{"id":620,"date":"2018-03-29T13:14:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecareerintrovert.com\/?p=620"},"modified":"2018-03-29T13:14:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T13:14:35","slug":"major-outsourcing-mistakes-made-by-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecareerintrovert.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/29\/major-outsourcing-mistakes-made-by-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Outsourcing Mistakes Made By Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecareerintrovert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/photo-1448932284983-0c7b152eba33-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecareerintrovert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/photo-1448932284983-0c7b152eba33.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecareerintrovert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/photo-1448932284983-0c7b152eba33.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re starting a business but struggling with ways to do everything at your headquarters by full-time employees then don\u2019t worry because we\u2019re going to let you into a little secret: no startup or small business does this. None of them. It\u2019s not possible nor feasible. But that doesn\u2019t mean your hopes of taking that idea and turning it into a success are over. Nope. it just means we\u2019re in the epoch of outsourcing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a revelation that has allowed startups to grow faster than Jack\u2019s beanstalk and save costs in the most amazing way possible. However, don\u2019t get your outsourcing setup correctly, or make a costly mistake, and you might find your business floating toward failure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you know what we\u2019re talking about and stay on the highway to success-ville, we\u2019re going to summarise the most common and damaging mistakes made by entrepreneurs hoping outsourcing will be their salvation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No Need \u00a0For Managers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, when you hand over a task to a freelancer or contractor, you expect them to have their own processes of management, but that doesn\u2019t mean they can manage your business. We\u2019re not saying you should manage them. Not at all. But don\u2019t let them manage you either. Instead, hire managers that will be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2978105\/project-management\/8-tips-for-managing-outsourced-projects.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">able to handle projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being done by both internal and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacquelinedujour.com\/remote-working-arrangements-are-a-no-brainer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">external teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Outsource-Happy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can become all too tempting to go too far and get all trigger-happy with the outsourcing in a bid to try and save costs. We\u2019re talking about entrepreneurs handing all their tasks and projects over to external individuals and companies. Don\u2019t do this. Instead, only outsource areas of your business that fall outside your core functions. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myit.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsourced IT services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are fine, outsourcing your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coppermilkcreative.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creative copywriting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needs is fine, and giving your website making needs to a specialist is great, but don\u2019t do anything that makes up part of your main competency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fixed-Price Bids<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an approach that more and more entrepreneurs are taking without realising it is limited to certain tasks only, such as short-term and very clearly defined projects; things like blogging etc. However, try and use this fixed-price bidding on things like call centres or affiliate marketing will spell financial disaster because a lot of tasks and projects will require a healthy dollop of flexibility. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cheap Doesn\u2019t Work<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason why you always read seven reviews before buying anything on Amazon is that you want to know you\u2019re getting the best value deal, not the cheapest. It\u2019s about paying a fair price for something. What this means for outsourcing is simple: you want to pay higher than the market average at the outsourced location but lower than it would cost where you are based. That\u2019s a pretty decent way of keeping external workers happy (and thus their quality of work high). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Culture Isn\u2019t Easy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any good outsourcing team will always try and adopt your situation, way of working and tone of voice, and all that. That said, you need to accept there are a lot of different variables that will affect this; things like work ethics, time constraints, quirks in their language and just general attitude. 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