OUTSOURCINGYou can’t do it on your own.

BUILD A TEAM

• Hire only A players

• Hire people that complement, not those like you

• Play to your strengths and outsource your weaknesses

GET YOUR FEET WET

• www.rentacoder.com - coding, graphics, video

• Bid small job to 2-3 people

• Work with best - quick replies and great work

• www.theSEOmethod.com/needanarticle - articles

PLAYING FOR KEEPS

• Out tasking vs outsourcing

• Rentacoder.com to find people and work offline

• Building virtual team - graphics, video, coding, web, writing, etc.

GETTING SERIOUS

• Go to the Philippines

• Well educated, great English and excellent work ethic

• $200USD a week full time

THE NEEDLE IN THE...

• Run a job ad (jobstreet.com) ==> 98 responses

• Basic culling (uni, work experience, availability) ==> 15

• Survey/questionnaire ==> 11 responses

• Easy test ==> 6

• Interview top 3 (look for repeating patterns)

WELCOME TO FIGHT CLUB

• Welcome letter

• Work description

• Confidentiality agreement

• Expectations

• Education package ( theSEOmethod.com + 30DC)

HOW TO WORK WITH THEM

• Give them an underarm throw

• Show them (record it on camtasia or screenflow)

• Let them do it with you

• Let them do it on their own (repeat till 100% with no feedback)

• Review every now and then

DAILY WORK FLOW

• Morning chat (yesterday’s review and today’s plan)

• EOD emails (1. what’d you do 2. issues 3. questions)

• Monthly one-on-ones

• How are you? What have you been working on? (likes/dislikes)

• What do you want to work on? What skills to develop?

• Comments and questions

CREATING SYSTEMS

• Outsource repetitive takes

• Written overview and support videos

• Create a work wiki

• Money is made in repetition

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

• Google docs - example sheet

• Domain/dropbox dumping ground

• Basecamp

• Skype

THE NEXT LEVEL

• Too busy managing assistants?

• Hire an Andrea (assistants supervisor)

• Hire a Meagan (project manager)

• Hire mum’s... stable, experienced, good work ethic

80/20 RULE

• Start building your team of A players

• Assign work based on outcomes not keeping people busy

• Outsource what you’re not good at or don’t like

• Start working on your business not in it

QUESTIONS