How to Fish in the Global Talent Pool .
By: Michelle Spalding
As an Entrepreneur starting a business and helping it grow is an exciting thrill and real rush for most of us. Taking a concept, putting it into action and nurturing into a successful business it is exactly why we do what we so. When entrepreneurs like me start a business we’re going at full steam, sleep, huh who needs that? We have to do it all, marketing, sales, technology, accounting and of course the work, whatever that is. We can do it – because we have to and want to! Some entrepreneurs who start out, think that they can do it all forever, those are the ones that don’t survive. They truly don’t have business, they have jobs they can’t get fired from or even vacation from.
In Michael Gerber’s book The Emyth Revisited he details how putting into action a plan, defining roles, establishing systems and working on your business not IN your business will create a successful business. While that all sounds great and I fully agree that I can’t nor do I want to do it all myself – what’s small business to do with limited local talent and resources?
Outsource – the smart way!
Thanks to the internet, there are small companies and individuals around the world ready, willing and able to help you on a project, a regular task or anything in between. Imagine a team, working for you on various projects that enable you the time you need to focus on building your business. Many of them are experts in a niche and are far better at a specific task or activity than you may ever want or need to be.
The key to successfully working with virtual "non" employees is to create a description of the work you want and the results you’re expecting. Establishing detailed systems that define the scope of the work, the steps you expect them to take to complete the project and your expectation for the final result will make outsourcing a breeze.
Several websites offer you the opportunity to post jobs, big and small, interview and hire people in a global manner. Elance.com, Guru.com and Odesk.com are just a few of the larger players in this market. As a matter of fact, the person who handles posting my articles is from Thailand and does an amazing job of making sure weekly the articles and press releases I write are posted to the sites she’s registered me for. The way we started the process was with a very defined email which outlined the places I wanted her to register for an account on my behalf, a spreadsheet for entering the login credentials and my suggested password info. Weekly I now just email her the info and she handles the rest.
Take some time right now to evaluate the way you’re running your business. More importantly, who is running who? If you’re not getting everything you want out of your business, you’re the one that’s in control and has the power to change that. Evaluate what is holding you back and seek a resource to help you solve that problem.
For more information on outsourcing the smart way, be sure to check out Michelle’s class at The Knowledge Shop in Central Florida. Outside of that area? No problem a recorded copy will be available soon to purchase. Register at www.OnlineClosingTeam.com for release dates and other resources.
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