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I decided that it would be helpful if I wrote some stuff about outsourcing. It's a question I get asked often enough so I've decided to write a series about it. First things first: I'm not an expert on outsourcing. I have done quite a bit of it, and I'm learning more, but I'm not the "expert" in this field. Almost a... |
Everyone talks about oursourcing overseas. Here's my take on what, when, why, where, and how to do it (for a small business): What: Oursource your programming, your SEO, your Adwords, your repetitive tasks, your email, link building for your site, article writing, content creation, script writing (small automation), ... |
Obviously I'm in favor of outsourcing a lot of things to people who work exclusively for you. I outsource SEO, Writing, Article submitting, programming, small random tasks, manual tasks, web maintenance, reporting, adwords, ... But, there are a lot of things that don't require a full time person. They require someon... |
After my last post about <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2007/10/turning-your-smartphone-into-a-1000000year-tool.html">my online gtd system</a> and my first post about <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2006/08/gtd-best-implementation-online.html">how to best implement GTD online</a>, I've had quite a few questions ab... |
About 5 months ago Keith Baxter gave me an audio course that he and Peter S. had done about how to use blogs to sell things. I was totally blown away. It wasn't that it was totally new information. It was how they had put together a bunch of different concepts and used them in such a way that it took advantage of all... |
Isn't it funny that we do these things we call "New Years Resolutions" where we swear to ourselves that we're going to do something. Yet...the whole point of these things is that we're going to put off doing them until the new year comes. And, since you don't start something on a Tuesday, this year we're going to put... |
I'm writing this blog as a warning to everyone using Google Adwords. The people who "run" adwords are Nazis with no feeling for human beings. If you make a mistake, there is no warning system and no appeals process. 3 weeks ago I set up a campaign promoting a page on my blog in Adwords. When I wrote the ad it got fla... |
I'm reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWorld-Flat-History-Twenty-first-Century%2Fdp%2F0374292884&tag=jonasblog07-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">The World Is Flat</a> right now and had a flattening experience yesterday and ... |
Literally. |
<a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/media/2008/03/google_url_changes_28_Mar_2008.mp3">Here's a podcast of this blog post</a> Or you can listen to it here: [audio mp3="/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/google_url_changes_28_Mar_2008.mp3"][/audio] (The audio is different than what I wrote below) If you're using Google Adwords... |
Over the past few months I've started to realize one of the things that keeps people from succeeding online is that they feel like they have to do everything they ever hear of or they're a failure. "You have to have a list" "You have to do SEO" "You have to do Adwords like this!" "You have to be a great copywriter" "Y... |
I've had enough feedback from the "Utah IM Scene" that I think it would be appropriate to hold a small get together. So, October 10th I've rented out the <a href="http://www.mynoahs.com/roomdetails.php?useID=25">"Boardroom"</a> from <a href="http://www.mynoahs.com/">Noah's</a>in Pleasant Grove (<a href="http://www.myn... |
You know how people have been creating these 45 minute marketing videos recently. No more! <a href="http://www.enounce.com/myspeed.php">speed up online video</a> Install, watch video, make it play faster. Who knows why people think a 30 minute video of just them talking is appropriate. You get 10 minutes...MAX... |
If you know me at all, you know I'm all about implementation. I think it's a huge mistake to spend time learning things that pertain to your business but not implementing them. So, today I'm going to implement one of them for you. If you haven't seen what the guys at TrafficGeyser.com are doing, you need to check it ... |
I've been doing article marketing for a long time. Here's what I always tell people: "Article marketing is the second most effective thing you can do to market your website. Google Adwords is #1". I use <a href="http://www1.whatscrapandwhatsnot.com/uaw">UniqueArticleWizard</a> to do all my article submissions. It's ... |
Just as an idea for those of you looking for ideas of what you can send to your guys in the Philippines. I just sent my guy Sony Vegas (video editing software) and said "learn this" and then asked him to take 2 video feeds, and an audio feed, and put it all together into one video where the 2 videos and the audio all ... |
