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99designs announces its newly launched UK portal
99designs is expanding its great success by launching a UK-focused website. A new design is in fact uploaded every 5 seconds with over $30,000,000 paid out to its design community in just 4 years. The launch in UK is 99design’s effort to draw in 65,000 freelance graphic designers with an outlook of a payout of £16m to designers in 2012. … Read
An Open-Ended Battle between Outsourcing and Shared Services
The battle between whether companies should outsource or make use of shared services continues to be open-ended especially in the world wherein technology and communication plays a vital role. Modern approaches are always on hand yet not everyone is willing to take this risk. The cost and quality of the output are specifically minded by most organizations, making them more … Read
The “No Bullshit” Approach Or Why We Are Doing This
First up I am sorry to say it this harsh but at outsource.io we’re following a “no bullshit” approach. We are sick and tired by endless conversations with unprofessional yet aggressive outsourcing providers contacting us each and every day. The majority of them are sleazy and their quality of work devastating. Are you also tired of hearing the same stories … Read
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Finding My Virtual Assistant With Virtual Staff Finder – Part 3: The Interview
Readers having followed Part 1, Part 2 will know that I am looking for a virtual assistant with VirtualStaffFinder, a service doing all the staffing work for you. The most important task in recruiting is not only to choose the right candidate based on hard facts but also to get a feel with who you can work together best. Read more on what … Read
Finding My Virtual Assistant With Virtual Staff Finder – Part 2: The Candidates
Readers having followed Part 1 will know that I am looking for a virtual assistant with VirtualStaffFinder, a service doing all the staffing work for you. After filling out the briefing form, communicating with the project manager I was eagerly awaiting the day I get a list of possible candidates. Approximately eight days later I was sure my initial expectations … Read
Outsourcing System Administration: Should I do it?
System administrators are hard to find, especially the knowledgeable and reliable sysadmins who know all needed tricks. Even if you have one already she/he might not be able to administer everything and to monitor your network and systems 24×7, which puts you at risk. But would you ever let a stranger or external company onto your servers with access to … Read