Friday, November 28, 2008

How To Outsource Your Way To Home Business Freedom

By Kylon Trower

Because an internet marketing business has many different moving parts, from web design to traffic generation, outsourcing some of these task can be extremely helpful. When you think of all the new specialized skills you'll need to learn, outsourcing expert help can be a lifesaver.

Usually when you are just starting out you may not need to outsource but keeping an eye on how quickly your home business can grow is important. Way back, when I first started working full time from home I jumped on Ebay and the sales took off like a rocket. I had no clue how successful I'd be.

After several months I needed to hire an assistant to help me with shipping, customer service and auction posting as it grew so fast. The point is that your internet business will grow to a point where it is impossible to manage every detail and this in when outsourcing becomes your best friend.

When that time does arrive, you'll want to be careful to hire the right people for the job. The key is to hire people that are professional and are somewhat natural at there jobs. Don't try to hire someone that is proven to do one task well and have the do something totally different. The last thing about hiring is not to hire people to do tasks that totally control the destiny or direction of your company, that's your job.

A few good examples of some areas you might hire someone for would be answering emails, writing articles, building websites or squeeze pages. These jobs are pretty mundane in some instances but may require a creative talent that the person is skilled at. The key to these positions is that they will never be in a position to dictate the overall success of failure of your business, make sense?

While some jobs are needed on an hourly basis, many tasks can be accomplished by outsourcing to freelancers. For examples, you can get ghostwriters to write good content for your website or you can get advertisers to post classifieds and other marketing related tasks to keep traffic coming to your site.

A little more on project work as this is where I recommend you start. Because you will be working with them on a case by case basis you have the flexibility of using them for a project and determine if you will use them in the future based on their performance. You can find plenty of good information as well as freelance contacts at www.Elance.com and www.rentacoder.com. I personally prefer Elance but suggest that you familiarize yourself with both.

Okay, now that you have a couple of strong resources to outsource freelancers for your internet marketing business, it's time to build it up to the point where they are needed. The leverage and time freedom that comes with outsourcing is a very freeing experience and will give you the opportunity to increase your sales and profitability exponentially. When the time comes, don't delay and have fun with it.

Here's a parting note, Dream Big! Don't allow the little things that get in the way of building that dream stop you. Your dream got you this far and can get you as far as you want to go. The sky's the limit, go for it, take massive action and prosper! - 15634

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