1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,880 Why do you think, what are the differences 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:04,320 between the regular VAs that I see a lot of companies 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:05,780 are taking from the Philippines 4 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:08,080 compared to the people of the Eastern countries? 5 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,120 What are you finding different there? 6 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:11,340 So I wanted to start by saying 7 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:15,000 that there's really talented people in every single country, 8 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,480 but certain countries, 9 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,720 it's a lot harder to actually find them. 10 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,820 It's like basically finding a needle in a haystack, 11 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,680 and sometimes it's easier to go 12 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,200 where all the needles are actually. 13 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,880 And that's kind of what I've just said is that 14 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,660 it's just, there's such a higher level 15 00:00:28,660 --> 00:00:30,520 for your average person out here. 16 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:31,920 I just think it makes it a lot easier. 17 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,280 And the biggest thing that I've found 18 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,040 is that a lot of traditional VAs, 19 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,480 and you know, basic VAs, 20 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:38,840 if you give them the same task, 21 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,320 and it's just in that one box, in that one framework, 22 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,700 they can execute it flawlessly 23 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,360 over and over and over again. 24 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,400 But as soon as it goes outside of that SOP 25 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,760 or outside of that box 26 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,920 where there might be a decision to make 27 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,560 or a little bit of critical thought, 28 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,020 that's where I found like the team that I built 29 00:00:55,020 --> 00:00:56,920 at HireUA has really excelled at that, 30 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,480 is they're really independent thinkers, 31 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,200 they're very good at problem solving, 32 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,200 and they don't just kind of always run to me like, 33 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,160 what do we do, what do we do? 34 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,240 It's like, this is what we think we should do, do approve. 35 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,440 And that's the way to do it as a business owner. 36 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,280 Gotcha. 37 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,840 The next question that immediately comes to mind 38 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,200 is maybe the price difference. 39 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,240 Do you feel comfortable talking about that on the show? 40 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,400 Yeah, of course. 41 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:16,400 All right, what does that look like 42 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,320 compared to VAs in Philippines, do you know? 43 00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:23,800 Generally speaking, 30 to 50% more, give or take. 44 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:26,080 Depends on the position, 45 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,880 but it's also still gonna be like 70, 80% cheaper 46 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,960 than hiring in the West. 47 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:34,040 So it's really just still, 48 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,600 it's in the middle though, for sure. 49 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,440 It's not as cheap as like the Philippines or India for sure, 50 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,400 but it's still a lot cheaper than hiring someone locally 51 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:57,400 and say, I'm from California, so cheaper than that.