Tag: philippines

Sunset at Pangulasian Island Entrepreneurship / Philippines

Playing in the Philippines

by May 30, 2013 17 Comments

For the past several years, I’ve employed people in the Philippines to help me run my business, including programmers, customer support staff, marketers, content writers, and virtual assistants. But I had never met any of them in person, or even spoken to them on the phone. All our correspondence was via email or chat, and lately, via managers I’ve hired. I was looking forward to finally...

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5 Tips for Hiring a Programmer Entrepreneurship

5 Tips for Hiring a Programmer

by Jul 31, 2011 26 Comments

I’ve answered many questions recently from entrepreneurs looking to start their own online business. Most of the people who’ve contacted me aren’t programmers themselves, so a frequent question has been, “How do I find a good programmer to create my website or web application?”. I wanted to give some tips to help with this common question. Don’t Hire a Programmer for Non-Programming Tasks First, if...

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