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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. When you start talking to a potential outsourcing hire, make sure the person understands your business, your needs and possesses the necessary skills. I use it with my interns for my blog. We have shared folders, which we all have access to.

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Businesses Hiring More Freelancers

Small Business Labs

75% said they use freelancers because they need different skill sets at different times. No doubt not by coincidence, the company that sponsored this research - Elance  - recently announced a tool to help mid-sized companies do just that.  And shortly after Elance, oDesk announced their version, called Private Workplace.

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Why You Shouldn’t Hire Your Virtual Assistant on Guru.com

Tips From T. Marie

Places like Craigslist , Guru.com and Elance. Sites like Guru and Elance are bidding wars, plain and simple. That’s because most highly skilled virtual assistants abandoned those sites long ago. The second item that grabbed my attention were the sites that were given as places to find a virtual assistant.

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How to Set Your Copywriting Fees and Earn What You’re Worth

Men With Pens

One was a conversation with James, who commented on one of my blogs that many copywriters aren’t good with numbers. Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Seek clients who want your expertise, experience, and skill.

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Your online Business Development System: The Blog Transmitter

BioTeams

In this article I describe how to build your blog transmitter using just free software. The main component of The Transmitter is a blog and here is what I will cover in this article: Setting up your blog. Writing great articles for your blog. Monitoring your blog traffic. Linking to Social Media. The role of Email.