Outsourcing is the utilization of resources to accomplish projects/tasks outside of your company's resources. This is often associated with Software Development work that is done in offshore consulting companies located in areas such as India, China and Russia.
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How do you find good professional help? (Lawyers, Accountants, Graphic Designers, etc)
Business accounting and legal work are mundane-but-required tasks for any startup. However, until the company is large enough to hire on dedicated staff for that work, how do you find qualified ...
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How do you use Mechanical Turk?
I'm a big fan of mechanical turk and often leverage it with smartsheet. I've used mturk for basic writing, gathering content from multiple sources, and some minimal research. However, I don't think ...
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Tips for running a virtual office
Having a virtual company empowers you to hire talent anywhere in the world and manage a team of employees using the wonders of modern technology. I have personally worked this way since January and ...
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How does one find an illustrator?
On one hand we have designers readily available, people we can hire to create something with direction or concepts already available.
On the other hand, we have sites like 99 Designs and Crowdspring ...
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Making The 4-Hour Workweek a Reality
After having read The 4-Hour Workweek, I'm left with the thought of how to make this concept a "practical reality".
What (specifically) have you done to successfully lessen your involvement in the ...
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Your experiences outsourcing product fulfillment?
I am looking for feedback from people who outsource their product fulfillment on the pros and cons of their service providers! I think the information will be helpful to the community. What should ...
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Is hiring a virtual assistant (VA) a good idea?
I read in "The 4-Hour Workweek" book about a VA firm called Brickwork India.
I am looking for someone that will help me create some content for my website, like newsletters, etc. Is this a good ...
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What is a good IMAP email program for biz?
I'm looking for business-class IMAP email programs to replace the traditional Outlook/POP configuration. Key features needed: the ability to access your email from any device without sacrificing ...
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Software start-ups: do you outsource your network admin?
For business, I tend to outsource a lot of things that I am more than capable of doing. Take, for example, office cleaning. Okay, I'm a slob, so in reality, it would never get done... but you get my ...
