hi carmine welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to
ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to
ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer your questions from when my
answer your questions from when my
answer your questions from when my readers been who had a question about
readers been who had a question about
readers been who had a question about creating an outsourced organization so
creating an outsourced organization so
creating an outsourced organization so the email that he wrote to me
the email that he wrote to me
the email that he wrote to me dear mr. Carmichael in Los Angeles
dear mr. Carmichael in Los Angeles
dear mr. Carmichael in Los Angeles currently working on creating a virtual
currently working on creating a virtual
currently working on creating a virtual company in advertising I’ve spoken with
company in advertising I’ve spoken with
company in advertising I’ve spoken with a few ad execs that I feel that feel
a few ad execs that I feel that feel
a few ad execs that I feel that feel like I’m crazy for trying to start a
like I’m crazy for trying to start a
like I’m crazy for trying to start a virtual company I was researching the
virtual company I was researching the
virtual company I was researching the topic and came across a Forbes article
topic and came across a Forbes article
topic and came across a Forbes article and it hit me I’m not crazy I’m a
and it hit me I’m not crazy I’m a
and it hit me I’m not crazy I’m a writer-director that works a bit on the
writer-director that works a bit on the
writer-director that works a bit on the side in advertising it wanted to create
side in advertising it wanted to create
side in advertising it wanted to create a client for a virtual company as that
a client for a virtual company as that
a client for a virtual company as that no idea how this works the requirements
no idea how this works the requirements
no idea how this works the requirements are necessary for the project I’m
are necessary for the project I’m
are necessary for the project I’m looking for advice reading materials
looking for advice reading materials
looking for advice reading materials suggestions or mentor thank you for your
suggestions or mentor thank you for your
suggestions or mentor thank you for your time considerations been so bad help is
time considerations been so bad help is
time considerations been so bad help is here for you
here for you
here for you first office the entirely possible to
first office the entirely possible to
first office the entirely possible to create in a virtual organization the
create in a virtual organization the
create in a virtual organization the forks are called that feature of me I
forks are called that feature of me I
forks are called that feature of me I spoke of all the people that I had
spoke of all the people that I had
spoke of all the people that I had across the world who are doing different
across the world who are doing different
across the world who are doing different projects for me and I’m almost
projects for me and I’m almost
projects for me and I’m almost completely outsource everything that
completely outsource everything that
completely outsource everything that happens in my organization the first
happens in my organization the first
happens in my organization the first thing you need to do when you’re
thing you need to do when you’re
thing you need to do when you’re thinking about creating your own
thinking about creating your own
thinking about creating your own outsource company is what is it that
outsource company is what is it that
outsource company is what is it that you’re going to do so think about your
you’re going to do so think about your
you’re going to do so think about your skill sets what you’re really passionate
skill sets what you’re really passionate
skill sets what you’re really passionate about what you’re really good at and
about what you’re really good at and
about what you’re really good at and write those down that’s what you’re
write those down that’s what you’re
write those down that’s what you’re gonna focus on everything else you
gonna focus on everything else you
gonna focus on everything else you wanted to outsource to other people a
wanted to outsource to other people a
wanted to outsource to other people a great resource that I would encourage
great resource that I would encourage
great resource that I would encourage you to check out there’s a website
you to check out there’s a website
you to check out there’s a website called oDesk sets for outsource desk and
called oDesk sets for outsource desk and
called oDesk sets for outsource desk and these provide lists of all workers
these provide lists of all workers
these provide lists of all workers across the world who want to work on
across the world who want to work on
across the world who want to work on different projects have different skill
different projects have different skill
different projects have different skill sets that will complement what you’re
sets that will complement what you’re
sets that will complement what you’re really good at so if you need account
really good at so if you need account
really good at so if you need account support if you need marketing support if
support if you need marketing support if
support if you need marketing support if you need admin support you know the
you need admin support you know the
you need admin support you know the technical support it’s all there on your
technical support it’s all there on your
technical support it’s all there on your desk what happens you can bid on a
desk what happens you can bid on a
