| Dear Greg:
Your question hits on one of the
biggest conundrums in our industry: it's not that we lack for ideas,
instead it is the execution of these ideas into practical,
consistent, business-generating solutions that seems to be the
problem.
Typically, when we attempt to put a
new plan into place through our own efforts, we often feel the
frustration of using too much time that yields less than desired
results. There is a better way however, an incredible secret
that allows you to do so much more with better results, yet
allowing you to work less than you do now.
Work On Your Business, Not In
It...
The key is hiring the right talent
for the right job �that is "outsource" every aspect of
your business that doesn't require your direct involvement.
Now there are a few minor details like, how to find those skilled
people, where you put them when they do their work, and how to
afford their services. In a traditional (i.e.
"offline") business setting, these are significant
issues that often stop projects before they ever get
started.
Online however, these roadblocks to
your business growth simply "go away" when you know the
"what, where, and how" of finding the appropriate
"virtual" human resources �otherwise known as
"Virtual Consultants" (VC). A VC is a professional
who can complete highly specialized project-based tasks via the
Internet �thus eliminating the need to be within geographical
proximity to the person that hired them.
Have Talent "Bid" For
The Privilege Of Working For You
Using eLance.com
you can easily find VCs for just about any kind of project you can
dream up, in just hours! Here's how it works:
STEP
1 - Register As A "Buyer" Of Services -
there is no cost for you to use eLance (the winning bid service provider pays
part of their fees to support it), however you must register
before you can start posting projects for bid.
STEP
2 - Post Your Project - sometimes referred to as
a "Request For Proposal" (RFP). eLance provides
well designed, context related forms that make it very easy
to be specific about what you need to accomplish (the more explicit
you are in describing your needs, the better the results). STEP
3 - Choose Your Expert - within hours you should
start receiving bids from skilled people all over the world
(though primarily from the U.S.). eLance's built-in rating
system (unrated through five stars, based upon previous client
feedback), the ability for prospective providers to post
"portfolios" of their work, and an extensive array of
filtering and sorting options makes it a snap for you to pick just
the right person for your job. It's
as simple as that. When the work is done, you pay eLance, who
then pays the provider. It is worth noting that some
providers are "eLance Guaranteed" which means their work
is guaranteed to your satisfaction or you don't pay. Here
are some examples of how I and others have personally used this
incredible resource to great advantage:
- Within 24 hours of posting an
RFP for an editor of my new book (265 pages), I had 22 bids
and finally picked a five-star, eLance Guaranteed editor for
$250! I also have found someone to write my
"killer" press releases for much less than I
could ever do it.
- Crystal Petit an agent out
of Calgary Canada found a Web designer to completely redesign
her site at http://www.calgarylistings.com
for $100 Canadian!
- Judy McCutchin of
DallasHomes.com fame (http://www.dallashomes.com) found
someone to write like her dog Chester for her site's Chester
Chronicals.
- Iggy Dybal (http://www.iggy.net),
an independent agent out of Kansas City found a programmer in
the Philippines who wrote special spreadsheet macros to help
him manipulate his direct mail database �he was thrilled
with the results especially after paying only $100!
Transform Yourself From A "Human
Doing" To A Human Being
With the power of eLance, you are now
in the position to outsource just about any kind of business-building
project you can dream up including direct mail campaigns, FSBO
systems, listing presentations, etc. And, the people you find are likely to
do a better job and cost less than you trying to do it yourself.
This means you no longer have to feel
"stopped" in growing your business because of lack of
resources, talent, or time. Even more importantly however, is
that you can change your business focus from so much
"doing" into "being" (i.e. from worker bee
to visionary) �a place where business and
life is much less exhausting and infinitely more rewarding!
Article Resources: |
| eLance.com -
where you can find any kind of professional talent you could
ever need, all bidding for the right to help you get your job
done! |
  
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