What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of outsourcing your internet marketing business? Paying someone to do something for you, right? Immediately your mind darts down that rabbit hole of resistance…I can’t afford that and yada yada yada!
Well, today’s post is gonna tweak your mind in a little bit different direction. Let’s explore the idea of getting people to do stuff for us…without having to pay them! Sound good? Let’s roll…
How did Tom Sawyer get other people to whitewash the fence for him? Well, he had to somehow convince them that there was some sort of benefit in it for them to do so…right?
Can you think of any of your internet marketing tasks that someone would be glad to do for you for free? Here’s a hint question: Are you the only person who’s written posts on your own blog? Here’s a resource I recently found where you can find people who’d love to help you out for free! BloggerLinkUp
Another quick example I used recently: How do I come up with really good questions to ask for my interviews of successful internet marketers? How about using your Social Media presence and blog to ask your peeps what questions THEY would like answered! Ok, so that’s a minor example, right? But it does serve the dual purpose of getting your followers and readers involved…:-)
Enough of that. I think you get the idea. Money isn’t always the motivator to get people to do stuff.
Now, it’s your turn. What other ways can you think of to get people to do some of your internet marketing tasks without having to pay them dinero?
And while we’re at it…what question would you like me to ask the next famous internet marketer I interview about their outsourcing adventures?
Using an affiliate system like Clickbank or Rapid Action Profits would be out sourcing.
Clickbank handles everything from listing your product for affiliates to paying them.
Rapid Action Profits has a great system for getting others to promote your products and they get money in their Paypal account immediately.
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Thanks for the BloggerLinkUp resource. One of the ways to get someone else to do your tasks…Barter! I have bartered for websites, airline tickets, crusies, copywriting…Good luck with your blog30 challenge! Robby LeBlanc
You're welcome Robby! Thanks for adding the barter idea…would love to hear about how you bartered for copywriting!
Clever post, Jim, and I love the idea of employing free help.
One thing that came to my mind right away was doing a joint venture with someone. I'm doing one right now and what's working out beautifully is that the two of us have varied strengths and talents. And let me be crystal clear that some of the work my partner is doing on our project is stuff that I'm clueless about. If I had to pay someone for these tasks, I'd be forking out a pretty penny!
Melanie
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Great ideas, James. I definitely will check out BloggerLinkUp.
Thanks Staci! You'll luv it…:-)
Jim,
I'd like you to ask them what are the top 3 things they wish they would have outsourced when getting started… now that they have hindsight…
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Great idea Rebecca! Will do… Who would you like to see me interview?
Great ideas James. There are some gems in the comments as well. I was thinking of the bartering and the JV trick and saw they were already posted. Learning Everyday! David
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Yes David, I love the ideas people come up with in the comments. A little more each day…
Hi Jim, thanks for the great tips!
Searching You Tube for videos that relate to what you want to say and imbedding them can seriously cut down the amount you need to write and give some extra depth to your blog.
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