As a social entrepreneur it is important to Free up your Time in order to have the space to Create More Opportunities and of course having the Time to Live Life on your Own Terms. Outsourcing is One of the Most Effective Strategies that Will Allow You to do just That.
Here are 7 Essential Outsourcing Tips to Help You Outsource Your business More Successfully.
Once you know how things work you can then outsource them with confidence, knowing exactly what to expect.
This will enable you to attract the right person (you have a clear idea of what you are actually looking for) and monitor their performance better. It can also help you set fair monetary rewards for your workers.
While we recommend outsourcing everything that you can. Particularly tasks that are low value and repetitive or things outside your expertise like web development or accountancy. There are things that you may want to think about retaining such high level decision making.
We have found having very clear written instructions, expectations, procedures and deadlines in place for the project to be very beneficial to all parties. The more detail the better.
Choosing the right fit your business is critical. We recommend you consider a person or agencies’ experience, location, flexibility, tax laws and language or cultural barriers and whether they are established in their field.
Note just because they charge higher fees doesn’t mean they are going to be any better than their/its competitors. Have a look at their reviews, portfolios and references. Don’t rush this process.
To test whether a contractor or agency is the right fit for your business, try giving them a small job first to test them – looking at attitude, can they follow instructions, initiative, communication levels, whether they can meet deadlines and of course the quality of their work. This way you can find a few gems that you keep, for your ongoing work.
Being a social entrepreneur, you are often dealing with new products and services. To give you that comfort and peace of mind to be able to outsource that sensitive information or data, undertaking a confidentially agreement. If we are dealing with freelancers then we usually ask for some sort of identification to go with the signature.
If it is highly sensitive, then we would recommend that you consider hiring an agency as its systems and network will probably be more sophisticated than a freelancers.
When you do find that GEM you want to look after them, to keep hold of them!
What we do is pay out bonuses to reward a job well done. We try to give continuous work, so we don’t lose them to someone else. We also do our best to pay fair market rates.
Lastly we treat them with respect that they deserve, providing positive feedback, reviews and testimonials. Not only does this encourage them to stick around but to possibly even put our project and tasks higher on their priority list.
The most effective way of determining the success of your outsourcing is through MEASURING.
Continuous tracking of tasks, revenue, deadlines, social media objectives and so forth, are critical. Analytical tools, such as Google Analytics, Aweber, Facebook Analytics, are very helpful for this.
Outsourcing is an effective way to free up your time, save on resources, and focus on the more important aspects of your business. Yes, it takes a chunk off your budget, but you’ll be saving more in the long run compared to trying to do everything yourself. Not to mention, run the risk of burn out! Outsourcing is a smart move that many successful businesses practice today and we highly recommend that you do it too.
With these Top 7 Tips, you’ll be able to outsource your work efficiently and with confidence. Remember to outsource the right work to the right people, and you’ll do just fine. Start distributing your workload today and see great things unfold in your business.
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