desk what happens you can bid on a project so you can put up projects a
project so you can put up projects a
project so you can put up projects a here’s a budget I had or I’m looking to
here’s a budget I had or I’m looking to
here’s a budget I had or I’m looking to hire somebody who can
hire somebody who can
hire somebody who can with my website and help me with admin
with my website and help me with admin
with my website and help me with admin tasks people start to submit
tasks people start to submit
tasks people start to submit applications and will tell you what
applications and will tell you what
applications and will tell you what their hourly wages and you can often get
their hourly wages and you can often get
their hourly wages and you can often get a pretty good rate especially people are
a pretty good rate especially people are
a pretty good rate especially people are overseas and don’t have this high
overseas and don’t have this high
overseas and don’t have this high standard of living as as you might in
standard of living as as you might in
standard of living as as you might in Los Angeles people will submit their
Los Angeles people will submit their
Los Angeles people will submit their bids you can see the picture you can see
bids you can see the picture you can see
bids you can see the picture you can see previous work they’ve done you can see
previous work they’ve done you can see
previous work they’ve done you can see ratings that they have you can see what
ratings that they have you can see what
ratings that they have you can see what tests it taking that they’re actually
tests it taking that they’re actually
tests it taking that they’re actually skilled that what they see they’re
skilled that what they see they’re
skilled that what they see they’re skilled at so you can think about you
skilled at so you can think about you
skilled at so you can think about you know do you need someone who speaks
know do you need someone who speaks
know do you need someone who speaks perfect English you’re not getting
perfect English you’re not getting
perfect English you’re not getting someone who has really good programming
someone who has really good programming
someone who has really good programming skills or not and all those test
skills or not and all those test
skills or not and all those test requirements are laid out your Odette’s
requirements are laid out your Odette’s
requirements are laid out your Odette’s you can then interview people and from
you can then interview people and from
you can then interview people and from there it’s time who you want to go with
there it’s time who you want to go with
there it’s time who you want to go with an example for me I make these videos so
an example for me I make these videos so
an example for me I make these videos so I try to upload a couple of videos every
I try to upload a couple of videos every
I try to upload a couple of videos every week to my YouTube channel I’ve started
week to my YouTube channel I’ve started
week to my YouTube channel I’ve started off doing everything myself to learn the
off doing everything myself to learn the
off doing everything myself to learn the business to learn how it works and I
business to learn how it works and I
business to learn how it works and I develop my own video editing and I
develop my own video editing and I
develop my own video editing and I quickly learned that you know I’m not
quickly learned that you know I’m not
quickly learned that you know I’m not the best video editing the best thing
the best video editing the best thing
the best video editing the best thing for me to do is answer the questions
for me to do is answer the questions
for me to do is answer the questions recorded all and outsource the actual
recorded all and outsource the actual
recorded all and outsource the actual production of the video and so I’m gonna
production of the video and so I’m gonna
production of the video and so I’m gonna go disk and I created the job posting
go disk and I created the job posting
go disk and I created the job posting saying hey I’ve got a an opportunity for
saying hey I’ve got a an opportunity for
saying hey I’ve got a an opportunity for somebody who wants to edit my videos and
somebody who wants to edit my videos and
somebody who wants to edit my videos and I have a number right back there were
I have a number right back there were
I have a number right back there were five who are shortlisted and I agreed to
five who are shortlisted and I agreed to
five who are shortlisted and I agreed to hire everybody for an hour give them a
hire everybody for an hour give them a
hire everybody for an hour give them a video and see what what they could do
video and see what what they could do
video and see what what they could do with it see what I wanted to go with so
with it see what I wanted to go with so
with it see what I wanted to go with so you have a chance to interview people
you have a chance to interview people
you have a chance to interview people and also try them out if you’d like hire
and also try them out if you’d like hire
and also try them out if you’d like hire them or short-term projects and one of
them or short-term projects and one of
them or short-term projects and one of the real back a guy named Saad who I
the real back a guy named Saad who I
the real back a guy named Saad who I ended up iris a piece of what everything
ended up iris a piece of what everything
ended up iris a piece of what everything is this video I said and he wrote back
is this video I said and he wrote back
is this video I said and he wrote back saying I don’t charge for spec work so
saying I don’t charge for spec work so
