Mahalo‘s version of paying for content writers and their monetization methods are not new, as many other sites have been doing this for a number of years.  What stands out about their system in particular is the different methods through which the writers can get paid.

Apparently, they’ve done their research by looking worldwide at different ways people get involved and “buy-in” to sticking with their writing long-term.  One of the most effective methods they’ve found is that paying through credits (Think Zynga or any number of online games) is quite effective in building an amazing network of dedicated followers or workers.

There’s definitely been some heated discussion about their seo tactics which we won’t get into on this post, but allowing english speaking writers (especially in 3rd world countries) to participate in up-front cash and long-term revenue is bringing smiles to tons of hopeful writers in the Philippines, India, and throughout the world.  From Mahalo’s perspective, it’s MUCH less expensive than hiring and maintaining long-term staff writers and sharing in the revenue is much better business model, allowing them to scale their content network massively.  Listing the long-tail searches for the content writers to focus on is brilliant as well…they already know expected revenue based on their AdSense placement.

Congrats to Jason Calacanis and Mahalo for making it big-time with an interesting business strategy.

Reposted from the company Live2Care.

Despite the effects of the global economic meltdown, the Philippines maintains its competitive outsourcing edge and plays a major role in the evolution and maturity of the world’s outsourcing and offshoring industry.

True enough, the Philippines’ outsourcing revenues significantly increased to 25 percent from $4.8 billion in 2007 to $6 billion in 2008, while industry employment accelerated by 33 percent to an estimated 400,000 employees. (more…)

Living in Davao City, Philippines, you sometimes see some poorly written English for advertising on signs, hand-outs, billboards, etc.  At first, you’re amazed with all of the errors but it kind of grows on you after a while and you don’t seem to notice it as much.  The other day, I was at Gaisano mall (G-Mall) looking for an additional power cable for my laptop.  While I was at the store, I noticed behind the glass a cleaning package for LCD screens.

Knowing that I’d neglected my screen for FAR too long, I decided to pick it up as well…especially because they are “Expert in cleaning screen”

I didn’t notice most of the text until I got it home, but had a good laugh about it.  Poor sentence structure, outrageous spelling errors, and ridiculous grammar errors abound:

Well at least I have “Guarantee period:two years” eh?  Maybe that covers my dying laptop too since I’m using their product on it?  Fat chance there…

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It might seem like a novel concept, but “security outsourcing” is on the rise.  Companies of all sizes and in a wide range of industries are looking to cut costs when it comes to security measures.  One way to accomplish this task is by simply outsourcing to the Philippines.

What exactly is security outsourcing?  It essentially means hiring an outside company to handle all aspects of data security for your own organization.  Security outsourcing has its benefits, but there are also a host of negative connotations that need to be considered before making this type of decision.  Here are some of the pros and cons of security outsourcing to the Philippines: (more…)

Expanding your service lines can significantly increase profitability in your company, but it often comes with more overhead costs.  Hiring new staff, renting additional office space, and implementing training programs can all put a dent in your bottom line, especially before additional revenues from your new services are generated.

However, when you partner with a qualified service provider to whom you can outsource your new service offerings, you satisfy your customers and grow your profitability – all without increasing your workload or overhead. (more…)

Outsourcing can be viewed in a negative light by in-house employees.  They might see it as a threat to their own positions, or they might be intimidated by the winds of change or even the new technologies being introduced onsite.

Outsourcing is becoming more and more popular, especially for high level functions like IT.  The fact of the matter is that IT outsourcing in the Philippines can change the way that business do business, as well as the way that employees perform in-house.  Here are some of the ways that in-house employees can boost their careers by being outsourcing specialists. (more…)

There’s no doubt that the business process outsourcing industry is booming, and according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, it shows no sign of stopping in 2010.  These highlights from the survey indicate what the business process outsourcing industry can expect in 2010: (more…)

Some studies indicate that proximity is everything when building strong working relationships.  For example, spreading employees out on different floors in the same building impacts their ability to work together effectively and build relationships with each other.

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