Last week the web was buzzing with news about “Bob” who was caught outsourcing his job to China and paying someone less than a fifth of his salary to get the job done. The interesting insight is that “Bob” had always received amazing performance reviews for his work over the past several years and did not lose his job because of his or his contractor’s quality of work. You don’t need to think that outsourcing is just for US employees who want to watch cat videos like Bob or large financial firms.
Outsourcing Is Not Just For Global Companies
Posted by thelostagency under Products and ServicesFrom http://marketing.com.au 4083 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on January 28, 2013 3:09 am
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4083 days ago
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4083 days ago
Thanks for sharing your post with the BizSugar community. It should also be noted that many businesses outsource and always have...and that outsourcing does not always involve off-shoring (or hiring workers from overseas.) If you are a small business, you have probably always used an outside accountant and outside lawyer instead of hiring people in-house to do these tasks. Plus, if you've ever hired a marketing agency or an independent public relations representative, isn't this outsourcing? Hiring others to do the work outside your expertise so that you can focus on your core competency will only make your business better. It always has.
4082 days ago
I have used these platforms to find and hire freelancer workers in Australia in the past, so there is that stereotype that it's all about getting it done cheaper overseas.
It was more about highlighting some platforms that people can use that don't require massive capital and yes I have friends who outsource their data entry of receipts before giving it to their accountants using these platforms.
There is another post or two just focusing on the high/low value items being outsourced or not outsourced.
Certainly think the idea has room to grow and is becoming more accepted as it becomes easier to do.