saying I don’t charge for spec work so he just did the project and I liked it
he just did the project and I liked it
he just did the project and I liked it and I hired and he’s been working for me
and I hired and he’s been working for me
and I hired and he’s been working for me for a number of months and has worked
for a number of months and has worked
for a number of months and has worked out great I just upload everything to
out great I just upload everything to
out great I just upload everything to him and he sends it back to me final
him and he sends it back to me final
him and he sends it back to me final videos all that it and it’s great so
videos all that it and it’s great so
videos all that it and it’s great so save me a lot of time I just created
save me a lot of time I just created
save me a lot of time I just created some extra income and
some extra income and
some extra income and likelihood for him and we all benefit
likelihood for him and we all benefit
likelihood for him and we all benefit from it hopefully you guys gonna film
from it hopefully you guys gonna film
from it hopefully you guys gonna film these videos as well so definitely check
these videos as well so definitely check
these videos as well so definitely check out those oDesk as a resource for you to
out those oDesk as a resource for you to
out those oDesk as a resource for you to be able to help build that virtual
be able to help build that virtual
be able to help build that virtual organization the last thing I would
organization the last thing I would
organization the last thing I would think about is remember that just
think about is remember that just
think about is remember that just because you hired somebody overseas or
because you hired somebody overseas or
because you hired somebody overseas or you’re outsourcing some of your work
you’re outsourcing some of your work
you’re outsourcing some of your work it’s still something as part of your
it’s still something as part of your
it’s still something as part of your team and you want to treat them like
team and you want to treat them like
team and you want to treat them like that so you want to think about them you
that so you want to think about them you
that so you want to think about them you know they’re a person they have feelings
know they’re a person they have feelings
know they’re a person they have feelings you want to just shove work on them and
you want to just shove work on them and
you want to just shove work on them and expect it to get done you know try to
expect it to get done you know try to
expect it to get done you know try to learn a little bit about them try to be
learn a little bit about them try to be
learn a little bit about them try to be understanding when they have your shoes
understanding when they have your shoes
understanding when they have your shoes so for people that I’ve hired and
so for people that I’ve hired and
so for people that I’ve hired and they’ve been outsourced you know
they’ve been outsourced you know
they’ve been outsourced you know sometimes they get sick and they’re not
sometimes they get sick and they’re not
sometimes they get sick and they’re not able to do work right on time or
able to do work right on time or
able to do work right on time or sometimes announce comes up maybe their
sometimes announce comes up maybe their
sometimes announce comes up maybe their computer crashes or they have a family
computer crashes or they have a family
computer crashes or they have a family emergency
emergency
emergency that kind of stuff is going to happen so
that kind of stuff is going to happen so
that kind of stuff is going to happen so you want to be able to make sure that
you want to be able to make sure that
you want to be able to make sure that you can support that you’ll be
you can support that you’ll be
you can support that you’ll be understanding and try to you know be
understanding and try to you know be
understanding and try to you know be that team leader because you know when
that team leader because you know when
that team leader because you know when you are faced with the situation when
you are faced with the situation when
you are faced with the situation when you need something right now right away
you need something right now right away
you need something right now right away super urgent which is going to happen
super urgent which is going to happen
super urgent which is going to happen when you get in crisis mode you get a
when you get in crisis mode you get a
when you get in crisis mode you get a lot of people on your team you can trust
lot of people on your team you can trust
lot of people on your team you can trust will deliver for you so try to give them
will deliver for you so try to give them
will deliver for you so try to give them a little bit of a break when you can
a little bit of a break when you can
a little bit of a break when you can remember that they’re part of your team
remember that they’re part of your team
remember that they’re part of your team when they’re they’re only human and
when they’re they’re only human and
when they’re they’re only human and they’ll reward you with loyalty and hard
they’ll reward you with loyalty and hard
they’ll reward you with loyalty and hard work and really care about the business
work and really care about the business
work and really care about the business and care about working with you for the
and care about working with you for the
and care about working with you for the long term so I hope that helps if you
long term so I hope that helps if you
long term so I hope that helps if you guys like the video please give it a
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