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[Video] How to Find Full-Time VA’s in the Philippines for $250 per month

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Robb Bailey.

I’ve had a lot of requests from people asking where I find my full-time VA’s in the Philippines for as low as $250 per month. There are a lot of options out there, folks. A lot of them are time-consuming, frustrating, and costly. I didn’t want to just give you a list of job posting sites [...]

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The Four-Hour Work Week Book Review

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Robb Bailey.

My assistant Jess is amazing. She’s hard-working, sharp as a tack, and not afraid to tell me when I’m being a complete douchebag. She tells me when I’m doing things I shouldn’t be wasting my time with, such as book keeping. Or spreadsheets. Or anything requiring a long attention span. Folks, I’m horrible at a lot [...]

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[VIDEO] Interview with Outsourcing Expert Tyrone Shum

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Robb Bailey.

About two weeks ago I blew out my knee playing soccer (futbol) and am waiting to get ACL reconstruction surgery. It’s amazing how much a knee injury affects your daily routine. When walking to the bathroom takes three times as long as it normally would, your daily routine changes (to say the least). Thank goodness I’m [...]

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Outsourcing to Virtual Assistants: 3 Pre-Hiring Tips For Success

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Robb Bailey.

Seems like ever since Tim Ferris wrote “The 4 Hour Work Week”, virtual assistant operations have been opening by the second. It’s no secret that the world is getting smaller, and outsourcing seems to go hand-in-hand with globalization. But for just about everybody, this is uncharted territory. So far, there haven’t been a ton of rules [...]

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[Video] 4 Lessons My Tomato Garden Taught Me About Outsourcing

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Robb Bailey.

Ok, so my fiance’ and I just purchased our first home. Along with all the joys of home ownership, I finally have the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream: growing my own tomato garden. Tomatoes are one of my favorite fruits, mainly because an off-the vine organic tomato tastes like candy if you grow it [...]