subject: You Don't Know Outsourcing [print this page] Spend any decent amount of time using any or all of the popular outsourcing services online, youll swear youve seen and done it all. Spend the same amount of time in the same places, youll come to acknowledge theres always more to learn about how the outsourcing industry operates. Its a confounding phenomenon that rings true from either perspective. Outsourcing online isnt rocket science after all, but the industry manages to continuously bring forth innovations which topple what we think is carved into stone.
Did you know, for instance, that theres a way to verify a service providers skills? I dont mean by looking at a degree or certificate of some sort. I mean by checking out actual test scores Did you know theres a way to guarantee originality in your outsourced project and completely obliterate the chance for plagiarism? (There is!)
What about knowing the difference between outsourcing and outtasking? One of those activities dictates a jobs what and how (and the other shouldnt). And labor arbitrage? Did you know theres a way to get the same quality out of an inexpensively priced project as if you had paid hundreds or even thousands of dollars for it?
Using outsourcing can be a little bit like using computers. At one moment, you can think its so easy, a child could master it. Then when a unique problem or situation arises, you suddenly realize you might not know as much as you once thought you did. Outsourcing is a growing industry, and while its entirety may not be mastered within a week, month, or even a year, it can be understood and manipulated in advantageous ways without having to secure a four-year management degree.
One way to do just that is to attend an outsourcing seminar.
Through an outsourcing seminar, you can get answers to questions you always had, but didnt know who to ask or perhaps werent too comfortable asking. You can learn how to avoid critical mistakes, enforce contracts, and reduce risks while building a team of professional online service providers in half the time it would take to vet just one, offline.
And because seminars are small, you get to enjoy an intimate setting in which everyone participates, ultimately expanding knowledge from different points of view.
To find an outsourcing seminar nearest you, you can pour through your local classified ads, college bulletin boards, or even Craigslist for leads. Chances are, unfortunately, you wont find what youre looking for. Seminars of this genre are typically plugged in high-end business circles. You gotta "know someone who knows someone" in other words.
Lucky for you, you already "know someone," and that someone is Nicole Miller, author of Outsourcing Through RentACoder. In January 2011, Nicole will teach an online class about outsourcing over the Internet through SitePoints up and coming sister site Learnable. Through this course, youll have access to everything a traditional, offline seminar offers and more: informative videos, handouts, downloads, and an opportunity to chat live with the instructor plus other students. To pre-register for this course, visit http://www.outsource2documaker.com/wp.
Many times, outsourcings rewards can escape us when were consumed with a myriad of business tasks. But this only means we need to investigate it further. Nicoles seminar is your pathway to exploit those rewards, so sign up and reserve your seat today.
