Where to hire Philipinos ?

Dave Owen

14 years ago

Go to craigslist.org and click on the Manila section.

Very good.

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14 years ago

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Craigslist, Philippines ... Manila has worked for me.

You may have to pay a $1.50 to $2 an hour?

Try to do a test, to check the persons ability and reliability.

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Dave Owen

14 years ago

$300/month will get you a high-quality worker that is willing to work 40 hours/week.

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dvduval

14 years ago

Wow, that is really cheap. I assume they speak good English too?
(And that is still higher than many workers in China make)

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Robert Domino

14 years ago

Quick question though, are there a lot of them available?

Obviously some of you have done it, but I mostly see job offers and no "local" poster.

Last but not least.. how do you pay them? Paypal?

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SEOExpert104

14 years ago

Ya I am wondering about payments too, I am pretty much looking for someone to do simple work, willing to pay maybe $3/hour or more, depends on my budget, I am not looking to hire now, in a week or so, because these days might be the happiest days of my life

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Joe Mobley 14 years ago

denomardin,

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$2.00 an hour is very good. $3.00 is way to much!

You can get a college educated database programmer for less than $300.00 a month, full-time. That's less than 2 bucks an hour.

Hope this helps.

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- FredJones 14 years ago
  
  These rates sound almost unbelievable - yes I know I am from India and to get quality output from work done in India it seems you need to pay at least 5-6 times, if not more, compared to the Phillippinos' rates.
  
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  Joe Mobley 14 years ago
  
  Fred,
  
  You can go to www.bestjobs.ph. Look along the left side under Employers.
  Do a Resume' search.
  Select nationwide only.
  I like a resume' date of 1 month or less.
  I don't care about "right to work".
  Keywords - Something you are familiar with. Like PHP programmer or whatever. You can review the resume's and get an idea of salary expectations.
  
  If a high amount is listed like 5000/month, they are talking PHP or Filipino pesos. You can do conversions at Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator.
  
  Have fun. Let us know what you find.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
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- fredo 14 years ago
  
  FYI, It should be FILIPINOS not Philipinos.
  According to Wikipedia:
  
  The Filipino people are the citizens of the Republic of the Philippines.
  
  SOURCE: http(colon)//en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Filipino_people
  
  Originally Posted by DigitalJoe
  
  oDesk.com
  
  $2.00 an hour is very good. $3.00 is way to much!
  
  I have to disagree.
  
  You should read this discussion(still a newbie, can't post some links damn it!):
  
  http(colon)//www(dot)odesk(dot)com/community/node/11800
  
  Some good points about the discussion:
  
  * The majority of the jobs ALWAYS go to the lowest bidder, and most of them are 2 or 3 dollars an hour or less.
  
  * If a buyer hires at .75cents/hours .Everyone says he gets what he pays for .Its not always true.Its very hard to get first job in odesk . some high quality providers also low there rates to get the first project .Some clever buyers know that well and make use of that .They get the job done for cents with high quality results.odesk have only around 600000 providers now ,more will join in the coming years and this chain reaction to get the first job will continue and buyers will take advantage of that.
  
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dremora

14 years ago

There is a warrior guy called MarxMelencio (I think that was his username) he runs a VA company in Manila. odesk is also a good place, beginners charge very low there.

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lacraiger

14 years ago

i found a couple good hires from these sites.

http://www.ojtcareers.com/
Trabaho Philippines - Job Openings, Call Center Jobs, OFW Work Abroad

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myeanne

14 years ago

Good thing that you've chosen the Philippines to outsource your project. Yes, it is cheaper compare to other providers but you still need to be careful. Remember that, you always get what you have paid for. Btw, I sent you an email. Thanks!

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jamespitt

14 years ago

I have a couple of good sites to hire Filipinos. You can always ask me where I found them. I'd be happy to help since I have one good outsourced project.

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Joe Mobley 14 years ago

@fredo,

Please 'splain' why you disagree. I'm open to other points of view.

