Do you suffer from Superman or Superwoman syndrome? Trying to do it all and be it all can hurt not only you but your business. Learn how to step back by outsourcing online to increase your effectiveness, save time and maintain your sanity.
Online sites like Fiverr enable you to outsource simple tasks like logo creation, while sites like oDesk and PeoplePerHour allow you to generate and price bigger and longer tasks. Anything from content creation to programming to website analysis to focus groups can be outsourced. You can even have Task "Rabbits" do your grocery shopping for you!
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They’re the sorts of people who would make good personal
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Outsource standing in line,
laundry and grocery shopping
11. Should You Outsource Overseas?
Advantages
– Time difference
– Low price
– Shorter hiring process
– Many candidates
– Specialists
Disadvantages
– Not “Made in USA”
– More hands-on
– Language discrepancies
– Finessing/editing needed
– Few “Jack/Jill of all trades”
12. Offshore outsourcing
Microsourcing
www.microsourcing.com/
Setting up an offshore office
Product testing
Customer data mining
Customer/technical support
Social media posts/blogging
Website creation