I'm sure most of us got into home business and came to the internet to earn a good living, provide value to the community and have some semblance of freedom, right? We'll why are you working longer hours and feel less free as an entrepreneur? It's probably because we don't know when to let go and start outsourcing some of the mundane tasks that prevent us from truly having that freedom.
Now granted, when you are just starting out, outsourcing may be the furthest thing from your mind. However, even if you are just starting to get your feet wet, I want you to start thinking about what you do best and what you don't. I remember starting a home business on Ebay years ago that took off and I couldn't control the sales if I wanted to.
It wasn't long before I needed to bring in a part time assistant to help me with shipping, customer service and few other related tasks. The point here is that there will come a time when your internet marketing business will grow bigger than you can handle and you'll be able to feel when that time has come.
That said, you must be especially careful to choose the right people to handle the tasks with the same level of professionalism and expertise that you would. It is also important to outsource tasks that are very mundane and straightforward as opposed to tasks that can ultimately determine the success or failure of your internet marketing business.
Examples of this are tasks such as answering emails, keeping track of stocks and sales figures and so on. These jobs are very simple and often repetitive which make them easier to learn and less likely to screw up. Again, never let someone else make decisions that will greatly affect your internet business if you do not want to risk losing it overnight.
Let's talk about the cash, how do you pay your hired help so you can put down a few of the shovels and axes and build your business. There's the traditional full or part time hire and then you have the project worker or freelancer. Your full and part time hires will typically be paid on an ongoing hourly basis and should be brought on for ongoing tasks. A freelancer will only be paid based on a specific project at predetermined price you have agreed upon.
Now when it comes to project work, you are only required to pay them once based on a job done according to your previously agreed specifications. You can find reputable freelancers in several places right on the net. A couple popular sites you should familiarize yourself with are www.rentacoder.com and www.elance.com.
So now that you have a couple resources to fall back on when your home business gets to that point (or maybe you're already there) you can rest assured that you won't have to do it all yourself. If you're anything like me then you might be somewhat of a control freak when it comes to running your business, however, I've come to realize that leveraging and outsourcing are the only way to build a scalable business model that continues to work when you're not. Now start building!
One final thought before we part, don't stop dreaming. You had a dream that got you to this point and it's that dream the will continue to get you over the humps and challenges you'll inevitably face. Make sure the reasons why you are doing what you are doing are greater than money, fame ad notoriety and you're almost guaranteed success.
Now granted, when you are just starting out, outsourcing may be the furthest thing from your mind. However, even if you are just starting to get your feet wet, I want you to start thinking about what you do best and what you don't. I remember starting a home business on Ebay years ago that took off and I couldn't control the sales if I wanted to.
It wasn't long before I needed to bring in a part time assistant to help me with shipping, customer service and few other related tasks. The point here is that there will come a time when your internet marketing business will grow bigger than you can handle and you'll be able to feel when that time has come.
That said, you must be especially careful to choose the right people to handle the tasks with the same level of professionalism and expertise that you would. It is also important to outsource tasks that are very mundane and straightforward as opposed to tasks that can ultimately determine the success or failure of your internet marketing business.
Examples of this are tasks such as answering emails, keeping track of stocks and sales figures and so on. These jobs are very simple and often repetitive which make them easier to learn and less likely to screw up. Again, never let someone else make decisions that will greatly affect your internet business if you do not want to risk losing it overnight.
Let's talk about the cash, how do you pay your hired help so you can put down a few of the shovels and axes and build your business. There's the traditional full or part time hire and then you have the project worker or freelancer. Your full and part time hires will typically be paid on an ongoing hourly basis and should be brought on for ongoing tasks. A freelancer will only be paid based on a specific project at predetermined price you have agreed upon.
Now when it comes to project work, you are only required to pay them once based on a job done according to your previously agreed specifications. You can find reputable freelancers in several places right on the net. A couple popular sites you should familiarize yourself with are www.rentacoder.com and www.elance.com.
So now that you have a couple resources to fall back on when your home business gets to that point (or maybe you're already there) you can rest assured that you won't have to do it all yourself. If you're anything like me then you might be somewhat of a control freak when it comes to running your business, however, I've come to realize that leveraging and outsourcing are the only way to build a scalable business model that continues to work when you're not. Now start building!
One final thought before we part, don't stop dreaming. You had a dream that got you to this point and it's that dream the will continue to get you over the humps and challenges you'll inevitably face. Make sure the reasons why you are doing what you are doing are greater than money, fame ad notoriety and you're almost guaranteed success.
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