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lwliang1 14 years ago

Originally Posted by jamespitt

I have a couple of good sites to hire Filipinos. You can always ask me where I found them. I'd be happy to help since I have one good outsourced project.

Sorry can't PM just yet... I'm looking for a part time web designer/ developer from the Philippines, could you help me out?

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- Joe Mobley 14 years ago
  
  humbledmarket,
  
  But aren't the Philippines college education costing even more than $300/month losing investment for them lol.
  
  I can't answer that.
  
  But, I was "chatting" with my Philippine VA yesterday. She pay 150 US dollars per month rent for a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house.
  
  Not everything is cheap though. A small Starbucks coffee is about 3 bucks.
  
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YanKirby

14 years ago

Contrary to popular belief, the best Filipino outsourcers are not found in bestjobs.ph or other job sites.

Truth is, at least 85% of filipinos are looking for a part time job. What I suggest is you find someone from a university (most probably a faculty member) and make them your middle man in hiring your writers and VA's.

This way, you will get be dealing with someone having excellent english and who knows A LOT of people who are dying to get these kind of jobs.

What's so good about this technique?

> Only hire topnotch workers - guaranteed
> Cheaper - They will not be coming of as a "foreigner" so its cheaper. (Most filipinos ask higher pays if they know the customer is a foreigner) Make sure you use PHP in paying and not USD though.

How do I know it works?
Well, ive been using this method to get topnotch VA's work for me. My writer is a cum laude grad from the region's top university.

This is just a tip of the iceberg though. If you need more info, drop me a PM and ill see what I can do to help out.

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humbledmarket

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by DigitalJoe

denomardin,

oDesk.com

$2.00 an hour is very good. $3.00 is way to much!

You can get a college educated database programmer for less than $300.00 a month, full-time. That's less than 2 bucks an hour.

Hope this helps.

Joe

Wow that's rock bottom prices aren't they. Looking for a programmer in the near future. I guess I'll be searching from some VAs shortly. If they are indeed college educated programmers for $3 it's definitely a good buy.

But aren't the Philippines college education costing even more than $300/month losing investment for them lol.

Originally Posted by FredJones

These rates sound almost unbelievable - yes I know I am from India and to get quality output from work done in India it seems you need to pay at least 5-6 times, if not more, compared to the Phillippinos' rates.

Interesting, Thanks for the tip.

Honestly I find it hard to find good writers from India. I've purchased a few articles at 0.007-0.01/ word but the writing is still average not as advertised.

I'll probably try some Filipino writers in the future and see how their quality and cost is.

Originally Posted by fredo

FYI, It should be FILIPINOS not Philipinos.
According to Wikipedia:

SOURCE: http(colon)//en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Filipino_people

I have to disagree.

You should read this discussion(still a newbie, can't post some links damn it!):

http(colon)//www(dot)odesk(dot)com/community/node/11800

Some good points about the discussion:

* The majority of the jobs ALWAYS go to the lowest bidder, and most of them are 2 or 3 dollars an hour or less.

* If a buyer hires at .75cents/hours .Everyone says he gets what he pays for .Its not always true.Its very hard to get first job in odesk . some high quality providers also low there rates to get the first project .Some clever buyers know that well and make use of that .They get the job done for cents with high quality results.odesk have only around 600000 providers now ,more will join in the coming years and this chain reaction to get the first job will continue and buyers will take advantage of that.

Originally Posted by YanKirby

Contrary to popular belief, the best Filipino outsourcers are not found in bestjobs.ph or other job sites.

Truth is, at least 85% of filipinos are looking for a part time job. What I suggest is you find someone from a university (most probably a faculty member) and make them your middle man in hiring your writers and VA's.

This way, you will get be dealing with someone having excellent english and who knows A LOT of people who are dying to get these kind of jobs.

What's so good about this technique?

> Only hire topnotch workers - guaranteed
> Cheaper - They will not be coming of as a "foreigner" so its cheaper. (Most filipinos ask higher pays if they know the customer is a foreigner) Make sure you use PHP in paying and not USD though.

