Is Your Time Worth Your Money?
As a person who has been trying to do it all herself for the last 10 months, I got to the point last week where I finally took a serious look at my goals and my progress and had to make a decision. Did I want to sink or swim when it came to making money online?
Without hesitation I knew my answer was neither sink nor swim but rather . . .
SOAR – above and beyond my wildest dreams!
With that being so, I came to some conclusions that would require a definite change in my game plan for success online. It is beyond the realm of my immediate skills and knowledge to successfully pull off and profit from my intended projects. And while I’ve known this for quite some time, I was confused as to the two, very different, schools of thought among marketers.
Any successful marketer will tell you that they don’t do the bulk of the work themselves but rather outsource and use virtual assistants (VAs). So outsourcing is an agreed upon strategy among marketers. Their point of views differ on, whether you gain the experience first by doing it yourself before actually outsourcing the task so you’ll know if it’s done right or outsource what you lack in knowledge and/or experience and just let someone else do it.
I followed the path of, “do it yourself first” so you’ll know if it’s done right and so you’ll be better able to train your team. While I gave it my best shot, it just wasn’t working for me. I started becoming frustrated and with that, thoughts of self doubt began sneaking into my mind. I had to put a stop to the negative chatter going on in my head so flipped the coin and went the route of just let someone else do it.
I officially hired the first two people of my new “team” and I’m really excited about what lies ahead. I have no doubts that this is probably one of the best strategic moves I’ve made yet and promise to keep you updated with the progress of my team members and projects.
Filed under: Marketing Strategies
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