Tim Ferris discusses the Pareto’s Principle (80/20 Rule)
It has been a common notion in work that spending more time in doing a task will result to greater productivity. This idea is further encouraged by many employers by rewarding those workers that spend more time behind their desks. They are considered contentious and diligent workers and thus rewarded with bonuses and increments in pay. In reality, such practice...
LET A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT MANAGE YOUR MARKETING LIST
In any business, a marketing list is vital in maintaining and expanding its business. This is especially true when promotion of its products or services depend much on online marketing. However, building up and maintaining an accurate and updated marketing list eats up a great slice of time of regular company time which should have been spent on more urgent...
WORK LESS, ACCOMPLISH MORE
Tim Ferris, in his bestseller book “4-HOUR WORK WEEK”, teaches how to work effectively instead of just efficiently thus freeing ourselves to do more important things in a shorter span of time. He points out that the trick is to avoid building a business that requires our presence that eats up all our time. He avers that this is best done by outsourcing labor and...
VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS : ONLINE WORKERS AND TAXATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the Philippines requires that all resident citizens receiving income from sources within or outside the Philippines, are mandated by law to pay income tax. The BIR defines Income Tax as “… a tax on a person's income, emoluments, profits arising from property, practice of profession, conduct of trade or business or on the...
Outsourcing: A Democratic Way of Hiring Filipinos
After looking over every line of the day’s Classified Ads section, you hurriedly take your shower, put on your most business-like attire, check that your make-up is flawlessly applied, tack-in neatly all your personal documents into your attaché case, and rush to the door. Excited, nervous, and hopeful you get the job advertised in the Classified Ads, you go...
SERIES ON OUTSOURCED JOBS: #6 ACCOUNTANTS
Regardless of the kind or size of the business set-up, it can benefit much from outsourcing. Outsourcing is basically the obtaining the services of an outside agency to perform tasks that is normally done by an individual businessmen or by the regular office work force of a company. A great advantage of outsourcing is that it frees up lots of time for businessmen or...
How My Virtual Job Gave Me Back My Real Life: Thoughts of a Mr. Outsource Virtual Assistant
A sunny disposition, an insatiable zest for life, adventurous, and a special knack for winning friends---these were but a few qualities that described me and suited my chosen life profession to a T, that of being a salesman. For a greater part of my working years, I had always been involved in sales with some big pharmaceutical firms, local and international. My...
SERIES ON OUTSOURCED JOBS: # 5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS
Regardless of the kind or size of the business set-up, it can benefit much from outsourcing. Outsourcing is basically the obtaining the services of an outside agency to perform tasks that is normally done by an individual businessmen or by the regular office work force of a company. A great advantage of outsourcing is that it frees up lots of time for businessmen or...
The 3 Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself
The 3 Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself Vishen Lakhiani "This exercise will change the way you plan your life and see your goals. It'll change the way you see your career, mission, and life purpose unfolding. The intro to the exercise takes no more than 5 minutes, and the exercise itself takes 7 minutes. This could be one of the most important...
VA: HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL
Regardless of the kind or size of the business set-up, it can benefit much from outsourcing. Outsourcing is basically the obtaining the services of an outside agency to perform tasks that is normally done by an individual businessmen or by the regular office work force of a company. A great advantage of outsourcing is that it frees up lots of time for businessmen or...