Managing Your Online Team
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Four Steps to Prevent Disgruntled Workers From Deleting or Sabotaging Your Data
The incident was straight out of every employer’s nightmare. About a month or so ago, the Filipino remote work community was abuzz when an artist took to Facebook to air her grievances against a former remote employee. Apparently, the client hired the latter on a probationary basis to manage her social media accounts. The worker’s…
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Looking for a Virtual Assistant? Here are Ten Things to Look For When Hiring
So, you’ve finally realized that you need a virtual assistant, eh? Congratulations! That’s always the first step: acknowledging a need. Here’s the second step: figuring out what kind of virtual assistant you need. If you want, you can take a moment to read this first. Done? Great. But before you can start interviewing candidates, think…
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Five Short-Term Strategies for Successfully Transitioning to a Remote Work Force (And Why It’s Worth the Effort)
So much has changed over the past six months. Heck, the workplace as we know it today looks nothing like the workplace as we knew it. I’m not even going to mention the C-word anymore since you probably know which one I’m on about. (And no, I don’t mean a certain dirty cuss word, okay?…
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Has COVID-19 Killed The Office As We Know It?
The short answer is yes. (Honestly, what HASN’T been killed by COVID-19 at this point?) More than six months into the pandemic, and the world has already changed so much. We do our grocery shopping online. Those who have kids now spend all day with them as it’s still not safe for schools to reopen.…
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Eleven Tagalog Phrases That’ll Come in Handy When You Work With Filipinos
What? Why would I need to learn Tagalog? Aren’t Filipinos good at speaking English anyway? Why these phrases when at work in Tagalog, when everyone’s conversing well in english? Look, while it’s true that you’re not likely to need a translator when working with Filipinos, making the effort to learn basic words and phrases in…
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3 Simple Steps to Set Up Facebook Shops
At this time, every business should have online operations ready. You need to be able to cater to your clients without meeting them at all. With that, an online shop is a necessity. Where do you build, you ask? There are multiple platforms you can use, but do you know that Facebook pages have a…
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8 Simple Tips to Nail an Online Presentation
Whether you’re presenting for your team or your potential clients, virtual presentations are a convenient way to discuss your ideas with your target market. Your online conference can reach far beyond your present locations and can accommodate many viewers (even in the thousands) with one session. But how is it different from an in-person conference?…
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The Luzon Lockdown and Its Impact on Your Remote Staff
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or a Luzon-wide lockdown, which started on March 15, 2020. The lockdown has been extended until May 15 in some areas. What the Lockdown Looks Like for Your Staff Philippine residents cannot freely move around to do their shopping or go out and exercise. Only…
