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101WaystoOutsourceYourLifeandBusiness-ByDavidOswaldPublishedbyIndependentPublisher4075SouthDurangoDriveSte.111-PNB58LasVegas,NV89147www.riversofincome.com2007byDavidOswaldISBN978-1-60530-698-8ManufacturedintheUnitedStates
Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicmechanical,photocopying,recording,scanning,orotherwise,exceptaspermittedunderSection107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.
LimitofLiability/DisclaimerofWarranty:Whiletheauthorshaveusedtheirbesteffortsinpreparingthisbook,theymakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttotheaccuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsandspecificallydisclaimanyimpliedwarranties.Theadviceandstrategiescontainedhereinmaynotbesuitableforyoursituation.Youshouldconsultwithaprofessionalwhereappropriate.Theauthorshallnotbeliableforanylossofprofitoranyothercommercialdamages,includingbutnotlimitedtospecial,incidental,consequential,orotherdamages.
TheIntroduction:OutsourceitALL!
-ByDavidOswald
IntroductionIvealwaysbeenfascinatedwithorganization.IrememberbeingveryyoungandkeepinglistsofrandomitemsthatIneededtoaccomplishduringthecourseofthedayandstrangelyenough,Ikeptthoseitemslistedonthebackofbusinesscards.Keepinmind,Iwasonly7or8yearsoldbutforsomereason,IfeltlikeIhadtomakesurethatthingsgotdone.IguessIknewthatoneofthekeystobeingsuccessfulwastocompletewhatyoustarted.
FastforwardtothisparticularpointintimeandIwouldhavetosaythatorganizationisstillveryimportanttomebutevenmoreimportantisthevalueofmyowntime.Istillkeepshortlistsofideasandgoalsbutforthemostpart,Inowliketocreatetheideasandhaveothershelpmeincarryingoutthedetails.Thatwasthegenesisbehind101WaystoOutsourceYourLifeandBusiness.Ivebeenabletogainsomuchtimeduringmylifebyallowingindividualswhoarebetteratparticulartaskstodotheactualwork.AllthatIdoissimplyoverseetheprojectortask,saywhetherornotImhappywiththejobtheydidandthencutacheckattheendoftheprocess.ItsmademylifemuchlesscomplicatedandalotmoreFUN!
Oneofthegoalsofmycompany,RiversofIncomeLLC,istoassistothersincreatingmultiplesourcesofincomethatwillleadtotruefinancialfreedomintheirlives.Wepublishemailnewslettersandblogsonaweeklybasisthathelptomotivateandinformothershowtheycaneliminatethegarbagefromtheirlives(sometimesliterally)andbeginfocusingonfulfillingtheirdreams.Iencourageyoutogotoourwebsite,www.riversofincome.comsothatyoucanreceivethisvaluableinformationdirectlyinyouremail.Somanyofussaythatoneofthereasonsthatwedontgetachancetodosomethingthatwevealwayswantedtoaccomplishisthatwedonthavethetime.WhenIinformthemthereisawaytogetstartedonourdreams,thenthereareusuallyotherexcusesthatcomealongwiththeinitialroadblock.
See,weallhavetheseroadblocksandtheonlythingthattheyareisanotherreasonorexcuseNOTtogetstarted.WeneedtomakeexcuseswhyweNEEDtogetstarted.You
onlyhaveonelifeandnoneofusaregettinganyyounger.Sobeforeyouwakeupanotherday,itstimetotakethenecessarystepstostartoutsourcingsomeofthesedailypersonalandbusinessitemswhicharerobbingusofourtimeandtherefore,takingusfartherawayfromthosedreamsweallhave.Letscallthemdreamstealers.YouknowwhatImreferringto,thethingssuchasmowingthelawn,takingoutthegarbage,takingthekidstobaseballpracticeandthelistgoesonandon.
Whatthisbookprovidesisawayoutoftheratrace.Itpointstothethingsthatare101WaystoOutsourceYourLifeandBusinesspreventingyoufromtakingactionandgiveshelpfulideasonhowyoucaneliminatethemtotallyfromyourlife.AllyouneedtodoistakealittlebitofactionandyoullbegintoseehowIcanhelpyoutowinbackthehoursofyourweekthataregettinglostinthemix.Withthatbeingsaid,becourageousandbegintakingactionimmediatelyandifyoueverfeelyourselfinatemporaryrut,visitRiversofIncometobringyourselfbacktolife.RememberOUTSOURCEITALL!
TableofContentsSectionI:GeneralInformation....6
ReasonstoOutsourceYourBusinessWork..6ThingsYouShouldConsiderwhenOutsourcing.7TipsforOutsourcingSuccess....8
SectionII:PersonalOutsourcingIdeas.10
CarCare&Service....10Computer....11EventPlanning....12Family....14Financial...16HomeBusiness...18
HomeCare.......19Miscellaneous.....22PersonalServices......25PetCare...26
SectionIII:BusinessOutsourcingIdeas.....28
Advertising.28BuildingandGrounds......30BusinessStart-Up..31BusinessOperations...32ComputerNeeds...32DesignandGraphics...33Finances..35InformationManagement.....36PublicationsandWriting....38QualityAssurance.43SpecialEvents....43Staffing.44Training
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SectionIV:OutsourceEverythingElse.46
WhatElseIsThereOutsourceIt,Too!...46
SectionI:GENERALINFORMATIONReasonstoOutsourceYourBusinessWork
Ifyouareanindividual,orabusiness,thereareanumberofreasonswhyyoushouldoutsource.Beawarethatoutsourcingdoesnothavetomeangivingbusinesstooverseasindividualsorcompanies-butitcouldmeanthat.Ifyouprefer,youcouldoutsourceyourworktoaneighbordownthestreet,acompanyinyourcity,orinanotherstate.Thechoiceisuptoyou.Outsourcingisbecomingverypopularthesedays,ascompaniesandpeoplearediscoveringthatitmeansmoretimeforthem,andsavings,too.Herearesomeofthemostcommonreasonswhyyouneedtoconsideraddingoutsourcing-notonlytoyourbusiness-buttoyourhomeandpersonallife,too.
AccesstoExperts
Obviously,youcannotbeexpectedtoknoweverything.Youremployeesdonoteither,butthisisonewaytogettheservices,talents,andadviceofexpertswhocanprovideyourpersonallifeorbusinesswiththeedge-andtimeyouwant.
LimitedSpace
Ifyouareasmallbusinessandsimplydonothavealotofspace,thenyouneedtooutsourceyourworkandtakeadvantageofthespaceyoudohave.Outsourcingyourworkcanalsosaveyoualotofmoneyinequipmentneedsandelectricalcoststopowerit.
FewerEmployees
Byoutsourcingyoucanstillperformthesameservicesasalargercompany,andnothavetheexpensiveoverheadandpersonnelcoststodealwith.Youwillnotneedtocarryinsuranceforthem,norhavetoworryaboutthingsbeingstoleneither.Thisallowsyoutoutilizeyourincometothegreatestprofit.
LowerMaintenanceRequirementsMaintenancecostsarekeptlowbecauseyouareusingasmallerfacility-perhapsyourownhome.Ineveryway,yourexpensesarelowerifyououtsourcemostofyourwork.HigherWorkQuality
Whenyououtsourceyourwork,inmanycasesyouaredealingwithanindividualoragroupofindividuals-allwhoarefreelancers.Whenthatisthecase,eachfreelancerknowsthattheirnextjobisalwaysaffectedbytheirpresentperformance,whichisaverygoodreasonwhyheorshewillprovideyouwithexcellentservice.Abouttheonly
exceptionhere,wouldbeifheorsheisalreadyoverbookedwithworkandsimplyneedstocompleteitassoonaspossible.
ThingsYouShouldConsiderWhenOutsourcing
Asyoualreadyknow,outsourcingisagreatwaytogetthoseextrajobsdonethatyoudonothavetimetodoyourself.Youhaveyourprioritiesandyouknowthatsomeoneelsecoulddothejob.Itfreesyourtimetofocusonthosethingsthatonlyyoucando.Outsourcing,however,asgreatanopportunityasitis,doeshavesomepotentialweaknesses.Herearesomethingsyouneedtoconsidereachtimeyouarelookingtooutsourceanything.
QualityofWorkNeeded
AnyprojectthatyououtsourcecaneitherbegiventoanexpertinAmerica-oroutsideofit.Forthelowestprices,youwillneedtooffshoreit.This,however,maygiveyousomeproblemsinthewayofquality.Partoftheproblemcouldbecausedsimplyduetolanguagedifferences.IfheorshedoesnotfullycomprehendEnglish,thenhowcanheorsheunderstandexactlywhatyouneed?Besidesthat,however,therearealwaysdifferinglevelsofquality-nomatterwhoyououtsourceitto.Youneedtodeterminebeforehandhowmuchexperienceisneededforthejobyouneedperformed.Byworkingonline,orthroughanoutsourcingboardsuchasGuru,orElance,youcaneasilysearchthroughtheprofilesofeachbidder,andquicklysortoutthoseyoudonotthinkarequalified.Byputtingyourdesiredlevelofcompetenceintotheprojectdescription,youwillprobablyreceivefewerbidsifyourneedsarehigh.Mostbidders,inthatcase,willonlyapplyiftheyarequalified.
ProjectDescriptions
Itiseasierforsomeonedoingyourprojectifheorsheknowsexactlywhatyouwantinthewayofquality,services,quantity,etc.Otherwise,youruntheriskofhavingtopayalotmoremoneyifheorshehastodoitmorethanonce-onlybecauseyouwerenotspecificenoughinthefirstplace.Itwouldbeagoodideaifyoucompletelywriteoutwhatyouneedintheprojectbeforeyouputitontheoutsourcingboardorcontactsomeone.Inmostcases,thisinformationwillbeaskedforimmediately.
DeliveryTime
Mostfreelancersarealwaysworkingontwoorthreeprojectsatatime.Thismeansthattheyalsoneedtolineupworkinadvanceofwhentheythinktheywillbeavailableforthenextproject.Ifyouhaveatightdeadlinethatneedstobemet,thenbesuretoaskthefreelanceraboutthedeadlineyouseek.Unfortunately,someprojectsareverydifficulttopredictacompletiondate,andthiscouldrunintooccasionalproblemswithdeadlines.Theremayalsobeaproblemifyouwantsomethingat5:00PM.Ifyouroutsourcedfreelancerorcompanyisworkingontheothersideoftheworld,youalsoneedtospecifywhichtimezoneyouarespeakingofwhenyousay5:00PM.
HowtoPay
Paycouldalwaysbeaproblem.FindoutiftheyacceptsuchprogramsasPaypal.Thissimplifiesthingsagreatdealbecauseitallowspayfromalmostanywheretoanywhere.Otherwise,ifyouareunabletopay-youmaynotreceivethework-dependingonthepolicyofthefreelancerorcompany.
UsingNon-DisclosureAgreements(NDAs)
Wheneveryoubelievethatyouareprovidingsomeonewithinformationthatyoudonotwantknowntothegeneralpublicaboutyouoryourcompany,youshouldalwaysuseaNonDisclosureAgreement.Thislegallybindstheindividual(orcompany)tonotrevealthatinformationtoothersapartfromyourauthorization.Withoutthatdocument,thenthereisnoreasonforhimorhertokeepquietaboutthingsthatmaybeyourbusinesssecrets.Insomecases,youmayalsowanttoaddaNocompeteclausewhichpreventshimorherfromgoingafteryourclients,orfromwritingthatsamematerialinanotherform(asinthecaseofabook)andthensellingit.
TipsforOutsourcingSuccess
Outsourcingcanbeagreatassettoyourbusiness.Itcanfreeupyourtime,allowyoutodomore,useexperts,andsaveonexpenses,too.Whileallofthisisgood,therearesomepotentialdownsidestoitaswell.Herearesomethingsyouneedtodoinordertogetthebestdealandoverallsatisfactioneachtimeyououtsource.
ChooseCarefully
Afteryoudecideuponexactlywhatneedstobedone,youcanbegintofindsomeonetodothework.Thismaytakesometimeasyoulookoverpeoplethatcoulddoit(orthinktheycould).Youwanttofindsomeonewithsatisfactoryexperienceandgoodresults,butyoushouldprobablyavoidsomeonewithtoomuchexperience-otherwise,youmayenduppayingalotmorethannecessary.
Ifyouhavespecificquestionstoaskthecompanyorindividual-besuretoaskbeforeyouhire.Also,ifyoucan,sharewiththemyourprojectconcernsandneedsandletthemtellyouiftheyhaveperformedthoseservicesbefore.UnderstandtheTermsBeforehand
Itisagoodideaifyousitdownandcreateabudgetforyourprojectfirst.Then,seeifyoucanrealisticallygettheserviceyouwantforthepriceyouhaveinmind.Ifyoucanonlyaffordalowprice-thenyoumayneedtooffshoreyourworktoIndiancompaniesorindividuals.Receiveabidorestimatebeforeyoucommittousingthem.Ifthereisnotaclearbid,oraclearwayforthemtoprovideyouwiththeexactcost,thenmakesureyouhave-inwriting,howextracostsaretobedetermined.Thereshouldbenosurpriseshere,orhiddencosts.Besuretofindout,orhaveitputinyouragreementthatundefinedcostsarenotacceptableunlessagreeduponinadvance.
WatchtheProgress
Onceyoucommityourprojectorserviceneedstothem,besurethatyouknowwhatistakingplace.Youshouldalsokeeptabsonthequalityofworkandbeabletoprovideregularinputonchanges,corrections,orotherthingsthatneedtobemade.
