Comments for Useless free advice http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com Free advice - at least you know what it is worth! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 3 - GetFriday.com by Erik http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-28 Erik Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:44:35 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-28 Hi, I am interessted as well in a VA. Are you still convinced in Virtual Master. If, can you send me the contact data, or an link to get some information? Cheers -- Erik Hi,

I am interessted as well in a VA. Are you still convinced in Virtual Master. If, can you send me the contact data, or an link to get some information?

Cheers — Erik

]]> Comment on Maxtor One Touch 4 750GB USB Drive - on Mac and Linux - a review by admin http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/03/02/maxtor-one-touch-4-750gb-usb-drive-on-mac-and-linux-a-review/#comment-26 admin Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/03/02/maxtor-one-touch-4-750gb-usb-drive-on-mac-and-linux-a-review/#comment-26 My MacBook Pro drive failed one day - I was able to use the Maxtor drive to completely restore everything in Time Machine. I booted the MacBookPro from a DVD, connected the USB drive to it, and Time machine restored everything. It wasn't perfect... some odd errors appeared. But one I booted from the DVD again and fixed disk permissions it seemed to be normal. By far, the easiest restore of a Mac I've ever done. My MacBook Pro drive failed one day - I was able to use the Maxtor drive to completely restore everything in Time Machine.

I booted the MacBookPro from a DVD, connected the USB drive to it, and Time machine restored everything. It wasn’t perfect… some odd errors appeared. But one I booted from the DVD again and fixed disk permissions it seemed to be normal.

By far, the easiest restore of a Mac I’ve ever done.

]]> Comment on GetFriday.com posts letter explaining bad service… by Jimmy http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/03/13/getfridaycom_explains_bad_service/#comment-24 Jimmy Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:31:54 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/03/13/getfridaycom_explains_bad_service/#comment-24 Good post. However, do they really realize they have execute bad services? Or they just want to make an excuse? BPOVIA is much better virtual assistant provider compare to Getfriday. We compared the Cost, Signup Process, Payment Process, Cancellation of Service, Refund Policy of 2 companies. Please read the full article here: http://www.bpovia.com/blog/china-outsourcing/bpovia-vs-getfriday.html Good post.
However, do they really realize they have execute bad services? Or they just want to make an excuse?
BPOVIA is much better virtual assistant provider compare to Getfriday.

We compared the Cost, Signup Process, Payment Process, Cancellation of Service, Refund Policy of 2 companies.

Please read the full article here:
http://www.bpovia.com/blog/china-outsourcing/bpovia-vs-getfriday.html

]]> Comment on Rogers High Speed Internet - monthly limits suck. by admin http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/04/15/rogers-high-speed-internet-monthly-limits-suck/#comment-23 admin Fri, 30 May 2008 19:38:29 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/04/15/rogers-high-speed-internet-monthly-limits-suck/#comment-23 Who do I recommend? A 3rd party DSL provider would have these limits... so pretty much anyone EXCEPT rogers or bell. I saw a comment on another site that said these two companies are racing each other to the bottom on customer service. But seriously, Indonesia gets that kind of speed? When i think high tech, Indonesia doesn't immediately spring to mind. Who do I recommend? A 3rd party DSL provider would have these limits… so pretty much anyone EXCEPT rogers or bell. I saw a comment on another site that said these two companies are racing each other to the bottom on customer service.

But seriously, Indonesia gets that kind of speed? When i think high tech, Indonesia doesn’t immediately spring to mind.

]]> Comment on Rogers High Speed Internet - monthly limits suck. by Mary Hawes http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/04/15/rogers-high-speed-internet-monthly-limits-suck/#comment-22 Mary Hawes Tue, 20 May 2008 02:49:55 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2008/04/15/rogers-high-speed-internet-monthly-limits-suck/#comment-22 I was not aware of the limits. What internet provider do you recommend. I am southwestern ontario. Are you serious about starting up a new Canadian internet provider? Tell me more. I was not aware of the limits. What internet provider do you recommend. I am southwestern ontario. Are you serious about starting up a new Canadian internet provider? Tell me more.

