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Philippines Outsourcing Tip: How To STOP your Virtual Assistant Going AWOL!

Updated on : 23 Oct 2024

Okay, so you've hired a VA, and after a few days, BOOM! Communication has died, and your virtual assistant has gone awol?

You've sent them messages, emails, WhatsApp, tried to Skype call, but nothing but silence? I know, I experienced this when I first started hiring Virtual Assistants, and to be quite frank, I wish someone had done a video like this one that would save me the frustration.

Don't worry. You're not a wolly brain, as Del Trotter would say. It's likely not you're fault that this has happened, well, at least not unless you're like some Victorian-era employer.

One of the biggest frustrations for entrepreneurs is when they find & hire a great virtual assistant, only to find out that they have gone awol and randomly disappeared only a few days or a few weeks later. This video shows you how to STOP your VIRTUAL ASSISTANT from going AWOL!

In this video, Philippines outsourcing expert and serial entrepreneur Michael Brodie will share with you the tactic he uses that virtually eliminates this problem from happening.

The best solution

Since this video was initially posted in 2017, VirtualStaff.ph has found the ultimate solution to this problem.

The solution is that ALL virtual assistants hired on VirtualStaff.ph are paid weekly, but always the week after they have worked.

This means if your VA goes AWOL, then they'd be walking away from their salary. As an employer you're now protected, you have extra leverage and the peace of mind that you only pay your virtual assistant after they have worked!

Staff that plug into your business.

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Michael Brodie

Founder of VirtualStaff.ph — Creator of the VirtualStaff Seat System​

Michael Brodie is the founder of VirtualStaff.ph and the creator of the VirtualStaff Seat System, a modern alternative to traditional outsourcing and offshore staffing agencies.

After years of seeing business owners struggle with inflated markups, recruiter-driven hiring, and unreliable offshore models, Michael set out to build something different — not another job board, not another BPO, but a system.

The result was VirtualStaff.ph: a plug-and-play way for businesses to build dependable, full-time back-office teams in the Philippines — without salary padding, outsourcing firm markups, or long-term lock-ins.

Through VirtualStaff Seats, businesses can add reliable Filipino staff directly into their operations — one Seat at a time — for roles like customer support, admin, billing, bookkeeping, and back-office operations.

Today, businesses across the US, Australia, and the UK use the VirtualStaff Seat System to build stable, long-term teams that simply work — while staying in full control.