| Look around you. How many people do you | | | | Then, you just find the one who matches |
| see? Unless you happen to be sitting | | | | the skills you need. |
| near a mirror, chances are, if you're an | | | | 2. If some of your work is onsite, some |
| online business owner who's just | | | | local temp agencies may be able to help |
| starting up a business, it's likely that | | | | you find a temporary employee to help |
| you don't see anyone. It's just you: you | | | | you out for a day or two. Decide what |
| are the first to arrive in the morning, | | | | you don't like to do and call a |
| the last to leave at night, and no one | | | | placement agency for help. |
| else is around to help you. | | | | 3. Sometimes, if money is really tight, |
| Many online entrepreneurs may not | | | | you might be able to arrange an |
| consider delegation to be an option. | | | | internship with a community college or |
| After all, who else can you delegate to | | | | night school business course student. |
| but the person in the mirror? | | | | These students often want the |
| There are actually plenty of ways you | | | | experience, are willing to work hard, |
| can delegate. After all, wouldn't it be | | | | and don't always need the money |
| great if you could get someone else to | | | | (especially if they get course credit). |
| do some of the work, leaving you to do | | | | Find a college or night school that is |
| what you enjoy? Here are a few ideas to | | | | appropriate to your needs (financial |
| help you get started in delegation: | | | | management? Web development?) and |
| 1. There are several sites that can | | | | contact the professor. They may be able |
| provide fantastic professional services | | | | to recommend their star students and ask |
| for a reasonable price. Sites like or | | | | you to grade the student for extra |
| are two of the leading sites and you'll | | | | credit. |
| be able to find professionals there who | | | | 4. One area of business that is gaining |
| can create web sites, develop marketing | | | | popularity and is still underpriced |
| plans, write web copy, and even do your | | | | (because it is so new) is Business |
| front-end sales. In fact, someone can | | | | Process Outsourcing (BPO). These are |
| literally operate a business with no | | | | often overseas call centers that manage |
| skills, simply by farming out all | | | | various aspects of back office |
| aspects of that business to the | | | | administration from finances to human |
| freelancers hired on these sites. | | | | resources to answering the telephone. |
| So you don't have to learn to code | | | | Depending on your needs, any of these 4 |
| anymore: someone can do that for you. | | | | solutions could help save you money, and |
| You don't have to set up an accounting | | | | make you money. They'll free you up to |
| system for your business, someone can do | | | | do the part of the job you're good at, |
| that for you! All you do is post the job | | | | and they'll allow you to delegate the |
| and freelancers will bid on the project. | | | | stuff you don't to do. |