Outsourcing And Businesses That Run Like Clockwork

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Fabian.JH, May 26, 2007.

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    One of the keys to freedom is the ability to make money without working.

    An employee does not have this power. In fact, the greater his position, the more responsibilities he has and the more he has to work.

    In other words, the more successful they are, the more they work.

    Many people are astonished at the cost of outsourcing tasks in their Internet business. However, every smart entrepreneur knows that outsourcing is crucial to the success of an online business. If you do everything yourself, you may just burn out yourself.

    However, there have been a few horror stories where entrepreneurs have been scammed by freelancers. Freelancers either don’t provide the work they were paid for, or provide shabby work that is not fit to be published.

    An Internet entrepreneur still needs to remain in control of the process unless the freelancer is doing the work. After all, it’s the entrepreneur’s business and not the freelancer’s business. A ghostwriter’s name, for example, often does not appear on the finished work, but the work will be represented by your business.

    Communication is crucial in the outsourcing process. You need to be clear about what you want your project to be like. Decide how much control you’d like over your project, but don’t let the freelancer do whatever he wants with your project, or the end result may not be to your liking.

    The most complex part of outsourcing is the technical part. If you are outsourcing the creation of a software, for example, this may be an extremely complex and taxing process. You may need to have extensive communication with your developer to achieve the results you want.

    Finally, it is important to be patient with your freelancer. He or she may have a lot of projects at the present time, and may take longer to finish your project.
     
    Fabian.JH, May 26, 2007 IP