Serena Estrella
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Here’s What We Can Learn from Siemens’ Two-Sentence Remote Work Policy
Remote work is one topic that can certainly keep a conversation going. Just about everyone who’s heard of and/or experienced it would have an opinion. The internet is also rife with all sorts of advice on how to make outsourcing work for you. However, one company says it best, and their remote work policy can…
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The Stay-At-Home Parent’s Ultimate Guide to Outsourcing and Working With Remote Filipino Workers
Anyone who thinks that Stay-at-Home (SAHM) parents have it easy is clearly mistaken. Yesterday, I read a finance article that says having kids means you’ll retire later as childcare is a full-time job you take on for 18 years. And yet, that hasn’t stopped many parents from putting up a business on the side. Heck,…
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Three Warning Signs That You And/Or Your Remote Workers Might Be Cracking Under Pressure
I love what I do. I grew up being told that there’s no money in writing, and while I’m no JK Rowling or Dan Brown, the compensation I get for doing something that comes naturally to me isn’t bad either. Plus, I get to do it from anywhere. (Though these days, that’s largely a toss-up…
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Seven Strategies for Successfully Outsourcing Your Web Development
As we’ve mentioned before, web development is one of the tasks that’s best suited to outsourcing. Yes, even if you can do it yourself. Because unless that’s your core business or service, there’s no point in spending so much time and effort on it when you can hire someone else for the job. Okay, so…
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Seven Benefits of Having a Virtual Assistant
Given the nature of our blog and our business, we’ve spoken at length about hiring virtual assistants. So far, we’ve covered how to tell if you need one, what a virtual assistant does, and even the many kinds of virtual assistants there are out there. Strangely enough, we haven’t discussed the actual benefits that they…
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Seven Types of Difficult Remote Workers And How to Handle Them
Apart from the distance involved and the wider talent pool, hiring remote workers isn’t that different from hiring conventionally. You list the skills and specifications you need, shortlist candidates, and then pick one after a round of interviews. And as with conventional employees, you’ll occasionally run into a few bad apples. Sometimes, you can sniff…
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Outsourcing Your Web Design Is the Best Option for Your Business. Here Are Six Reasons Why.
These days, it’s a must for businesses to have an online presence. If you’re not on Facebook, Instagram, or on the first page of Google’s search results, you might as well not exist. And this is primarily why good web design is so important. You don’t just want your official website to look stunning. You…
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Have You Got A Child With Special Needs? Here Are 11 Tips That Might Help You With Online Learning
It’s one of the biggest ironies about working from home. You think you’d have more time looking after your kids (if you’ve got them, that is), but that’s not exactly the case. When you’re juggling deadlines and having to get your tots fed, bathed, and dressed in time for school, the arrival of the school…
