For best results, approach outsourcing with a plan. Then adjust your plan as your experience grows and you establish relationships with freelancers and outsourcing companies.
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Disadvantages of outsourcing
Outsourcing is not all a bed of roses and has it’s pitfalls. The key disadvantages of outsourcing are: Security concerns: If you are handling your customers personal information, you have to be very careful about maintaining the confidentiality of such data. You must make sure that your outsourced partner understands and upholds this confidentiality.Confidential information […]
Growth of offshore outsourcing and small business
Offshore outsourcing refers to moving jobs from high wage countries to lower wage countries. Some companies outsource entire departments while others follow a more scaled down version. They have a team lead in their home office and his team is offshore, at times spread across several countries. They meet via web conferencing and they follow […]
What is outsourcing
Outsourcing as we know it is obtaining goods and services from outside sources instead of internal sources. In this article, we will talk about outsourcing white collar or office jobs. The industrial / manufacturing jobs have been outsourced since the 1960s to lower wage countries. Outsourcing white collar jobs is a more recent phenomenon. In […]
Why and How to outsource contract work to freelancers
Have you ever hired freelancers? I have and continue to. Hiring freelancers help small businesses stretch their dollar and get work done which they otherwise could not afford to get done. Outsourcing work to freelancers helps you get more work done at a lower cost. Read on …
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