How do I know it works?
Well, ive been using this method to get topnotch VA's work for me. My writer is a cum laude grad from the region's top university.

This is just a tip of the iceberg though. If you need more info, drop me a PM and ill see what I can do to help out.

Thanks very much for the post. I'm sure this will be a great help to many!

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spazz896

14 years ago

i hired my first va from Find a real, online job! | Home - she writes better english then me ! lol.

I highly recommend it.

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J Bold

14 years ago

As others have said, tons of them on Odesk. I have hired Indians, Pakistanis and Filipinos there. I also hired a Jamaican guy who did a great job for me. But beware, it can be really hit and miss. I've had good and bad from all of those countries.

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Marx Vergel Melencio

14 years ago

Originally Posted by denomardin

Well I hear people are hiring Philipinos for like $1/hour , I just need simple database entry and I am willing to pay more than that, and few months ago I've been to that site, but just forgot it, can anyone tell me the site?

Hmmm...

...database entry work, like populating your ecommerce site with products, descriptions and images, or

...site database management and configuration (more tech than actual data entry)?

...though I don't think this matters because if you have a detailed step-by-step text guide in doing this properly at the fastest posssible time with 0 to little problems,

...then I can assign an available inhouse employee or a homebased subcontractor with relevant skills, knowledge and experience as your assistant in a heartbeat.

Mods, if this is self promotion, kindly pardon me and please delete this post.

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Best Regards,

Marx

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Kevin_Hutto

14 years ago

Onlinejobs.ph --- you just have to dig a bit...

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lwliang1 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kevin_Hutto

Onlinejobs.ph --- you just have to dig a bit...

Do you think the $49/month subscription fee is worth it? My head is telling me that the second I find someone good from onlinejobs.ph then my investment has paid itself back 10 fold...

Would you know if the 'skills assesment' in onlinejobs.ph is self assessed or via a skills test conducted by the website?

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Cataclysm1987

14 years ago

I wouldn't want to hire someone for less than 5 dollars an hour. I mean, you are going to have to communicate with this person and interact with them. How competent and reliable can a human being be if you are only paying them a fraction of the minimum wage in your own country?

I've learned my lessons with outsourcing, and to this day I won't pay someone something tiny even for a small job. It incentivizes them to screw it up and not care as much. Looking at minimum wage workers in fast food should carry enough evidence for that.

Just my 2 cents.

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maclustig

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Cataclysm1987

I wouldn't want to hire someone for less than 5 dollars an hour. I mean, you are going to have to communicate with this person and interact with them. How competent and reliable can a human being be if you are only paying them a fraction of the minimum wage in your own country?

I've learned my lessons with outsourcing, and to this day I won't pay someone something tiny even for a small job. It incentivizes them to screw it up and not care as much. Looking at minimum wage workers in fast food should carry enough evidence for that.

Just my 2 cents.

I agree with you. Filipinos are hardworking people and they speak english as their second language. That's the reason why BPOs and Call Center business is booming right here. For me, to get them to work for $1 an hour is already an exploitation because that's way too much lower than the current minimum wage in Manila.

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SeeksSteven

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Cataclysm1987

I wouldn't want to hire someone for less than 5 dollars an hour. I mean, you are going to have to communicate with this person and interact with them. How competent and reliable can a human being be if you are only paying them a fraction of the minimum wage in your own country?

I've learned my lessons with outsourcing, and to this day I won't pay someone something tiny even for a small job. It incentivizes them to screw it up and not care as much. Looking at minimum wage workers in fast food should carry enough evidence for that.

Just my 2 cents.

I agree with this concept entirely. My company maintains several "offshore" locations (Pakistan, India, Philippines & Argentina in the works).

We go through hundreds of applications and tons of interviews. The skill set of those, like anywhere else, massively varies.

$1/hour, in my opinion, no matter where in the world you're located - for a quality worker is insulting. Of course people have to eat, so you will find it here and there online.

