by John Jonas | Feb 4, 2024 | Newsletter
AI is all the rage. How do you (or I) handle it with OFS? A couple of thoughts: 1. When people apply to my job post, I want to see them, not GPT4. I want to communicate with them. I want to see their personality. I want to see their English. I want to see how they...
by John Jonas | Feb 1, 2024 | Newsletter
I got this great question from Peter: I have had two part-time VA’s on my books for over 5 years now, I pay a small weekly retainer to do some CRM and Website work – they can go for a month without doing any work, but at least I am paying them something....
by John Jonas | Jan 29, 2024 | Newsletter
Ever had the feeling where you’re looking forward to going to work? This usually happens when there’s something exciting going on. – you launched a new product yesterday – sales are ramping up – you gave a bunch of instructions to an OFS and...
by John Jonas | Jan 28, 2024 | Newsletter
Ideally, you should send the 13th month to your Online Filipino Specialist in early December. Most Filipinos use the 13th month to pay their bills, buy presents, make big purchases, and get food for the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. But if you could not give...
by John Jonas | Jan 25, 2024 | Newsletter
You haven’t hire an OFS yet. Oh, you’ve thought about it. You know you should. You know you’re overworked and that someone could help you. But you’re not sure if it will work out, or if you’ll find someone good. So I’m here to help....
by John Jonas | Jan 23, 2024 | Newsletter
My OFS team in the Visayas and Mindanao experienced a strong storm last month. It’s a tropical depression named Kabayan. It was not the biggest storm, but it was strong enough to cause flooding and cancel classes. This is one of those things I want to know about, but...