Kyle Mau, Author at HireUA

When to Outsource: The Real Test Isn’t Your Workload

A few months ago I had a quiet afternoon. Nothing was on fire. No emergency. No giant project demanding my attention. Just a short list of tasks and some meetings later in the day. So I opened the CRM. I...

October 9, 2026

Nearshore Software Development in Mexico — Ultimate Guide to Hiring A-Players

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Nearshore Software Development in Mexico — Ultimate Guide to Hiring A-Players

I was living in Kyiv, Ukraine when I decided what kind of company HireUA was going to be. Eastern Europe. Poland was next door. Hungary and the Czech Republic were a train ride away. Same continent, same engineering reputation, same...

October 7, 2026

Time Tracking Software for Virtual Assistants: You Can’t Win

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Time Tracking Software for Virtual Assistants: You Can’t Win

There’s a piece of software called LazyWork. It costs less than the time-tracking, screenshot-taking, anti-mouse-jiggle tool you’re about to buy. It has a seven-day free trial. No credit card required. Its entire purpose is defeating you. LazyWork advertises compatibility with...

October 5, 2026

Outsource Graphic Design — The Problem With Unlimited Revisions

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Outsource Graphic Design — The Problem With Unlimited Revisions

Over the last 5 years, a few dozen design production shops have booked calls with us. You’d know them by their ads. The subscription that replaces your unreliable freelancers and your expensive agency. They don’t book calls with us to...

October 2, 2026

How to Pay International Employees (Hint: Most of Them Should Be Contractors)

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How to Pay International Employees (Hint: Most of Them Should Be Contractors)

You believe you have 2 options. And both of them suck. Running a business is sometimes about picking the least bad option. But when it comes to how to pay international employees and contractors, there’s a middle ground that most...

September 30, 2026

Airbnb Virtual Assistant: Advice From Someone Who Prefers Hotels

Admin & Operations Hiring

Airbnb Virtual Assistant: Advice From Someone Who Prefers Hotels

I don’t stay in Airbnbs anymore. That’s a strange way to open an article about hiring an Airbnb Virtual Assistant. Stay with me. From 2013 through 2016, I was the opposite. New to traveling, booking everything myself, and unless I...

September 28, 2026

Hospitality Virtual Assistant: The Hire Forged in Hell

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Hospitality Virtual Assistant: The Hire Forged in Hell

Hospitality Is the Eighth Circle of Hell One of my recruiters has a saying. Hospitality is the eighth circle of hell. And she’s not wrong. If you’ve ever worked a floor, a front desk, a check-in counter during a flight...

September 25, 2026

Hire Vue.js Developers: The Shortage Is Real and It Doesn’t Matter

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Hire Vue.js Developers: The Shortage Is Real and It Doesn’t Matter

A client comes to us needing a Developer. Somewhere in the first 10 minutes, he says some version of the same sentence: “They need real Vue experience. Years of it. Everyone I talk to only knows React.” And I push...

September 23, 2026

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Independent Contractor vs. Employee

I was standing at a gas station outside Wrocław, Poland, about to leave a weekend retreat with my Polish business group. I grabbed a pack of beef jerky and a Red Bull. My car is registered to my Polish company....

September 21, 2026

Hire an eBay Virtual Assistant — 3 Rules or Don’t Bother (2026)

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Hire an eBay Virtual Assistant — 3 Rules or Don’t Bother (2026)

If you’re about to hire an eBay Virtual Assistant, there are 3 rules. Follow them and this hire works. Break any one of them and you’ll be back at zero in 90 days, telling everyone in the seller forums that...

September 18, 2026

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Author: Kyle Mau

When to Outsource: The Real Test Isn’t Your Workload

Nearshore Software Development in Mexico — Ultimate Guide to Hiring A-Players

Time Tracking Software for Virtual Assistants: You Can’t Win

Outsource Graphic Design — The Problem With Unlimited Revisions

How to Pay International Employees (Hint: Most of Them Should Be Contractors)

Airbnb Virtual Assistant: Advice From Someone Who Prefers Hotels

Hospitality Virtual Assistant: The Hire Forged in Hell

Hire Vue.js Developers: The Shortage Is Real and It Doesn’t Matter

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

Hire an eBay Virtual Assistant — 3 Rules or Don’t Bother (2026)

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