How Entrepreneurs + Outsourcing = Massive Growth!

Until now, you’ve been doing it all on your own. You started your business by yourself, and you intended to run it by yourself. After all, who knows your business better than you do? Why would you risk entrusting important tasks to outsiders? Well, so you can scale your business for one thing! The truth is, outsourcing is something every entrepreneur needs to start doing at some point if they want their business to reach new heights.

Entrepreneurs and Outsourcing Means Massive Growth

Specifically, let’s get into how finally making the decision to start outsourcing in your business can actually be the key to massive growth. As counterintuitive as it may seem to pay others to do things you could do yourself for “free,” this ultimately holds you back and comes at its own cost.

Think about it: your time is valuable. So, while you may not be paying yourself a fee for particular tasks, you’re still spending your valuable time on them. Time that could be spent on more productive tasks that will grow your business, rather than maintaining the status quo. 

Is spending eight hours on payroll really the most productive use of your time? What if you could outsource your bookkeeping to professionals who get it done in two? Then, you can take back those eight hours for yourself. You can put them toward building your business, networking, learning a new skill, finding new clients, or other income boosting activities. 

Or perhaps you’re like most entrepreneurs who work a lot more than the traditional 40-hour work week. Let’s face it: 60 hour work weeks aren’t sustainable forever. Burnout is inevitable. 

That is, unless you learn to start delegating where you can. In this case, taking back those hours you would have otherwise spent on payroll to spend time with your family, on your health, or for your own personal enjoyment and relaxation, this is still an incredibly valuable choice. 

(We talk more about entrepreneurs and burnout in this post)

How to Start Outsourcing

With all of this being said, I know it can be scary to start outsourcing. You’re placing your trust in other people to work on the thing you have worked so hard to build: your business! It’s not unlike the first time you leave your children with a babysitter...but before long, you’re enjoying a nice, quiet meal at your favorite restaurant and you’re asking yourself, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?!”

Start Small

When it comes to outsourcing for entrepreneurs who are nervous to take this step, let’s start small. You don’t need to outsource absolutely everything today. Instead, find one specific task you could outsource and try it out. It may take a few tries to find the right person and to train them properly. But your efforts will pay off!

(Take a look at this post about working on your business versus in your business and making a list of the tasks that fall under each category)

Here’s an example of where you could start. 

Right now, you spend about eight hours a week creating social media graphics and posting them to your accounts. Maybe you’re not ready to give up ALL of this control to someone else.

Instead, try hiring someone to create the posts, and you can remain responsible for posting them (or vice versa). Over time, you’ll begin to get more comfortable with outsourcing these and other tasks. 

Additionally, you’ll start to notice your business is growing like never before because you finally have the time to spend on growing your business, rather than just sustaining it.

So, tell me, what are you going to start outsourcing today? Get in touch and let me know!