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Maybe not in America but India's different and remember, smart phones made in third world countries have different markups since manufacturing is cheap and nearby.

Do you think there's any chance that the latest advancements in video calling might change that? Things like "living on video"... Streaming the remote office and maybe distributing…

What about taking advantage of the back log of denied or pending, highly skilled U.S. Visa applicants? It seems to me that tech companies can't import them fast enough. I'm thinkin…

Thanks for your feedback. Just curious... Have you tried it or do you have some sort of negative experience with remote devs? I'm going to need to do something sooner or later.

Great tips, thanks! I'm really looking to collaborate with them as equals, not merely remote assistance. It just seems like a great people policy.

Yes, isn't that possible with direct hiring instead of paying more to go through outsourcing firms? My understanding is that roughly $500 monthly puts an Indian in the middle class…

Thanks for your feedback! I'm not an Indian native but I am taking language classes in anticipation of doing something in the future. I'm hearing that it really depends on the peop…

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the tip! Isn't $1-2k per month pretty high for direct pay? My estimate for starting salaries was substantially lower.

You hit it, thanks! Not interested in outsourcing, per say. My goal would be to leverage low market wages in India by setting up a foreign office with it's own management etc. How …

Not trolling, 100% serious. I don't actually want to do outsourcing, per say. My interest lies more in leveraging low market wages in India and actually setting up a foreign office…

Thanks, are you saying they tend to be lower quality coders or just outdated coders? Maybe you're saying both. We're talking as more or more than 80% worth of discounts in compensa…

Market wages are currently dramatically lower. Potential hires seem to speak really good English considering it's their second language. I still want to make sure there isn't some …

Yeah, I've not the access to a massive network with shiny new hardware so my target market is shared hosting for now. Just looking to give it a premium twist instead of playing the…

Hey, thanks. I like what those companies are doing but I'm already doing the same with shared hosting. I've already committed to really, really good support. I have integrated live…

I'm building a data hosting company with a vision for exceeding any one customer's exceptions. Besides fanatical support and decent hardware, what are some great ideas to make my h…

Hey Hackers, I've finally built my base of hosting clients up enough to require a good, dedicated environment. I was on a reseller account which was cheap and good enough to build …

Tell me this: How much time spent on education vs experience is worth it? I want to specialize in serving my customers with great data services, not tracking them down. Is reading …

Thanks for the recommendations, it shows you mean well.

High relevance, got it! I'll look into pruning that long list of keywords they pushed. I thought 8-9 clicks was a bad sign but I see now that It might be the best start. Thanks for…

Yes, Competition + Adwords means 2 bloody battles to win. One thing I'll do because of your advice is my own bidding. At least I won't get burned that way - Thanks! So, you say goo…

Its cool. I hear your point!

Hi Hackers, Anyone here with PPC experience? I started a website hosting product website and now have an approximate conversion rate of 5% that I plan to milk using adwords. Is it …

Saved your answer - Thanks for your input! I thought 5% was decent myself. I like your ROI suggestion. Any recommendation on where to start? PPC to drive traffic looks like a scary…

Makes sense. I guess I'll focus on more traffic for now to see if that 5% is something I can hold. Thanks for your input!