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Before Hiring an Assistant, Try Outsourcing!

  • Jan 4, 2017
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 15, 2025

Outsourcing As An Option

In the early stages of growing your business, you will not have enough work to keep someone else consistently busy part-time or full-time. In this case, consider outsourcing locally, nationally, or internationally as a viable option. Outsourcing can be a great option to delegate project work. Most work can be completed remotely. The only limits are your imagination.

Three great web sites for outsourcing:

Upwork.com – This is like eBay for service providers. You post a project and people from around the world bid to work on it. You see ratings, portfolios of past work, and more.

Taskseveryday.com – This is an India-based Virtual Assistant firm.

Fiverr.com – Have fun seeing the crazy, and sometimes very useful, things that people will do for $5.00 USD.

6 Tips for Successful Outsourcing

 

  • Provide more description than necessary.

  • Look at their past work if available.

  • The cheapest is not always best.

  • Test people with easy items first.

  • Pay as you go for large projects.

  • Use a reputable outsourcing service with clear terms of use.

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January 4, 2017

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