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Outsourcing Pros And Cons Outsourcing has become extremely popular among businesses in the US for a number of reasons – not least of which is cost. This document is going to walk you through some of the outsourcing pros and cons, and also give you a couple tips and resources for getting the job done effectively! Outsourcing originally emerged as a way for businesses to cut costs by having work done overseas at quite a low cost. Originally, work included a lot of manual labor, assembly and manufacturing. Lower wages and overall lower expenses contributed to these reduced costs. Bottom line, the lower costs greatly improved the profit margins for companies. Now, outsourcing is gain momentum for other reasons. While cost reduction is still a primary advantage, other elements such as access to worldwide industry experts, a bigger workforce and more flexible options are being embraced as welcomed advantages offered by outsourcing. There are a lot of outsourcing pros and cons – but I’ll keep this as brief as possible… Cost Reductions from Outsourcing As previously mentioned, cost reduction was the original purpose of outsourcing. And although it has since been demonstrated to have other huge advantages, lowering costs is still a big driving force. Companies and businesses look to outsource tasks which would be more costly to complete inhouse. For instance, my friend, John Jonas has put together a site called ReplaceMyself where he walks you through finding highly qualified outsourcers in the Philippines for about $250 a month. I have to vouch for the level of work they do! It’s phenomenal.

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Outsourcing Pros And Cons

Outsourcing has become extremely popular among businesses in the US for a number of reasons – not least of which  is cost.   This document  is going to walk you through some of the outsourcing pros and cons, and also give you a couple tips and resources for getting the job done effectively! 

Outsourcing originally emerged as a way  for businesses  to cut costs by having work done overseas at quite a  low cost.   Originally, work  included a  lot of manual  labor, assembly and manufacturing.   Lower wages  and  overall  lower  expenses  contributed  to  these  reduced  costs.  Bottom  line,  the  lower  costs greatly improved the profit margins for companies.  

Now,  outsourcing  is  gain  momentum  for  other  reasons.    While  cost  reduction  is  still  a  primary advantage, other elements such as access to worldwide industry experts, a bigger workforce and more flexible options are being embraced as welcomed advantages offered by outsourcing. 

There are a lot of outsourcing pros and cons – but I’ll keep this as brief as possible… 

Cost Reductions from Outsourcing 

As previously mentioned, cost reduction was the original purpose of outsourcing.   And although  it has since  been  demonstrated  to  have  other  huge  advantages,  lowering  costs  is  still  a  big  driving  force. Companies and businesses look to outsource tasks which would be more costly to complete in‐house. 

For  instance, my  friend,  John  Jonas has put  together a  site called ReplaceMyself where he walks you through finding highly qualified outsourcers in the Philippines for about $250 a month.  I have to vouch for the level of work they do!  It’s phenomenal. 

 

 

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What Projects Can You Outsource? 

When  I  first  got  into  outsourcing,  it  took  me  a  while  before  I  was  comfortable  with  the  idea  of outsourcing  some of my more crucial business processes.   What  I had  to do was keep a  spreadsheet open on my computer with a list of tasks that sucked up a lot of my day and then hand them off to my new team. 

Examples of these types of tasks would be a virtual assistants, Twitter developers, and graphic design; of which oDesk is a great place to look.  oDesk has this amazing feature where you can actually look in on your team members as they’re working throughout the day to monitor their progress or make sure that they’re doing what they’re supposed to! 

 

 

Access To Industry Experts 

One  reason  I personally outsource  a  lot of my  company’s work  is  so  that we  can have  access  to  an industry expert on a contractual basis for much  less money that  if we were billed  in the United States.  Usually, this work  lies  in the realm of software,  Internet marketing, search engine optimization or pay per click marketing.   The efficiency of an outsourced expert will enable him/her  to complete  the  task much more quickly than it could have been done in‐house.  

If the task were not outsourced, on‐premise employee would have had to complete the project and may have taken significantly longer; costing the company more in the long run.  

On Call Experts 

We  just got done discussing how  industry experts, no matter where  they were  located, can make an incredible  impact  in your business.   Another crucial question when talking about outsourcing pros and cons is to ask what new opportunities an outsourced worker can provide the company. 

I love hiring an outsourced team member, training them, and then seeing what they’re capable of.  They have incredible life experience that we simply don’t have here in the United States. 

With experts as part of your team, the company is able to go after larger and more specialized types of work. This  is  important because  in doing  this  the  company  can  find  themselves enjoying much more success, much more frequently! 

A Larger Workforce 

Another outsourcing pro is the benefit of having a larger workforce without having to dig too deeply in the  company’s  coffers. Outsourcing  companies  can bring  in additional employees on a  contract basis 

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during busy times without worrying about what you’re going to have to do with them when the work runs out. This is particularly relevant in industries involved in peak seasons and off seasons.  

A con of having a  larger workforce  is organization.   Sometimes,  it’s difficult to manage staff remotely, especially when there isn’t enough for them to do in the first place! 

More Resources 

For more  information on outsourcing pros and cons and other outsourcing tips, visit our team training site. 

If you’d  like to get a  jump start on finding an outsourcer to  join your team, take a  look at my favorite two sites, Replace Myself and oDesk.  I use them both with great success…