| How Much You Should Be Spending On | | | | Now, what's a reasonable amount for me to |
| Outsourcing? | | | | spend if someone else is doing it for me? |
| After writing my first outsourcing article, I have | | | | Simple--it has to be lesser than 1/3 of my own |
| come to realize that there are just simply too | | | | cost doing the same thing. In the above email |
| many people looking for information on | | | | example, I would only outsource if I could find |
| outsourcing. Look on the top right on A Dawn | | | | someone willing to look after my email for less |
| Journal, for instance. You see, the number one all | | | | than $7 a day. This is just how I do things and |
| time popular article on ADJ is on outsourcing--and | | | | you don't have to follow my formula |
| looks like it will stay there for awhile. To answer | | | | step-by-step. Come up with your own figures |
| the many other outsourcing questions you may | | | | that make sense for you. One thing you need to |
| have, I have decided to write more posts on this | | | | keep in mind: there are some projects on which |
| subject. Today, I will give you my opinion on how | | | | you will not be able to put monetary value by |
| much you should be spending on outsourcing. | | | | comparing it with your own hourly rate. These |
| If you are willing to spend any amount on | | | | projects are those which need to be done |
| outsourcing, you could go ahead and do it but it | | | | regardless of costs, such as redesigning your |
| would not be a good personal finance decision. | | | | website, producing a professional-looking eBook |
| When I outsource something, monetary value is | | | | from your word document, etc. For these types |
| very important to me and I would not outsource | | | | of projects, I recommend that you post your |
| anything unless I am totally satisfied with the | | | | projects on more than one outsourcing site and |
| money I am spending. But how do I know I can | | | | pick the one with lowest cost. Read my previous |
| afford to outsource? I use a very simple formula. | | | | outsource article to obtain a list of outsourcing |
| First, I look at the whole project in terms of how | | | | websites. |
| much time I would spend to do the same thing. | | | | I hope today's article will help you figure out if |
| Let's say I would like to outsource the chore of | | | | outsourcing is for you and what you can afford |
| replying to all my emails. I spend 2 hours daily | | | | to spend on it. I'll be writing more on this topic in |
| replying to my email. If, for example, my salary is | | | | the future, so keep checking back. Don't forget to |
| $10 per hour, I would therefore be spending $20 | | | | bookmark this page for later use. |
| of my time daily replying to email. | | | | |