“Even if yours is a one-person business, you don’t have to go it alone. Find capable professionals, consultants and assistants and treat them as your virtual staff. Voila! You’re now the CEO of a great team,” said Rhonda Abrams in this article at Tucson Citizen.
At this time, I mostly run my businesses alone. I wear the different hats of publisher, proofreader, editor, writer, marketing specialist, tech guru and troubleshooter, admin, bookkeeper, web/graphic designer… You get the picture.
But, as tasks increase and time becomes more scarce, I know that I will have to outsource certain things at some stage. The said article by Ms. Abrams offer the following tips:
1. Identify the key functions you need to address.
2. Evaluate whether some “positions” can be filled by companies instead of individuals.
3. “Recruit” service providers.
4. Keep your virtual “staff” on call.
5. Recognize that this is going to cost money.
I’ll be following this process – or something akin to this anyway – and sharing some of my findings and experiences.
What about you? Do you have a virtual staff just yet?
defining the task is my biggest problem. I can think about it but I have a hard time putting all the right items together so it makes sense to my contractors.