I thought I’d touch on Outsourcing a bit today. First the definition:Outsourcing is the delegation of tasks or jobs from internal production to an external entity (such as a subcontractor). Most recently, it has come to mean the elimination of native staff to staff overseas, where salaries are markedly lower. This is despite the fact that the majority of outsourcing that occurs today still occurs within country boundaries, especially in North America. It became a popular buzzword in business and management in the 1990s.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing
So it simply is taking something that is required by your business and instead of doing it yourself or in house, you pay another individual or company to do it for you.
The reason I wanted to get into this today is because I saw someone in a forum pretty upset. She was trying so hard to put together a good sales page for her product and through here post it seemed she was pretty frustrated and depressed about it…
And there was good advice given and I wanted to echo that for any of you that might be in business and are struggling trying to do everything yourself.
In the beginning it might make economic sense I suppose. If your funds are short, you might have to try and do a lot yourself, but keep this in mind…
The most successful marketers and business people do well because they focus on the things THEY are good at. The rest they give to others to do for them.
Some people will actually just create products and have others create the sales pages, content, graphics and more for them.
In this person’s case above, she could go to a place like eLance and put the job up for people to bid on. She’d pay someone a few bucks and probably get a fantastic sales page.
If you are looking for a programmer, you might go to RentACoder.com.
The investment can come back to you a 100 or 1000 fold. Find people that are good at other things that you are not or don’t have time for.
I’ve done it myself. I’m working on an on going project with an individual who I found through eLance. We are co-authoring an eBook together. The project itself is long term. It involves a lot of research and time, but she brings to the table things I don’t. I bring to the table things & experience that she doesn’t.
We are a team.
So the next time YOU get frustrated or stressed because of time or inability to do something, think about it. Think about going out there and finding someone to help you with your project and business.
Also learn to pace yourself & not put to much pressure on yourself if something isn’t working out. It’s not worth losing your sanity or becoming depressed over something like your business.
ALL of us struggle with something; every business struggles… We are not all good at everything… Even the most successful of us have times of difficulty.
Just focus on your strengths and your goal. Work at it. Don’t focus on the obstacle; focus on the result your effort will have.
Taking breaks will help as well. Take a walk. If something is REALLY driving you crazy, set it down for a few days and work on something else. When you come back to it, you’ll come back with fresh energy and will be more effective.
OR… simply ask for some help in your favorite forum!
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. -Napoleon Hill
-Matt Levenhagen
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