Straight answers about offshore assistants
Short, sourced answers to the questions US leaders ask most about hiring dedicated assistants in the Philippines.
What is the best offshore assistant model for a small business?
Freelancer, marketplace, BPO or managed dedicated assistant: which offshore model fits a small US business, and the trade-offs of each.
Read the answer →Philippines, Latin America or India: which is best for a US remote assistant?
How the Philippines, Latin America and India compare for US remote assistants on time zones, language and work style. A qualitative, sourced comparison.
Read the answer →What does a managed offshore assistant do?
What a managed offshore assistant does day to day, how management and QA work, and what they should not do.
Read the answer →Is an offshore bookkeeper or a local bookkeeper better for a US small business?
Offshore vs local bookkeeper for a US small business: scope, controls, CPA hand-off and when each makes sense.
Read the answer →What is the best assistant setup for a startup founder?
Executive assistant, chief of staff or ops hire: which assistant setup fits a startup founder, and what to delegate first.
Read the answer →How many hours overlap between Philippine time and US time zones?
Philippine time vs US time zones: the exact hour difference for Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific, and how assistants work US hours.
Read the answer →Get your evenings back.
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