PayProportionally
Inmostcases,youwillneedtopayonaregularbasis,orincrementally.Somecompaniesrequirepaymentatthecompletionoftheproject,butanindividualorsmallcompanymaypreferapay-as-you-gopolicy,andmayneedthemoneyeachweek.Becarefulaboutlargeupfrontfeesifyouarenotfamiliarwiththecompany,orindividual.IftheyworkthroughabidboardlikeElance,thenaratingandreviewswillgiveyouanideaoftheirhonestyandreliability.
HireRegularly
Onceaprojectortwohasbeensuccessfullycompletedtoyoursatisfaction,youmaywanttoconsiderusingthatcompanyorpersononaregularbasis.Itisalsopossiblethatrelatedworkcouldbeaddedtoexpandtheirtalentsforyourcompanyneeds.
Outsourcingisagreatwayforyoutoexpandyourownpersonalincomebyenablingyoutohavemoretimetocreatemultiplestreamsofincome,residualincome,andmore.Evenifyouarecurrentlyworkingfull-time,youmayfindexcellentopportunitiestogetstartedinyoursparetime.YoucanlearnmoreabouttheseworkfromhomeopportunitiesatRiversofIncome.
SectionII:PERSONALOUTSOURCING
Beingabletotakesomeofthosedailychoresthatcantakeupalotoftimeandputitintosomeoneelseshandswithconfidenceisinitselfaformofrelief.Youwillhavemoretimetoenjoylifeandspenditwiththoseyoulove.
Anumberofdifferentareasofyourlifehasbeencoveredintheresourceofideasbelow,andwillpresentsomeideashowyoucanoutsourcethesetaskstosomeoneelse.
CARCARE&SERVICE
Carstakealotofresponsibilityandcanenduptakingalotofyourtimejustkeepingitcleanandrunning.Hereareafewtipsonhowtomakesuretheneededworkstillgetsdoneandyourchariotstillsparkles.
1-AutoMaintenance
Beingproudofyourcleanandsmooth-runningcardoesnotmeanyouhavetobetheonepolishingitandworkingunderthehoodeachweek.Youcanhaveaneighborhoodmechanicthatyoutrusttakealookatiteachmonthandchangetheoilwhileheisatit.Forsimplercheckups,havearesponsibleneighborhoodteenlookitovertocheckfluidlevels,cleanthewindowsandwashit.Anotherideawouldbetohavethatretiredfriendwhoisverygoodwithcarshavealookatitregularly.Itcouldbealittleincomeforthemandprovideyouwiththeserviceyouwant,too.YoucangetmoreinformationonthissubjectatCarCareTipsfortheUncaring,andAutoandTrucks.
2-DriverYouhadnoideathatyouweregoingtobeneededasachauffeurallthetime.Withyourkidssportevents,clubsandotheractivities,itseemslikeyouhaveverylittletimetoyourself.Bringinaresponsibledrivertotakethemtomanyoftheseregularactivitiesandbringthembackagain.Ofcourse,youwanttobetherewiththemonthemaineventsoftheirlives,butyoudonothavetobethereeverytime.Otheractivitiesneedadriver,too.Forinstance,ifyouhaveadoctorsvisit,andshouldnotdrivethecarafterwards,adrivercanhelp.Or,ifyouhaveanelderlylovedonethatneedstobetakentothedoctor,etc.,acaringdrivercaneasilymeetthatneedforyou.Heorshecouldrunerrandswhileyouareintheoffice.Youcangetthemtodomultipletaskswherepossible,etc.Youmaywanttovisitthesesitesformorehelp:http://www.zimbio.com/Chauffeurandhttp://www.kidskab.com/
COMPUTER
Computerscancertainlybesomethingthatcanprovetobearealheadachetosome,orsomethingtotinkerwithandoutsmartforothers.Unlessyouareveryfamiliarwiththem,outsourcingyourcomputerproblemsiscertainlyoneofthosethingsthatcouldsaveyoualotoftime.
Wheneveryougetanewcomputerorneedtoaddsomesoftware,ormakeotherchanges,
thisisataskthatyoucaneasilyoutsourcetosomeoneelse.Downloadingsoftwareorotherthingscaneasilyberelegatedtooneofyourkids,inmanycases,whoalreadymayknowmoreaboutcomputersthanyoudo.Andiftheydonotknowaboutthesethingsyet,teachthemandheorshewouldbegladtodothesethingsinthefuture.Itgivesthemexperience.
3-ComputerRepair
Insteadofopeningupyourcomputerandspendinghourstryingtodiscoverwhatiswrong,haveacomputer-savvyfriendorneighborcomeandusetheiracquiredcomputerexpertise.Afterall,youreallydidnotwanttoblowanafternoonoreveningdoingsomethingyoureallyknownothingabout.Aknowledgeablefriendcouldgetitworkingratherquicklyforyou,andthenyoucangetbacktodoingthosethingsthatreallymatter.Sometimes,theproblemcouldbesomethingthatisverysimpleanditmayonlytakehimorheramatterofminutestostraightentheproblemoutforyou.Ifyouhavenosuchfriend,neighbororfamilymember,whoiswillingtohelpyouout,youronlyotheralternative,maybetotakeittoacomputerrepairshop.Besureyouknowwhatitwillcostupfrontforlaborperhour,andlearnhowsoonyoucanexpecttogetitback.Forsomehelpwithcomputerrepair,takealookatwww.servicelive.comorwww.rescuecom.com!
4-DesktopPublishing
Wheneveryouneedtohaveabrochure,newsletter,businesscards,oraflyermadeforsomeeventororganizationthatyouareinvolvedwith,itcanbedonewithdesktoppublishingsoftware.Unlessyoufeelthatyouneedtolearnhowtodoit,oralreadyarefamiliarwiththesoftwareneededtoproducequalityproducts,youcanletsomeoneelsedoitforyou.Thesedaysmanyyoungpeoplealreadyhavethenecessarysoftwareontheircomputersandwouldbegladtodoitforyou-ataprice.Othersmaybewillingtodoitfornothing-ifyouwouldpermithimorhertoaddacopyofittotheirportfolio.Thisway,theyhelpyouandviceversa.Trythesesitesformorehelpondesktoppublishing:http://desktoppublishing.com/orwww.vantagepress.com.
5-WebPages&Design
YouarereadytocreateaWebpagebutyouarenottalentedenoughtomakeitlookprofessional.Youwantatop-notchjobbutdonotknowwheretolook.Fortunately,therearemanyplacestogoonlineforthisservice.Ifyougotoanindependentcontractoronline,youwillhavetopaytopdollarfortheservice-whichisprobablymorethanyoucanafford.Acheaperwaytogetthequalityyouwant,alongwiththeprogrammingforit,too,istogotothefreelancebidboards.ThisincludesplaceslikeElance,GetAFreelancer,Guru,andmanymore.OnceyoupostyourprojectononeoftheseWebsites,freelancersplacetheirbidfortheproject.Youcanviewtheirportfolios,andaskthemquestionsonline-beforeyouhire.Oncesatisfiedwiththeirability,trackrecord,andprice,youthenselecttheoneyouwant.Thiskeepstheirpricelower,letsyouseetheirability,andcouldbeverygoodallthewayaround.Ifyouwantreallycheapservice-butoftenstillgood,manyforeignerscandothesameserviceyousimplyneedtokeepyourdirectionsclearand
simplebecauseofpossiblelanguagedifficulties.
EVENTPLANNING
Thosespecialeventsthatyoulovetohavefromtimetotimetobringfamilyandfriendstogetherareoftensoenjoyable-andmemorable.Thetruthis,though,thattheyconsumealotoftimeintheplanningstages.Anumberofagenciesspecializenowineventplanning,andtheycandoaqualityjob-probablyevenbetterthanyousincetheyhaveawiderrangeofexperienceandideastodrawfrom.
Thiscangiveyoualotofextrahoursifyouputitintothehandsofthosewhosespecialtyliesincreatingtrulymemorableevents.Herearesometipsaboutoutsourcingyoureventsandotherspecialneeds.
6-AnniversaryPlanning
Ifyouareperhapsalittleolderandhavehadanumberofanniversaries,thenitmaybetimetoletsomeoneelsedotheplanning.Partofthefunofaspecialeventlikeananniversaryisalwaysthosethingsthatarealittledifferentandcomewithanelementofsurprise.Youreventplannercanfindsomereallyuniquethingstodo,aswellasplacestostayandeat.Besides,theywouldlovetomakeyourarrangementsandhelpyouhaveagoodtime.Youcangetsomegreathelpfromwww.anniversaryideas.comorhttp://www.partypop.com/planning/Anniversary
7-GiftsWrapping
Whenyouhavegiftstowrap,thiscaneasilybeoutsourcedtoaneighboryoungperson,oroneofyourownchildrenwhoneedstheexperience.Alltheywillneedisyoutoshowthemhow,andthenletthemdotherest.Providethemwiththepaper,theribbonsandbows,andletthemimpressyouwiththeirnewability.Youcanfindadditionalinformationonthistopicat:SevenWaystoHaveaWonderfulAnniversaryandwww.creativegiftwrapping.com.
8-OrderGifts
Whenyouneedtoprovideagiftforsomeoneforthatspecialoccasion,youcanplaceitinsomeoneelseshands.Simplycallup,oremail,youroutsourcingpersonalassistantwiththistask,andlethimorherknowthedetails.
Telltheassistantwhetheritisforyourwife,girlfriend,relative,child,etc.andhowmuchyouwanttospend.Heorshecouldevenmakesomesuggestions,orderitforyou,andhaveitdeliveredonthedayyouspecify.TakealookatAmazon.comforgiftorderinghelp.Theyaregreatatit.Youmightalsowanttovisit:www.snappyturtletrading.com.
9-PartyOrganizer
Whenyouarelookingtohostapartythereareseveralthingsthatyoucanoutsourcesothatitonlystressesyoualittle.First,youcanhavesomeonecomeinanddothecleaningforyou.Then,afteryouhavefoundtheperfecthostesscompanytohostthepartyforyouandprovideallthematerials,yousimplyneedtolettheminthefrontdoorandlaydownafewgroundrules.
Thesecompaniescanprovideeverythingyouneedfromthecandygifts(ifitisforchildren)tothefoodandtablesettings.Andwhatisevenbetter-theycanevencleanitallupastheygetreadytoleave-orhaveyourcleanercomebackthenextday.GetmoreinformationfromHowToChoosetheRightEventPlannerorPartyPlanners.
10-SendCards
Everynowandthenyouneedtosendacardtopeoplefortheirbirthdays,anniversaries,orjusttosayHi.Simplyprovideyourpersonalassistantwithalistofthedates,theevent,andthestyleofcardyouwanttosendandconsideritdone.Ofcourse,youalsowillneedtoprovidethematerialsandthestamps.
ThiscouldworkverywellwithsendingoutyouryearlyChristmascards,too.Justprovidethedetails,theaddressesandthematerialsandconsiderittakencareof.Talktomyfriendsathttp://handwrittennotesnow.comforaspecialhandwrittencard.Youcanalsotrywww.sendoutcards.com.11-VacationPlanning
Goingonavacation?Giveittosomeonewhohasexperiencesettingupvacationplans.Heorshecouldprobablyamazeyouwithwhattheyfindforyouinthewayofevents,funthingstodoandamazingplacestosee.
Lethimorherpresentyouwithalistofthingstochoosefromandyoujustneedtoselectthoseitemsthataremostappealingtoyou.Onceapproved,letthatsamepersonmakeyourhotelandairlinearrangementssavingyouevenmoretime.Inaddition,letthemmapoutaschedulesothatyoucanactuallyseethosethingsthataremostimportanttoyou-andmaybeevensetupagolfgameortwo,aswell.Twoofthebestinthebusinessarewww.aaa.comandwww.travelplanners.net,orhttp://riversofincome.rovia.com/.
12-WeddingPlanner
Thisisthebigeventwhynotplaceitinthehandsoftheexperts?Planningweddingsisnowabigthingandmanycompaniesarenowdoingit.You,however,donothavetopaytopdollarforitandcanstillgetthesamebenefit.Outsourceyourweddingplansandletyourplannerdothelegworkforyou.Youwill,ofcourse,makethefinaldecisions,butyouwillprobablybesurprisedattheresourcefulnessandoriginalityofsomeoftheseplanners.Afteryoudotheapproval,letthemdoalltheworkforyou.Thisincludessendingouttheinvitations,arrangingfortheweddinghallorchurch,flowers,decorations,andallotherdetails.Dontstopthere,though,letthemevenmakethehoneymoonplansandsetupallyourtravelplansforyou,too.Getsomemorehelpfromwww.getmarried.comandwww.theknot.com.
FAMILY
Youngpeopleinthefamilycansometimestakeupalotoftime.Whileyoucertainlydowanttospendsomequalitytimewithhimorher,orboth,yousometimesneedtoprovidesomeonetocareforthemwhileyoudosomeotheractivities.
13-BabySittersEverynowandthenyouneedtogetawayandletsomeoneelsetakecareofthechildren
foryou.Thiswillallowyoutorelaxandenjoysometimetoyourself.
