Things You Can Outsource That You Never Thought About

Outsourcing has become the saving grace for many businesses. It just makes sense, because it reduces costs, streamlines your operations, and moves the focus to more important matters. Those that have gone down this route are very familiar with the normal outsourcing saviours like IT, customer service and even manufacturing. But what you might not know is that there are more. Yes, outsourcing can become like your Pokeball, ready for you to call on a service to fight your battle. In this blog, we will look at some of these, from fm hard and soft services to R&D.

Facilities Management: Outsourcing the Hard and Soft Service

When you outsource fm hard and soft services, you can tick off the box knowing that many important services that are responsible for the smooth operation of your physical workspace are taken care of. We are talking about maintenance, cleaning, repairs and even security. Is your plumbing acting up? Call on your outsource service. They will handle all the heavy lifting of making sure that whoever comes in to fix it are qualified, accredited and certified (they will have more papers than an award winning poodle at a show).

Research and Data Analysis: Tapping into Expert Insights

R&D is your mad scientist squad you need in your business, to test, research, analyse and survey before (and sometimes after too) you take your products to market. But getting your dream team inhouse can be very expensive, because you pay for the skills and the solo rights to their intellect (while they’re employed in house). Now, freelancers do give you more wiggle room in the finance area, because they can take on more clients. And another plus point is that you can have a wider net of expertise because it’s mobile.

Virtual Assistant: Delegate Time-consuming Tasks

A VA can be your right and left hands, even if they are virtual. They are there to keep you onpoint with your appointment scheduling, keeping your emails in check, and even doing research themselves (but not R&D level). When you move your tasks that goblin up your time to your VA, you will have the time on your hands to expand your business and even come up with the next big thing for your company.

Social Media Management: Maximizing Your Online Presence

Social media management is in a hate/love relationship with many business owners. We all love having our business name out there, seeing how happy clients are and getting referrals. But, let’s be honest, maintaining this hungry beast is a nightmare. You cannot interact when you feel like it (like once in six months, when your calendar allows it), you have to keep feeding it with contect, reels, updates and more. That is why you need to outsource this dragon to tamers that know what it needs, when it needs it and how it wants it (latest trends).

Conclusion

Outsourcing has far evolved beyond the normal services, and many business owners are relieved. Now, there are more things that can be taken off their plate and they know that it will get done right. No need to be a Jack of trades anymore. Put down the social media management, research, assistant and facilities management hats. Your outsource partners are here to take them over.