Thinking About Outsourcing to Manage Your Part-time Business?

Outsourced processes for your business

Many companies understand the importance of social media, but can't seem to find the necessary time to devote to it. So when it comes down to allocating resources to time on Facebook and Twitter, many businesses turn to outsourcing. Rather than using in-house staff, they hire outside firms to manage their social profiles.

Posted on 22. Jun, 2012 by Sandy Sidhu in Business Tips First off, Happy Summer! Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are heading into Summer and it sure is starting off hot here in Montreal! We're in the midst of our first heat wave and I had to get out of the house and seek some cool relief at my local Starbucks.

Often times people misinterpret virtual assisting as a mere customer service representative, who just answers calls, assist inquiries, and choked on offensive words from a dissatisfied client. Virtual support goes beyond that; administrative, proofreading and editing, correspondence, bookkeeping, time management and promotional services sum up the job with "carry all, do it all" function.

Thought I should share this video on the blog. A few days ago, I got an email asking for some advice regarding outsourcing and working with virtual assistants (VA). Rather than just responding to the email, I thought I would throw together a quick video covering my Top 5 Implementable Tips + Techniques for getting the most from your virtual assistant team and outsourcing.

Posted on 09 July 2013 by 82WHO If you are going to have a virtual office, odds are that you're going to have a virtual assistant as well! Virtual assistants are people you hire to work on your business without actually working in your office.

You are an artist. You visualize, you create, and you fashion meaning and beauty as you interpret the world around you. Your time is far too valuable to waste it organizing the technical and business parts of your world. That's where a virtual assistant enters the picture.

Posted by: Today's Tip Contributor on February 22, 2011 For most businesses, the two largest slices of the budget pie are people costs (salaries, benefits, and so forth) and office space. The only way to eliminate these costs is to go it alone as a solopreneur, which can be daunting.

As a business owner, have you ever calculated how much your time is really worth? In real money? Now, if you have done this are you also including the time spent on the various tasks that we all have to do, just to stay in business?