Christmas bonus Q&A

I don’t talk about Christmas bonuses much, but I know some of you are interested in giving this to your VA instead of or in addition to the 13th month. So I’m going to answer some of the most common questions I get about this, plus a few things you need to know. 1. Is...

The best and worst times to hire a VA

tl;dr The worst time to hire: December The best time to hire: Whenever NOW is Full story: Hiring close to the holiday season is one of the worst times to hire a Filipino virtual assistant. More on this lower down. It’s not all bad news. Finding a great VA is easy most...

Instincts are better than AI

One of the things I’m super thankful for this year is our AI matching tool. (https://www.onlinejobs.ph/tellmewhotohire) It works really well and we’ve got a lot of good feedback about it. – AI is amazing – DON’T use it for everything (don’t...

Upcoming Philippines holidays

It’s the holiday season in the US. But in the Philippines…it’s REALLY the holiday season. Yesterday was Bonifacio day. This is usually a full holiday but the government decided this year not to move holidays that fall on Saturday/Sunday to...

I’m thankful for…

With Thanksgiving coming soon, here are a few things I’m thankful for. – My wife – My kids – My relationship with God – My bike/skis Now the work stuff you’re interested in: – We have 53 OFS who are amazing. They do great...