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"Need Help? You Might Want to Consider Outsourcing"

by Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com


Running your own online business can take a lot of 
your time. You have to wear many hats and perform 
many tasks: including accounting, web design,marketing
and promotion. This is not to mention constantly coming
up with new content for your site or to distribute it
in article format for free publicity.

There are only so many hours in the day and to be
honest, one person can only do so much. So what's
the answer? I have one word for you: "outsourcing."
This is where you hire someone else to perform a 
specific job or task for you. Outsourcing frees
up time you can spend on more valuable aspects
of your web business.

So what kinds of things might you want to farm
out?  Great question! Customer service can take
up a lot of time; answering emails, dealing with
technical problems or billing issues. Imagine 
the freedom of assigning those aspects of your
business to someone else. If you want to offer
live customer support on your website, there
are companies that will serve up 24/7 live 
operators to answer any questions your site 
visitors may have when you can't be around to 
answer them yourself.

How about software creation? If this is the field
you're in or one you'd like to enter but aren't
a programmer yourself, you can hire top notch
techies to write the stuff for you. Some will
work for pennies on the dollar. Imagine having 
a top notch software package you can own and 
sell -- and keep all the profits.

How are your writing skills? An online entrepreneur
need ads, articles, press releases and other written
items to promote the business. And if you'd like
to offer free or paid ebooks and reports, you'll 
need to be a pretty good writer. So what if you
never paid attention in English class? Hire
someone to do it for you. There are plenty of
talented writers online who are looking daily
for assignments such as this. When the work is
done it bears your name on the finished product.

Running marketing and ad campaigns such as Pay
Per Click advertising can take up a ton of time, 
with all that testing and tracking. Again, this 
is another area you can farm out.

Ever have an idea for a new website but never 
took the time to research it? This happens to
many busy entrepreneurs. So many projects, so
little time. Research is another area you may
want to consider letting someone else do for
you. 

So now that you know how outsourcing can help
you to become more productive, where do you find
people to hire? Fortunately, there are plenty
of sites that exist for you to post your job needs --
and plenty of hungry freelancers who will come 
to bid on your jobs. This works especially well
for those on a budget who have a firm idea of
what they can afford to spend.

Let's examine a few of your options:

1) RentACoder: http://RentACoder.com

Review resumes and work histories of over 96,577
registered coders. Post your needs, and coders 
will email you their bids. Posting a job request
is free and you are under no obligation to accept
any bids unless you decide to. When you accept
a bid, the money is put into escrow and not 
released to the programmer until the job is
finished.

2) Elance: http://www.Elance.com

Outsource your small projects such as graphic
design, logos, web development, writing and 
more. Select a category and describe your
project. You'll need to authenticate yourself
by inputting a credit card. There is no charge
to post a job in the "basic level" but there
is a refundable fee to post in the "select level."
You'll receive bids on your job and then select
a winner.

3) Smarter Work: http://SmarterWork.com

Post your project in one or more of many categories
to choose from, such as administrative support,
graphic design, translation, research, software 
and more. They have over 70,000 clients and service 
providers from over 170 countries. It's free to 
register.

4) PHP Career: http://www.PHPCareer.com

If you have a PHP related job then this is where
you'll want to post it. Free of charge to post
your job needs, but donations are appreciated.

5) Guru: http://www.Guru.com

Free access to over 451,000 professionals with 
over 160 categories to choose from. Post in website
design, graphic design, photography, writing and
programming and more. Fee is 5 to 10% of project
fee which is deducted from the final payment. You'll 
receive quotes and be able to select the applicant
of your choice.

6) WorkAHolics4Hire: http://Workaholics4Hire.com

With this service you'll be assigned your very
own "project manager." You get to see the work
in progress and review it to make sure it meets
your needs. You'll need to contact them for a free
assessment of your needs.

7) FreeLanceWorkExchange: http://FreeLanceWorkExchange.com

Post a project for a wide variety of jobs and get 
responses from qualified work at home pros. Post 
all the jobs you want with no transaction fees. You 
may have your listing placed higher for a fee of
$20.00. Categories range from writing, web design,
Internet research, data entry, programming, and
graphic design. 

8) FreeLance Writing: http://FreeLanceWriting.com

If you need a writer, this is the place to look.
Provides companies with a handful of free tools
to locate freelancers. They also offer industry
news, job opportunities, editorial content, and
networking opportunities.

When posting your job on one of these sites you'll
want to make sure you give very specific detailed
instructions as to your project needs. If you're
vague, you may get applicants who can't do
the job or who don't meet your qualifications.

Many small businesses are outsourcing their needs
in order to keep up with the many tasks and challenges
they face as online entrepreneurs. If you find you
can't keep pace with your many online tasks, you may 
want to consider it as an option.

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"Must Have Marketing Resources" by Merle 
is loaded with VALUABLE online resources YOU need
to know when it comes to running your online
business. Download your copy now at ...
http://mcebook.mcpromotions.com


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