I did <a href="http://www.marlonsanders.com/">Marlon Sanders</a> coaching call yesterday (he has an awesome coaching program) where I taught how to live the 4-hour workweek through outsourcing to the Philippines. He did a great write up about achieving your business goals here: <a href="http://www.marlonsnews.com/?p=1... |
Do you keep a swipe file of sales copy and squeeze pages and interesting marketing tactics? If not, why not? Here's why you do it. When you want to create a sales/squeeze page for yourself, you can go back through all the pages you've bookmarked and just pull the pieces out of them that you like. When you're ready ... |
Social media is garbage...for most people, for most businesses! Most of it can't be outsourced...or can it??? Ok, so let me explain. For a long time we've been hearing "You've gotta be on Myspace", "You've got to be on Facebook", "You've got to be on Twitter", "You've got to get onto Digg", ... B.S. People say "Th... |
I'm flying out in a few hours to Minneapolis to speak at <a href="http://www.shopgoldmills.com/cmd.php?Clk=2834858">Jeff Mills Outsourcing Seminar</a>. |
You can join it live on Ustream for $12.95 (which I think is crazy)! Here's the link to get access to the ustream feed: <a href="http://www.shopgoldmills.com/cmd.php?Clk=2834859">Outsourcing Seminar on Ustream</a> I speak at 2:00pm Central time tomorrow, but the seminar goes for 2 days. Last time I did this it was ... |
One of the most important things I see in starting an internet business is designing your business around your lifestyle. Maybe not around the lifestyle you currently have, but around the lifestyle you want to have. If you design your business around your lifestyle, it makes making decisions in your business much eas... |
Over the past few weeks I've had numerous people ask me: "You recommended 2 different programs for online business models. Which is better?" Here are the two (both have a video interview): <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2009/02/how-to-make-3-700-times-a-day.html">Make $3 700 times a day</a> <a href="http://www.jon... |
Since most of the people who read my blog spend a good amount of their time in front of the computer, I thought I'd share some of the plugins I use to boost my productivity. This post is inspired because of my latest favorite: <a href="http://www.lastpass.com">LastPass</a>. I've always looked for a great solution to ... |
Here's what I've done for the past 24 hours: Checked my email Talked with my partner Dan Wrote a blog post Wrote 2 emails to be sent to my mailing lists Used jing to make an explanation video Played golf Chatted with a few of my GUYS in the Philippines Ate dinner, played with my kids, practiced more go... |
Yesterday I got a PDF document back from my GUYS: The Top 7 ROI Activities Your VA Can Do I asked them to write it. I'm going to add it as a bonus in ReplaceMyself.com. They would know the best ROI activities better than I would...they're the ones who do the work and who check it's effectiveness. Here's the real kic... |
I buy a lot of domains. Here are my guidelines for my GUYS when selecting a domain for a niche website. I have them do almost all of my research for me. I want a .com almost always. There will be times when a niche is too competitive to find a reasonable .com and in that case you can find a .org (first) or a .net (i... |
Following is an email I got from one of my GUYS detailing the promotion methods we use for different types of websites. You can use this for your GUYS. This is also very instructive for you in terms of what you should be doing for your websites. What my guys do is awesome. I added the parts in CAPITALS. Sites Han... |
Notice: I will update this post if the status changes. Most of my readers know that <a href="http://www.bestjobs.ph">BestJobs.ph</a> is currently the best place to find Filipino employees (I say "currently" because that will soon change when we release our own site to recruit specifically online workers...coming very ... |
I'm writing this blog post for 2 reasons: 1. A call for donations 2. Answering questions I've gotten -------------------------- 1. A call for donations -------------------------- I've never asked people to donate to anything before, but this disaster really hit home. One of the girls I employ in the Philippines lost... |
There are a lot of online tools I use in running my business. Tools which at one point I didn't know existed, and when I found out about them, I said "HOLY COW!!! THAT SAVES ME HOURS OF TIME AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!" I attempted to create this list somewhat <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/09/tools-i-use-to-r... |
I recently had a great comment/question on my blog: <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/07/how-and-why-you-should-replace-yourself-with-someone-overseas.html/comment-page-2#comment-62563">http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/07/how-and-why-you-should-replace-yourself-with-someone-overseas.html/comment-page-2#comment-62563<... |
