The Importance Of Outsourcing & Time Management
Earlier this month I wrote a blog titled “How Much Is Your Time Worth?” I gave some examples how working on projects that were worth lower than my time could end up hurting my productivity. This week, I’ve experienced first hand, the real importance in outsourcing and time management.
Sunday I decided was the day I was going to get one of our upcoming projects at least 85% complete. The project had been worked on by a team we hired a few months ago. With all of their steps complete, I decided to dive in and put the finishing touches on myself. Big mistake. Before long, I found myself spending over an hour getting a javascript to function properly. Then it was three hours writing an if/else statement in php to direct scripts in the proper sequence.
After talking to John, we both came to the conclusion, that this was silly not to outsource. Time I was spending working on javascript, php, etc could have been time spent developing new campaigns, working on other projects, etc. I was not properly evaluating how much my time was worth and therefore I was severely limiting my earning ability.
Especially when you’re running your own business it is very important to keep track of each hour you’re on the computer and how productive that hour is. Are you doing something worth your time?
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8 Responses to “The Importance Of Outsourcing & Time Management”
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I completely agree. Even if you have a broad skill set, you need to leverage your time to get the most done possible. It took me a long time to learn how to let go and outsource, but once I did, it seemed like my day just got easier.
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hej guys,
Yes – outsourcing is key.
Being a developer myself – what would you say are the most important tasks on your own?
Niche/kw research, creating ads, drafts?
great blog – keep up the quality!!
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Hey Ryan,
Nice post. Maybe you can include on where to find good reliable people to outsource to and how you manage multiple contractors (i.e software or excel) and contracts?
Jimmy
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John says:
Hi Jimmy,
We usually use word-of-mouth through contacts we have developed but we have also contracted to coders on oDesk.com. They are usually pretty reliable but we much prefer English speakers so you don’t have to deal with timezone and language problems. Their system has a lot of tools to help monitor and keep track of their information. For more specific outsource jobs, you can find many people through forums such as WickedFire and Warrior Forum.
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I liked your post about how much your time worth, and this is article is a great add-on on to “Time Management” series.
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I installed RescueTime on my machine for just such a purpose. It tracks how much time I am in every program, what sites and visit, and for how long, and then rates how productive I am.
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John says:
Wow, this is a really powerful program, thanks for sharing!
I completely agree. Even if you have a broad skill set, you need to leverage your time to get the most done possible. It took me a long time to learn how to let go and outsource, but once I did, it seemed like my day just got easier.
hej guys,
Yes – outsourcing is key.
Being a developer myself – what would you say are the most important tasks on your own?
Niche/kw research, creating ads, drafts?
great blog – keep up the quality!!
Hey Ryan,
Nice post. Maybe you can include on where to find good reliable people to outsource to and how you manage multiple contractors (i.e software or excel) and contracts?
Jimmy
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Hi Jimmy,
We usually use word-of-mouth through contacts we have developed but we have also contracted to coders on oDesk.com. They are usually pretty reliable but we much prefer English speakers so you don’t have to deal with timezone and language problems. Their system has a lot of tools to help monitor and keep track of their information. For more specific outsource jobs, you can find many people through forums such as WickedFire and Warrior Forum.
I liked your post about how much your time worth, and this is article is a great add-on on to “Time Management” series.
I installed RescueTime on my machine for just such a purpose. It tracks how much time I am in every program, what sites and visit, and for how long, and then rates how productive I am.
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Wow, this is a really powerful program, thanks for sharing!
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