Companies, big or small, who are looking forward to have websites of their own, do outsourcing services such as programming works and web contents on an affordable price must seriously consider the idea of outsourcing to the Philippines.  Not only its capital city, Manila but also some cities in the Philippines like Iloilo City are home to well-educated, good English-speaking and well-honed  web writers, SEO specialists and programmers, qualities that can assure to deliver a-one quality of work at affordable fees.  But just like any off-shore outsourcing and non-outsourcing projects, there are risks and hazards to encounter when you choose to do your outsourcing to the Philippines.  Below are some guides to help you do away with the risks if possible. You should first have an idea of how much it costs to outsource programming in the Philippines.Fees can always change depending on the what, when and how of the project, but just the same, there is always a probability of saving about 50% in fees if you opt to hire the services of Philippine programmers, SEO specialist and web writers.

Always remember to discuss in details with your outsourced Philippine company what you want with your site, how it is to be done, how it will function and the features you want included before closing the deal.  This will ensure you of a fixed cost than if you make last-minute changes.The regular fee for Filipino writers is usually 1/3 that of of the natural English speakers. $15 per 300 words is the current average fee for American writers while for Filipino writers, you only pay $5.  An assurance of an almost flawless grammar is a given when you hire Filipino writers, since, they are rigidly trained in technical English writing.Communication will not also pause a problem if you outsource to the Philippines.  The Philippines was once a colony of the United States, which made it adopt the western way of living.  Most if not all of the Filipino professionals are very fluent in using the English language.  They are also very much in with the Western trends, styles and behavior.  Language and cultural barriers are not to be causes of worries. Pure dependence on emails, phone calls, or web conferences may pause as a problem when you outsourced to the Philippines.

There is a wide time difference (15 hours minimum), so may have to agree on an unconventional time of the day or night when you can discuss business matters.One must be very particular when hiring Filipino programmers, SEO specialists and Filipino web writers.  In order to be assured of the legitimacy of the Filipino company you are hiring, below are some useful pointers to remember:

1.Professionalism is a mark of legitimate Philippine outsourcing companies.  They immediately reply to every correspondence, are always ready for meetings and are not hesitant to give you contact numbers of other foreign based companies they are giving service to for verification and confirmation of their legit business.

2.Legitimate Philippine outsourcing companies have actual offices and employees.  You can measure and gage the company’s success by looking if it is based in the Philippine’s technical hubs, Ortigas, Makati, Quezon City, Cebu, and Iloilo and even small cities like Cagayan de oro, Pagadian, Iligan, Negros cities, etc.  You can be sure that the company you are hiring is legitimate if it is located in these locations.

3.Sometimes, email or phone calls alone are not enough to be assured of the outsourcing company’s legitimacy.