vyperr - I can tell you A LOT about OnlineJobs.ph and the way it works, along with working with Filipinos.

First - I find that Filipinos are generally quite honest and want to do a good job. I don't think they are the *fastest* workers in the world, but they DO work and they get stuff done. I'm very happy with my experiences so far and I'd say I'm still learning.

Filipinos speak pretty solid english (and I've found excellent writers), they have decent Internet access and they are willing to learn new things. Working online has become a popular way to get work in that country.

OnlineJobs is run by John Jonas, and it's a very useful site. The candidates certainly exist, and it's a growing site. I post jobs there and have candidates come to me. It's easier than filtering through resumes and I have some tricks on how I filter candidates before they even contact me.

To get access to the site you can either pay for it directly or you can join John's thing where he provides training modules to give you your Filipinos. It's actually a very good system. He sells it in two ways. First is the usual recurring revenue system ($97 per month) and the second option is (what I did) to buy it all up front so you have perpetual access to everything including the job site. I remember it being $697. Not cheap but I can't tell you how much this site has helped me and I use it OFTEN, since I've been adding people. Knowing I never have to pay for it again makes me very happy.

Any more questions just ask.

@vypper: You may want to try easyoutsource.com. This is also a job site where the online freelancers are all-Filipino, like onlinejobs. The main difference is, you don't have to pay easyoutsource anything to register and get in touch with the workers. You can check the site out and register for free.

Once you are registered, you can browse through the job seekers list, choose and contact the ones whose profiles interest you. You can also post a job and wait for the job seekers to apply to the job you posted.

With easyoutsource, you get access to a great pool of online freelancers without having to pay anything. All you pay for are the services of the freelancers and you pay them directly in whatever payment method you agree with.

Very interesting thread thus far. I thought the best price you could get someone from the Philippines for was at about $400 - $500 a month though.

In either case, that's something I am starting to look at more now these days too. I'm a full time internet marketer now (quit job in Oct 2009) but had always done everything myself - except very technical stuff i.e. custom Wordpress themes.

@MelH:

Visit the job site easyoutsource.com. You can browse through the list of registered online freelancers without having to register. You can look at their profiles and their pricing. However, should you want to contact any of the freelancers, you'd have to register.

When you do decide to register, you will find that our forms are short and intuitive and you will be up and running in just a few minutes