Say you are a small business owner online. At some point, you realize that you don’t have enough time or skills to do it all. Your time is more valuable than your money. You outsource.
In the beginning, of course, you may not consider outsourcing much. Its cheaper to do it yourself. You also learn by doing.
Maybe at some point then, you have done something often and well enough, but you feel you could better spend your time doing other tasks.
Or you can do a task, but feel others could do it better.
Or you are at the mercy of your betters, perhaps in a technical area. Or you have a special project you need extra manpower to complete.
Research
Writing content
Developing websites
Software development to automate “X”
Graphic design
For such outsourcing, here are a few sites to consider.
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Elance.com – a kind of online mall connecting buyers and sellers of a variety of online outsourcing types
- Craigslist.org – a kind of mass online classifieds site (as well as serving other purposes)
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Guru.com – technology, creative arts, business
- Odesk.com – hire online workers
- Hubportinteractive.com – “IT Web Solutions and System Development Solutions,” based in the Philippines
For Website Design or Software Development (many from Sylvie Fortin)
- Minisitegraphics.com – Direct Response Graphics
- Agentsofvalue.com – “link builders, web developers, virtual assistants, graphics designers and webmaster staff”
- Mturk.com – Amazon
Or on the flip side, if you have a skill to offer like research and writing or software development, you can use the above sites to attract clients to hire you. As a service, many of the sites listed above act as liaison for financial transactions.
Peter Rubel
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