hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question from one of our readers lalitha who
from one of our readers lalitha who
from one of our readers lalitha who asked about one of my favorite serves is
asked about one of my favorite serves is
asked about one of my favorite serves is to use odesk so she is an online
to use odesk so she is an online
to use odesk so she is an online marketer she does a lot of article
marketer she does a lot of article
marketer she does a lot of article submissions and has an e-book and other
submissions and has an e-book and other
submissions and has an e-book and other programs that she wants to promote which
programs that she wants to promote which
programs that she wants to promote which is a lot of social media marketing and
is a lot of social media marketing and
is a lot of social media marketing and she’s wondering if somebody could help
she’s wondering if somebody could help
she’s wondering if somebody could help her on odesk to reduce some of those
her on odesk to reduce some of those
her on odesk to reduce some of those admin tasks for her so she’s wondering
admin tasks for her so she’s wondering
admin tasks for her so she’s wondering what category she should post a job
what category she should post a job
what category she should post a job under and any other thoughts I might
under and any other thoughts I might
under and any other thoughts I might have to help her out soul aletha i would
have to help her out soul aletha i would
have to help her out soul aletha i would suggest posting under the administrative
suggest posting under the administrative
suggest posting under the administrative support category there’s tons of people
support category there’s tons of people
support category there’s tons of people who can help you with that kind of stuff
who can help you with that kind of stuff
who can help you with that kind of stuff that’s bread and butter odesk really
that’s bread and butter odesk really
that’s bread and butter odesk really easy to find somebody to help you out
easy to find somebody to help you out
easy to find somebody to help you out you don’t have to worry about hiring
you don’t have to worry about hiring
you don’t have to worry about hiring somebody full time they could do it for
somebody full time they could do it for
somebody full time they could do it for part-time hours they’re used to that
part-time hours they’re used to that
part-time hours they’re used to that they’re set up there there to support
they’re set up there there to support
they’re set up there there to support people who want to do online marketing
people who want to do online marketing
people who want to do online marketing so it’s a great fit for the type of
so it’s a great fit for the type of
so it’s a great fit for the type of tasks you have as long as you can really
tasks you have as long as you can really
tasks you have as long as you can really be clear about what it is that you need
be clear about what it is that you need
be clear about what it is that you need and give them a little bit of training
and give them a little bit of training
and give them a little bit of training on how to how to log into your accounts
on how to how to log into your accounts
on how to how to log into your accounts and all that in terms of posting a job i
and all that in terms of posting a job i
and all that in terms of posting a job i would suggest again put under the
would suggest again put under the
would suggest again put under the admin’s apport category in my job
admin’s apport category in my job
admin’s apport category in my job postings I always try to ask a question
postings I always try to ask a question
postings I always try to ask a question that they have to include with their
that they have to include with their
that they have to include with their profile so I might write a really long
profile so I might write a really long
profile so I might write a really long paragraph and then if you if you have
paragraph and then if you if you have
paragraph and then if you if you have some social media accounts might ask
some social media accounts might ask
some social media accounts might ask them to say something like post how many
them to say something like post how many
them to say something like post how many Twitter followers I have four how many
Twitter followers I have four how many
Twitter followers I have four how many Facebook Likes I have so that you make
Facebook Likes I have so that you make
Facebook Likes I have so that you make sure when they give you their submission
sure when they give you their submission
sure when they give you their submission they’ve actually read your entire job
they’ve actually read your entire job
they’ve actually read your entire job application so make sure you do that the
application so make sure you do that the
application so make sure you do that the next thing usually do is I hire people
next thing usually do is I hire people
next thing usually do is I hire people on a trial basis so I can set up a trial
on a trial basis so I can set up a trial
on a trial basis so I can set up a trial job give them a simple task see if they
job give them a simple task see if they
job give them a simple task see if they do it see if it’s accurate see if it’s
do it see if it’s accurate see if it’s
do it see if it’s accurate see if it’s easy working with them and then from
easy working with them and then from
easy working with them and then from there make a decision as to who to hire
there make a decision as to who to hire
there make a decision as to who to hire and then even after I make that hiring
and then even after I make that hiring
and then even after I make that hiring decision I’ll usually hire more than one
decision I’ll usually hire more than one
decision I’ll usually hire more than one person and just cut back the number of
person and just cut back the number of
person and just cut back the number of hours you can say I need somebody for
hours you can say I need somebody for
hours you can say I need somebody for five hours a week or even less if you
five hours a week or even less if you
five hours a week or even less if you need that and hire a couple people and
need that and hire a couple people and
need that and hire a couple people and the cream will rise to the top you’ll
the cream will rise to the top you’ll
the cream will rise to the top you’ll find that you know one or two people are
find that you know one or two people are
find that you know one or two people are really really really good and the others
really really really good and the others
really really really good and the others might fall off a little bit so it helps
might fall off a little bit so it helps
might fall off a little bit so it helps you work with a couple people to make
you work with a couple people to make
you work with a couple people to make sure you get in the right person but
sure you get in the right person but
sure you get in the right person but big fan of audacity have hired a number
big fan of audacity have hired a number
big fan of audacity have hired a number of people through it and it’s been a
of people through it and it’s been a
of people through it and it’s been a huge boost for my business lets me focus
huge boost for my business lets me focus
huge boost for my business lets me focus on the bigger picture stuff for my
on the bigger picture stuff for my
on the bigger picture stuff for my company and can outsource the other
company and can outsource the other
company and can outsource the other stuff to people who want to do and who
stuff to people who want to do and who
stuff to people who want to do and who are good at it and probably better than
are good at it and probably better than
are good at it and probably better than me at it as well so I hope that helps if
me at it as well so I hope that helps if
me at it as well so I hope that helps if you guys liked the video please give it
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