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Would it be worth it to hire online freelance workers from the Philippines? Even Google and Yahoo does not encourage telecommuting anymore. Why should I if the gurus have tested it and seen it does not work?

My observation all these years is: Not all people with an internet connection can work at home. However, there is a very small percent of people who DO thrive, perform well and even enjoy working for you, regardless of physical location.

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12 March 2011

Received this SMS (text message) from a College Review Center

One of my sons is a junior in high school. As school is ending, review centers that help prepare kids for college admissions tests have been marketing in their school.

I received this text message from them in my mobile:

hi dps stdnts!those who are joining d summer upcat revw pls come and regster tom at bigleap revw ctr. ty.

ew.

I'm not enrolling my son for anything acamedic-related to anyone that wouldn't spell right, despite the limited word count of SMS.

If these were  non-academic lessons I wouldn't be bothered with spelling.  But since they are a review center, ehmm....  pass.



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3 comments:

  1. i wonder how they got your son's contact number.@.@ that kind of marketing is a bit too intrusive.

    UPCAT review centers tend to be aggressive when it comes to marketing their services, here's a blog post from a free academic site [not review center] that might help: http://academic-clinic.com/2009/04/practical-guide-to-choosing-your-upcat-review-center/

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  2. Hi Abu Jabu. Apparently, my son listed my number in one their marketing forms when they visited the school.

    Thanks for the link, and please drop by again.

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