Category: Staff

Is This the End of the Offshoring Fairytale?

A landmark Fair Work ruling puts offshore hiring under fire. Are Aussie businesses now liable? Learn why local VAs are the safer, smarter choice

Since 2007, business owners have been following the method outlined by Tim Ferriss to escape the 9–5 and ‘join the new rich’ — by outsourcing their business processes to offshore freelancers working for anywhere from $2 to $10 per hour … some for as low as 50c, according to some Filipino VAs I’ve spoken to. Why I’ve Never…Read more

Outsourcing: Bad for Business?

Image alt text: Visual representation of outsourcing's impact on business success. Explore insights and strategies at ExecStress.com

I was sent a video (created by OnlineMBA.com) which raises an interesting thing to consider when you’re thinking about outsourcing:  Why outsourcing may in fact NOT be valuable to business. Check it out: Now, I won’t go so far as to agree that outsourcing is “bad for business”. After all I’m a virtual assistant and…Read more

The Fraud Behind Living the Dream

Image alt text: Illustration unveiling the hidden realities behind 'living the dream' narratives. Explore the truth at ExecStress.com

Tim Ferriss – author of The 4-Hour Work Week – has never been the VA industry’s favourite person – especially when he advocated the exploitation of labour in developing countries for $5 per hour in order to get himself rich. As Meagan Day of Jacobin Magazine puts it: After dozens of pages of self-help and…Read more

How do you value employees?

Image alt text: Visual representation of employee valuation, recognition, and appreciation in the workplace. Learn more at ExecStress.com

I read an article by Shannon Aspinall of Shannon Aspinall Bookkeeping & Accounting. Even though I don’t employ people, I found it interesting because for me, some of the things Shannon said really reinforced what VAs have been saying for decades, and helped clarify the value a VA could bring to your business. In her…Read more