outsourcing
Why some Virtual Assistants get bent out of shape by cheap overseas labour?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008There are 2 main breeds of Virtual Assistants, those that are based in western countries like the US, Canada, UK and Australia and then those based in developing countries like India, Philippines, China and Mauritius.
The VA’s from the Western Countries often market themselves as being an extension of the clients business, being able to think […]
What comes first the clients or the systems?
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008It’s been a long time since I’ve written a proper message about what’s been happening
To be honest I’ve taken my eye off the ball.
My main focus needs to be on income generation and systemisation so the company and I are earning enough and I’m not getting in the way of a smooth running machine.
Part of […]
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 […]
I need your vote…Can you digg me?
Monday, December 17th, 2007Voting has started in Rich Schefren’s Attention Age Doctrine Competition.
At the moment I’m running 3rd in my category. The informational sector, the leader I think has been miscategorized and should be in the humerous section, his video is funny, no doubt about but not informational. I’m not really counting him as competition so I am […]
Attention Age Doctrine Competiton Tips
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Wow the heat is on
If you’re thinking about taking part in Rich Schefren’s Attention Age Doctrine competition to become an Internet Video Maven, then it is certainly getting hot.
It’s certainly going to be worth it.
I’ve got a couple of tools that can certainly help you the first is called Traffic Geyser, there’s a 2 […]
Camtasia Screen Capture software is free
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007I’ve been using Camtasia to record screen capture videos of tasks that I want my Virtual Assistant’s to do, in fact I’ve written a post about it. If you’ve already got a business set up you’ll need to use Camtasia if you want to live the four hour work week a la Tim Ferriss
I have […]
Have you identified your Target MI yet?
Monday, November 19th, 2007target
Originally uploaded by gavster6
Your Target Monthly Income is vital in achieving the 4HWW lifestyle. You need to know what score your shooting for; to achieve the 4HWW.
If your serious about making this happen the figure should be imprinted on your mind.
I’ve just redone mine in order to write this post. I surprised myself as […]
How to create systems for your common tasks
Thursday, November 1st, 2007One of the best ways to free yourself up is to document a process that you repeat often and create a step by step plan so
that a Virtual Assistant can follow it for you.
See how you can use this to create more time for yourself.
send me an e-mail gavin @ outsourcesuccess.com […]
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