Wednesday 23 April 2008

Outsourcing or Out Tasking

What! That was my reaction to that question.
I honestly didn't know that there was Out Tasking or if there was, that there was any difference between the two.
Well I'm here to tell you there is and quite a big difference too.
Firstly we'll start with outsourcing.
When your business starts to grow you will soon find that you will have less time to do all the mundane tasks that have to be done on a weekly bases. So in comes outsourcing. When you outsource you will be looking for a company that will do all those basic jobs for you like payroll management, customer services, article writing, SEO and so on.
It's best to start by doing these tasks yourself and when you need your time to spend on your business rather than these mundane tasks, thats the time when you start to outsource.
You have to value your time because as you know, time is money and also if you do start by doing these jobs yourself then you will know if the company that you outsource to is doing their job correctly and to your satisfaction.
The big bonus about outsourcing is that you don't have to hire people yourself, so no public liabilty, health insurance, no hiring and firing people and no wages.
Obviously as time goes on you will have to have people onboard to help you out but not with the easy stuff.
Stay tuned for out tasking!

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