My first badge
I have been on hiatus for a week because of a very important family matter. So, imagine my surprise when I opened my email and found a message from Shawn DesRochers of Blogging Fusion that Be Thumbed has been chosen as “Blog of the Week“! Here’s my badge, one that I would proudly wear. I hope there’s more to come…. 
Offshore IT Staff Leasing - the bare facts
If you have been following my posts, you must have a pretty good idea of what offshore IT staff leasing is now. You might have a fairly basic idea of how it works and how you will be able to profit from it. If you are an enterprising individual like me, you might want to know how profitable it is and how to start an Offshore IT Staff Leasing Firm. Take it from me, it is not that easy. It takes a determined person to make it work.
Anyway, here are the bare facts:
- You do not have to be that “Tech-savvy”, meaning, you do not need to know all programming languages, nor to know how to use all the applications used by your employees, nor to be an SEO guru or goddess, for that matter. But you do need to at least know what they are and how they work so that you would be able to know what to tell your prospective clients. Take for example this scenario:
- Prospect: Hi, I am looking to hire a web developer with experience in PHP and mySQL. The person must be comfortable with Linux as well. Do you have someone with that qualifications?
- Now, what the heck are PHP, mySQL and Linux? No, they are not alien words. But they may as well be alien to you if you have not done your research. So what do you say to the caller? Um, sir, can I call you back? I need to find out what those words are. Eeeeek! Not only will you lose the sale, word will go out fast! Before you know it, that caller may be blogging on how inefficient your company is.
- You do not need a large capital to start an Offshore IT Staff Leasing firm. If you really do not have the funds, but have the resources and know people who might want to work for you, then you’re one step closer to building your own company in the comfort of your own home. All you need is a fast internet connection, a dependable computer and the willingness to learn. And VOIP, you can just use skype though. Its free to call toll-free numbers…
- You do not have to be a marketing whiz to find clients.But you do need to sound convincing and it helps if you have connection preferably in the US. It helps, a lot! Marketing your Offshore IT Staff Leasing firm would most likely be a nightmare if you do not have the guts and a so-so marketing skill at most.
- You have to build a good impression for your company, meaning, you must have a website. This is the first most important thing that you need to have. Prospects will laugh at you if you do not have a website that is professional looking. How can you tell prospects that you have developers and designers for hire when you could not even have a decent website built?
- A portfolio is good. But if you are just starting out, your website would be a good start. You might want to make some sample sites and host it in your website for added bonus.
- You must have a decent knowledge on how to set your price tags. You do not want to be too cheap just to get clients, you could not set too low a price tag to the kind of talents that you are marketing. Nor would you want to set a very high price tag for your talents, remember you are just starting out and do not have a name to boast of - yet. Try to research and compare the prices on other offshore IT staff leasing firms and set a workable price, somewhere along the lines of not being too cheap, yet not thoroughly pricey. Be on the safe side. Work up a pricing table that would give you enough profit to jumpstart your business.
There you go folks, good advice from someone who profess to know what she is doing. One more thing, its a jungle out there.
Why You Should Consider Offshoring
Offshoring, can be defined as relocation of business processes (including production/manufacturing) to a lower cost location.
In layman’s term:
Paying pennies for work worth much more… But who’s complaining?
What gives?
To consider offshoring is to make the most out of what you have and to get the best at a fraction of the cost it would have cost them if they hire upfront employees in their own countries. Companies and individuals who consider offshoring their work load are taking advantage of the vast manpower of so-called “underdeveloped” countries who offer experienced IT professionals to “first-class” countries at a very low price.
Some may call it “systematic slavery” but the reality is, what may seem like pennies to those who hire them are actually more than enough to compensate for the cost of living in these underdeveloped countries. To hire professionals from these countries will not only save clients money, they will get quality professionals as well. It is a known fact that IT professionals from these countries such as the Philippines and India have what it takes to compete in the global market in terms of experience and expertise and undiscovered, raw talent.
There are many untapped talents waiting to be explored and it takes a company with an eye for talent to turn a rock into a gem. It takes a company like Virtulance to provide these talents an outlet to let their creativity run free. We, at Virtulance, value our workers above all and we make sure that they are happy and well-compensated. Hiring an IT professional from Virtulance gives you the assurance of having the best worker for your projects. If you want to consider Offshoring, choose Virtulance and you won’t regret it.
