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How Online Specialists & Affordable Staff Transformed Their Operations with Hubstaff
How an outsourcing agency saved ₱9M a year and built trust with a growing remote team.
Affordable Staff
When David Judge first launched Online Specialists and later Affordable Staff, he knew he had an opportunity to redefine outsourcing. Based in Queensland, Australia, with a growing presence in the Philippines, David built a full-service digital agency committed to helping businesses scale online.However, as more companies sought outsourcing support, David faced a critical challenge: building transparency and trust with remote teams. That’s when Hubstaff became a game-changer.
The Challenge
Turning Client Skepticism into Confidence
Early in their growth, Affordable Staff faced two major hurdles; Managing remote contractors efficiently while maintaining high service quality & convincing clients that remote outsourcing could be fully transparent and trustworthy.Initially relying on freelance marketplaces, David realized that fees were eating into their profits and causing operational inefficiencies. Clients, on the other hand, hesitated to outsource because they couldn't "see" what remote workers were doing.David needed a solution that would cut costs and build confidence.
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The Outcome
Driving Growth Through Automation and Visibility
Switching to Hubstaff allowed David and his team to:Save over $170,000 annually by eliminating freelance marketplace feesProvide real-time visibility into contractor work through productivity trackingStreamline task management via seamless Hubstaff and Trello integrationsAffordable Staff no longer needed to manually manage timesheets or guess contractor productivity. Using Hubstaff's time-tracking, activity monitoring, and reporting features, they offered clients more transparency than traditional in-house setups.
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