Havingababy-sittercomeover,ordropthemoffoverathisorherhouse,cancertainlybeconsiderablycheaperthanadaycare.Youdefinitelyneedtobecarefulthesedays,however,aboutwhoyougettowatchyourpreciouschildren.Itisnotagoodideatogetsomeonenomatterhowyoungwithoutsomekindofreference.Youcaneasilygetrelatives,neighborhoodteens,andotherstowatchthemforyou-atalowprice.Findababysitternearyoufromwww.sittercity.comorwww.sittertalk.com.14Caregiver
Takingcareofasickorelderlyindividualcantakealotoutofyou-emotionallyandphysically.Itiscertainlygoodtobeabletogetawayforsomerefreshment.Thiswillmean,ofcourse,thatsomeonemustreplaceyouforthosehoursthatyouaregone.Onethingthatyoucandoistocontactalocalcaregiversassociationandseewhatservicestheyhaveavailable.Theseservicescanrangefromavisitforacoupleofhourstoalive-inindividualwhomayalsodosomehousecleaning,too.Youcanalsousetheirservicesformealpreparationforyourlovedonethatwillhelptoensurethatheorsheisgettingbalancednutrition.Or,youmaybeabletousetheirservicesforweekendsonly,once-inawhile,morningsonly,etc.Getsomecaringandcompassionatehelpfromwww.thecaringspace.comorwww.eldercarelink.com.
15Cook
Takingcareofthedailymattersofcookingforthefamilyisoftenachorethatismademorecomplexbecausesomeonemustdoitassoonasheorshecomeshomefromwork.Thisisespeciallytrueifbothcoupleswork.Lettingsomeoneelsedothecookingisevenmadeeasierifyoualreadyhavesomeonetherewhoiswatchingyourchildrenthroughthedayandknowshowtocook,too.Ofcourse,itcouldbejustaseasyasgoingtoafastfoodrestaurant,ifyoudontmindthecaloriesorthecost.
Anotheralternativecouldbetoorder(orletyourpersonalassistantdoitforyou)completeandnutritiousmealsthroughonlineplacesthatofferjustaboutanykindoffoodyouwant.Thesearebalancedmealsprecooked,thatcomefrozenandonlytakebetween20to30minutestoprepare.Besidesstayingawayfromtheratherunhealthyfastfoodchoices,thesefoodsaremuchbetterforyouandwillprovideyouwithanexcellentbalanceandwidevarietyincludingsteakandlobster.Findcookinghelpnearyouatwww.hellolocal.comorwww.cooksforyou.net.
16-DayCare
Whenyouhavechildrenthenyouknowthatsometimesheorshe(orboth)cangetinthewayofthingsthatmustbedone.Thereareanumberofoptionsfortakingcareofyourchildrenforafewhourstoaregularservicethattakescareofthemweekdays.Hereareafewoptions:*Daycare*Nannies*Baby-sitters*Relatives*Camps*Tutors
Anotherpossibilitywouldbetotakeyourchildtothehomeofastay-at-homeparentthatwouldenjoywatchingyourchildforafewhoursatatime.Ifitdoesnotneedtobeeveryday,youmightevenagreetowatchherchildrenforafewhourseachweek,too.Getsomehelponthistopicat:www.daycare.comorwww.ask.com.
17-GroceryDelivery
Oneofthosethingsthatconstantlytakestimeoutofyourweekisthematterofbringinghomethegroceries.Somebodyhastodoitbutthatsomeonedoesnothavetobeyou.Therearepeoplethatwouldbegladtodothisserviceforyou.Althoughthisparticularserviceisrathernewinmostareas,youstillmaybeabletofindaneighbororrelativeorteenagerthatyoucouldoutsourceitto.Itmayevenbepossiblethatanelderlypersonmaybewilling,too.Thisgivesthemasenseofbeingneededandusefulaswellasanopportunitytobringinalittleincome.Oneofthebestconnectionsforhomegrocerydeliverycanbefoundatwww.schwans.comorwww.netgrocer.com.
18Tutors
Tutoringyourownchilddoeshaveitsbenefits,becauseyouwillalwaysknowwheretheproblems,aswellastheirstrengths,lie.However,moderntimeconstraintsmaymakethisverydifficultasyoutrytojugglethedailyaffairsbetweenworkandyourchildseducation.Findingjusttherighttutorforyourchildmaytakealittletime,buttherecertainlyaremanyqualifiedtutorsavailable.Tutoringdoesnotevenneedtotakeplaceinyourhome,buttheInternetcanalsobeused,too.Infact,someverygoodstudentsarenowofferingtutoringservicestothosewhoneedalittlehelp.Alltheparentneedstodoistomakesurethatthetutor,whetherateacher,astudent,orsomeonefamiliarwiththesubject,isknowledgeableandcanreallyhelpyourchild.Checkouthttp://tutoring.sylvanlearning.comorwww.tutor.comformorehelponfindinggoodtutoring.
FINANCIAL
Manyofyourpersonalfinancialneedscouldbeoutsourced,too.Plentyoffinancialservicesareavailable-bothonlineandoff-line.Thiscouldevenworkbetterforyouifyouusethesamepersonorcompanytodomorethanoneofthesetasksforyousavingyouevenmoretime.
19-MakePurchases
Whenyouneedtomakeanumberofpurchasesforsomereason,youcanoutsourcethisproject,too.ThismayevenincludeyourChristmasshopping.Generally,youmaywanttogivethistasktosomeonelikeapersonalassistantthatyouhavealreadyhiredtohandleotherprojectsyoualsowantoutsourced.Thisallowsyoutohavesomeoneoncallthatbecomesfamiliarwithyourpersonality,yourtastes,andyourneeds,makingitmorelikelythatyouwillendupwithwhatyouwant.
Havinghimorhermakepurchasesforyousimplyrequiresthatyouletthemknowwhatyouwant,yourbudgetforit,andwhenyouwantit.Ofcourse,youwillalsoneedtogivehimorheracreditcardnumbertouse,andwheretheproductistobedelivered.Getmoreinformationonthistopic:GiveYourselfaRaise-GetanAssistantorBenefitsofA
PersonalAssistant.
20-PayBills
Billpayingisoneofthosethingsthatcantakesometimeeachmonth.Italsohastobeperformedonaregularandtimelybasis.Byoutsourcingthistasktosomeoneyoutrust,youcanfreeupmorepersonaltime.Thistaskcouldbecombinedwithsomeonewhocanalsodoyourtaxessincetheyalreadyknowallaboutyourfinances,anyway.Bycombiningthesetwotasksandlettingthesamepersondoboth,heorshecaneasilybeseparatingthosetaxableitemsintocategoriesthatwouldmakeitveryeasytowriteupyourtaxformsontopoforganizingitforyou.
Analternativebill-payingsolution,ofcourse,istohaveallofyourregularlyscheduledpaymentsautomaticallytakencareofbyyourbank.Yousimplyneedtomakesurethatthemoneyisthereontimeforthistohappen.Thiswillleaveyou,however,havingtodoyourtaxesyourself.Talktowww.paytrust.comorwww.xpressbillpay.comforsomegoodhelpwithonlinebillmanagementservices.
21-TaxPreparation
Thisissomethingthatmanypeoplealreadyoutsourceespeciallyifheorsheisalreadydoingtheirtaxes.Ifyouarenotalreadydoingthis,thenyouhaveagoodideahowmuchtimeforotherthingsmightbesaved.
Youcouldcombineyourtaxpreparationneeds,however,withsomeofyourotherfinancialneedsbyhiringanaccountant.Becauseanaccountantisoftenexpensive,youcouldhireoneoverseaswhocouldperformthesameservicesformuchless.Takeyourtimetolearnabouttheindividualbeforeyoutrustallyourfinancialmatterstohimorher.Onceyoudecidethatheorshecanbetrusted,manyofyourotherfinancialoutsourcingneedscouldalsobemet,too.
Anotheralternativewouldbetofindacollegestudentthatismajoringinaccounting.Sincetheywouldliketohavesomecredentialsandexperience,thiscouldworkwellforbothofyou.Thekey,though,isifyouthinkyoucantrustthemwithyourfinancialinformation.Thiswouldalsoworkbestifyourtaxformsarenotallthatcomplicatedsothereisasmallerchanceofmistakes.Thecollegestudentmayalsoliketheideathatheorshehasapossibleclientforthefuture-ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeservices.Gotowww.turbotax.comorwww.hrblock.comformoreinformationontaxpreparation.
HOMEBUSINESS
Hereiswherealotofyoureverydaytaskscouldbeoutsourcedgivingyoualotmoretimetofocusontheaspectsofyourhomebusinessthatonlyyoucando.Therearemanypeopleavailablenowwhomakeabusinessofhandlingtheoutsourcingneedsofothers-freelancers.TheirpricesrangefromstandardpayforthattypeoftaskinAmerica-tonexttonothingforsimilartasksfromcountrieslikeIndia,Asia,Philippinesandmore.TheInternetgivesyoutheoptiontofindpeoplefromanywherewhocandoyouroutsourcingjobswiththequalityyouwant.Ifyouarelookingforhomebusinessideas,orwaystocreatemultiplestreamsofincome,besuretovisitmyWebsiteatRiversOfIncome.
22-SecretarialServices(VirtualPersonalAssistant)
Thisareacantakeonquitealargevarietyoftasks.Personalassistantsalsocalledvirtualassistantsaremulti-talentedpeoplewaitingatyourbeckandcall.Youcanfindthemonlineasindividualsbysearching,orgototheprojectboardslikeElanceifyousimplywantaparticulartaskdone.
Afteryoutesthisorherabilities,yousimplyneedtoaskhimorheriftheycanhandle,orarewillingtohandlesimilartasksasneeded.Youcanusetheirservicesasneeded,oronadailybasis.Youdonotneedtohirethemfull-time,butitwillmeanthatheorsheneedstobalanceyourworkloadwiththatofothers,too.Theyareabletodotheirprojectsprofessionally,atalowerprice-justgivethematry.
Thereisalmostnolimittowhatapersonalassistantcando.Therearemanystoriesonlineabouthowsomepeoplehavealmostpushedtheirpersonalservicetothelimit.Thisincludesusingapersonalassistanttoorderhotmealssothatitiswaitingforthemwhenheorshewantsit,tofindingadate,andevenapologizingtothewifeforforgettingherbirthdayandsomuchmore.Getmoreinformationonthistopicfromwww.taskseveryday.comorwww.getfriday.com.
23-MakeAppointments
Makingappointmentsisapartofeverydaybusinessneeds.Simplygivethekeyinformationtoyourpersonalassistant,andthenconsideritdone.Heorshewillsimplysendyouanemailandanemailtoremindyouaboutitifyouwant,whenthetimegetscloser.__________________Note:Inordertofindmoretypesoftasksyoucanoutsourceforyourhomebusiness,besuretolookunderthesecondsectionofthisbookunderBusinessOutsourcing.Justfindthetypeoftaskthatyouarelookingforthere.YouwillalsowanttolookatmoreideasatRiversOfIncome.
HOMECARE
Ifyouownyourownhome,thenmuchofyourtimeisprobablydevotedtotakingcareofyourproperty.Fromthesimplethingslikemowingthelawntopaintingthehouse,eachofthesethingscanbeoutsourcedtosomeoneelsewhopossiblycouldevendoitbetterandmoreregularlythanyoucan.Beingbetter,however,isnotnecessarilythenameofthegame,butfindingmoretimeforthosethingsthataremoreimportantis.Hereareanumberofthesecommontasksandhowyoucanplacethemonsomeoneelsesshoulderstoletyoudothosethingsthatonlyyoucando.
24Handyman
Everyhomeneedstohaveahandymanaroundsomewhere.Therearealwaysthoselittlethingsthatneedtobedone.Itoftenisnotthatthosejobsaredifficult,itisjustthatyouwouldratherbedoingsomethingelse.
Therearemanypeoplenowthatarewillingtodothosehandymantasksaroundyourhome.Findseveraljobsthatcanbedonewhilehe(orshe)isthere,andletthemtackle
morethanoneonthesameday.Highschoolyoungpeople,orcollegestudents,maybeagoodplacetolookwhenyouwantsimpletasksdoneintheyardorhouse.Besurethatifitisalargerjobthatyougetarecommendationfirstandknowwhatthetotalcostsareupfront.Getyourselfsomegoodhelpatwww.mrhandyman.comorwww.housedoctors.com.
25-HookupElectronics
Hereisonethingthatahighschoolorcollegepersoncanprobablydo.Theylearnfast.Itusuallydoesnottakelongunlessheorshedoesnothaveaclue.Whiletheyaretheretheymayevenbeabletoshowyouhowtooperateit,too.Getsomemorehelpfromwww.geeksquad.comorwww.wired.com.
26-HouseKeeping
Findingsomeonetocleanyourhouseonaregularbasisshouldnotbehard.Justabouteverycityortownhasseveralpeoplewillingtodothisservice.Combineitwithsomeothertaskslikethoselistedbelowforthebestandsimplestwaytoaccomplishthis.Onereasonforgettingthesamepersontodomorethanonethingissothatyoudonotneedtokeepansweringthedoortoletsomeoneelseinortogiveyourhousekeyto.
Becarefulaboutsigninglengthycontractsincaseyoudonotlikethequalityofservice.Youalsowanttogetsomeonewhoisinsuredandcomeswithrecommendationsfrompeopleyouknow.Inordertogetthebestprice,getseveralestimatesforthisservice.Atthesametime,seewhatotherservicestheymaybewilling(orable)toperform.Besuretoknowinadvancehowmanyhoursitactuallytakestoperformtheservicesthatyouwantdone.Analternativeistolookforacollegestudentwhoiswillingandwantstoearnextramoneyeachmonth.Tryhttp://www.noblenanny.com/orwww.mollymaid.com.
