| While some people like to rave about how they can | | | | may think you can handle all the things I mentioned. |
| do it all, others know that doing it all is not possible. | | | | Each of those things take time away from priorities |
| There are things that you may not know. Other things | | | | that may be a better use of your time or even your |
| that you are not good at, and things you just do not | | | | free time. |
| like to do. This is a benefit of outsourcing, you "hire | | | | What is a better use of my time? |
| outside resources" to do those things. | | | | A real world example. If some teenager offers to |
| Who outsources? | | | | mow and weed eat your yard for $20, you probably |
| You do. Now of course you are probably shocked, but | | | | agree. It could take you an two hours to mow your |
| yes you do. Have you changed your oil? Maybe you | | | | yard. If you make $15 an hour, that is $30 worth of |
| do not know how, maybe you do. But most people | | | | your time. He just "put" money in your pocket by |
| drive into a 15 minute oil change place and have our oil | | | | saving you $10 worth of your time. Now you have 90 |
| changed. They are quick, easy, efficient and have | | | | minutes of free time that you might spend working on |
| better tools than jacking up the car and laying on | | | | the yard. |
| pavement changing the oil 3 inches from your own | | | | What about on my website? |
| face. Some people choose to have someone clean | | | | If you create products to sell online, then you must |
| the house, because they do not like or are not good at | | | | spend time on that. Many people with online |
| cleaning the house. This outsourcing project is my goal! | | | | businesses and websites spend an hour every day |
| How does this relate to my website? | | | | going through their emails! That is 7 hours a week. By |
| Similar to the oil changing, there are things you do not | | | | outsourcing projects like this, you may spend only 30 |
| have the time, tools or skill set to do efficiently. | | | | minutes a week. This gives you 6.5 more hours to |
| Perhaps you are an excellent writer, but when it | | | | work on projects that sell and make money versus an |
| comes to setting up your website, you have no | | | | activity that is mostly busy work. |
| patience. You could have someone moderate your | | | | What does that mean? |
| comments, monitor your email or do research. | | | | Perhaps 6.5 hours is not enough time to create a new |
| Are you prioritizing correctly? | | | | product. In a month by outsourcing this project you |
| Outsourcing projects that do not help you directly | | | | have saved 26 hours of your time. Over the course of |
| grow the business is a smart move. Outsourcing | | | | a year, you could save over 300 hours of your time, |
| projects that allow you to spend time on projects that | | | | which translates to 2 weeks. Would you like a 2 week |
| are a better use of your time is a brilliant move. You | | | | vacation? |