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Brickwork - Part 2 of Experiment 2 by xurizaemon http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/12/outsourcing-to-india-brickwork/#comment-20 xurizaemon Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:55:45 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/12/outsourcing-to-india-brickwork/#comment-20 this saga is extended mostly because we gentle readers have to click back and forth a few pages to get to the next entry wordpress gives you nice functions to output links to the next and previous posts - where'd they go? interesting reading anyway, but at this rate i'll be lucky to reach the final post :) this saga is extended mostly because we gentle readers have to click back and forth a few pages to get to the next entry

wordpress gives you nice functions to output links to the next and previous posts - where’d they go?

interesting reading anyway, but at this rate i’ll be lucky to reach the final post :)

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 3 - GetFriday.com by admin http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-18 admin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:01:05 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-18 Note: I did give Virtual Master a contact and he did work quick and efficently! Note: I did give Virtual Master a contact and he did work quick and efficently!

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 5 - Craigslist Bangalore - continued! by James http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/30/indian-outsourcing-continued/#comment-17 James Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:12:49 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/30/indian-outsourcing-continued/#comment-17 Hi Dave: This is James from www.BPOVIA.com, a VA service provider from China. The owner of www.outsourcedmylife.com mentioned our service on his website. I would like to talk with you to share some ideas if you have time. Can you send me email? Regards, James Hi Dave:

This is James from www.BPOVIA.com, a VA service provider from China. The owner of www.outsourcedmylife.com mentioned our service on his website. I would like to talk with you to share some ideas if you have time. Can you send me email?

Regards,
James

]]> Comment on Put your mind to it and you can…. sit at home and do nothing. by admin http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/20/sit-at-home-and-do-nothing/#comment-16 admin Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:07:40 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/20/sit-at-home-and-do-nothing/#comment-16 Diverse work! That is also my issue. My project cross so many lines (advertising, photography, writing, technology, wildlife conservation, and ideas that actually combine all three. So finding people is difficult as well. Diverse work! That is also my issue. My project cross so many lines (advertising, photography, writing, technology, wildlife conservation, and ideas that actually combine all three. So finding people is difficult as well.

]]> Comment on Put your mind to it and you can…. sit at home and do nothing. by Rob http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/20/sit-at-home-and-do-nothing/#comment-15 Rob Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:26:15 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/20/sit-at-home-and-do-nothing/#comment-15 Dave, first off, I'm so glad to hear that after all your struggles and disappointments that you finally found someone! Is this the person from Craigslist Bangalore? Detail man... we need details! Second, regarding the couch potato VA: Oh my gosh!! At first I was thinking you had a mutually beneficial relationship lined up, then I kept reading. Glad you were able to back away slowly from that one. BTW, you said you're about ready for a second VA? Can you post about what you're having your VA's do? How many hours are you expecting them to be working per week? I'm still struggling trying to find work for my VA. It's not that I'm not busy, it's just that what I do is so diverse that the skill sets would be hard to find from a single person under $20 an hour. Dave, first off, I’m so glad to hear that after all your struggles and disappointments that you finally found someone! Is this the person from Craigslist Bangalore? Detail man… we need details!

Second, regarding the couch potato VA: Oh my gosh!! At first I was thinking you had a mutually beneficial relationship lined up, then I kept reading. Glad you were able to back away slowly from that one.

BTW, you said you’re about ready for a second VA? Can you post about what you’re having your VA’s do? How many hours are you expecting them to be working per week?

I’m still struggling trying to find work for my VA. It’s not that I’m not busy, it’s just that what I do is so diverse that the skill sets would be hard to find from a single person under $20 an hour.

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 3 - GetFriday.com by Virtual Master http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-14 Virtual Master Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/15/getfridaycom-outsourcing-to-india-failure/#comment-14 Hi, I'm from India. Since, you mention something about the failure happened to you by an indian firm, I'm writing this. If you want to check the sincerity of Indians, please contact to my E-mail Id. And, also if you have any personal & business tasks, pls assign it to my E-mail ID. (I will do it in "FREE OF COST") ...."No Credit card or Other personal info needed". I will look into it & let you know, whether, I can do it or not?...Looking forward your reply.....Thanks.... Hi,

I’m from India. Since, you mention something about the failure happened to you by an indian firm, I’m writing this. If you want to check the sincerity of Indians, please contact to my E-mail Id. And, also if you have any personal & business tasks, pls assign it to my E-mail ID. (I will do it in “FREE OF COST”) ….”No Credit card or Other personal info needed”. I will look into it & let you know, whether, I can do it or not?…Looking forward your reply…..Thanks….

