SYS 064: Outsourcing - What, Why, and How
In this episode Steve details how you can improve or get started on your outsourcing while avoiding common pitfalls, myths and mistakes that can plague your efforts. What should you outsource, why does it need outsourcing and how can you go about doing it? He uses the example of social media to clarify what is required when outsourcing your everyday tasks. KEY TAKEAWAYS You don’t have to completely hand over a task for outsourcing. You can slowly build up your outsourcing with the help of a general assistant or existing team, task by task. Rather than produce layers of social media content, time is better spent producing one quality piece and promoting that to its fullest extent. One piece of content can be used in various forms to produce more different kinds. Make sure your time is utilised at its highest value to your tasks. Outsource everything else and then you will be giving your best to your best tasks, utilising your skills to the most efficient extent. BEST MOMENTS ‘Because I believed I had to get it all done, all outsourced in order to make it effective, I never really got anywhere.’ Rather than me thinking “ok, how can I do more?” I just decided to say “ok, how do I do less myself but keep the same amount going out?”’ ‘You create one piece of content, or that maybe a collection of pieces of content all around one subject so you only have to think about it once and plan it once. I’m recording a video but I’m also recording an audio here and I’ve also made some notes and we are going to make some posts in the near future.’ ‘In our first year we hit almost 10,000 downloads in 61 different countries and I’m pretty proud of that.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/SystemsAndOutsourcing/ Website: https://systemsandoutsourcing.com/welcome-1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/drsteveday The RIGHT Assistants For Your Business by Dr Steve Day http://bit.ly/sys-10 ABOUT THE HOST Steve used to be a slave to his business but when he moved to Sweden in 2015, he was forced to change the way he worked. He switched to running his businesses remotely and after totally nailing this concept he decided to spend his time helping other small business owners do the same. Steve’s been investing in property since 2002, has a degree in Computing, and worked as a doctor in the NHS before quitting to focus full-time on sharing his systems and outsourcing Methodology with the world. He now lives in Sweden and runs his UK-based businesses remotely with the help of his team of Filipino and UK-based Virtual Assistants. Most business owners are overwhelmed because they don't know how to create systems or get the right help. Our systems and outsourcing Courses and coaching programme will help you automate your business and work effectively with affordable virtual assistants. That way, you will stop feeling overwhelmed and start making more money.