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In this series of articles, we are going to look into the secrets of outsourcing. Who is it for? What's the purpose of outsourcing? Who do you hire? What sorts of tasks should be outsourced, and what should you tend to yourself? Outsourcing effectively and correctly can make your Internet marketing strategy more successful than almost anything else.
Freeing Your Time
The biggest use of outsourcing work is to free up your personal time so that you can tend to other, more pressing matters. Some people hire virtual assistants that act as secretaries for them, freeing them from the hassle of having to schedule meetings or make business phone calls. Some people hire accountants so that they don't need to keep their own books.
So What's So Valuable About Your Time?
If you're looking into the secrets of outsourcing, there's a good chance that you run a business or are planning on starting one. Possibly you're a freelance writer whose time is highly valuable to him - so long as he is writing and not doing anything else. Regardless, you're probably an expert at something, and each minute that is wasted on a task not directly related to your expertise is a wasted opportunity to be making money.
Think of it this way: how much time did you spend organizing your finances for your business last month? Let's say that you spent an hour each week tidying up the books, for a total of four hours over the course of the month. If you're a freelance web developer that averages about $1,000 each week, and you work 40 hours each week, then you are effectively making $25 an hour. Those four hours spent each month handling your finances? You spent $100 on them.
This formula can be extended for just about anything that you're doing not related directly to generating money. Simply put, if you're not making money, then you're wasting money. In the coming articles, we'll provide you with a variety of ways in which you can stop wasting time and keep making money.
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