The Big Six Online Business Models

Please forgive me for harping on about outsourcing in so many blog posts recently. At the moment I’m going through the process of hiring new full time workers, plus John Reese is launching his Outsource Force program and giving away free videos on how to outsource, so this subject is a bit in focus for me right now.

If you haven’t caught the latest John Reese video, the third in the series talks about the six online business models and how you can outsource the tasks involved to make them work. I just finished watching the video, which I was very interested in because I wanted to know which models John would cover and get ideas about how I can better leverage other people to grow what I do online.

You can watch the video here (you will need to enter your email if it is the first time visiting the site) –

www.outsourceforce.com/the-big-six

If you haven’t already, watch the first video, which gives an overview of the potential outsourcing offers, and the second video, which details the tools John uses to manage his projects and where he finds full time staff for as little as $300 US a month.

Here’s My Plan

Before I talk about the third video from John, let me briefly explain what I am doing regarding outsourcing. You can also read my last two blog posts talking about outsourcing to get a picture about how you can best leverage help from other people using outsourcing, even if you are just starting a new online business and have limited funds.

• If I Had To Do It All Over Again This Is What I Would Do Differently
• Why I Am Changing How I Outsource

My current staff situation results in latency issues when it comes to project execution. By that I mean I have several products I could roll out, and many improvements I could make to current projects, which I just haven’t bothered with because I don’t have the right team around me to make it happen. This is about to change.

My main goal is to build a team so when I need changes or when I want to start new projects I have no limitations in terms of the practical implementation. I want to reduce the barriers to taking action, so things like tech, design, seo and syndication are handled for me, so I can go to work doing what I do best – creating content and formulating strategies.

However I don’t want to take on the role of managing this team. I want to create instructions and come up with ideas, and then have my team go away and create output even better than what I was thinking.

Angela, who is my admin assistant, email support person and full time mother (not for me though – her husband Robbie), has graciously stepped up and agreed to become my first “team leader”. I’ve tasked her with the job of hiring our first two outsourcers from the Philippines, which she is finalizing by testing applicants as I type this article. She’s also studying some outsourcing resources I gave her access to from John Jonas and Tyrone Shum, and John Reese, once I get his new course.

Once Angela finds two quality people, we will begin working through the to-do lists I’ve created in Basecamp, the project management tool I registered for last week and spent several hours filling with tasks. This will hopefully clear the backlog of “lowest hanging fruit” opportunities that are sitting on my computer and inside my head, within the next few months.

For example, I have my ebook, the Ultimate Guide To SEO For Bloggers ready to go out, a physical print book created by a collaboration of Aussie based Internet entrepreneurs, including myself, that I’d like to make available to the public and the physical home study version of my two “mastermind” courses.

By the end of this experiment I hope the team will be nice and cohesive, so we can start new projects together and all enjoy the process of seeing them come to fruition. Most of all, I hope to learn what’s possible with outsourcing, and for me eliminating my immediate latency issues, is a good place to start.

What Online Business Can You Start With Outsourcing?

To end this article, here’s a run through of the six business models John Reese revealed in his third video, and what tasks he talked about that could be outsourced for each business model.

Note there was quite a bit of redundancy in each model, since all online business models require some of the same components, like a website for example, which you can outsource the creation of. In some models I left out duplications where I thought it wasn’t necessary to repeat the tasks that were listed in the previous models.

1. Blogging
- outsource niche selection
- keyword research
- news research
- tech needs
- writing content
- social media
- back links
- comment moderation

2. Affiliate Marketing
- Product research
- landing page design
- copywriting
- tech
- email autoresponder series

3. Information Products
- market research
- product creation
- product graphics
- sales letter design
- sales copy
- tech
- product fulfillment
- customer support
- affiliate program
- pay per click management

4. E-Commerce Store
- market research
- keyword research
- product sourcing
- product descriptions
- store design
- tech
- inventory management
- customer support
- affiliate program

5. Software
- software specifications
- user interface design
- programming
- technical support

6. Professional Services
- customer management
- service delivery
- administration
- customer service

I suggest you watch the third video if you want a more detailed breakdown of how to outsource each task, as per John’s instructions.

You can watch the video here –

Outsource Force Third Video by John Reese

And FYI – John is supposed to open doors to his Outsource Force program on Tuesday the 11th of May 2010 US time. I’ll have a bonus for you if you order via my affiliate link. Details about the bonus are only going to my email list, so make sure you are subscribed if you want to know about it.