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More and more there seems to be a movement toward marketers receiving outsource support for their online business needs from others around the world. While some marketers may be lucky and find they receive exactly the support they were seeking, others will have a less than stellar experience as they try to turn terrible support into something that benefits their business. With your Internet business outsourced expert resources potentially coming from anywhere around the world, it is important there be no room for miscommunication. In this article I present 5 tips to make the entire outsourcing process easier for you. Tip #1) Be extremely clear as you communicate with prospective resources. Don’t ever leave anything to chance. Whether verbal or in writing, clarify all the facts, figures and other data. Be sure there is a solid understanding between you and your outsource support provider every time. Verify that understanding to make sure there are no unanswered questions or false assumptions. Tip #2) The details are important. Don’t provide a high-level overview and then just assume the outsource support provider you have selected will be able to produce something that involves the very specific, detailed requirements you have in mind. Let your resource know exactly what you expect the results of your agreement to be. Set clear expectations and hold them to exactly those expectations. Tip #3) Always be very specific where time is concerned. Set and communicate detailed expectations regarding the delivery of products and services. Establish delivery dates even when they aren’t critical. If you leave delivery expectations open-ended you can bet the final product won’t arrive quickly. Your sense of urgency must be there for the service provider to feel a sense of urgency. Tip #4) Include a timeline with milestones if your project is lengthy and complicated. For bigger, lengthier projects this is the only way you can really monitor how things are going. Set specific due dates for intermediate steps that will ultimately lead to the finished project. Take the time to view, review and provide feedback during those examinations. If course corrections are required, don’t wait until the end of the project. Make them following your review of each intermediate step. Tip #5) Don’t go it alone in your first few attempts to find the best outsource resources to meet your specific needs. Use an established, reputable intermediary to help you and your online business through your first few outsourcing experiences. They have the processes, systems and experience to really help smooth the road for you as you learn all about outsourcing and the use of outsource resources. To your online business success! Learn the critical steps that you must take to achieve long-term outsourcing success. Sign up for a free Ebook of Outsource Secrets Revealed; Basic Version and outsource updates Outsource Secrets Revealed; Basic Version and outsource updates.
Bob Hamilton is an entrepreneur, author, writer, business consultant and trainer.
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