27-HouseSitters
Goingawayonatrip?Wantsomeonetowatchyourhouseforyouwhileyouaregone?Ahousesittercandothisforyou.Thiswayyourhouseisnotleftalonefortheduration,anditcanhelpyoufeelmoresecureandrelaxedonyourtriporvacation.Acollegestudentcandothisforyou,orafriend.Getarecommendationfromsomeoneyoutrust.Justlaydownafewrulesbeforeyouagreeandgoaway.Ifyouarepayingthisperson,youmayevenpromiseabonusforacleanhouseonyourreturn.
Ideally,though,youmaynotneedtopayanything-sincethereisamutualservicebeingperformed.Itisnotagoodideatoletstrangersdothisforyou.Onegreatalternative,however,istoswaphomeswithsomeonewhoiswillingduringthattime.Someonlinecompaniescanarrangeitforyouandwillalsovouchforthepeople,too.Youcancheckoutwww.housecarers.comorwww.housesittersamerica.comforsomemoreinformation.
28-InteriorDecorator
Whenyougetreadytothinkaboutredesigningyourkitchen,livingroom,oranythingelse,youcanleavetheoveralldetailstoprofessionals.Givethemthebasicdetails,andtheycanfilltheminandgetyourapprovalbeforeanyworkisperformed.Theirexpertisewillalsoenabledecisionstobemadefasterandyourhousetosparklewhentheyarefinished.
Someprofessionalsoftwareprogramswillactuallyenableyoutoseewhatyournew
designorstylewilllooklikeonceitisinplace.Aprofessionalinteriordesignercanprovideyouwiththisserviceifyouask.Letthemdoalltheworkyoujustneedtoseeitandapproveordisapprove.Takealookat:www.myinteriordecorator.comorwww.decoratingden.comformorehelp.
29Landscaping
Thisisanongoingassignmentforsomeoneelse.Thetaskscanbealmostendlessifyouhavealargeyard.Therearesomanythingsthatyoucanletsomeoneelsedotosaveyoutime.Thiscouldincludemowingthelawn,trimmingthehedges,edgingthesidewalksanddriveways,removingdeadtreebranches,plantingflowerbulbsorawholegardentolayingdownwalkwaysorputtinginornamentalsolarlighting,etc.
Youcanhireaprofessionallandscapingcompany,orsavemoneybyhiringahighschoolorcollegestudent.Sometrainingmaybeneededifyouuseastudent.Seasonally,thissamepersoncouldalsorakeleavesorshovelsnow.Getmorehelpfromwww.servicemagic.comorwww.hallslandscaping.net.
30-LaundryServices
Thesamepersonwhodoesyourhousecleaningcandoyourlaundry.Thissavestimeforyouanditcanrathereasilybedonewhilethehousecleanerisbusydoingsomethingelse,too.Thenonherwayout,anydrycleaningcaneasilybetakentothedrycleanersandpickedupinadayortwo.Youcanexplorethistopicfurtheratwww.laundrylimo.netorwww.yellowpages.com/local_laundry_services.
31Movers
Movingyourhouseholdfromoneplacetoanotherisarealtime-killer.Itcanoftentakeweeksofpreparationandweekstogetunpackedagain.Youcansavetimebyusingotherstohelpyouatbothends.Becausetheywillneedsomeguidancethatwillprobablyrequireyourpresence,someoneelsecandomuchofthework.Yourguidancewillbeneededtodirectwhereeverythinggoes,sothatyouwillnotneedtoemptyeveryboxbeforeyoucanfindwhatyouarelookingforwhenyougettoyournewhome.
Ingeneral,youwanttouseeitherhighschoolorcollegestudentstohelpyouwiththistask.Professionalmoverscandoit,buttheywillchargetopdollarandthatmaybemuchmorethannecessary.Getmoreinformationatwww.alliedvanlines.comorwww.budgetvanlines.com.
32Painting
Paintingisoneofthosethingsthatmanypeopledonotliketodothemselvesor,arejustnotthatgoodatit.Paintingcontractorscomewithdifferentabilities,however,andsomearemorewillingtoperformotherserviceswiththepainting.Agoodpaintercanrepairplasterdamage,sealspotsorstainsonthewallsorceiling,caulk,removeanputupnewwallpaper,finishnewsheetrock,andmore.Evenbetter,theycandothejobwhileyoutakeafewdaysoffallowingyoutocomebacktoanewlook.
Onethingthatyoudoneedtobecarefulofwithpaintersisthatyoudooftengetthelevelofserviceyoupayfor.Thismeansyoudonotnecessarilywanttogofortheguyorcompanythatisthecheapestespeciallyiftheyaremuchlowerthanthenextguy.In
ordertogiveyourselfevenmorefreetime,mostpaintersarewillingtomovefurnitureandwallpicturesforyouforanextrafee.Lookforqualifiedpaintersatwww.business.comorwww.1800contractor.com.33-PoolCleaning
Hereisonewaytomakesurethatyourpoolstayscleanandisalwaysreadytotakearefreshingswim.Apoolservicecancomebyandtakecareofthoseessentialpoolcarethingsthatyoumaybedoingyourself.Theirserviceswouldalsoincludecheckingyourfiltersandotherequipmenttomakesurethatitisoperatingproperly.
Inaddition,theywouldmakesurethatyouhadallthechemicalsneeded,andcouldwarnyouaboutanyproblemsthattheythinkyoucanexpectsoon.Thisenablesittobealwaysready,clean,andinthebestofshapesothatyouarenotcaughtbysurprisewithpotentialpoolproblems.Getmoreinformationatwww.homeblue.com/pool-cleanersorwww.globalspec.com.
34-RemoveLargeTrashItems
Whenyouhaveanumberoflargeitemsthatneedtogotothetrashdumporatleasttothecurbsoitcanbepickedup,youdonothavetodoityourself.Getthatfriendlyneighborwiththepickuptruckandafewotherstodoitforyou.Theywouldenjoymakingafewdollars,andyoumaynotevenneedtogetyourhandsdirty.
Betteryet,ifyouhavesomeonealreadydoingyouryardwork,andtheyhaveapickup,theymayhaveenoughroomtoplaceacoupleoflargeitemsontheirtruckwhentheyleave.Thiswouldmakeitsimpleforbothyouandthemaslongasthedumpisnottoofaraway.Youcangetsomemoreinformationatwww.servicemasters.comorwww.1800gotjunk.com.
35-SellItemsOnEbay
WhenyouhavesomeitemsyouneedtosellonEbay,simplyletyourpersonalassistant,orafriendhandlethisforyouorevenateenagerlikeoneofyourchildren.Withsomeexperience,heorshecanbegintohandlethisforyouonaregularbasisorwheneveryouhaveneedoftheirservices.
Ideally,getsomeonewhoalreadyknowshowtowriteanattractiveproductdescriptionsothatyoucangettopdollarforyouritems.Makesurethatheorsheknowswhichcategorytoplacetheitemin,too,sootherpeoplecaneasilyfindit.Youcanfindgreathelpforthisatwww.odesk.comorwww.elance.com.
MISCELLANEOUS
36-CollegeApplicationsandScholarships
Whenyouhaveasonoradaughtergettingreadytogotocollege,youmayneedtodoalotofresearchandpaperworkespeciallyifyouarelookingforfinancing.Inordertosavetime,apersonalassistantcanscourtheInternetlookingforfinancingpossibilitiesthatmeetyourcriteria.Then,heorshecansimplysendyoualistwithWebaddressesforthosesitesthataremostlikelytobewhatyouneed.
Otherpapersmayneedtobewrittenorotherformsfilledoutifyourstudent(oryourself)
islookingforgraduateworkofsomekind.Whilethiscouldbetechnical,apersonalassistant,orprofessionalwritercanalsodothisforyou.Checkoutwww.applicationforcollege.comorwww.writingtotherescue.com.
37Resume
Youcouldalwayswriteyourownresume,butunlessyouknowthelatestwaytodoit,youmaynotbeusingthepropertechnique.Forinstance,manylargecompaniesnowscanresumesandthenperformsearchesusingkeywordsthatarerelatedtotheindustry.Ifyoudonotusetherightkeywordsthenyourresumemaynotevenbeseenbythepersonthatmustseeitinorderforyoutogethired.
Dontforgetaboutthecoverletter,too.ItneedstobedynamicallywrittensothatthereaderwouldsaytohimselforherselfIdbecrazynottohirethisperson.Theyarebetterthanperfectforthejob.Unlessyouarearesumewriter,thenyouwillprobablyspendalotoftimetryingtogetitjustright.Savetimebyoutsourcingitandmaketheimpressionyouneedthefirsttime.Someofthebestinthebusinessarewww.resumesguaranteed.comorwww.best10resumewriters.com.
38-FinishYourBook
Youhavehearditsaidthateveryonehasagoodbookinthemsomewhere.Ifyouarelookingtohavethatbookcompletedandputinprint,thenoutsourcingitmaybeyourkeytoseeingitdone.AnumberofpeopleonElancehavealreadypostedsimilarpostedaftertheyrealizedthatiftheirbookwasevertobewrittenthentheyneededsomeoneelsetodoitforthem.
Yousimplyneedtositdownfirstandprovidethedetailsoncomputeroraudiorecordingsoftheinformationyouwantinthebook.Theprofessionalwritercanthentakeyournotestranscribethemifnecessary,andwriteyourbookforyou.Aghostwriterwillevenletyouputyournameonitifthatiswhatyouwant(heorshewouldnotmindsomecreditforit,though).
Ifyouhavealreadywrittenpartofitthatwillwork,too.Aprofessionalwritercanmatchyourtoneandcompletethebookforyou.Getsomegreathelptofinishyourbookatwww.jenkinsgroupinc.comorwww.directfreelance.com.39-EditYourManuscript
Ifyoualreadyhavewrittenyourbook,orplay,butsimplyneedthefinishingtouchesputonit,youcanfindaprofessionaltomakeitwhatitneedstobetogettheeyeofapublisher.AllyouneedtodoisputyourprojectonElance(orasimilarone),andletaneditororproofreaderbidonyourproject.Yougettoseehisorherqualifications,experienceonElance,andmore.Youcanalsoaskhimorherquestionstoseeifheorsheisamatchforyourprojectandyou.Youcanalsofindmorehelpatwww.breakintoprint.comorwww.dorrancepublishing.com.
40-FindAPublisher
Ifeverythingisreadyforyourbooktobepublished,thenyouarereadytofindapublisher.However,sinceyouknowthattherearesomepublishersthatarelessthanhonest,youwouldlikeaprofessionalwritertohelpyou.GotoElance,oronline,andlookforawriterthathaspublishedacoupleofbooks,andhisorherexperiencewillhelpyouthroughthe
maze.
Heorshecanhelpyouwithalotofthethingsyouneedincludingonmoreedittomakesureitisreallyofgoodquality.Heorshecanalsowriteyourmaterialfortheeditorsothatyourbookstandsoutandmakestheeditorwanttopublishit.Otheralternativescouldbeavailabletoo,thatanexperiencedandpublishedwritercanhelpyouwith.Youmightwanttocheckoutwww.lulu.comorwww.vantagepress.comformorehelp.
41-FindServices
Whenyouneedtohavesomekindofserviceperformedbutarenotsurewhotogoto,youcanactuallyoutsourcethetasktosomeoneelse.Givehimorherthetaskoffindingtherightprofessionalforyou.Ifheorsheisknowledgeableenoughtotelliftheyaregoodornot,youmightevenlethimorherchoosetheonethatappearsthemostqualifiedandconvenientforyourneedsthenmakethearrangements.Thiscouldincludejustaboutanythingfromneedingaplumbertofindingsomeonetoputanewroofonyourhome.Or,ifcouldbespecialserviceslikevideofilmingorediting,copyingvideostoDVDs,buildingashed,etc.Whateverkindofjobyouneed,youcanoutsourcethetaskandletsomeoneelsetakethetimeforit.Getmoreinformationonthisfromwww.savecrazy.comorwww.thelist.com.
42-GarageSale
Hereissomethingthatisarealtimekillergaragesales.Everybodyhasit,though,thestuffyouneedtogetridof.Althoughyouneedtodecidewhatgoesandwhatstays,youcanletsomeoneelsehandleitwhileyoudosomethingmorepleasurable.Ofcourse,youwillalsoneedtodeterminetheprices,too.
YoucanstartoutbygoingtoanewonlineservicecalledDoMyStuff.com.Hereyouwillfindsimilarlistingsforpeopleneedingsomeonetodogaragesales,etc.Thenyoucanoutsourceitandletsomeoneelsedoitforyou.AnalternativewouldbesomeofthenewauctionsitessimilartoEbay(orEbay),whereyoucansimplyhavesomeoneelseuploadthepicturesandenterthedescription.Whiletheyaredoingthatforyou,youcanhavesomefunsomewhereelsemaybethegolfcourse,orathemepark.Youcangetmorehelp,andmoreideasatwww.sell.comorwww.tripleclicks.com.
43-HomeOrganizer
Homeorganizingisnowaprofessionalservice.Therearealotofpeoplethatcannowperformthisserviceforyou.Afteryouhavethatgaragesale,thenyoucanoutsourcethetaskofhavingsomeoneelseshowyouhowtoorganizewhatisleft.Theycanorganizeforyouanyroomthatyouwant,includingabasement,attic,orgarageoreventhewhilehouseoryourhomebusinessoffice.
Thisservicecanbefromputtingthingsindifferenttoteskindofservicetodesigningnewroomsandstoragespaceinyourhome.Youchoosethetypeandextentofserviceyouwant.Heorshecouldevengiveyouanumberofgreatideas,too,onwhattodowithhobbyroomsandcollections.Getsomemoreinformationonthissubjectatwww.homeblue.comorwww.nextag.com.
