Some would say our environment and productivity are inconsequential, claiming that they are productive and happy anywhere. ​

High five to you, you’re killing it and this article probably isn’t for you. ​

I've worked with two Virtual Assistants (VAs) since the start of handshakin.com who have helped immensely behind the scenes.  Recently, we hired two more full-time Philippino team members.  

​And, as a bootstrapping entrepreneur, I can only grow as fast as I increase sales, without taking significant monetary risk investing in payroll.

Now I've hired US based team members before, and let me tell you, that can put a big dent in your checking (and savings) account should you hire too soon, or hire the wrong professional. And that dent will not always come back. 

Want to hire a full-time outsourced employee for a few hundred per month?  Then this is for you.

Anyone who has met me knows that Instagram and LinkedIn are my two favorite social networks to market on.  Here's how I did it with the Instagram account @pitchbattles.  

By the way, I've grown 4 others to 10k+ followers, and now I need to learn how to take it to 100k followers, so feel free to comment if you're an expert of experts with tips.

My goal is to share actionable steps that we took to accomplish this, and I also interviewed two other Instagram marketers to bring even more tips for you to consider.  

​More and more blogs nowadays are starting to publish video content of their own – chiefly

because of how useful it is in attracting interest, increasing engagement, and even boosting

conversions. ​