Get More Leverage When Outsourcing
Leverage is the ability to expand the results you get with a given amount of effort.
Outsourcing is a perfect example of something designed to provide leverage.
By having some else do work for you, you’re getting greater results with the same amount of effort on your part.
But does outsourcing automatically provide leverage?
No, it doesn’t.
Outsourcing one-time [...]
7 Ways to Fail When Outsourcing
Thought you would enjoy this funny post by John Jonas:
7 Ways to Fail When Outsourcing
He’s talking about outsourcing to the Phillipines, but these issues are common to a lot of people who are just getting started with outsourcing.
And thanks to Howard Tiano for bringing the post to my attention!
Happy New Year, everyone!
What Do You Need Most?
Ever since we launched the Help Without Hiring Toolkit, we’ve been hearing from people who are interested in partnering with us.
We’ve talked to companies that provide virtual assistants, people who do training for virtual assistants, organizations that match freelancers with gigs, consultants who help businesses use virtual teams, software companies that offer collaboration tools [...]
Judy on Solo Talk - BlogTalkRadio
If you’re curious about outsourcing - thinking about maybe hiring a virtual assistant, but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready or how much it will cost or what you’d have them do…
I’m going to be talking about all of that on Solo Talk, a BlogTalkRadio show that helps solopreneurs grow their businesses.
Outsourcing Toolkit Launches!
Today we’re officially launching our newest way to help people outsource work more effectively to freelancers and virtual assistants. It’s called the Help Without Hiring Toolkit.
We have created a set of 50 templates, checklists and worksheets to help you:
Decide what to outsource,
Find a qualified person to do the work,
Get that person up to [...]
Outsourcing Conspiracy is bunk - part 2
Continuing with the full head of steam from yesterday’s post…
Here’s where I agree with them…
On page 3, where they say “Outsourcing isn’t magic.”
That’s absolutely correct. It’s not. (Neither is partnering, but that’s another story…)
Nothing is magic. You have to work at all of it.
And I agree when they say that outsourcing isn’t for beginners. When you are just getting started with a business, you are not in a good place to outsource.
But outsourcing is ideal for a successful solo business or small business.
The main reason to outsource is that there is work that needs to be done to run a business that:
- The owner doesn’t like doing,
- The owner doesn’t know how to do,
- The owner doesn’t have time to do.
For the smallest businesses, hiring is not a great option. It’s too big a commitment…
