SYS 003: Common Mistakes with Outsourcing and How To Avoid Them
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day talks about some of the mistakes he made when he first started outsourcing his work. Explaining how you can avoid the potential pitfalls of delegating tasks to freelancers and virtual assistants. Steve covers several of those potential issues. Including, the cost, providing clear instructions, paying a fair wage, as well as training and retaining staff.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Every business can benefit from outsourcing.
- Even hiring a VA for an hour a week, frees up several weeks’ worth of your time each year.
- When it comes to hiring freelancers and virtual assistants there are pitfalls you need to avoid.
- The wages you pay are an investment. Without that initial outlay, you cannot grow your business beyond a certain point.
- You can keep the costs down by hiring from places like the Philippines.
- Invest in the people you hire and pay fairly to retain them.
- Spend time creating proper recruiting, training, and task assignment systems. A framework that ensures everyone works efficiently.
- With the right framework and processes in place, your business will run without much involvement on your part.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Thinking it will just be cheaper to do it myself is a real problem, it will prevent you from giving work to somebody else.’
‘Frameworks make sure that you always get your work done the way you want it…without your direct involvement.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Facebook Group: Systems and Outsourcing
Systems and Outsourcing Website
ABOUT THE HOST
Steve used to be a slave to his business but when he moved to Sweden in 2015, he was forced to change the way he worked. He switched to running his businesses remotely and after totally nailing this concept he decided to spend his time helping other small business owners do the same. Steve’s been investing in property since 2002, has a degree in Computing, and worked as a doctor in the NHS before quitting to focus full-time on sharing his systems and outsourcing Methodology with the world. He now lives in Sweden and runs his UK-based businesses remotely with the help of his team of Filipino and UK-based Virtual Assistants.
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PODCAST DESCRIPTION
Dr. Steve Day, from the systems and outsourcing University, reveals every app, hack, and trick he’s used to outsource the entire day-to-day running of his businesses. You’ll discover how to transform your work from a time-sapping, energy-draining grind into something you enjoy doing each day. You’ll learn about letting go, trusting other people to do your work, about virtual assistants, outsourcing, managing a remote team, using apps and technology, creating systems, and stopping your business from being reliant on superstar employees that are hard to find and even harder to keep hold of.
You shouldn’t have to do all the work yourself, even if you’re on a tight budget. The sooner you outsource your work, the sooner you can focus on leading your company and doing the stuff that only you can do to make your business a success. Steve openly shares his wins, losses, and lessons from creating affordable, practical systems that anyone can use. If you’re a business owner who wants to have more time to focus on doing the important stuff, then you’re gonna love this podcast. No nonsense practical advice, inspiring interviews, and unbiased reviews of all the things you need to create an awesome business that you can be proud of. Steve has deconstructed the dark art of creating sophisticated business systems into a simple step-by-step method that anyone can follow.
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