Reliability... Power outages, internet connectivity problems, etc are rampant in some of these areas. When working with a staff member who works for you from home, there's very little chance they have redundant power and internet backups to definitely be around for you when you need.

Keep these things in the back of your mind as you look for the "cheapest" option.

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humbledmarket

Banned 14 years ago

wow the prices do seem really cheap. What are their average writing skills. I've heard one warrior mention to contact uni professors directly to contact students. Anyone tried this and does this work?

Also on average how much words can they write within an hour? There are writers selling $1/100 words for quality writing.

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Ronak Shah

14 years ago

I found this:

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...ng-240-mo.html

Get lucky!

I'm hiring a VA from him.

Ronak.

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djbventures

14 years ago

I have been using oDesk for awhile now and I only hire from the Philippines. I pay between $1-$4 per hour depending on what I need. It's just like anything else though, trial an error. One thing I have learned is when you find someone good, stick with them! Giving bonuses, etc also makes for great relationships and created better workers. Also, INTERVIEW BEFORE YOU HIRE! Use Skype and speak with them, not just chat.

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Stephen Luc

14 years ago

Try Odesk.com and look for a person from the Phillipines. Data entry type people are easier to find there , they are fast, and have good communication skills. I got 2 that do that. Though I'd say data entry is on the lower end, so you're looking at $1.67 probably. I have yet to see anyone do a super fast job and charge $1.

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james_le

14 years ago

I found Odesk.com great for finding highly skilled workers at good rates.

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JonAlfredsson

14 years ago

Originally Posted by denomardin

Well I hear people are hiring Philipinos for like $1/hour , I just need simple database entry and I am willing to pay more than that, and few months ago I've been to that site, but just forgot it, can anyone tell me the site?

Here are some sites where you can hire Filipinos.

Find a real, online job! | Home
Hire Filipinos - Find Online Workers in the Philippines | EasyOutsource

Hope you could get the right VA for you.

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chyneclicks

14 years ago

I'm from Philippines and I work as A VA and also can recommend reliable workers if you want..you can contact me on skype :chyneclicks

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2d0k

14 years ago

Make your offer at least $2 per hour.. It is somehow reasonable..

$1 IMO is demeaning..

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Jayme43

14 years ago

Craigslist.org/Manila and onlinejob.ph. . .
Goodluck. . .
Filipinos are good and reliable workers . . .

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chyneclicks

14 years ago

I'm from Philippines and can recommend reliable worker.

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firstdrum 14 years ago

As someone who currently has 20+ full-time employees from the Philippines, I can say that if you're looking for full-time workers, it's hard to beat. They're very good people to work and the $2-$3/hour price (based on the average person making around $350/mo.) is right in line based on my experience but like anywhere, you need to interview just like you would if you were hiring someone here. If you have only short-term work (especially programming), I'd suggest sites like vWorker. Your interview time will be cut down a lot and your cost will be more predictable.
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JennSpencerIM

14 years ago

I use odesk.com - post your job then look for people who have what you want and will accept what you want to pay. I've hired people there from anywhere between $0.56 to $5.00 per hour....just depends on what you need done and what they are advertising they will work for.

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jmlcastro 14 years ago

It's good to see that Filipinos are rated highly as VA's and writers in the forum.

I am a full blooded Filipino and have been working as a VA/Writer/Link Builder for the past couple of years now.

I have time now so if you need someone to help nurture your business, do send me an email at josemarclcastro AT gmail DOT com or leave me a message at skype:jmlcastro.

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poojagoyal

14 years ago

you can try freelancer.com and post your requirement...you will definitely get replies from Philipinos

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04real 14 years ago

I'm a Filipino. In Canada. You can hire me but my rates will be significantly higher. ;o)

On a serious note, I've hired fellow Filipinos but I've never quite paid as low as some of the other posters here. Filipinos living in The Philippines that I've worked with have excellent English communication and writing skills -- and they do excellent work.

You can find freelancers (not just Filipinos) just about anywhere including right here on WF. Pay them fairly. ;o)

...or hire me to do your work. Hahaha.

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