Do you outsource to the Philippines?

Yes, i have been looking to hire a few filipinos and have in the past. I typically use odesk to hire them however, I'm looking to cut the middleman out which I still haven't been able to find out a good way of finding exceptional workers.

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I have hired a singer from Philippines and she was perfect. I absolutely loved the result.

yes i did try to outsource to the philippines, people there are honest and work loyally. I definitely would try it again:-)

Sorry, I have not personally hired filipino outsourcers but I've know of others who successfully outsource their work their for many tasks - from call center service to web design etc. Yes, many can be found on freelance websites like freelancerdotcom or odeskdotcom. I know most I've spoke with have been happy (in general) the work arraignments set.

I've found quite a few good Filipino workers on oDesk that have done many smaller projects for me. The only problem that I found was the time difference and live chats, but it's really not too big of a problem.

filipinos, indian, and indonesian is good worker with high quality plus cheap price

I worked with some filipinos and they were good to work with....
I have a webdesign company and I sometimes need to outsource some little works when there is lots of work that my team can not handle.....

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Yes, I hire Filipino through Odesk. I had a positive result with the outcome of their work.

I actually have some friends that run an outsourcing firm in Makati (used them at one company I worked at). The results were generally very good, but the time zone difference can be problematic relative to things like training and the like.

It is something I am definitely considering at some point when I start my Real Estate wholesaling business back up. I am looking at getting a Virtual Assistant from the Philipines.

I did have a full time worker that I hired from onlinejobs.ph. It was working out quite well while it lasted. I would do it again if the need arose. I got a lot of articles written and it was definitley a learning experience.

I followed a very specific hiring process that I learned from someone else who has success outsourcing and the result was that people who would end up giving me trouble most likely got filtered out. I think that was the key to success.

I have posted about 5 jobs via Philippinos and the work was done satisfactorily. Your mileage may vary. I did have one occurrence where a language barrier was experienced (nothing too problematic), otherwise I would recommend

I'd have to say a big YES! I've outsourced people from the Philippines and they've always proved to be professional, flexible and loyal.

There's a good list of hard working Filipino Freelancers in OutSource Factor too, and not just oDesk.

I have definitely hired a few people (still on board) from the Philippines and I'm going to do it again in the future.

I've outsourced to the Philippines for blog graphics and ebook/info product covers typically from fiverr and odesk. After going through a few different people I found one that I've built a great working relationship with and use for most of my projects. Professional, fast and affordable.

I have some people writing for me from there - .003 USD per word.

Also, virtual private assistants are available for as low as $100 a month - depending on work load.

Of course we are.. We always make sure you get your money's worth by providing top-notch service..

I have a filipino VA who has been working with me for over a year now. She's the best - very hard working, never has excuses like a lot of other providers

Hi!

Yes, I hire a lady from the Philippines to write articles quickly on any subject at a really reasonable rate

Her English is absolutely perfect, better than most natively English speaking people I know. She is a pleasure to deal with, so, yes I totally love it, dealing with her.

First of all, we are Filipinos and not filipinos.

At the moment, I have hired 2 Filipino web developers and 1 graphic artist.

To my fellow warriors, I thought of sharing you these:

Pay Scale

Listed below are the monthly rates for a forty-hour week job. These prices are equivalent to the level/type of expertise and experience of the Filipino Virtual employees.

It is important to note that the cost of living in a particular city is also a basis for the employee's rate. Thus, employees living in Manila are expected to have a higher pay than with those living in provinces especially in Visayas and Mindanao.

Data entry - $200-300
Article/Content Writing - $200-1000
SEO - $300-500
Web Designing - $350-800
Web Development - $400-900
PHP Programming - $800-2500
Ruby on Rails/Django Programming - $2500-4800
Mobile Apps Development - $800-1200

Final Words

Choosing to venture your outsourcing business in the Philippines can be your ticket to success. To achieve this dream, there are a handful of things to be reminded of.

Maintain a healthy and happy working relationship with your employees regardless of the nature and level of difficulty of their work. Filipinos are very loyal employees and you can gain their loyalty by treating them fairly. In fact, you can reward your outstanding employees by giving them Christmas bonus or a paid holiday. That way, they will feel that every hard work they give are equally remunerated.

Respect your employees. Filipinos are sensitive people. So, to avoid any cultural clash, it is important to be very careful with your words especially when you wish to suggest something to them. Never create a bossy impression or you will lose your employee right away.

In a nutshell, just treat them well and they will do the same to you. Happy outsourcing!

Cheers,
Louie Tugas

hi

I have used some workers via odesk but i haven't have any luck. people are nice but when it comes to do the job propely I wasn't that satisfied. Because they said they know how to do the job, and when you hired them you find out that you need to train them and that waste a lot of your time. Because you hired them in the first place to save some time. And then you found yourself adding training on your schedule.

They are loyal people to work with I enjoyed working with them.

Very good from ELANCE.COM you need to train them so no good asking them to do a task they cant do and you dont know how to do, watched another john jonas video about outsourcing recently very good

I have good and great experiences with Philippinos. Never had a bad experience.

Outsourcing is also an art.Finding the best person to complete the job on time and money worth is art.

I am really glad i have found people i know i can trust, they are loyal and doing a good job for me

Thanks Philippinos (guys and girls)

Dimitris

yep - I've had 2 contract works from the Philippines and they were both great.

Listen and take direction extremely well.

if you want to, you can outsource to any country using the many freelancing sites available . just google "freelance xyz" where xyz is the type of job you want to be done

I am interested to hire someone from the Philippines with great English to research and write eBooks for me. Can you recommend me someone? You can PM me. Cheers !

I'm wondering what is the general level of english for the VAs? How easy (or hard) is it to find someone with good spoken/written english skills?

A friend of mine used to have a great Filipino writer asset named wonder woman who went on to do really well.

Nah, i do everything myself. Doesn't take long to market my business.

I want to outsource my graphics and my blog.. I will try ODESK now.

thanks Warriors.

There are a lot of hardworking Filipinos in Odesk. Very easy to instruct as well.

I outsourced some times, but it depends on the job, for "stupid" things I now outsource them, for something that require some IQ I do them internally

I've outsourced there a few times.
I'm 50/50 on it - one project i outsourced came back amazing!
The second one came back not so good.

I try to do more in-house stuff but when I do outsource it is there.

A couple of times yes and with good results, but at this stage I dont need to think about outsourcing so much but in the future maybe I will more all depends.

I outsource ALL my graphics/video work to overseas workers. They do amazing jobs on it all, and they are much cheaper than Americans.

I have some bad experiences about outsorcing filipines :/

I have had good and bad experiences, I have a great graphics guy, yet I got ripped off buy a web designer... He took my money and ran... lol, I will find this one, but I have no problem working with anyone who wants to work. I am looking for some one to do some updating right now.

Yes I have in the past and results were positive.

I have never outsourced any work to the Philippines. I have however outsourced a fair amount of work to India as there is never a shortage of people there willing to work for $2.00/hr.