Outsourcing Using Craigslist
Ask anyone with a business, all of us know that we are not great at everything. Worse yet, as we get busier we have more and more work to do.
At some point we need to get some help.
We can employ people but that requires a fair committment even for part time staff.
We can use temps, probably through an agency, but they can be expensive
Or we can outsource.
Outsourcing is where we look at our business and see which tasks can be done by other people and get them to do the tasks for us, usually on a freelance, non-contractual basis, item by item or hour by hour.
This method of getting work done reduces our committment but gets the job done.
Problem is that getting the right people is not easy, neither is managing them! At least not if you do not know how to do it. In this training course Stephen is going to outline how to work with Craiglist, a huge online classified advertising site with local sites across the US and around the world, to get your important yet time consuming tasks done effectiviely and at a price that will not fill your eyes with tears.
In this series of videos we will be looking over an expert practitioner’s shoulder as he shows just how to go through the process of setting up outsourcing in a business.
The first video is free for all site visitors the second is free for registered members and the rest are available to all site subscribers.
Here is the course outline and and content, video by video:
Video # 1: Introduction, What resources you need and an overview of the process: click here to watch this free training video
In this video, will be given an overview of this 7 part series of videos, so you will know what to expect. We’ll also tell you what tools you need and what you will need to understand (concept wise) and how everything works. By doing this first you’ll know what to expect and how all the pieces of this system of outsourcing fit.
Video # 2: Discovering your needs: ...
The biggest mistake that may people make is to jump in with both feet without knowing exaclty what they need to outsource. See, not all businesses are the same, so you need to analyse your business to analyse your outsourcing priorities
For example, what task takes most of the time? What are the most boring tasks you do? It is very easy to think of all these people who could hire to expand your business, but you have to think about the basics first. This is what we will deal with in this video.
Video # 3: Publish your advertising to attract the right freelancers: ...
One thing is certain, freelancers are not all created equal! This means that different freelancers will have different good and bad points. Before you get your ad posted you’ll need to understand the different types of activity and the people who do them, whether they be article authors, programmers, graphic designers, virtual assistants, and more.
Some tasks are more technical than other and some functions will need some guidance and training, and others will require less. In this video we will discuss the different types of freelancers. Once you understand this you can post your ads to attract the right people.
Video # 4: Interview Process – (Spotting a good worker from the bad ones - Find the right person): ...
The idea of Video # 3 is to eliminate freelancers who do not meet your needs. This means that people were not doing the job to the standards you are looking for. However, there is still a possibility for those not so great performers to pass the earlier tests. In this video, we will discuss the interview process, or your last line filtering for good freelancers.
Now you have to learn to detect a bad freelancer, in order to find a good one. Fortunately, you will not make the same mistakes that Stephen the presenter amde.
How to go about the interview process? What should you ask the candidates? Both these issues will be covered in this video.
Video # 5: Give them a test project: ...
By now you’ll have chosen a few candidates who could be potential part-time or full-time employees. These candidates will have rocked your world, or at least convinced you enough for you to give them a test project. If this is not the case, try again, more ads, start the cycle over.
It is important to give them test projects. Keep in mind that you need to pay them but you need to give them some trial projects in order to gain their trust. This process will give you the ability to see if they are worthy of a position or not, something that could later turn into a full-time position.
Video # 6: hire them and pay them: ...
Once you are giving them projects and tasks to do, how to pay them? Not everyone in the world can use Paypal. Sad, but true. However, you will learn about three different methods of payment you can use to quickly and easily reward your new staff. These systems should cover almost all countries.
Video # 7: increasing productivity: ...
If you want a good result, or the improvement of its performance there are some tricks left in the bag you need to constantly use. I will not reveal them now, but these are simple tips and easy to implement. Following this guide can be the difference between a result that stinks and an output that exceeds your wildest expectations. More on that in this video.
