Outsourcing can really work to your advantage when it comes to freeing up your valuable resources (i.e. mental space, basic routines and getting stuff done). Running a business takes a lot of guts, oomph, time, energy, sweat and tears – but you already know this! So why not hand the reigns of your most tedious tasks to an expert? Here’s a list of jobs you can outsource to really reduce your workload.
Travel Planning
Don’t have time to research flights, accommodation or places to go during your next business trip? Outsource the researching, planning and booking stages. This can really reduce how full your plate is, and it kind of makes your next business trip a little bit mysterious (and every one loves mystery).
Social Media Management
Once you’ve taken or sourced your images, checked their quality, searched the internet for the highest quality version, found a higher quality image, thought up a caption and made a credit to the original owner if the pic isn’t yours, you’re talking about a decent amount of time. Not to mention posting at peak times for your target audience, creating a brand and ensuring your pages have ~flow, trending hashtag research and profile updates. Then, remember you should be interacting with your following as well. That’s why outsourcing your social media is seriously the most clever thing you could start doing today -not to mention an absolute time saver.
Data Entry
No one likes analysing sale performance and expenses – except for the person you’re outsourcing to!
Tracking Performance
When was the last time you tracked your social media engagement for a whole month? Social media or website analytics can be fab indicators as to whether you’re posting things which are interesting your target and give insight into what’s not working so well.
Marketing Strategy Formulation
Formulation, updating and moving with the changes of algorithms when it comes to your marketing strategies can feel never ending! By outsourcing this area of your business to a professional, you’ll have new and exciting ideas being delivered to you on the reg.
Diarising
Ever dreamed of having your To Do list sent to you each morning? Hallelujah, it’s a reality! Simply gather your info (or give your outsourcee log in deets if you want to make it reeeeally easy) and have information sent straight to you each morning. Oh we love this modern world.
Email Hocus Pocus
Do you send emails without time to edit for spelling and grammar or ensure that each reply touches on all areas of correspondence? Automatically forward emails to an expert and never shoot an email with an uncapitalised i again!
Event Organisation
Want to host an event but hate the idea of researching prices, locations, reputations and vendors? A simple conversation with a PR rep can solve all of these problems. Let them do the hard work while you reap the benefits of a perfectly
Did you find any of these outsourcing tips useful? Do you outsource any other jobs? Want to know the best part? Readcity is skilled and qualified to complete your outsourced tasks too! Contact us to find out how we can help manage your workload.
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