Tag Archive: outsourcing

How To Outsource If You’re A Control Freak (Like Me)

My latest article on Freelance Switch - which talks about outsourcing for freelancers - was one I was hesitant to publish. Why? Because I suspected the somewhat volatile commenting community might just shoot it down in flames and hurl personal insults at me. But with the exception of just one commenter who noted... "The author ...

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Outsourcer Preparedness…huh?

Aaagh, some consulting jargon from the old days...'outsourcer preparedness' sounds like some form of Harry Potter-esque magic trick. So I've finally (after several weeks of researching, searching & then several more weeks of waiting) been assigned my new VA - Shinu. This will be the first time I've had someone working for me (unless you count the ...

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Outsourcing: Learning from the big boys

My long-awaited copy of The 4-Hour Workweek arrived yesterday so I'm giddily reading through it in any spare moment I get (between rationalising, de-cluttering & chasing around after my 2 year old twin nephews who are staying at the moment). I have been keen to embrace the strategy of outsourcing for a while - specifically, hiring ...

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