VA's & Outsourcing...

Yes, I've used Marx Vergel Melencio's VA service for writing services only and have been VERY satisfied with the service. One thing I really like about Marx is that he wants to make the customer happy (within reason of course), his writers that I used were trainable, and he worked with me on a couple of projects.

I cannot comment on any of his WP review sites or SEO services because I have not used them.

Just look him up using the search feature and you'll find him.

RoD

Checkout the VA services on the warrior forum, I've tried a few and honestly I've been pretty satisfied.

I would actually suggest keeping away from the big VA companies that farm out VAs. It is much cheaper (and usually you can get better workers too) if you go straight and and look for an individual rather than go through a company who most likely takes a large chuck out of the VA fee.

Take a look at OutsourceFactor.com as a completely free site where you can hire a VA directly.

I really really recommend ESEO Services.org though their VA's are quite expensive but they're top notch and not to mention their SEO is just supreme!

I strongly recommend Your Offshore Team - Virtual Assistant Philippines if you want to talk about honesty, integrity and excelent service!

Hi Robert,

In the event that you are still looking for a VA, let me help you.

Just let me know the things that a VA should do for you.

Otherwise, you can check bestjobs.ph and onlinejobs.ph.

Cheers,
Louie Tugas

some great resources posted, I have used many of these freelance services, and some not listed, but one of the things that I encountered that was puzzling to me, I could not find an individual, freelancer, or a company that would take a part time or limited duration deal.

They all wanted full time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, month after month after month.

I was puzzled about this because the time it takes to develop and update content, is not that great, and a good virtual assistant will always adapt to the job at least within reason.

I believe there are some good outsourcing agencies but there are also some brokers that just exist to waste your time and or try to take advantage of you.

So, watch out for those that are not really interested in providing good service but only interested in how much money you have in your wallet.

One of the biggest red flags I saw was the most asked questions,

How much is your budget?
How much money do you have to spend?

Not, what kind of content do you need so I can find out if I can best serve your needs.
No, they wanted to know just how much money I had in my pocket so they could find out how they can get every dime I have.

When I hear that question that is the end of the interview, and there is one huge reason why it has to be that way.

Because if an agency or a service provider does not know how much their services are worth then I do not want to do business with that service provider.

In response to Tim, when it comes to the Philippines a lot of the online workers really just want a reliable job. They want an employer who will pay them on time every month. They want to feel secure financially. A job gives them that security.

As for how to vet out the right talent, we've put out a whole free guide on the subject of hiring virtual staff. Sig.

I would go for odesk or vworker anyday for outsourcing. They are the best when it comes to Outsourcing and VA's.
But you can also find some other good alternative VA from other places too.

I wouldn't go with one company, I'd choose individual outsource workers for individual parts of tasks, because that can be a lot cheaper, and most workers in 3rd world countries are unreliable sometimes, so better to have a range of choices than only one.

I've used oDesk for lots of outsourcing, including data entry, re-writing and some WordPress customization, and I love the fact that with a fixed-price gig, I never pay until I am happy with the results, and I am paying for results rather than paying for time.

That's my experience

chris

If you're still looking, please count us in.

luminous tech has a thread in the warriors forum - ask for sam he will give you a free trial. I just started working with them and so far the communication has been great.

I possess Globolstaff's suggestion to use, I have nominally the warrior for hire. maybe others can provide input.

There is a Skype group where a bunch of people have started posting about VAs looking for work. Most VAs are from Phillipines but a few are being posted from elsewhere. You can contact fjsoftllc on Skype to be added to the group.

I have to agree that the Philippines is a great place to look for a trainable, honest VA strong in English.

The English skills are what make the Phils stand out.

If I look at the jobseeker profiles at OutsourceFactor.com (you can look too, since it's a free site), I notice that the vast majority of profiles looking for VA-type work are from the Philippines.

Hundreds upon hundreds of them ...

The time zone difference, and occasional power outages / Internet outages are really the only problems that need to be worked around. Good training & company culture get you past that.

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Hi Robert,

Staff.com has a pool of talented resources from the Philippines. We have monitoring tools to make sure your staff works for you. You can check our list of Virtual Assistants, interview and test them for as low as $1. If you are satisfied, you can hire them full time for as low as $4/hr. If you don't want to go all through the interviewing and hiring process, our recruitment specialist can do this for you.

Why only look in India and PI?

Just curious at the trend....everyone seems to outsource and noone uses US based VAs?

You can find VAs here https://www.odesk.com/jobs/administr...from=find-work

I suggest you use craigslist to hire a VA directly. You will find a lot of competent VA's that you need for your business.

Robert - Hey, we have a team of over 30 outsourced people. We use a combination of services from odesk, elance, etc....

These people do everything from writing, linkbuilding, SEO, software development, etc...

It depends on exactly what you are looking for. What I would recommend is finding specialists... Finding an all-around person is really hard to do and it's what most larger companies will advertise and give you. Lots of linkbuilders, and poorly trained spammers.

may want to check out globetask.net. they are from Israel - a little more expensive, but in general the "get" it... If you want to tell us more about what you are really wanting I can suggest some specific companies.

I've had good luck in finding software dev companies overseas - in this instance I would advise actually going for a company because you are going to get a project manager that will be easy to communicate with. and they can advise you on project planning, etc...

If you are looking for more VA tasks, and "do this , do that" kind of stuff, I would say to find from odesk, elance, etc...

if you want more info feel free to PM me or see our blog - thanks

I've never used a VA before, what exactly will they do?

You may find one by posting in the Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You section that way you'll have many candidates to choose from.

This site is great: easyoutsource.com

It's free & strictly PH. You can see the jobs they applied to, worked, and contractor feedback.

Most contractors list their hourly rate for project work & full-time rate for hiring.

Any on looking to break down barriers in the Chinese market should take a look at the site I have used. They are a crowd sourcing website and have over 6.8 million registered freelancers. I found them by accident but when I used them for some work they could not have been more efficient. Have a look at witmart and see what services they can offer.

Hiring a VA can be done through a company or not. It actually depends on you. If you want a VA with less management, you can hire him/her through a company, which actually provides good set of software that are used for monitoring and managing the projects. However, if you want to work directly with the VA, then you will not need the company all the way to the process. Nonetheless, doing the searching , hiring , or probably even the management will be more effective with a GOOD company. There can be chances that a perfect VA comes your way but these chances are sometimes too rare. You need company with an experienced HR team that will pick the best VAs, who have been screened out from tests and interviews before they are handed down to you. The process of getting a VA from a company usually takes on like this:

1. You send your enquiry about your requirements for your VA, what skills set, time or work, etc.
2. The company will search for your VA candidates, test them, interview them and then the best ones will be sent to you. (resumes sent)
3. You pick your choice or pick your choices, then you will send the payment to the company.
4. The company will send you the contact details and then initially, facilitate your communication.
5. Once you have decided for your VA choice, the company will send him/her off to start working with you.