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Are You Heading For Burn Out?

Nacie Carson — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:00:39 +0000

I always pride myself on my ability to put the nose to the grindstone and go above and beyond, whether that effort was directed toward my blog, my work with clients, or my book.

Over the last year, 60, 70, and even 80-hour weeks aren’t unusual for me – and recently I’ve noticed it’s starting to show… and not in… Read the rest of this entry »

The Day My Life Changed

Yaro Starak — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:14:10 +0000

Almost a month ago I woke up to a phone call at 7am. It was my mother’s partner’s son calling me to tell me that my mum had a stroke and was in hospital.

She had been watching TV, heard a buzzing noise, had a seizure and started speaking gibberish. Her partner called an ambulance and although she recovered somewhat… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Outsource Better Than I Did

Leslie Samuel — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:33:57 +0000

Outsourcing! Such a beautiful word. It’s the magical word that can almost eliminate you from your business and make life so much easier that you’ll be sleeping on a bed of roses with money falling from the sky.

When I thought about outsourcing, I thought about uncle Scrooge from the cartoon “Ducktales” from back in the day, doing his daily… Read the rest of this entry »

Is Outsourcing Exploitation?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:12:49 +0000

I wasn’t going to write this article.

I was comfortable with my stance on outsourcing, comfortable enough to recommend it and promote products, and profit from the affiliate commissions, from people who use the catch-call of $2-per-hour labor and the phrase – “they do the work, you get the money“.

I’ve begun the process of outsourcing to the Philippines.… Read the rest of this entry »

The Big Six Online Business Models

Yaro Starak — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:24:54 +0000

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… Read the rest of this entry »

If I Had To Do It All Over Again This Is What I Would Do Differently

Yaro Starak — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:27:54 +0000

I read through the comments that were left to my previous post regarding the changes I’m making to how I outsource. You can read the post and the comment stream that follows it here -

Why I Am Changing How I Outsource

I noticed that there is one consistent roadblock that people refer to as the reason why they don’t… Read the rest of this entry »

Why I Am Changing How I Outsource

Yaro Starak — Sun, 02 May 2010 09:18:35 +0000

Those who share my belief in following signs in life won’t be surprised when I say that sometimes the sign-posts, the omens, even as they relate to my business, are slow to come to my awareness, while at other times there’s too many obvious indications that I just have to pay attention and take swift action. Often things build up… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Smash Through The First Roadblock To Online Success

Yaro Starak — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:58:35 +0000

One of the most common questions I’m asked during interviews is what major mistakes I made on the path to the success I enjoy online today, which if I had a chance, I would do over differently.

Usually the first or second response I offer to this question is that I would outsource much earlier than I did.

Although you… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Tips On How To Outsource Your Blogging

Yaro Starak — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:24:57 +0000

Tyrone Shum has participated in both my Blog Mastermind and Membership Site Mastermind programs. He’s special because not only did he study the materials (which is rare enough!), he went on and has built himself a successful blog and last year launched a membership site too, so he’s a real action taker.

Part of the reason he’s one… Read the rest of this entry »

How John Jonas Outsources To Full Time Staff For As Little As $200 Month

Yaro Starak — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:04:59 +0000

Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the text link and choose save as or save link.

Download the MP3 [ 73 Minutes - 113 MB ]

John Jonas and I spent several months trying to connect to get this interview done, but it was worth the wait.

I was referred to him via Adam Short… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Work Less and Earn More By Leveraging The Synergy Between People And Technology

Yaro Starak — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:19:27 +0000

Several years ago when I was managing BetterEdit, my proofreading company that I sold in 2007, I was knee deep learning from Rich Schefren, taking his Business Growth System course.

Rich launched that program on the back of his most successful report to date, the Internet Business Manifesto, which featured the now famous flow chart of what… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Establish Cash Flow When Starting A New Business

Yaro Starak — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:15:18 +0000

If you have not done so already, please read the first part of this two part article series on business outsourcing here – When Is The Right Time To Begin Outsourcing?.

In the previous article I discussed the importance of understanding your strategy for outsourcing and how it is important that you comprehend the sequence of tasks to complete,… Read the rest of this entry »

When Is The Right Time To Begin Outsourcing?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:24:44 +0000

There was an interesting discussion in the Blog Mastermind forums that began with a question about when you should start outsourcing.

The impression this particular student had was that outsourcing is the key for success, and it is something that I emphasize over and over again inside Blog Mastermind. The problem in this case was the lack of… Read the rest of this entry »

Hiring In The New Economy Requires A Proactive Recruitment Process

Yaro Starak — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:09:09 +0000

How To Create Recruitment Systems To Hire People Before You Need Them

I was recently asked how I hired quality editors when running my previous business BetterEdit. As I responded to the question I realized the information provided might well serve others, so I’m going to explain my system for staying on top of the recruitment process here in… Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto Meet-Up Recap – What Was The Most Common Question Asked?

Yaro Starak — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:47:28 +0000

Last night was the Toronto bloggers and blog readers meet-up organized between myself and John Chow.

I forced John, his readers and my readers to go to the Live Organic Food Bar in Toronto, which I realize is not everyone’s cup of tea (no meat). I was secretly curious to see what John would post on his blog… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Find A Good Customer Support Person (Or Any Outsourced Staff)

Yaro Starak — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:57:55 +0000

In this final piece of a four part article series on customer service we look at one of the key components of a successful Internet business – a good customer support person.

If you have been following along this journey you will remember how Starbucks taught us the importance of good customer service as a powerful tool for reputation… Read the rest of this entry »