44Videos
Gettingthatgreateventonfilmisamust.Youwantotherstoseewhathappenedbecauseitwassuchamemorableeventwhetheritisawedding,party,celebration,familygatheringorwhatever.Insteadofgettingarun-of-the-millfriend,orrelative,whynotoutsourceittoaprofessionalwhocanmakesurethatyouhaveallthegreatshotsandwilldoitrightthefirsttime!Ifyoudoitanyotherway,theonlythingyoumayhaveareregrets.
Professionalvideopeoplecomewithexcellentequipmentandcantellyouaboutlighting,setupspecialphotoshoots,andmakeitmemorableforallwhoattend.Afterwards,theycouldevenputitonDVDsthatyoucandispersetothosewhowantone.Getsomeconnectionsforvideohelpatwww.partypop.comorwww.midwestvideo.com.
PERSONALSERVICES
45-PersonalSecretary
Apersonalsecretary,orpersonalassistant,couldworkfrommostanywhereandyetstillhelpyouwiththeorganizationalstuffyouneed.Ifyousimplyneedsomeonetoorganizeyourday,orremindyouofupcomingappointmentsorcallsyouneedtomake,apersonalsecretarycanhelpyou.Getsomegreathelpatwww.taskseveryday.comorwww.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/personal-secretary.html.46-PersonalTrainer
Whenitcomestojustaboutanythinginthewayofhealthorexerciseyoucannowgetsomeoneelsetohelpyouwithit.Whatisevenbetteristhatheorshedoesnotevenneedtocometoyourhome.Yourpersonaltrainercanhelpyouonlineandyouinteractwithhimorherinthatway.
Yourpersonaltrainercreatesaspecialprogramforyourneedsandthenencouragesyoutokeepongoing.Adjustmentsaremadethroughouttheprogramaswellasthepersonalcoachingservicesofaprofessionalcoachtohelpyoulostthatweight,getinshape,ordevelopyourownpersonalexerciseprogram.Getmoreinformationatwww.idealtrainers.comorwww.searchpersonaltrainers.com.
47-PhoneAnsweringService
Cutyourphonetimebylettingaprofessionalphoneservicehelpyourhomebusiness.Itdoesnotneedtobesaidthatyoucanhirepeoplefromaboutanywhereyouhaveprobablytalkedtosomealready,andknowthis.Byusingaservice,youcankeepdownthoseannoyingcalls,andjusthandlethosethatyouneedtohandle.Someofthemmayhaveaforeignaccent,buttheyusuallyspeakwellenoughtogetthejobdone.Theyalsomaybemorecourteous,too.Getsomegreathelpathttp://www.efls.com/orhttp://www.receptionhq.com/
PETCARE
Whiledogsmaybeoneofmansbestfriends,theystilldorequireyourtime.Itmaynotbealotofit,butitcouldbetimethatcomesatawrongmoment.Or,youmayneedtohavesomeonetakecareofyourpetswhileyoutakeabusinesstrip,avacation,orjustgetaway.
Herearesomethingsthatyoucanoutsourceconcerningyourpets.
48-DogTraining
Whosaysyouhavetobetheonetotrainyourowndog?Letsomeonewhoreallylikesdogshandleitforyou.Possiblyevensomeonewhocandoareallygoodjobofit,too.Notonlycanawell-trainedanimalbehavebetter,butitwillalsorequirelessofyourtime,too.Itistoobadthattheycannotlearntorunacanopener,aswell.Getmoreinformationathttp://www.apdt.com/orwww.midwestdogtraining.com.49-DogWalkers
Ifyoucannotbehomeevenings,oratspecifiedtimesoftheday,butyourdogneedstogoforawalk,youcanletsomeoneelsetakecareofitforyou.Heorshealmostneedsnotrainingtodoitjustaslongasheorsheisresponsible.Ofcourse,yourkidscantakecareofitifyouhavethem.Otherwisefindsomeoneyoutrustsinceyoumayneedtogivethemyourhousekey.Getmorehelpatwww.sittercity.comorwww.adt.com/pets.
50-PetGrooming
Hereisanotherchorethatyoucanoutsource.Ideally,simplyteachyourchildrenhowtogroomthepetsandtakecareofthem.Ifyouhavenone,thereisusuallyaneighborkidthatlovesanimalsnearby.HeorshemaynotevenmindgivingitsomeextraTLC.Youcanhavehimorhercomeoverforthistaskeachdayandtakethepetforawalk,cleanacage,orwhatever.Getsomemoreinformationatwww.hellolocal.comorwww.findagroomer.com.__________________Italmostseemsthatthereisnoendtothepossibilitieswhenitcomestowhatyoucanoutsource.Theonlyknownlimitisforthosethingsforwhichyouabsolutelymustbethereyourself.
Whenyouconsiderthatoneguyevenoutsourcedhisdatinglifetoafewcompaniesaroundtheworld,thisshowsthatthepotentialmaynothaveevenyetreallybeenconsideredtoitsfullest.Heclaimedheendedupwithahighersuccessrateandbetterdatesthanwhathewouldhaveobtainedforhimself-almostunbelievable.
So,ifyouarelookingforsomewaystooutsourcemoreofyourbusinessandlife,findsomethingsthatthesetopicsgiveyouideasfor,andthenexperiment-andhavefun.HereisagoodplacetostartandlearnmoreaboutusingthatfreetimetocreateRiversOfIncomeforyourselfandthefamily.
SectionIII:BusinessOutsourcing
ADVERTISING
Advertisingisoneofthosethingsthatcandefinitelyconsumealotoftimeyetalmosteverybitofitcanbeoutsourced.Byworkingcloselywithanadvertisingcompany,anddefiningyourobjectivescarefully,yourbusinesscangrowbyplacingthisimportanttaskinthehandsofprofessionals.
51Advertising
Whenyouwanttogetthewordoutaboutyourcompany,oranewproduct,whynotlettheexpertsprovidethatserviceforyou?YourmarketingdollarswillreceiveabetterROIandyouwillsoonseenewcustomers.Allphasesofyourmarketingprojectscanbeoutsourced,includingmarketresearch,findingkeywords,andeventhedevelopmentofyourproduct.Bothonlineandoff-lineadvertisingmethodscanbeoutsourced,aswellasusingittodevelopastrategicmarketingplanforyourcompany.
Advertisingcomesinmanyforms,andyouwillneedtooutsourceyouradvertisingprojectsaccordingtotheexperienceofthecompany.Calculateabudgetfirst,andthenoutsourceittoacompanywithprovenexperience.ThiscanbedonethroughplaceslikeElance,orfindafreelancemarketingcompanyontheWeb.Selectonethatisfamiliarwiththecountryyouaretargeting,aswellastheagegroupforthebestresults.BesuretoconsidermoreideasRiversOfIncome.Getmoreinformationfromwww.adage.comorwww.advertyz.com.
52Branding
Makingyournamestandoutineverythingyoudoissomethingthatshouldberelegatedtotheexperts.Afterall,whatisyourcompanysnameworthtoyourbusiness?Itisundoubtedlyveryimportanttothesuccessandlongevityofyourcompany.Outsourcingthistaskisnotsomethingthatyouhavetodo-notacoreproject-butbydoingso,youcangetthebestresults.
Marketingexpertsaretrained,andexperiencedinthetechniquesofbestpracticesforbranding.Thisgreatlyreducestheneedfortrialanderror-aswellasmarketingdollars.Theycanworkcloselywithanyteamthattheyneedto-aslongasitdoesnotchokeouttheiroriginality.Theonlythingleftisforyoutocontactthemrightaway.Getmorehelpatwww.brandinstitute.comorwww.brandbuilderweb.com.53-CallCenter
Whenyouneedpeopletooperateacallcenterforyou,thattaskcanbeoutsourced.Youcangetspecializedservicestohandleyourinboundcalls,ordertaking,yourcustomerserviceandansweringservices,aswellasanyoutboundservicesyouwant.Youcanevengetspecialserviceslikeonlinechat,too,makingithighlyflexibleforyourbusinessandashightechandmodernasyouwanttogo.
Someofthesegroupscanalsohandlecreditcardprocessing,trackingofyourads,addshippingcosts,andsomuchmore.Ifyouaregoingtohaveaspecialseminarandneedtohandlecallsforinformationandregistration-thatcanalsobearrangedforyou.Even
better,though,isthatyoumayevenfindthatsomeoftheseoutsourcingcompaniescanevenupsellorcross-sellyourcatalogproductsmakingthemtheidealwaytogowithprofessionalcallcenterservices.Getmoreinformationatwww.vcarecallcenter.comorhttp://callcenter.answerconnect.com.
54Commercials
PromotingyourbusinessthroughtheuseofradioorTVisasurewaytoreachthemasses.Theproblem,though,isthatifyourcommercialsarenotprofessional,yourcompanymayendupthrowingyouradvertisingdollarsaway.Whilenoteverycommercialwillbeaguaranteedsuccess,youcaneliminatemorepossibleflopsifyououtsourceyourradioandTVspotstoprofessionalcompanies.
Thesecompaniesareexperiencedandknowledgeableoftechniquesforreachinglargeaudiencesthroughyourmediaofchoice.Youcanrunyourmarketingideasbyhimorher,andthengetitfine-tunedtoreachyourtargetedaudience.Theycanalsoensurethatyourbrandissuccessfullyandpositivelyimplantedinthecommercial,leadingtogreaterbrandrecognitionandsales.Gethelpbuildingyournextcommercialfromwww.mpowermedia.comorwww.hellolocal.com.
55-LeadGeneration
Veryfewbusinesseshavetheproblemofhavingtoomanycustomerswantingtheirproductsorservices.Generatingpossibleleadsissomethingthatneedstheprofessionaltouchofthosewhoareexperiencedinit.ThiswillincreaseyourresultsperdollarspentandcanleadtoahigherROIthanwhatyoumaynowbereceiving.
Aleadgenerationservicecanputleadsintoyouremailboxeachweek.Youcanthenbeginsendingyournewslettertoeachofthemandstartincreasingyoursalesrightaway.Byoutsourcingthistasktoaleadgenerationcompany,youcanquicklyincreaseyoursalesandbottomdollar.Thistypeofservicewillusuallyhaveamonthly,orannualfee,aswellasapriceperleadgenerated.Getmoreinformationfromwww.salesgenie.comorwww.manageyourleads.com.56-Off-lineMarketingYourcompanyneedstogetthewordoutbothonlineandoff-lineforthegreatestamountofimpactandprofit.Youcanoutsourceyouroff-linepromotionstomarketingcompanies,oratleastworkwiththemondevelopingasuccessfulmarketingstrategy.
Thiscompanycanhelpyouknowwhatmethodsworkbestinyourarea,aswellaswhatwillworkbestfortheagegroupyouaretargeting.Theywillalsohandleanymailoutsyouneed,too.Getmoreinformationfromwww.onepica.comorwww.chapman-marketing.com.
57-WebPromotions
PromotingyourbusinessontheWebissomethingthatcouldprobablybenefitfromoutsourcingunlessyoureallyknowwhatyouaredoing.WiththetoolsandfocusoftheWebconstantlychanging,youwantsomeonewhoisawareofthelatesttechnologyandmarketingtrends.ThenewsocialmarketinginvolvesplaceslikeFacebook,MySpace,YouTube,andmore,andifyouarereadytogotherewithyourbusinessthereareexpertsreadytolaunchyourbusinessintonewdimensions.
OutsourcingyourWeboronlinepromotionscanfreeyouuptohandlemoreimportantbusinessmatters.Ateamofindividualscouldliterallyrunyourwholecampaignfrombeginningtoendincludingwritingsalesletters,Webcontent,PPCcampaigns,preparingvideosandsomuchmore.MuchmorecanbelearnedfrommyWebsiteatRiversOfIncome.Getsomegreatadditionalinformationfromwww.leapfroginteractive.comorwww.proboost.com.
BUILDINGANDGROUNDS
Hereisonethingyoureallyhavelittletimefor,sinceotherscanreadilydoitforyou.Theyalsowouldhavetimetodoitrightandkeepitthatway.58-JanitorialServices
Thedailycleaningofyourplaceofworkcanbeoutsourcedtoacleaningcompany.Youcanmakearrangementswiththemtocleanyouroffices,workspaces,orwarehousesonadailybasis,orhavethemcomebyonceortwiceaweekforthatextraspecialcleaning.
Professionalcleaningservicesknowwhatittakestogetthatstainoutofyourcarpetfromthatpartytheotherday.Theirexpertiseallowsthemtodoanexcellentjobandmakeyouroffices,workspaces,andrestroomsshine.Thismakeseachroomreadytoreceiveyourclientsandvisitorsallowingthemtocomeawaywithagoodimpression.Youcanfindmoreinformationatwww.usibuildingservices.comorwww.gmscontracts.com.59-Landscaping&LandscapeDesign
Whenyouwanttomakeanimpressiononpeoplewithyourlandscapeyoudonotneedtodoityourself.Unlessyouareexperiencedinlandscaping,orevenifyouare,itprobablyisnotthefocusofyourbusiness.Itissomethingthatcertainlytakesalotoftimeandeatsupalotofman-hours.Outsourcingitcanputyouintouchwithpeoplethatcanmakeyourpropertybeautifulandbalancedwithflowers,bushes,trees,andevenfountains,lighting,andmore.
