Myth #1: Building a Team is Too expensive
Great quality can be found for a good price depending on what you outsource. If you know the right place to hire, you can attract highly talented and professional team members anywhere between $1 and $20 an hour, depending on what kind of skillset you’re looking for. I’ve had an important money-making project on my desk for months, until I decided to hire someone to do it. It cost me $6 to have it done and it was completed within 24 hours!
It’s just a matter of knowing where to look and how to hire, all of which I’ll be sharing with you on this web site. So maybe the question is “can you afford NOT to hire?” Outsourcing is affordable to all, regardless of budget, and the quality was as good if not better than I could have done.
Myth #2: I’m Going To Have To Waste Time Training
Believing this can really hold you back. You might even find yourself trying to learn a program more so that you can teach others when necessary. They are probably already familiar with programs more than you are. They just need basic information to start. You don’t need to know everything. You only need to know the people who know.
Myth #3: I only need one person.
Many people make the mistake of hiring just one person thinking he or she can do it all. Not only does it create a logistic problem when your single assistant goes on vacation or gets sick, you simply cannot get high quality work in every area of your business from one person. Hiring a team is more efficient and requires less training. Each person does what they are good at. Think “Good to Great” the book by Jim Collins: get the right people on the bus in the right seats. Hire based on the skills they have. Plus, in the virtual world a specialist is less expensive than a generalist, it’s true!
Myth #4: Too hard to communicate
It’s important to know your preferred communication style – for example, I prefer a phone call to email. Communication can sometimes improve because getting virtual help forces the business owner to get clear on what they want and write it out. By eliminating the need for water cooler talk, you’ll find that communication is efficient and clear.
Myth #5: Can’t trust anyone online
This may very well be one of the biggest reason people don’t hire a virtual support team. The good news is that there are ways to find good trustworthy people without having to meet them! I’ve worked with dozens of people in my business and met only one of them in real life. Remember, people hire based on references all the time.You can make an informed hiring decision online by using various tools and criteria offered by outsourcing web sites.
Myth #6: If I want it done right, I’ll do it myself.
No matter how talented or skilled you are, or how hard you’re willing to work to make your business a success, you don’t have all the natural abilities needed to do it all. At some point, you need to delegate tasks in order to grow. Your virtual team will do a better job and be more efficient. My boss once told me, “I always hire people who are smarter than me, because it makes me look good.” This applies to your business even more – talented and skilled people will allow you to focus on what you do best!
Myth #7: I’m cheating them by paying so little
When you hire people from other countries, you may find yourself feeling uncomfortable or guilty about how much little they charge. I experienced this feeling after making my first few hires. But here’s something important to understand: don’t consider it your responsibility to determine a fair wage for them. Only they can determine that. Whatever their reason for the wage, learn to focus on your own growth, paying them what they are owed (maintaining your integrity) while growing your business enough to give them more work. When they’re exceptional, refer them to others and pay a bonus when it seems appropriate.
