How To Prepare When Outsourcing For The First Time
Your outsourcing success rate really depends on your type of business, the quality of the provider, and the services you choose. If you observe the following tips, though, you can start heading in the right direction.
read more5 Components Of A Productive Virtual Office
Virtual offices are becoming increasingly popular as people struggle to manage their work/home life balance by telecommuting. Freelancers also often require virtual offices because they sometimes need to work from a remote location. In order to have a truly productive virtual office, you need to replicate the convenience of your home or work office, but make it mobile.
read moreTraining Your Virtual Employees
As a busy online entrepreneur, you know how valuable it is to have an outsourced staff of freelancers and virtual assistants to help you grow and sustain your business. Virtual assistants can be located as close as the same town as you, or they can be located across the globe in another country and time zone. Regardless of their location, you want to make sure that they are properly trained to do exactly what you want them to do for your business. In this article we’ll share some tips that will help you train your freelance staff so that they are able to do the tasks you require. Create...
read moreBalancing The Risks And Rewards Of Outsourcing
Majority of business owners think that the best outsourcing setup is one that covers the least amount of cost. But outsourcing should be focused on the long-term value of the contract and how it meets overall business objectives instead of solely on operational expenses. For this, Alsbridge shares five points that companies should keep in check in evaluating the coherence of an outsourcing setup with organizational goals and strategies.
read moreAvoiding Common Pitfalls In Outsourcing
SearchCIO.com senior news writer Linda Tucci reports that for 2010, companies that outsourced IT work spent 7.1% of their total budgets for outsourced IT services. In her report, Tucci interviews Steve Martin, a partner at outsourcing advisory firm Pace Harmon LLC. Martin was a former partner with Deloitte Consulting, where he closed $7 billion worth of outsourcing deals. He lends his experience to provide an insight into the four common mistakes committed in outsourcing deals.
read moreHow Freelancers Can Improve Workflow
eople tend to believe that being a freelancer means you’re not on a tight schedule. It’s quite the opposite. Clients appreciate quality work, but a project done on time, or better yet, ahead of schedule will earn you extra recognition and will be highly appreciated by your clients. Here are some tips that will help improve your workflow & time management as a freelancer:
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