Comments on: Taking On Staff & Being The Boss http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-2998 John Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:32:32 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-2998 Hi Vunky, Unfortunately that's not quite the case, in fact the opposite is true - as soon as I started taking on major clients, my outsourced staff became less useful. In short the quality levels of outsourced staff are only suited to small projects. I'll try and write a more detailed post about it some time. Hi Vunky,
Unfortunately that’s not quite the case, in fact the opposite is true – as soon as I started taking on major clients, my outsourced staff became less useful. In short the quality levels of outsourced staff are only suited to small projects. I’ll try and write a more detailed post about it some time.

]]> By: Vunky http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Vunky Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:11:12 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-2995 Great Post, Really - not to sound spammy - but I have been looking for some hands on experience in the form of your post. I have been juggling with the same idea. I tried outsourcing work through sites like Odesk and Joomlancers, but than you have to establish a new working relationship with every new project. It would be great if you could write a follow-up post. I guess the real benefits are coming in when you have established a good work flow and a communication pattern. In your case the necessity arose when you took on two bigger clients. Would you still have done it without the two projects? Like a preemptive strike? Is their any particular reason why you chose the Philippines instead of something like India? Great Post,

Really – not to sound spammy – but I have been looking for some hands on experience in the form of your post. I have been juggling with the same idea. I tried outsourcing work through sites like Odesk and Joomlancers, but than you have to establish a new working relationship with every new project.

It would be great if you could write a follow-up post. I guess the real benefits are coming in when you have established a good work flow and a communication pattern.

In your case the necessity arose when you took on two bigger clients. Would you still have done it without the two projects? Like a preemptive strike?

Is their any particular reason why you chose the Philippines instead of something like India?

]]> By: John http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-701 John Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-701 Hi Brian, thanks for the comment (again :) - I actually hired him partially due to demand being at a higher level than I could supply, so I already had a whole lot of small projects lined up for him when he started, while I'd already committed myself to a single large project for 2 months. Hi Brian, thanks for the comment (again :) – I actually hired him partially due to demand being at a higher level than I could supply, so I already had a whole lot of small projects lined up for him when he started, while I’d already committed myself to a single large project for 2 months.

]]> By: Brian http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Brian Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:08:42 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-697 Great post and way to go on expanding the biz! Taking on a FT salary must require bringing in more business? How have you stepped up your marketing / client acquisition since hiring the new employee? Great post and way to go on expanding the biz!

Taking on a FT salary must require bringing in more business? How have you stepped up your marketing / client acquisition since hiring the new employee?

]]> By: James http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-692 James Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:13:17 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-692 Enlightening article. Always wondered how outsourcing would work when your new to it and how you'd go about it! I'd say the quote is "with great power, comes great responsibility" Enlightening article. Always wondered how outsourcing would work when your new to it and how you’d go about it!

I’d say the quote is “with great power, comes great responsibility”

]]> By: Japh http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Japh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:45:09 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-691 You didn't put the spiderman quote at the end, but I'm pretty sure you were referring to this one: "Thank god for you, Peter Parker. Thank god for you." You didn’t put the spiderman quote at the end, but I’m pretty sure you were referring to this one:

“Thank god for you, Peter Parker. Thank god for you.”

]]> By: lewro http://john.onolan.org/taking-on-staff-being-the-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-689 lewro Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:18:22 +0000 http://john.onolan.org/?p=472#comment-689 Sounds great! Good move with those books! You can even get one from me for free if you want. (check my last post) Wish you luck in your business. Sounds great! Good move with those books! You can even get one from me for free if you want. (check my last post) Wish you luck in your business.

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