Archive for February, 2008
Budgeting your time
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008This is especially important if you are providing research assignments. You might ask the VA to identify celebrities based in London and e-mail their agents. If you think about you could easily spend a whole day doing that and get a big list, however if you have 10 hours a week allocated you […]
Every action with an outsourcer costs you money?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Time is money. Correct?
Well time is our most valuable currency and if you are serious about living the four hour work week then it’s vital that you trim down the interactions that you have with the outsourcers you work with.
There is a fine line between asking pertinent strategic questions and being needy and seeking approval […]
High touch outsourcing relationships
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Why would you want to have a high touch relationship with an outsourcer?
Some benefits could be:
Loyalty
Improved response to your requests
May add more value to your business, coming up with ideas for you to implement
May be prepared to be more flexible with you.
Generate ideas that can improve efficiency
Downsides:
Invest time in getting to […]