Youcanhavethemshowyouproposalsforyourpropertybyusingsoftwareforlandscapedesign.Thiscangiveyouagoodideaofwhatitwilllooklikebeforeasinglebladeofgrassismoved.Ifyourpropertyisbrandnew,alandscapecompanycanevenbringinsod,too,andhaveitlookinggreatinjustashorttime.Someoneelse,however,willneedtotakecareofthemowingandgeneralyardcare,sincelandscapersusuallydonothandlethattypeofwork.Youcangreatsomemoreinformationatwww.mercatorct.comorwww.ParamountLandscaping.com.
BUSINESSSTART-UP
Gettingreadyforbusinessshouldnotbeperformedinahaphazardwayorleftuptoalotofguesswork.Byworkingwithaknowledgeablepersonoragency,youcangetstartedonamoresolidfootingmakingitthatmuchsurerforsuccess.
60-BusinessPlans
Whenyougetreadytostartanewbusiness,youwillneedtohaveabusinessplancreated.Thisdocumentwillhelpyougetorganized,knowwhereyouaregoing,showhowtoget
there,andjustaboutanythingelseyouwillneed.Besidesthis,ofcourse,isthefactthatifyouneedalenderyouwillbeexpectedtoprovidethemwithaprofessionalbusinessplan.ThiscaneasilybeoutsourcedthroughElance,orasimilarentity,whereyoucanfindexperiencedbusinessplanwriters.Youmayalsobesurprisedtoknowthatanumberofpeopletherehavetheirownbusinesses,too.Getsomegreathelpatwww.businessplanpro.comorwww.sba.gov.
61-MarketingPlans
Whileyouaregettingyourbusinessplanwritten,youmightaswellconsideroutsourcingyourmarketingplan,too.ExpertmarketerscaneasilybefoundonlineorwithElance,etc.,whichwillgiveyouasolidfoundationfromthestartratherthanhavingtoguesswhatwillworktobringyourmessagetoyourtargetaudience.
Experiencedmarketersalsoknowwhatwillworkandwhatmaynot.Thiscouldeasilysaveyoumanydollarsintrialanderrormarketingcampaigns.Theycouldalsoshowyousomeofthecurrentlatesttechniquesthatstillmaybenewbutarealsohotintheirimpact.Includingthingslikesocialmarketingcanhelpyougetanearlyfootholdintosomeofthesemarketsthatyoudonotwanttooverlook.Getadditionalhelpfromwww.google.com/local/addorwww.sba.gov.
BUSINESSOPERATIONS
Muchofyourday-to-dayactivitiescanbeoutsourcedtootherswhocandothejobjustaswellandmaybeevenmoreefficiently.Herearesometipstohelpyoureallygetdowntoyourbusinessstreamliningitforgreatersuccess.
62Consultants
Ateveryphaseofyourbusiness,itisimportantthatyougetprofessionaladviceinordertoensurethattheactionsyoutakearethebestpossibleonesforyou.Althoughitisnotexactlyoutsourcing,stillyoucanreceiveinput,guidance,andcounselfromotherswhohavehad(orstillhave)theirownbusinesses.Thebenefitsfromsuchaserviceshouldbeobvious,andyoucanaccesstheircounselforyourplanning,expansion,projections,marketingplans,andtipsonhowtobemoreeffectiveinyourday-to-daybusinessprocesses.Findmoreusefulinformationatwww.accenture.comorwww.nabuur.com.
63Inventory
Everysomanymonths,oratleastonceayear,youmayneedtoperformaninventoryofsomekind.Thisinventorycouldincludeinventorybydate,SKUnumbers,retail,reconciliation,ormore.Thistimeconsumingprocesscanbeoutsourcedtoanothercompanyallowingyoutokeepyourhandsfreetodobusiness.Inventoryteamsareprofessionalswhoknowhowtoorganizethedatayouneed,aswellasgettheresultsthatyouwantquickly.Getsomehelpfromwww.rgis.comorwww.wisusa.com.
COMPUTERNEEDS
Everybusinesstodayusescomputersinsomecapacity,andthismakesitnecessarytohavesomeoneonhandthatcanhandlethesenotquiteperfectmachines.Asyouknowbyknow,
fixingorprogrammingonecouldtakemanyhoursorevendaysifyouarenotusingaprofessional.Outsourcingthespecialcomputertasksandpossiblyeventhemaintenancecouldfreeupmanyhoursofpreciousworktimethatcouldbeputtobetteruse.
64-ComputerOperations
Smallbusinessescaneasilygetthecomputerhelpyouneedbyoutsourcingthoseneedstoacomputer-consultingfirm.Thesefirmscomeinvarioussizesandoffervariouslevelsofservicessothatyourcomputingneedsaremet.Theycanalsoensurethatyouareprovidedwiththebestsecurity,anti-virussoftware,andanti-spamtechnology.Theycouldalsohelpyousetupqualityback-upsystemsthatmakesureyouareprotectedfromproblemslikepoweroutages,componentfailure,shorts,andsomuchmore.
Outsourcingyourcomputerneedstoacomputer-consultingfirmcanreduceyourneedoffull-timeprogrammersandoperators,byrunningyouroperationswhenneeded.Theycanperformregularmaintenanceandupkeeponyoursystemsandwillworkwithyourbudgetandneeds.Websitechangescanalsobemadesmoothly,aswellasdatamanagement,andotheroperations-keepingyourhandsfreetodobusiness.Getadditionalinformationfromwww.zylan.netorwww.analyzemycareer.com.
65-ComputerSecurity
Governmentregulationsrequirethatyourbusinessputcertainamountsofsecurityinplacetoprotectyourcustomerspersonaldatafrombeingcompromised.You,ofcourse,donothaveallthetimeyouneedtoensurethateachofthenewrequirementsaremetletaloneknowwhattheyare.Byoutsourcingyourcomputernetworksecurityrequirementstoprofessionals,youputyourcomputersystemsintothesafestofhands.Besidesthat,breachesofsecuritythenbecometheirfaultandnotyours.
Computersecuritycompanieswillhelpyoutodetectpossiblesecuritybreaches,potentialweaknesses,andcanevenmonitoryourcomputersystemsforintrusion24hoursaday.Thisprovidesyouwiththesecurityyouneedagainsthackers,employeetamperingandothercomputerproblemstohelpyourcustomershavegreaterconfidenceinyou.Getadditionalinformationfromwww.absolute.comorwww.business.com.
66-SoftwareDevelopmentandProgramming
Everynowandthenyoumayneedtodevelopyourownsoftwareorprogramminginordertomakeyourprogramsmoreefficient.Computerprogrammersarecostly,butyoucanstillgetoneatagoodprice.Since,inmanycases,programmingcanbeperformedofflocation,yourprogrammercanoftenbejustaboutanywhereintheworld.
Thisenablesyoutooutsourceforreasonableprices,andwillenableyoutofindoneratherquickly,too.Toplaceyourprojectandhaveprogrammersorsoftwaredevelopersbidonyourproject,youcangotoplaceslikeRentACoder,Guru,Elance,oroDesk.Outsourcingyourcomputerneedsmakesalotofsenseandplacesyourworkintothehandsofprofessionals.Getfurtherinformationfromwww.3si2.comorwww.artlogic.com.
DESIGNANDGRAPHICS
Whenyouneedsomekindofdesigningdonewhetheritbeintheformofdrafting,
computer-generatedgraphics,Webgraphics,layout,sketch,etc.,youwillfindmanyqualifiedpeopleavailabletooutsourceyourworkto.Getsomeadditionalhelpfromwww.insidedalesbrain.comorwww.developers.net.
67Drafting
Manyexperienceddraftersareavailableforyoutooutsourceyourdraftingneedsto,andprovideyouwiththeservicesyouneed.WhetheryouarelookingforCADdrawings,paper,blueprints,3-D,youcaneasilycreatemoretimeforyourselforyourbusinessbyoutsourcingit.OneplacetofindtheseserviceswouldbetogotoElance,whereyoucanreceivebidsonyourprojects.Youchoosethepersonyouwantafterreviewinghisorherqualificationsandexperience.Then,onceyouhaveoneortwoprojectscompletedandliketheresults,youhaveadraftsmanavailabletodoworkforyouinthefuturethatyoucanrelyonforqualitydrawings.Getmoreinformationfromwww.cadgrid.comorwww.heritagewebdesign.com.
68-GraphicsDesign
Whenyouneedqualitygraphicsforyourapplications,outsourceitforgreatresults.Thenicethingisthatyoudonotneedtopersonallyknowanygraphicsdesignartistthoughyoumightstartwithhimorherifyoudo.Checktoseeifheorsheisinterestedinworkingonyourprojectsforpay,andyoumayhavethepersonyouneedtodothejob.Otherwise,findafreelancegraphicsartistontheInternetoratElance.
Youwillneedtoprovidesomeratherdetaileddescriptionsaboutwhatyouwantinthewayofyourdesignneeds.Oneofthebestwaystodothisistodirectthepersontosimilargraphicsonline.Pricesvarybutsowillthequalityoftheworkyoureceive.Besuretoseegraphicsamplesthattheindividualhasinhisorherportfoliobeforeyouhire.Getsomemoreinformationfromwww.insidedalesbrain.comorwww.designpresentation.com.
69-PresentationDesign
Puttingprofessionalismintoyourpresentationsisnotsomethingthatyouhavetodoyourself.Youcanoutsourcetheprojecttoexperiencedpeopleandmakeyourpresentationdynamicandarealsuccess.WhetheryouintendtomakeitaPowerPointpresentation,aslidepresentation,video,oranyotherkind,youcanhaveprofessionalstakeyourstothenextlevel.Younolongerhavetotweakthemforhoursonendorputpeopletosleepwithpresentationsthatjustdonotcutit.Getsomeadditionalinformationfromwww.smartdraw.comorwww.propointgraphics.com.
70-WebDevelopmentandDesign
MakingyourWebsiteappearuniqueandprofessionalcanbedonebyusingoutsourcedtalentanywhereintheworld.Insteadofstrugglingtofindthatjust-rightappearanceandorganizationforyourWebpages,ateamofprofessionals,oranindividual,canprovideyouwiththeservicesyouneed.Therearemanyqualifiedpeopleonlinethatcanprovideyouwiththeservicesyouneed.
Afteryoucontactacoupleofthem,asktoseetheirportfolios,orsampleWebpagesthatheorshehasalreadydoneandseeifitisthequalityyouwant.IfyouneedanyspecialcodingforyourWebsite,justaskasheorshemaybeabletoprovideyouwiththat,too
orhavesomeoneelseontheteamthatcandoitforyou.
Whenyouhaveabusinessofanykind,youcertainlywanttohaveaWebsitesothepubliccanfindyou.TherearemanywaystoincreaseyourvisibilityoftheWebforyourbusiness.LearnmoreatRiversOfIncome.Formoreinformation,checkoutwww.infocreek.comorwww.dcwebdesigners.com.
FINANCES
Allofyourcompanysfinancialmatterscanbeoutsourced.Beforeyoutrustitalltoanoutsourcedindividualorcompany,however,lethimorherprovetheirtrustworthiness,oratleasthavesomestrongreferences.Herearesomespecificideasthatyoucanuseoutsourcingforinyourbusiness.
71Billing
Billingisonethingthatiscommonlyoutsourcedtodaybymanybusinesses.Whenyouuseacompanyorindividualthatissetuptohandleyourbillingneeds,itcansaveyoutimeandmoney.Theirspecializedexpertiseallowsyoutogetthebestdollarperhourinvestmentonyourmoney.
Whetheryoudoyourbillingthroughemail,regularmail,faxes,onlinebilling,oranyothermeans,youcanfindacompanypreparedtohelpyou.Evenbetter,though,isthefactthattheirexpertisemaybeabletoshowyourcompanyhowtoreducebillingcostsbyusingbettermethods.Notonlythat,buttheymayknowsometipsthatcanhelpyourcompanygetbetterresults,too,withahigherrateofpaymentsthanwhatyoucurrentlyreceive.Reportsmayalsobeavailablethatconfirmwhenthebillsaresent,aswellasofferingfullcolorprintingservicesforyourbrand.Getsomeadditionalhelpatwww.Duvera.comorwww.billingservices.com.
72Bookkeeping
Outsourcingyourbookkeepingisagreatwaytoreducesomeofyourclericalcosts.Thisway,youareonlypayingforthehoursthatyouactuallyuseabookkeeper-insteadofhavingtoofferaweeklysalary.Professionalbookkeeperscankeepyourcompanyinformedaboutthelatesttaxinformationyouneedtoknow,andhelpyoupreparefornewdevelopments.Heorshe(orabookkeepingcompany)canalsodoyourtaxesasathirdparty.Anyaccountingsoftwarethatyouprefercanalsobeincorporatedinyourselectionofaccountingprofessionals.Thiscanreduceyouraccountingcostsandstillenableyoutokeepthesameorevengreaterlevelofprofessionalismthatyouwouldexpectfromin-houseaccountants.Reportscanalsobepreparedasdesiredinyourcontractarrangements.Somemoreinformationonthissubjectisavailableatwww.respond.com/Bookkeepersorhttp://accounting.buyerzone.com.
73-FinancialReports
Whenitcomestohavingaccuratefinancialreportsforeithermonthly,quarterly,orannualmeetings,youwantthemtobeaccurate-andontime.Thesereportscanbeoutsourced,keepingyourcostsdown,aswellassimplifiedifyouhaveyourbookkeeperoraccountant
dothem.Ofcourse,itjustmakessensethattheonesyououtsourcedyouraccountingtoshouldpreparethereports,itdoesnothavetobe.Youcouldoutsourceannualreportstoathirdcompanyjustaseasily,andletthemdoyourtaxreports,too.Getsomemorehelpatwww.hoovers.com/reportsorwww.concur.com/expense.
