Here’s 3 more online websites where you can find a rich pool of professional and talented virtual assistants.
Facebook group like wordpress cebu, seo cebu, web dev cebu and more
Facebook does make it incredibly easy for people to form groups. It’s also where Filipino outsourcers are most at ease. Since it’s not a professional site, they are more comfortable with being themselves, giving you an insight to their personality. Simply type in the keywords to positions you’re looking for, add the word Filipino, and you’re good to go.
Since everyone is paranoid on who’s looking into their personal lives, you may or may not have access to the Filipino virtual assistant you’re interested in interviewing. If most of them do not allow messaging, then you can ask the moderator of the group if it’s okay for you to post a job opening. And nine times out of ten, they will be more than thrilled to parade your virtual assistant job posting.
Twitter.com
Who knew 140 characters was enough to find your next member of staff? More and more Filipino outsourcing freelancers are joining Twitter as a way to connect with other practitioners, and to promote themselves.hiring virtual assistants in twitter
Like LinkedIn, outsourcers and companies who all cater to the same niche will naturally fall into the same group. And with everyone talking in short bursts, you do not have to wade through tons of replies in order to get to know people. Enterprising outsourcers almost always seek out potential clients, so you may not even do a lot of work yourself.
But in case you want to dig, the best way to weed out potential virtual assistant hires on Twitter is to either post the job opening, with the appropriate hashtags attached. Most hashtags are fairly straightforward: #writer. #designer, #Filipino (Which you will be using a lot, so remember the spelling).
Type your virtual assistant job posting, the hashtag #Filipino, and the hashtag for the position you are hiring for.
As an example, your tweet might eventually look like this:
Looking for #Filipino #writer to produce copy for green blog. #greenearth
Attaching hashtags to your post is also important so that it can get crawled. There are specific accounts that are set up to comb important keywords on Twitter, and tweet them out to their followers.
Forums
Forums are an excellent way to hire Filipino outsourcers. They are also an excellent way to determine how much they know their stuff. It does not matter what country they are from, practitioners always gravitate to the same forums. Programmers visit the same sites, writers chat in popular message boards, and VA’s sign up for numerous virtual assistant networks.
For writers, seasoned freelancers always stumble on Freelance Writer’s Journal, a zine for freelance writers. Besides offering articles written for writers by writers, they also have a free job board that goes up everyday. FWJ scours the web for writing leads, but also lists openings from companies. They also have a Facebook Page, and most members are on Twitter. While it is hard to figure out which members are Filipino, a virtual assistant job posting listing a preference for Filipino writers often does the trick.
FWJ is a haven for experienced writers, and newbies cutting their teeth. But this is still a site for professionals. They are extremely aware of current market rates, both local and international. So be as specific as possible, and offer your best compensation rates to attract better talent.
Programmers, on the other hand, are found all over the web. If you’re looking for Drupal programmers, or someone to code on Ruby on Rails, a simple search term on Drupal or RoR forums is often enough to point you to the right direction.
You will find most programmers have full profiles listing their locations, and some forums have rooms aimed at posting freelance jobs. Architectural designers and engineers also hang around the same forums, mostly CAD, Maya, or Adobe message boards.
Most administrators accept postings of virtual assistant job description, or you can set up your own profile and peruse resumes, before reaching out to candidates. Graphic designers either sign up for DevianArt, or newer sites such as Behance to showcase their work. Behance, in particular, can be incredibly discerning, and requires members to submit their work before signing up. Those who just wish to look at samples and portfolios are given a different patron type membership, which allows you to appreciate and vote on artists portfolios. Although it’s still not popular with Filipino’s, it’s wise to keep it in mind simply for the quality of work on their database.
Philippine photographers, on the other hand, regularly hang out on the iPhotography forum, or on Flickr. Most photographers are incredibly well versed on Photoshop, so this is the place if you want masking, retouching, and even some vector work done. If you can’t find someone on iPhotography, you will definitely be able to get at least a dozen referrals.