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Brickwork - Part 4 of Experiment 2 by Outtanmes999 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/14/outsourcing-to-india-brickwork-part-4/#comment-13 Outtanmes999 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:20:12 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/14/outsourcing-to-india-brickwork-part-4/#comment-13 Obviously the publicity isn't going to save these companies, it's going to kill them. But remember Friedman himself writes in the revised edition of The World is Flat (p. 30), "Kulkarni suggested I hire a remote assistant in India to do all the research for this book. ... (I told him no one could be better than my longtime assistant... who is ten feet away!). As to the 4 hour work week, well, dream on. Just because a book posits a confection doesn't mean you have to swallow it. Whether the world is round or flat, normal rules apply. One doesn't always get what one pays for and that can be the case whether the hourly rate is high or low. Now let me ask you. How would you price your services if you were in Brickworks shoes, at cost or at value? Obviously the publicity isn’t going to save these companies, it’s going to kill them. But remember Friedman himself writes in the revised edition of The World is Flat (p. 30), “Kulkarni suggested I hire a remote assistant in India to do all the research for this book. … (I told him no one could be better than my longtime assistant… who is ten feet away!).

As to the 4 hour work week, well, dream on. Just because a book posits a confection doesn’t mean you have to swallow it.

Whether the world is round or flat, normal rules apply. One doesn’t always get what one pays for and that can be the case whether the hourly rate is high or low.

Now let me ask you. How would you price your services if you were in Brickworks shoes, at cost or at value?

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 4 - Craigslist Bangalore - Failed by Steve Ludmer http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/12/does-outsourcing-work-for-anyone/#comment-12 Steve Ludmer Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/12/does-outsourcing-work-for-anyone/#comment-12 I'm sorry to hear you've been burned a few times. If you're still interested in giving it another go, Sunday (www.asksunday.com/sundayprojects) has a projects division which handles work out of our Philippines division for our members - many of whom are individuals and small business owners. Response has been overwhelmingly positive since we launched this service. Please reach out of us if you're interested and we can chat about your needs and see if our offering would be a good fit for your needs. I’m sorry to hear you’ve been burned a few times.
If you’re still interested in giving it another go, Sunday (www.asksunday.com/sundayprojects) has a projects division which handles work out of our Philippines division for our members - many of whom are individuals and small business owners. Response has been overwhelmingly positive since we launched this service.
Please reach out of us if you’re interested and we can chat about your needs and see if our offering would be a good fit for your needs.

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 4 - Craigslist Bangalore - Failed by Rob http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/12/does-outsourcing-work-for-anyone/#comment-11 Rob Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:59:34 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/12/12/does-outsourcing-work-for-anyone/#comment-11 "Is anyone having success in outsourcing if you aren’t a big company??" Here's me, raising my hand! It's not as easy to do as the books make it seem, but it is possible! I've had good success at rentacoder and odesk. Check out my site for a few new posts: http://www.outsourcedmylife.com I hope you can connect with a great provider... you've definitely been put through the wringer! “Is anyone having success in outsourcing if you aren’t a big company??”

Here’s me, raising my hand! It’s not as easy to do as the books make it seem, but it is possible! I’ve had good success at rentacoder and odesk. Check out my site for a few new posts: http://www.outsourcedmylife.com

I hope you can connect with a great provider… you’ve definitely been put through the wringer!

]]> Comment on Outsourcing to India - Experiment 1 - Outsourcing Enablers. by Rob http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/10/outsourcing-to-india-web-development/#comment-10 Rob Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:55:00 +0000 http://www.uselessfreeadvice.com/2007/11/10/outsourcing-to-india-web-development/#comment-10 I had almost the exact same experience with a few providers on oDesk! One of my blogs needed a few simple changes to the theme / template (which I zipped up and sent them). Maybe 1 - 5 hours of work max for someone with a little wordpress experience. 2 different companies quoted me for outrageous amounts of time. One guy said 40 hours and another, get this, 3 weeks of full time work!!! I sent each of them emails saying, "You understand this is for edits to an EXISTING theme... not a new theme from scratch. This shouldn't take over 5 hours." ... I didn't hear back from either of them. I had almost the exact same experience with a few providers on oDesk!

One of my blogs needed a few simple changes to the theme / template (which I zipped up and sent them). Maybe 1 - 5 hours of work max for someone with a little wordpress experience.

2 different companies quoted me for outrageous amounts of time. One guy said 40 hours and another, get this, 3 weeks of full time work!!!

I sent each of them emails saying, “You understand this is for edits to an EXISTING theme… not a new theme from scratch. This shouldn’t take over 5 hours.”

… I didn’t hear back from either of them.

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