I couldn’t agree with you more! Getting support is the smartest thing any entrepreneur can do. We offer VA services and often first time entrepreneurs are hesitant. But once they see the results of that support they say the same thing: Wish we had done it earlier!

Just want to say that this is a very informative post that can help me in my first step towards my newly create online business (www.imallow.com). Right now I’m on the verge of exploring and reading articles that can help me market, generate enormous traffic, and make money on my website.

I think this is one those information that I’m looking. Thank you for sharing!

Best Regards,
Wendell

Thanks,
Coop

Sherri

I’ve been outsourcing for the last year or so but it’s only this last December 2007 that I’ve been seriously and steadily hired out for work that I need done. I’ve already seen a much greater result in income from doing this.

Thanks for sharing!

Vera Raposo

I like your idea for outsourcing though, but outsourcing is a bad word here in the States! I haven’t found a good tech person yet, but I do have some leads. I need one. A few days ago, IE was hanging up on my site with a stack overflow at line 1590 error and you had to restart your computer to get it to go away. It took me all day and even my hosting provider couldn’t solve the problem. I discovered that having two links to the same book on Amazon caused it but it took me several hours to figure that out, hours I could have been using to do something more productive.

Good work mate!

great article. Even your post sounds theory for some reader, but if you think your business/project has potential to grow, why should you stop and not try it out with outsourcing. And like you said, it’s not necessary to hire someone full time right away. You can see the benefits of outsourcing, if you do it for several hours each week or month. There is no long term commitment.

But the key of success and growing with outsourcing work is, hiring the RIGHT people. Wrong people can even harm your business.

Another advice is not to look for some one like you. Instead look for someone who can add talent and additional knowledge to your business. Like you mentioned, hire a tech guy, if you not a real coder.

Thanks for sharing another great lesson

Alex

I am at the point in my business now that I’m learning that I cannot do it all myself. I find it hard to give away my duties as my business is my “baby”, but I’m getting better.

You’re posts become more and more interesting, you are learning and it is great to learn by reading from you.

I agree with your points much, but there can be two problems:

1. Lack money in the beginning causes that you cannot outsource
2. Finding partners is not that easy

Both problems hit me. First I have no additional money and therefore my business grows slowly. Hopefully we have great business incubators here in Finland and it looks like they will take me in with my business idea. That would help much. When you’re income is little and you have no money, you need to take a loan and I am not ready to do that when my income is just too small (hundreds a month).

The second problem is that I have asked my friends and keep on asking to join me, but most of them are suspicious and cannot believe it works. I have already proven that it works and the market seems potential, but they just don’t want to take risks. I am ready to take risks (except big loans) and therefore I am building my own business on top of my day job. I mean I work with my own idea every single night. Most of my friends are not willing to do the same and I really understand why.

So, the conclution? Try to build your business and get it growing so that you can outsource parts of your work with the money you are making. Consider taking a small loan to speed up your growth or look for investors. Network and find partners as soon as possible. Get yourself into a business incubator program in order to speed up. Set high goals and work hard, and so on..

Well, there are more to say, but I think this is all that came to my mind while reading you’re good article.

Great post !!

Yaro you are doing an amazing job with this blog. Best of luck in 08.

I am not involved in Strategig Profits, but I am a Get Altitude Student, and I am very happy with what I’ve learned.

this is true, one of the most important thing you can do for your biz is outsourcing.

I’ve been following your blog for quite a while now, and your grow was a reward. You’ve done a really great job.

Franck.

Cheers

I knew that writing was my strong point, and that in the end it is more important to get my blog up and running a month earlier than I would have without the help.

This is definitely a point that many beginning bloggers can learn from.

Keep up the great topics Yaro!

@Will – I recommended hiring casual contractors for a few hours a day or even a month as a start. The habit is hard to form if you are used to doing it yourself, so even just outsourcing one task is a good start (that should really be out-tasking, but no one uses that phrase).