What does it take to grow an affordable online team?
Have you thought through how to make that successful? (Or botch it up?!?)
All right! Today we are jumping in a really hot topic for businesses that are interested in growing and scaling… that’s pretty much all of us I think!
First, I want to take a quick moment to thank you for being with me on the journey of sharing my passions for organization and systems! You’re my motivation!
Are you ready to grow your team?
Growing your business takes a great foundation and great team members. I’m going to be honest with you that you won’t be able to do it ALL on your own forever and that’s why you are here, right?!
SO today I’m going to talk about when, how, and where to find affordable team members for your business.
We’ll also talk about how you can dip your toe into using affordable team members without committing to a long term contactor.
Let’s Dive in!
When is a good time to bring on a new contractor?
As a savvy business owner I’ve always been very aware of the balance between bringing on someone to help with a project and doing it myself.
I have a couple of criteria I use to know if it is a good time to bring on someone new to the team. I ask these questions.
If the answers are no to these two questions, then it’s time to look for a new team member.
After working online for over 6 years as a team member in other organizations AND managing my own team, I know there can also be a wrong way to bring on team members.
How do you know when the WRONG time is to bring on a team member? Here are a couple questions to ask yourself:
How do you know when the RIGHT time is to bring on a team member? Here are a couple questions to ask yourself:
If the answers are yes to these questions, then it’s time to look for a new team member! YAY for growing!
Please be sure to check out episode 2 for my training on creating your Trello board to manage this new team member and tasks. Go to firstcuptoclose.com/2 a free Trello board template and training to jumpstart your team organization. You’ll love it.
Easy Systems Tip: Create SOPs
Standard Operating Procedures will help your entire team work within your branding, be more efficient, and be given the resources they need to be successful.
How to:
Once you have the details for how to complete a task and you’re ready to hire someone on, it’s time to find the contractor!
The details I’m going to go over on where to find an affordable team member works well if you have an online task. IF you need a local person to physically work with you in your business, there are many way to post jobs on local job boards or ask in local networking groups.
I want to share how to grow an affordable online team (but remember that even in local business, you probably have several tasks that can be outsourced!)
I hope that helps you grow and scale your business with affordable team members. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to ask!
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