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Listen here to a full length call with Ben Shaffer, as we divulge some of our secrets and tips to successful outsourcing. This is a FREE listen. And a MUST.
Enjoy working hard? Then Work SMARTER and just earn a heck of a lot more!
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Here are the companies I use for outsourcing:
1) RentaCoder - Excellent for sophisticated, more expensive projects
2) Scriptlance - Excellent for small fast projectsThere is a LOT of great information BELOW the video. Make sure to scroll down
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The 3 BEST WAYS to Earn from Outsourcing
1) Arbitrage
Although it’s origins are related to ‘finance’, this term has been adopted to refer to any way you effectively manage to pay for something and sell it for more. Buy Wholesale, sell Retail. It is the basis of how most everything is done in this world! We WILL talk about it in future posts (as I am sure we have in the past), because we HAVE to.
Outsourcing Arbitrage? Here you purchase work from an outsourcing company and resell it for a higher value. Articles, Graphics, Ebooks, Websites, even major development projects. Find a few good resources at the companies listed above. You may find some duds along the way, but if you listen to our call, you will find out how to quickly weed out the losers from the keepers.
2) Tedious, Repetitive Tasks
Time consuming tasks done on the cheap. Although you had me at ‘DONE’. Want to write 50 articles in 2 days, comment on 100 forums, or collect leads for a potential JV? This is where outsourcing becomes a DREAM come true, as you are able to move forward with other tasks, while someone else is putting food on THEIR table, doing tasks you would rather poke yourself in the eye with a knife than have to do. Well, maybe thats just me.
3) Recognize your weaknesses. Hire Strengths.
The Ultimate Outsourcing Plan. You manage. Everyone Else builds. Get that project done. You know the one. The one that you have been dreaming to do, or that is sitting half finished on your desktop.
a) Draw it up.
Write up a list of exactly what needs to get done for the project to be complete. Break it down into tasks such as:
Project Management
Content
Design
Copy
Programming
etc.
b) Claim YOUR stake and by WHEN
What will YOU be able to do? - Put your name by what YOU can / will do (if any) and put a deadline.
c) Whats left over?
Whatever tasks have no names beside them needs to be outsourced. It should be extremely clear.
Advise: If Design + Programming are to be outsourced, you will do better to create 2 separate projects as it is unlikely to find someone who excels at both. Why settle for someone who is average at all tasks, when you can find someone fantastic at each?
d) The Glue
When all pieces are complete, will you need to hire someone else to make sure all the pieces are put together, function, and placed where it needs to be to call it ‘live’? Well, this missing piece is why many people have projects that are 90% complete hanging around. Make sure to add project manager to your list of tasks needed outsourcing, although if your business warrants it, this may be a good task for a member of a staff.
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You Have a Dream. Let Someone Else Build it. (August 18th, 2008 at 6:36 pm )
[...] Original post by Andrea [...]
stephanie (August 19th, 2008 at 6:27 am )
It is really great to know the secrets and tips to successful outsourcing. Thanks for sharing.
Andrea (August 19th, 2008 at 5:18 pm )
Anytime.
Although I suspect if you were hired by someone to comment on blogs such as mine. That would be kind of ironic. Usually when mortgage and loans are in the URL, you got to wonder???
Angel McClinton (August 19th, 2008 at 8:45 pm )
Well Andrea, I HAVEN’T been hired by anyone else but I still agree with Stephanie. As a matter of fact, as I prepare for my “Official Launch” I realize that outsourcing isn’t just a matter of convenience, it’s a necessity. Thank goodness the SUPERWOMAN façade can be knocked down in favor of a balanced happy person. I found your blog post through Twitter, so keep those tweets coming!
Angel
Andrea (August 21st, 2008 at 12:19 pm )
Angel,
Thanks for stopping by. Would love to hear more about your upcoming launch.
PS - we all know that being a superwoman is knowing what to give up to others. Otherwise fail at everything!
Zach (August 21st, 2008 at 7:04 pm )
Perhaps the worst thing is to hire individuals on different popular places. I have wasted a lot of money but I like all those tips and conversation.
Evan Lowenstein (August 24th, 2008 at 11:23 pm )
So… can i outsource my next record by any chance?? wow, that would be sweet. I could get people to write tunes for me, then slap E&J on the cover and make hundreds!!
whadaya think?
Andrea (August 28th, 2008 at 7:03 am )
Evan,
wow. an unsolicited comment. I am moving up.
Think about it this way. You get a guy, like a Clive Davis. He cant sing, but he knows a good tune, and he loves music. He ‘outsources’ the work to other singers, but he is the one running the show. Everyone else just THINKS they are. Hmm this probably needs to be more thought out, but I may be onto something
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Dream Interpretation (September 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 am )
Thanks for this blog which is beautiful and useful too. Dreams have the power to evoke our deepest emotions, to denude our most secret desires and fears, and all the while they enchant us, frighten us, but, most often, bemuse us. Simply put, dreams enrich our lives.
Outsourcing (September 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm )
If someone is looking for bright future then the time comes with open doors for them. Outsourcing jobs are available in abundant these days, providing new options as well as good opportunities to people.India has become the best location for outsourcing business because it is having talents which are not found in other countries. The new name in the outsourcing is BPO which stands for Business Process Outsourcing. Large companies have invested in outsourcing business and the growth rate of these companies has crossed the limit to high. Infrastructure of these businesses has changed and talents are willing to jump in this pool.
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