{"id":5856,"date":"2010-07-26T14:58:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T19:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37d57f8fa2.nxcli.io\/blog\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2010-07-27T07:30:20","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T12:30:20","slug":"outsourced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/small-business-outsourcing\/outsourced\/","title":{"rendered":"Why NBC’s Outsourced Is Wrong…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you seen the preview for the new NBC comedy show called \u201cOutsourced?\u201d<\/p>\n

The opening shot is of the marketing manager showing up for his first day at work only to find that the rest of his team was laid off the previous day. He\u2019s now in charge of a team located in India. And I\u2019m sure you\u2019re all to familiar with the members of his team, people who speak broken English and are likely to break his marketing efforts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s coming this fall, it\u2019s funny and I can\u2019t wait to watch it.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t seen it, watch the trailer here<\/p>\n

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So what\u2019s wrong with \u201cOutsourced?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s about OFFSHORING not OUTSOURCING.<\/p>\n

Wait a minute!\u00a0 What\u2019s the difference?<\/p>\n

Outsourcing involves contracting out a business or other to function as an external provider, something you are probably already doing. For example, your accountant, your lawyer, your printer; or at home your dry cleaner, even your garbage service, they\u2019re all outsourced tasks.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019ve probably already figured out outsourcing makes sense but what most small business owners and entrepreneurs haven\u2019t figured out is how to leverage the virtual workforce, to make more and work less without it going as wrong as it does on the NBC show \u201cOutsourced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which is why next week, I\u2019ll be revealing along with a team of 10 experts the truth about how to ramp up your revenue with outsourcing.<\/p>\n

Still wondering about offshoring, hiring someone from India, Bangladesh, or the Philippines for a fraction of what you\u2019d pay someone in your own country?<\/p>\n

Sounds like a great way to save money except that it doesn\u2019t always work out that way. Offshoring results in an over 50% failure, at least for IT projects and in my experience an even higher failure rate for copywriting, web design and more culturally sensitive tasks.<\/p>\n

Want to get the truth about outsourcing for small business?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The registration page for the Outsourcing and Delegation TeleSummit goes live this Thursday the 29th<\/sup> \u2013 so check your email and sign up right away for one of the 196 spots on the calls.<\/p>\n

Did I mention it\u2019s free to register?<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Charlie<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. <\/strong>Most small business owners can easily save a minimum of 10 hours per week and increase profits by 30% by outsourcing. You\u2019ll find out how when you register for the Outsourcing and Delegation TeleSummit on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Have a question or comment about outsourcing or offshoring? Leave a comment and let me know.<\/p>\n

P.P.S<\/strong>. If you’re a big fan of offshoring of small business functions – prove me wrong. Other than Tim Feriss I can’t find any small business owners recommending offshoring and the people who’ve tried the services Tim recommends pan them.<\/p>\n

I’ve spent endless hours chasing the elusive and low cost offshoring solution and have yet to make it work. So let me and every other small business owner I know in on the secret. Share with me some great examples of how entrepreneurs and small business owners are using offshoring to handle basic business functions to grow their businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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