Communication is vital to successful outsourcing. If you don’t let them know exactly what you have in mind, and if you don’t listen to their questions and concerns, your business will suffer. However when there’s excellent communication, your business will thrive.

Here are some areas of concern:

Communication between Owner and Assistant

Whether you are outsourcing tech support, writing, web design or something else, there is a great deal of effort needed in order to keep the lines of communication open. If you allow your workers to do work for you without communicating your goals and what it is that you need, you will find that the work will not be done as you’d hoped. Everyone will be frustrated. (more…)

Sometimes we hesitate to move forward with our business because we’re afraid that we just don’t have enough experience or skills to implement our ideas. While experience is important, resourcefulness has a much BIGGER impact on your long-term success.

Watch this video (the third in a series where I highlight each of my 5 steps to get ANY project done) and I’ll explain why knowing WHAT needs to be done, is more important than HOW to get it done.

To “get it done” you really need to learn how to reach out to people with the right resources. In the my 5-step program Ready Set Resultz, I teach a simple formula so you can figure out which pieces of the project your should delegate and which you can handle yourself. (As an added bonus I provide access to my private rolodex so you can find your own “dream team” of VAs, copywriters, webmasters, graphic designers and more.)

Which resources do you believe would help you to complete your project?