Living in the big cities of Australia like Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and many others can be a pain in the pocket especially if you are just starting up your small business.  The start-up costs of putting up a business can really hinder you from reaching the maximum of your business venture.  So, why not hire a virtual assistant based overseas, whilst you are in Australia?

Outsourcing from India

As a company or business entrepreneur, you are very much interested in looking for ways and means to increase productivity and streamline your business processes, while of course balancing it with the cost of service.  Once you outsource your business processes and hire the right people, your goals for higher performance with cheap labour source is achieved.

One of the cheap labour source is India.  Indian virtual assistants are relatively competent when it comes to delivering virtual assistance services.  If you need to put up websites with certain programs specific to your business, the best place to outsource your staff is India, because Indians are well-known for their prowess in programming and even technical support.

Indian programmers are well-equipped with the right knowledge and skills backed by computer literacy, Indian government funding and a college education in computer technology.  Your Indian staff are well-versed in the process of Organic Search Engine Optimization, mobile internet applications, PHP programming, web designing, just to name a few of their competencies.

So, if your business process needs are more streamlined with this kind of service then the best option is to hire an Indian virtual assistant.

Outsourcing from the Philippines

Now, if your needs are more of a general assistance type and by general we mean a wide variety of job responsibilities to be shouldered by the virtual assistant as per your instructions, such as open communications via e-mail or skype, English writing and etc.  Then the best option is to hire a Filipino virtual assistant because Filipinos are far well-versed in English, written and oral, as compared to their Indian counterparts.

Further, in terms of education the Filipino virtual assistant are more intellectually equipped.  They can easily grasp detailed instructions, are known to be self-reliant and can work independently with minimal supervision.  So, when a problem is encountered in the course of the work, the Filipino staff can easily search ways and means to solve the problem independently, rather than relying on their employers to solve the problem for them.

All of these combined, makes the Filipino virtual assistant a better option for the general assistance type of service for your business.