74-PayrollOutsourcingpayrollisanotherwaytoreduceyouroverheadandsalaries.Thisenablesyouremployees(oryourself)tofocusonthosethingsthataremoreimportanttoyourbusiness.Anexperiencedpayrollcompanyisalsoabletokeepupwiththelatesttaxinformationandmakesurethatyouavoidvarioustaxpenalties.Besides,youreallydidnotwanttohavetokeepwiththelatestIRSdevelopmentsanyway-didyou?Insurance,maternity,andotherpayrolldeductionsarecalculatedforyou-givingyougreaterfreedomtodojustbusiness.Allowingaprofessionalcompanytohandlethispartofyourworkwillensureaccuraterecords,lesscomplications,andontimeservice-withouttheheadaches.Whenitcomestoyear-endtaxforms,likeW-2sand1099s,itwillnotevencauseyoutobreakoutinasweatifyououtsourceit.Ifthereshouldbeanyerrors,manytimesthepayrollcompanyabsorbsthatcost,too.Formoreinformation,checkoutwww.paycycle.comorhttp://payroll.intuit.com.
INFORMATIONMANAGEMENT
Takingallofthatdataandputtingitintoaformthatisusablebyyourcompanyinitsvariousofficesanddepartmentsconsumemanyhoursoftenthatofmanypeople.Yetmanyofthesemundanetaskscanbeaccomplishedbyoutsourcingitandpossiblymoreefficientlythanyourowncompanyemployees.
75-ContentManagementSystems
IfyouareplacinglargeamountsofinformationonyourWebsiteandneedtokeepiteasytofindandnavigable,thenyouneedacontentmanagementsystem.Suchasystemmaybeeasytofind,butyoustillneedsomeonetorunit.Thismeansman-hourshoursthatyoudonotneedanemployeetouse.Instead,simplyoutsourcethetasktosomeonewhocanrunitthroughtheweek.Thisiseasilydone,astherearemanypeoplethatcandoitfromhisorherhome.Heorshecanalsousetimenotneededonyoursystemforotherprojects,too,meaningthatyouarenotpayingafull-timeemployee.
Ifthereshouldbeanyquestionsaboutwhattodowithcertaincontent,simplystayintouchwiththisoutsourcedagent.Youcaneasilyuseemail,Skype,InstantMessenger,cellphones,andsomuchmore.Checkoutwww.datamark.netorwww.joomla.org.
76-DataEntry
Thisisaprocessthatyourbusinesscaneasilyoutsourcebecausetherearemanypeopleavailableinthisfield.CompaniesexistontheInternetjustwaitingtoemploytheircontacts.Yousimplyneedtocontactthecompanies,andletthemchoosetherightemployeesandyoucanleaveitwiththem.Manydataentryemployeesalsoworkathome.
Itreallydoesnotmatterwhatindustryyouarein,therearedataentryworkersthatyoucanuse.Someofthesecompaniesareindustryspecificandmayfocusonrealestate,medical,
insurance,etc.,sothatyoureceiveexperiencedworkersknowledgeableofthetypeofdatayouneedandwheretogetit.Youcangetsomegreatadditionalinformationfromwww.datamark.netorwww.data-entry-services.com.
77-DocumentScanning&Management
Whenyouhaveanoccasionalneed,oraregularneed,fordocumentscanningandfilingintoyourinformationmanagementsystem,youcanoutsourcethattask,aswell.Theseoutsourcingcompanieshavethehigh-techequipmentnecessary,aswellasthemanpowertohandlelargevolumesorsmallamountsofdocumentprocessingthatyouneedtohavescanned.Somecompanieswillcometoyourplaceofbusiness,withthepersonnelandequipmentneeded,anddoitforyouonsite.
Thistypeofservicecanenableyoutoclearoutthosestorageroomsofoldrecords,transactions,drawings,pictures,microfiche,etc.Documentscanningcompaniescantakeyourscanneddocumentsandturnthemintoanykindofdigitalfileyouwantmakingthemaccessiblethroughyourinformationmanagementsystem.YourfilescanalsobeplacedonCDs,DVDsoranyotherinstrumentyouwantforabackup.Youcangetsomemoreinformationfromwww.obs-innovation.comorwww.xerox.com.78-Research&DataAnalysis
Ateamoutsideofyourowncompanycananalyzeyourdata.Youcanhaveexpertslookoveryourinformationandprovideyouwithdatamining,dataanalysis,ordatainterpretation.Targetedanalysiswillanalyzeyourdataandprovideyouwiththespecializedinformationyouarelookingfor.Whetheritisstatisticaldata,financialortrenddata,oranythingelse,youcanoutsourceittotheexperts.
Onceyouhavediscoveredtheinformationyouarelookingfor,youcouldevenhaveawhitepaperwrittenaboutit.Thiscanbeoutsourced,too.Getsomemoreinformationatwww.lyzasoft.comorwww.tableuasoftware.com.
PUBLICATIONS&WRITING
Youwantyourpublicationstobetopnotchsothatpeoplewillwanttoreadthem.Creatingtherightimpressionrequiresmorethanjustgoodgraphics,however,asthemessagemustmatchthesamequalityandknowhowtobringthatpersontowantwhatyourcompanyisoffering.
79-BrochureDevelopment
Faceit-yourbrochureshouldsayitallaboutyourcompanyandproducts.Abrochureispartofyourbrand.Thismeansthatitshouldnotbeputintothehandsofthosewhoareonlyguessingatwhatshouldbeinitandhowitshouldlook.
Yourmarketingdollarsdonotcomecheaplyandyouwanttobesurethatitistargetingtherightaudienceforthegreatestreturnsonyourinvestment(ROI).Outsourcingthistasktotheexpertsissuretopleaseyou,youraccountant,andyourpotentialcustomers.Rightdesigntechniques,coupledwithcarefullycraftedwords,cansayitallandleadpeopletoact-withtheirwallets.Whatmorecanbesaid.Formoreinformation,checkoutwww.thewebwriter.comorwww.mediaii.com.
80Blogs
Companiestodayarefindingthatitisnecessary,andverycosteffective,tohaveablog.Eventhelargecompaniesaregettinginonit,andmanyhavehadblogsforyears.Comingupwithnewmaterialmaybealittledifficultafterawhile,orjusttime-consuming,butthisissomethingthatyoucaneasilyoutsourcetoablogwriter.Allyouneedtodoistotellhimorherhowmanyentriesyouwantperweekandabouthowlongyouwanteachpiecetobe.Besuretocontractforashortperiodfirsttotestthewriter.Oncetested,youcanthensignhimorherupforlongerperiods.Writerscanalsobehiredtomakeentriesonotherblogs,too,toincreasethenumberofinboundlinks.Withacombinationofthetwo,youcansoonhavethequalitytraffictoyourblogsthatyouwant.
Blogsareagoodwaytoaddsomeseriousincometoyourbusiness.Bydoingitright,youcanaddsomeincomeandpromoteyourbusinessinalargeway.SeemoreinformationatRiversOfIncome.Getadditionalhelpatwww.directfreelance.comorwww.net-writers.com.
81Catalogs
Catalogstakealotoftimetodevelopwhethertheyareinprintoronlineorboth.Youcanreduceyourtimeinvolvementbyoutsourcingthistasktoprofessionals.Youshouldalso,however,haveonepersonkeepintouchwitheachphaseofthecatalogdevelopmenttoensurethattheystayontargetandgiveyouthequalityyouwant.Outsourcingthisprojectmayrequiremorethanoneteamorperson,however.Severalthingsneedtobecoordinated,likethephotography,thewriting,thelayout,andtheprintingorWebsitedevelopment.Ideally,youwantateamthatcanhandleallphasesofit.Foradditionalinformation,gotowww.multichannelmerchant.comorwww.berkleepress.com.
82-GrantWriting
Applyingforagrantiscertainlysomethingthatyouwantdonerightthefirsttime.Thiswould,ofcourse,greatlyreduceyourseektimeandcouldgetyouthegrantyouwantquickly.Afterall,whywastetimeifyoudonotneedto.Youcanoutsourcethewritingofyourgranttoanexperiencedgrantwriter.YoucanfindmanyexperiencedgrantwritersatElance,orontheInternet,andcomeawaywiththewinninggrantproposalyouneed.Itisimportant,withgrantproposalsthatyounotonlyhaveinitthenecessaryinformation,butalsothatisappealingtothereaderandmakesgoodbusinesssense.Thisisanadditionalreasonwhyyoushoulduseaprofessionalgrantwriter.Getsomegreathelponthistopicatwww.grantwriters.netorwww.guru.com/grantwriters.
83-Mail-outs
Youcanoutsourceyourmail-outsbycombiningthemwithyourprintingservices.Whilenoteveryprinterwilldothismanywill.Findonethatwillgiveyougoodratesandsomeguaranteesinordertoensurethatitissentoutontime.Thiswillhelpyounottoneedsomanyemployeesaroundyouroffice,andenabletheonesyoudohavetofocusonmoreimportantthings.
Youmaybeabletosavealotoftimeandmoneyifyouworktobuildupyouremaillist.Thiswillallowyoutosendemailswithyourpromotionsandads,aswellaskeepyour
contactsinformedandintouchwithyourbusiness.Avoidspammingbylettingpeopleopt-in(sign-up)foritonyourWebsite.Youcanalsooutsourcethemakingandsendingofyourweeklynewsletterwhichyoumayalsogettoemailitforyou.Additionalinformationisavailableatwww.mbe.comorwww.kdmailing.com.
84Newsletter
Yourbusinessneedstostayintouchwithyourcustomersorcontacts,andyoucanuseanemailnewslettertodoit.Byprovidingthemwithrelevantnewsandinformation,alongwithyourads,youcangreatlyincreaseyoursalesandgetrepeatbusinessfromthem,too.Outsourceyournewslettertoawriter,oratleastthemaincontentofit,andyoucancomeupwithawinningsituationthatsavesyoutimeandbringsinprofit.
Additionaltimecanbesavedifyoualsooutsourcetheemailingofyournewsletter,too.Thiscanbeeithernocostorcostverylittle.Inmostcasesitwillnotcostbutafewpennieseach.Youcanevenprovidethisproviderwithmorethanoneemaillistandthensimplychoosewhichlistyouwantyourinformationsenttoandwhen.Foradditionalinformation,gotowww.jangomail.comorwww.campaigner.com.
85Printing
Printingisonethingthattakesalotoftimeandmoney.Unlessyourcompanyhasaneedtohavethisequipmentin-house,thenyoushouldconsiderlettingsomeoneelseaprofessionalhandleit.Youmayneedtoexperimentsomebeforeyoufindtheprinterthatworksbestwithyourneeds,buttheycanbefound.Infact,yourprintingprojectscanbeorderedonlineandthenyoucanreceiveyourprintedresultsbyexpressshipmentifyouneeditinahurry.Besuretohavetheprinterallowyoutopreviewitbeforeprinting.Forevenfasterservice,however,outsourceboththeprintingandthemail-outsatthesametime.Someprinterswillgladlyprovideyouwithbothservicesenablingyourbusinesstonothavetotouchitatall.Dontforgetaboutadvertisingonpostcards,too,whichcouldevensaveyoumoremoneybecausenoenvelopestuffingisneeded,ormultipleproducts.Checkoutthefollowingsitesformoreinformation;www.ultracopies.comorwww.fedex.com/us/office.
86Proofreading
Anytimethatamanualoranyothertypeofpublicationisdeveloped,itisaverygoodideatohaveitproofread.Evenanexpertwriterwillhavesomeoneelseproofreadhisorhermaterialbeforepublication.Thisissimplyonemoresteptoensurethatyouareputtingqualitymaterialbeforethepublicandensuringthatyourbrandcontinuestorepresentquality.
Ifyouwantmorethanjustproofreading,suchashavingsomeoneproofreadandedityourtexttohaveitconveyyourmessageinthebestpossibleway,thenyouneedcopyediting.EitheroneoftheseprofessionalservicescanbeobtainedthroughElance.Getadditionalinformationatwww.editavenue.comorwww.wordsru.com.87-PressReleaseWriting
Companiesneedtousepressreleasesofteninordertokeeptheirbusinessinthenewseitherintheoff-linemediaorjustonlineorboth.Eitherway,though,itwilltakeaspecialnewsworthyiteminorderforyourpressreleasetogetnoticed.Editorsthatreceive
themusuallygethundredseachdaysoheorshewillonlyspendafewsecondsmakingthatallimportantdecisiontoeithergowithitortrashit.
Professionalpressreleasewriterscanbecontractedtoprovideyourcompanywithapressreleasethatismuchmorelikelytogettheresultsyouwant.HeorshealsoknowshowtousekeywordsinitsothatpeoplecanfinditthroughonlinesearchesevenafteryourpressreleaseispostedonyourWebsiteandelsewhere.Whilenoonecanabsolutelyguaranteeitwillwork,byoutsourcingittosomeonewhoisexperiencedandhassomesuccess,yourbusinesscanmostlikelygainahigherlevelofvisibility.Apressreleasewritermayalsosubmitit,too,totherightplacesforanadditionalfee.Somequalityinformationisavailablefromwww.pressreleasepros.comorwww.prlog.org.
