Over the years, I've hired countless people from around the world to do just about anything you can think of for my business. I've outsourced web design work, list building, market research, graphic design, writing, SEO, sales calls, video work, and social media management. You name it, I've probably outsourced it as some point.
One thing I've learned through all of this is that there is not a one-size-fits-all strategy for finding quality outsourced workers. In fact, I've used more than a dozen different outsourcing websites over the last few years. Some have been great, others have been complete crap.
For the sake of this article, I'm going to focus on the good ones. I'm going to tell you about the top 3 websites that I regularly use (plus a bonus website) to find high quality outsourced workers. Each of these websites is different and they all serve a unique purpose.
Below, I'll tell you what each one of these websites does best and how you can find top talent for as little as $2-$3 per hour. I've also included a few short videos with some Pro Tips to get you started.
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Fiverr.com
is the best place to go for quick, one-time tasks. I've hired people on Fiverr for logo design, ebook design, market research, SEO, video work, and much more.
This is typically the first place I'll look if I need:
When I first started outsourcing, there were two big outsourcing websites, Elance and Odesk. Odesk was my outsourcing site of choice. Then, a few years back, those two companies merged and became Upwork.com. Upwork took the best of both companies and became an outsourcing powerhouse.
If you're looking to make things as easy as possible on yourself, this is a great place to start. With Upwork, you can find and hire your ideal job candidates, you can pay your worker directly through the website (no need to set up PayPal or anything), and you can even monitor your worker's computer screen to make sure they are focused on your tasks.
In my early days, I used Upwork to hire all of my outsourced workers, however, these days, I use Upwork primarily for more complicated, one-time tasks.
This is typically the first place I'll look if I need:
If you need to hire somebody to do a task or a job on an ongoing basis, this is the place to look. I use Onlinejobs.ph
to hire all of my part-time and full-time workers and it has never failed me. You can find extremely talented people that will gladly work for $2 - $5 per hour.
There are a couple of reasons why I love Onlinejobs.ph
I do my best to only promote websites, tools, resources, and strategies that I've personally used, but I decided to make an exception here because I believe TaskRabbit
will be a great resource for some of my readers.
Here's the scoop -- TaskRabbit is a website that matches you with vetted people in your geographical that you can hire to take care of your personal chores and errands. You can hire people to go grocery shopping for you, clean your house, mount a TV, assemble IKEA furniture, pick up dry cleaning, and much more.
This can be a life saver for an entrepreneur as it will free up time for you to focus on your business or your mental health.
Take a look at their website and see if there is anything in your personal life that you'd like to outsource.
When it comes to outsourcing, you just have to get started. Post a task on one of these great outsourcing websites and just hire somebody. You'll probably make mistakes along the way, but it'll get easier and easier as you go.
Before long, you'll get the hang of it and you'll wonder why you didn't start earlier.
Outsourcing truly is one of the best ways to grow a business on a budget.
To help you get started and find quick success with outsourcing, we've put together a free cheat sheet called, "7 Proven Steps to Hiring, Training & Succeeding With A Virtual Staff". In this cheat sheet, we walk you through the exact same process that we use to find, interview, hire, train, and manage all of our outsourced workers. To get the guide and become an outsourcing master, sign up for our Free Resources area. There you will get access to the Outsourcing Cheat Sheet plus all of our free resources for entrepreneurs that want to grow their business on a budget.
Do you have a favorite outsourcing website that we didn't cover? Leave a comment below and tell us about it!
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