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Andrew Egan

Andrew Egan, Director & IT Specialist at Adept IT

The one item in my business I would outsource is marketing. I recognise it's something I'm not particularly good at, but something that's critical to driving ongoing growth of my business. It's not necessarily that it annoys me, or it's time consuming (although it is) - it's just that i'm no good at ...  expand
Mia Alarin added an answer to this question
Mia Alarin

Mia Alarin at Transeo Pty. Ltd.

Hi Susan,

I am Mia and I am from Transeo. We are a Digital Media and Offshore company. We offer this kind of services and I would like to know your specific requirements for a Virtual Assistant. What would be the best way to reach you if ever you are open for a discussion?

Cheers,

Mia Alarin

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Hitesh Mohanlal

Hitesh Mohanlal, Director at WOW! Advisors & Business Accountants

Excellent question Nancy. I have been outsourcing since 2004 so if there is a mistake that can be made in outsourcing I have probably done it. I currently have three full time staff outsourced. One in Phillipines and 2 in Fiji. The first thing to note is that whatever issues you have with Australian ...  expand
Jef Lippiatt

, Owner at Startup Chucktown

Great answer!

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Lisa Ormenyessy

Lisa Ormenyessy, Founder at OMGhee

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Hi Jef, we review our vendors on an ongoing basis and especially at the time of referring clients.

Brad Lyons added an answer to this question
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Brad Lyons

Brad Lyons, Consultant at Thinkedu Pty Ltd

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The Philippines is a much better place for support services in my view. In fact, an indian call centre employed by Telstra at one point outsource some of their work to the Philippines at one stage. 

There are a number of reasons companies will use BPO. One is definitely the cost savings, ...  expand
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David Mays

David Mays

If you're looking to find skilled workers, then oDesk/Elance are not ideal as you probably know. Granted, there are some excellent contractors there, but you'll likely have to wade through quite a bit of less than ideal candidates to get to them. Take a look at Hubstaff - they have time tracking like oDesk but it's not an open job site for finding work. They only recommend contractors that they have retained in the past so you know you're getting quality

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