How to Assemble a Great Team for a Home Business
It
is true that when you are working from home, you do not need to interact with
people much, but then you cannot do without them either. After all, your
clients are going to be human, even if you do not need to meet them personally.
And, in any case, you will need people to work with you. Even if you plan on
doing everything yourself at the outset, you will find that as your business
begins to grow, you cannot helm a solo ship. You will need people to help you
out with various aspects of your business.
When
you are working online, the best benefit is that you can choose from la crème
de la crème of professionals, and that too from all over the world. You are not
restricted. If you know where to look, you can get the best people to work for
you. All these people will work with you on a freelance basis. You will not
need to sign any contracts with them. Just give them the work as it comes, and
pay them when the task is accomplished. Most online professionals are quite
happy to be working this way.
The
place where you can find people is through online jobsites. Browse a bit. You
will find that there are several such jobsites and they have people with
different kinds of expertise. You get their details from the websites, and then
you can contact them directly or via the website. You can ask them specific
questions and find out whether they fit the bill or not.
There
are also various freelancing jobsites that you can work through. Some of the
popular freelancing websites are Freelancer.com, Scriptlance.com, Elance.com,
Guru.com, and others. Find people having various kinds of interests and
expertise here, and communicate with them directly. Here people will work
through a bidding process. You post the details of the work you want, and then
people will bid on that. They will also submit their resumes if you ask for
them, and they will give you work samples. Then, you can choose from among
these people. Since jobs are neatly categorized on these websites, it becomes easier
for these professionals to find jobs they want to do, and it becomes easier for
you to find someone you want to work with.
You
are certainly not going to find everyone you want in one place. Keep trying out
people with smaller assignments at first and then give them bigger
responsibilities. When one person has settled into your business, you can look
for additional people and keep growing your business.
That
is how online home business experts grow their teams. It takes time. It could
take a year for you to get a great team assembled, or even more. But, once you
have a proper team working with you, it becomes quite easy to manage your work.
Since they know your way of working and have a certain comfort level with you,
they do not mind working with you. Your team is all set to take your business
the way you want it to go.
0 comments