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    <description>Hiring abroad, the work, and the unglamorous bits that compound. By David Krug of 701am.</description>
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      <title>They are not a cost reduction strategy</title>
      <link>https://www.701am.com/blog/they-are-skilled-professionals/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Steve Pastor said it cleanly. The companies that hire well abroad are not shopping for cheaper people. They are shopping for operators.</description>
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      <title>Why the Philippines for the hours you are asleep</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>English as a working language, a deep bench, and the inbox cleared before 7:01am. That is the Philippines case, not a vibe.</description>
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      <title>Why Mexico for the hours you actually live</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Same afternoon as Dallas. Bilingual when it matters. Nearshore is a clock, not a slogan.</description>
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      <title>The 48-Hour Executable</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Why we ship one task at a time instead of running projects, and how a 48-hour cadence quietly outpaces the agency that promised you a roadmap.</description>
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      <title>Your Homepage Is a Storefront, Not a Brochure</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A beautiful homepage that explains your company will lose to an ugly one that sells. Here's the shift from describing yourself to moving the visitor.</description>
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      <title>Page 2 of Google Is the Best Money You're Not Spending</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The keywords ranking 11–20 are the cheapest growth you own. They're already relevant, already indexed, and a nudge away from traffic that converts.</description>
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      <title>Write the Page for the Skim, Then the Read</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Nobody reads your landing page top to bottom on the first pass. They skim. Win the skim and you earn the read, here's how direct-response copy is built backwards.</description>
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      <title>Analytics You'll Actually Look At</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Most analytics setups measure everything and tell you nothing. A useful dashboard tracks a handful of numbers tied to money, and you can read it in ten seconds.</description>
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