88-SpeechWriting
Everynowandthen,businessleaderswillfinditnecessarytomakespeeches.Yourspeechcouldbeinfrontofcompanyemployees,infrontofclients,oratpromotionalfunctionsinfrontofthepublic.Aspeechcouldbeoutsourcedtospeechwriterswhocouldmakeyoulooklikeanexpertspeaker.Knowingthatyouhaveaqualityspeechcanalsohelpyoutorelaxifyouarenotaccustomedtopublicspeaking.
Lettingaprofessionalspeechwriterputyourspeechtogethercanfreeupyourtimeforsomethingmoreimportant.Youcanactuallyrelaxknowingthatitwillbetherewhenyouneedit.Formoreinformationgotowww.ezspeechwriters.comorwww.speech-writers.com.
89-TechnicalManualWriting
Everybusinessthatemploysseveralpeopleneedstohavetechnicalmanualsreadytoexplaintosomeonehowtodoeachofyourdailybusinessprocesses.Theobviousreasonisforthosedayswhenanemployeebecomessick,hospitalized,orevenpassesawaysomeonemustfillinforhimorherandperformtasksthatmaybetotallyforeigntohimorher.Havingclearlywrittenmanualsareessentialsothatitdoesnottaketwoorthreepeopletodothetaskofoneasthenewtaskislearnedfromthemanual.
Manypeople,althoughtheymeanwellandunderstandtheprocessthoroughly,simplycannotputitintolanguageeasytobeunderstood,orclearenoughsothatsomeonewhodoesnothaveacluecanunderstand.Youcanoutsourcethewritingofthismanualtopeoplewhoareexpertinwritingtechnicalmanuals.Heorshecouldworkwithyourexpertsandproduceamanualthatiscurrentwithyourbusinessprocessesorequipment.Thesemanualswillprovideyourbusinesswithaninsurancethatthebusinesswontcollapseandputeverythingonholduntilthatmissingpersoniseitherreturnsorisreplaced.Getsomeadditionalinformationatwww.innodata-isogen.com/knowledge_center/technical_writingorwww.agriya.com.
90-WebContentWriting
IfyourbusinessisontheWebasitoughttobethenyouneedyourWebpagesabletoconvertyourreaders.Thismeansthatthewritingneedstobefocused,hot,andcapableofmovingthemtobuyotherwiseitisjustsomuchtraffic.Whatmaybeevenmoreimportant,however,isthatyourWebpagewritingneedstobesearchengineoptimized(SEO)sothatGoogleandothersearchengineswilldirecttrafficyourway.
YoucanoutsourceallofitsothataWebcontentwriterproducesitallforyou.YoucanfindmanyqualifiedwritersatplaceslikeElance,GetAFreelancer,Guru,andothers.Yousimplypostyourproject,letwritersbidonit,andyouwillreceivebidsfromallovertheworld.Youthenpickthewriterandpricerangeyouwant.Youcanevengowithlowbids-ifyouwanttousewritersfromplaceslikeIndiabuttheremightbeaproblemwiththequalityofEnglish.Eachwriterhasaportfoliowithwritingsamples,ratingsfromotherprojects,andwillprovideyouwithdetailsoftheirpriceandservicesonyourproject.
EveryWebsiteevenifitisonautopilotwillneedtoprovidesomecontentforyourreaders.LearnmoreaboutWebsitesandhowtousethemtoyouradvantageformultiplestreamsofincome,andmoreatRiversOfIncome.Additionalinformationisavailableatwww.constant-content.comorwww.prowebcontent.com.
91-WhitePaperWriting
Whenyourcompanywantsawhitepaperwrittenonsomesubjectrelatedtoyourbusiness,youcanoutsourceit.Thisleavesyourhandsfreetodobusinessasusual.YoucanfindmanyexperiencedwhitepaperwriterseitheronlineoratplaceslikeElance.Inadvance,youcangathertogetheranyspecialinformationthewriterneedsforyourwhitepaper.Thiswayallyouneedtodoistoemailitonceawriterisselected.Thepaperwillfocusonthematerialofyourchoiceandcanbeusedtohighlightyourcompanyorproductifdesired.Onespecificadvantageofoutsourcingawhitepaperisthespeedatwhichyoucanreceiveit.Ifyouusesomeonein-house,thenheorshemayneedtosplittimewithotherprojectswhichmeansittakeslongertogetafinishedpaper.Aprofessionalwriter,however,canprovideyouwithanadvancecompletiondateanddeliveritforyouwhenyouwantit.Getadditionalinformationfromwww.freelance-writers.netorwww.freelancewriting.com.
QUALITYASSURANCE
92QualityAssurance
Makingsurethatyourproductorsoftwareisuptospecificationsorcompliancestandardsissomethingthatdoesnotneedanyguesswork.Ifyourownteammaynotbeuptothehigheststandardsorifyourlabsdonothavetheabilitytoperformsuchtestingoranalysis,youcanoutsourceittocompaniesthatwilldoitforyou.Byusingathirdpartyqualityassuranceteam,youcanbeassuredofthequalityoftheproductateachlevel,or,beabletoknowwheretheproductorsoftwareneedsfurtherdevelopment.Insituationswherethereareproblems,agoodqualityassurancecompanycanalsoprovideyouwithproductdevelopmenttechniquesthatwillensurethatthefinishedproductmeetsallstandards.Additionalinformationisavailablefromwww.betasoft.comorwww.qacinc.com.
SPECIALEVENTS
93-FundRaising
Whenyouneedtoraisesomemoneyandwanttohostaspecialeventforit,youcanoutsourcetheeventtoprofessionalfund-raisers.Thesecompaniesknowthetechniquesyouneedinordertobeabletosuccessfullypromoteitandbringinthemoneyyouwant
fromtheevent.Theirexperiencewillenablethemtoeliminatethingsthatsimplywillnotworkandmaketheirprogramamuch-talkedaboutevent.
Sincemoneyisontheline,itwillnotdotohaveanyoneconductyourfundraisingevent.Aprofessionalcompanycanselecttherightpromotionalitems,tools,people,andequipmentneededforittobeasuccess.Youcanchoosefromanauctiontypeofevent,anonlineevent,entertainmentevent,ormakeplansaccordingtothetypeofgroupyouhave.Outsourcingittoprofessionalsmeansyoucanreceivetopdollaramountsfortheeventandevencreateadesireforasimilareventsoonorinthefollowingyear.Formoreinformationgotowww.afpnet.orgorwww.fundraiser.com.
94Catering
Whenyouneedtohostthatspecialevent,youcanoutsourceittoacateringserviceandleavethedetailswiththem.Acateredserviceenablesyoutoprovidethehighqualityfoodandserviceyourbusinessneedstomakeyoureventgosmoothly,orimpressthoseimportantclientsorbusinessassociates.Youcanalsobringinspecialentertainmentifyouwant,justbesuretoletthecatererknowhowmanyarecomingbesidesyourownpeople.
Catererscanprovideyouwithdifferentlevelofservicesfromabuffetstyle,toafullsit-downdinnerorluncheon.Theyusuallyprovidethedecorations,eatingutensils,andanythingelseyouwanttomakeitaspecialevent.Toensurethattheirserviceiswhatyouarelookingfor,besuretoaskforatasteoftheirfoodinadvanceandseewhatqualityofutensils,plates,glasses,etc.thattheyaregoingtouse.Additionalinformationisavailableatwww.localcatering.comorwww.partypop.com.
STAFFING
Keepingyourcompanyupwiththelatestlawsinhiringpracticescouldputyourcompanyatfaultsimplybecauseyoudonothavetimeforit.Outsourcingitcansaveyoutimeandmaketheprocessgomuchsmootherpossiblyforyouandtheemployeecandidates.
95Hiring
Whenyouarelookingforemployeeswhetherforfull-timeorpart-timepositions,youcanoutsourcethattasktoanemploymentagency.Sincethatagencyisobviouslyexperienced,youcanavoidanylegalissuesandproblemsthatyoumaynotevenbefamiliarwith.Youalsowillnotneedtoworryaboutthetimeneededtoreviewresumes,interviewapplicants,andthenmakethefinalchoiceofwhotohire.Yousimplytelltheagencywhatyourrequirementsareandletthemdoallthework.Youcanalsouseanemploymentagencytofindpersonnelforyouevenifyouwanttohireanewgroupeverydayonatempbasis.Getsomeadditionalinformationatwww.nasrecruitment.comorwww.homebasedrecruiter.com.
96-PersonalAssistant
Ifyouhaveasmallbusiness,orahomebusiness,thenmuchofyourroutineofficeworkcanbeperformedbypersonalassistants.Youcouldhaveforinstance,oneormorepersonalassistantsasneededtogettheworkdonearoundtheoffice.Yourpersonalassistantcouldalsocoordinatetheoutsourcingofotherworktootherfreelance
professionalskeepingyourofficestaffsmallandoutsourcingtherest.Personalassistantscanbehiredonabyhourbasis,orsometimesaflatmonthlyratewillgiveyousomanyhoursofservice.Asyouhaveneedofdifferentservicesthatapersonalassistantmightperform,youcanlineuponeswithdifferenttalentstocoverallyourbases.Youcanevenhireoneinotherpartsoftheworld,andfindthattheirservicesarestilljustasgood.Youcanfindmoreinformationatwww.odesk.comorwww.elance.com.
97-PhoneandMessengerService
Thiscaneasilybeoutsourcedtoanothercompanythatwillhandleyourcallsandforwardyourmessagesanywhereyouwant.Yourcallscanalsobescreenedtoeliminateunimportantcallsornotifyyouimmediatelywhenanimportantcallcomesin.Sincephonetimecantakeupalotofyourimportanttime,havingthiskindofservicecouldprovetobearealtimesaver.Youcanalsooutsourcetocompaniesyourspecificneedssuchascustomerservice,techsupport,billingquestions,andsomuchmore.Dontforgettheadvantageyoucanalsoaddtoyourmessageservicewhenyoucanplaceuptodateadsonyourservicewhileapersonisputonhold.Professionalscandesignyourmessageforthegreatestimpactandthenevenrecorditusingprofessionalvoicesthatmakeyourmessagepleasanttolistento.Foradditionalinformationgotowww.prompt-tas.comorwww.weanswer.com.
98Transcripts
Transcriptscanbeeasilyoutsourcedaslongasyouhaveitinadigitalformat.Allyouneedtodoisuploadittoyourcomputer,hireatranscriptionist,andemailhimorheryourmaterial.YoucanfindthisserviceforanexcellentpriceatplaceslikeElance,whichenableyoutoreceivebidsandreviewportfoliosbeforeyouselectacandidate.Ifyouwant,youcanevenplaceanoticeinyourbidthatletsthepersonknowthatifyoulikethework,thenyouhavemoreworkinthefuture.Thiscouldputyouintouchwithsomeonewhocandothisworkonaregularorsemi-regularbasis.Additionalinformationisavailableatwww.transcriptionpartner.comorwww.transcriptionhelp.com.
99-TripArrangements
Tripscaneasilybearrangedthroughapersonalassistant.Youmaynotevenneedoneintheoffice,buthaveoneaccessiblethroughemailorInstantMessenger.Heorshecouldliveanywhere,andonlinephoneserviceorInternetconnectionscanenablethemtomakeyourarrangementsforyou.Sincemostairlinesandhotelsareaccessiblebycomputer,therearenodistancelimitations.Formoreinformationgotowww.aaa.comorwww.expedia.com.
TRAINING
100Training
Bringingyouremployeesuptothenextlevelcanbedonebyoutsourcingthatwork,too.Thisisnotsomethingthatsomeoneinyourofficeneedstobeinvolvedwithforlong.Manyfreelancersareavailablethatarewell-experiencedinprovidingtrainingmaterialsorofferingtrainingcoursesformosttypesofbusinesses.Theirexperiencecanprovideyou
withthequalitymaterialsyouneedtobringyouremployeesuptohigherperformancelevels.Throughoutsourcing,youprobablycouldgetjustaboutanytypeofserviceyouneedtoaccomplishyourtrainingobjectives.Youroptionsaretobringinspeakerstopresentthematerialyouwant,haveonlinecoursesdesignedforyouremployees,orgetthematerialsmadethatwillenableoneormoreofyourstaffmemberstohandlethetask.Anyoftheseoptionsallowsyoutouseoutsourcedworkerstoeitherpreparethematerialsortoactuallypresentthematerialaswell.Getmoreinformationatwww.allbusiness.comorhttp://bx.intel.com.
SECTIONIV:OUTSOURCEEVERYTHINGELSE
101-WhatElseIsLeftOutsourceIt,Too!AlthoughthisEbookdoesnotclaimtobeexhaustive,enoughofavarietyhasbeenmentionedsothatyoucanseethatyoucanoutsourcejustabouteverything.Thismeansthatitisonlyleftuptoyourwatchfulnessandimagination.Asyoulearntooutsourcemoreyouwillsoonseeevenmorethingsthatyoucanoutsource.Thereisalearningcurveofwhichnooneyetknowsthelimits!
LikethetitleofthisEbooksuggests,youcanjustaboutoutsourceyourlife.Thepotentialisthereforyoutogotonewlengthsanddimensionsoflifethroughoutsourcingthethingsofeverydayliving.
Startlookingnowforthingstooutsourceinyourlife.Findgoodpeopleandcontactstooutsourceyourneedstoandbuildupyourresourcelist.Then,withmorefreetimecreated,youmaywanttobeginthinkingaboutmakingmultiplestreamsofincomeandoutsourcethat,too.Formoreinformationaboutoutsourcing,pleasevisitmyWebsiteatRiversOfIncome.