When it comes to outsourcing your business (or yourself!) to the Philippines, there's definitely a learning curve. Here are 7 ways you can guarantee failure for yourself : (Hint: Don't do these things!) 1. Try To Hire Someone To Do Everything Here's an actual email I got this week <img src="http://www.jonasblog.com/wp-... |
I haven't been this excited about a product coming out in a long time. This is a special interview I did with Peter, the creator of a product to be released tomorrow. What Peter is teaching is EXACTLY what I do on my websites in terms of the layout and design. It's exactly what I have my GUYS do for me to make me mon... |
First of all, there's a LOT of misinformation about the <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm">new FTC guidelines</a> about bloggers, affiliates, and testimonials. I'm going to outline the main points (from the link above) and give a couple example disclaimers. 1. Clearly Disclose Typical Results From... |
The following is an email that John Barker (the original "Mr X.") sent out last week.I thought it was so full of good info and advice that I asked him if I could publish it. In the email he gives you an example of a profitable affiliate site he has! I'm reading the new edition of the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris a... |
On March 19, 20, 21, in <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=boracay&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi">Boracay Philippines</a> I'm putting on an outsourcing retreat seminar. This seminar is NOT FOR FILIPINOS! It's for Am... |
I had a great comment on my blog that will answer so many people's questions: <img src="http://www.jonasblog.com/wp-content/jing/love-being-appreciated.png" alt="feeling-appreciated" width="510" border="1" /> A great way to show appreciation is to <a href="http://www.outsourceretreat.com">come meet your team</a>. |
Since I'm here in the Philippines for a month (I've been outsourcing to people here for 4 years and this is just my 2nd time here...the first being 3 months ago!), I figured "what a great time to give some great tips on outsourcing yourself and your work to the Philippines. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esZvA... |
Today's tip is about getting started when hiring a Filipino. What are the things you say to them. What are your policies? How do you expect them to work. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgxG2UWFYTo[/embed] Tips In This Series: <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2010/03/philippines-outsourcing-tip-1-of-16-dail... |
Tip #2 - Filipinos feel unworthy. It's really a big cultural problem that holds them back. They feel like they're not good enough. If you don't know this and know how to take care of it, you're in for a frustrating time. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNh2ltiW-78[/embed] Tips In This Series: <a href="ht... |
So often I see people say "I want to hire someone to do X, Y, Z, 1, 2, and 3. They have to have all those qualifications!" I think that's a mistake because the Philippines doesn't have a super developed workforce like in the US. In my opinion, you'll have a better experience if you hire someone to do 1 task for you. ... |
There are some unique cultural reasons why you'll get much better work from people if you hire them on a permanent, full-time basis. Hiring them part-time just isn't as effective as full-time will be. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43Y6pAo0cw[/embed] You can get the whole story about how to outsource to the ... |
It took me a couple of years to find BestJobs.ph, which for a long time was the best place to hire Filipinos for online work. Today, OnlineJobs.ph is the best place to hire Filipinos. You'll find AMAZING talent at both places. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE87kxWDSoM[/embed] You can find your talented Filip... |
It's important that you don't try to hire someone to do everything at first. Hire them for their English skills, unless you're hiring a programmer, designer, or some specialty job like an accountant. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYONe38Exdg[/embed] Tips In This Series: <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/20... |
This is something that people don't realize that they don't realize. Filipinos are human beings. They have families, needs, problems, wants, desires, ... just like you do. Treat them as humans (not as robots) and you'll have a much better experience. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZL_MGNjzw[/embed] Tips In T... |
It's important that you know multiple ways of paying your people. Sometimes one will stop working. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiNynYO9Zcg[/embed] Ways to pay your people <a href="http://www.xoom.com/">xoom.com</a> <a href="http://www.emoneygram.com/">emoneygram.com</a> <a href="http://www.paypal.com/">pay... |
The educated, experienced workforce that exists in the US doesn't exist in the Philippines. Yes, you can find people who have experience in some things...but for the most part, you'll have to teach and train people. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_NwV-3XHNc[/embed] Tips In This Series: <a href="http://www.... |
The Philippines is VERY different than India. You don't need to micro-manage people. You don't need to look at every single thing they're doing. Let them do their work and don't worry about it. Get their work out of your head and concentrate on the things that are most important in your business. [embed]https://www.yo... |
There are some cultural differences that exist in the Philippines that don't exist together anywhere else in the world. This is one of the biggest reasons why outsourcing to the Philippines works so much better than anywhere else. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNfO5COyJGU&t=1s[/embed] Tips In This Series: ... |
This is one of my favorite videos I've ever made. It's tips for outsourcing...from the Filipino perspective. I asked my guys to give some tips for things they've found helpful, or things they wish I did better. These are the things they came up with. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUKTv9zQjds[/embed] Tips In T... |
You'll find lots of different ways to communicate with your team. Try different things and see what works for you. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=094qoQGsy8c[/embed] Messenger <a href="http://www.skype.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Skype</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/talk/" target="_bl... |
Filipinos can do anything. But, I've found they're better at some things than other things. Here are my thoughts on what to have them do for you. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTI-VioCg_Y&t=5s[/embed] Tips In This Series: <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/2010/03/philippines-outsourcing-tip-1-of-16-daily-c... |
This last tip was supposed to be a video just like the rest of them. 2 nights ago someone came into our apartment while we were sleeping and stole everything: 3 laptops 2 cameras my Kindle ipod Touch 750 GB hard drive (which had all our pictures on it from this trip) cell phone cash wireless router 4... |
Most people when they start a website, they have no plan for it. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Here's MY website plan. It consists of 13 "ToDo" lists that I have my GUYS implement for me. Some of this stuff won't be relevant to your business, but my guess is that most of it is relevant. These lists were d... |
You get an email that says: <a href="http://www.jonasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/power-outage-email.png"><img src="http://www.jonasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/power-outage-email.png" alt="philippines power outage email" title="philippines power outage" width="418" height="302" class="aligncenter size-fu... |
I get this story often enough that I thought it was worth a post. DON'T PRE-PAY FOR WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES. Clearly this isn't a 100% of the time rule, because there are times when it's appropriate. Just DON'T do it with a new employee. Don't buy them a laptop. Don't pay their internet bill. Don't pay for their sist... |
Last night Typhoon Megi hit the northern end of Luzon island (Luzon island is the island Manila is on). In case you don't know, a Typhoon is essentially the same as a hurricane. This one was about equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. The Philippine government did a pretty good job preparing for this one, so few peo... |
In this interview I describe the number one problem people (including myself) experience when hiring Filipinos to work in their businesses. In 4 words: Embarrassment, unworthiness, fear, (not being good enough to qualify) <- that's one word :) [audio mp3="/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/number-1-philippines-problem.... |
Command of the english language in the Philippines is amazing. They watch american movies and TV shows. They listen to american music and radio. They know english better than they think they know english. For example, I got an email from my good friend <a href="http://www.jetsetlife.tv/">Robert Murgatroyd</a> the ot... |
Marketing to local businesses, and helping them do their internet marketing, is what I would do if I had to start everything over. It's easy. It's profitable. It's easy to understand from beginning to end. There's almost no risk. It's easy to get started. You don't have to be technical. You don't have to know everythi... |
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