Owning and running a company is anything but easy. Sure, you’re your own boss, but your work also doesn’t stop once the clock hits 5 PM. Heck, most entrepreneurs work weekends and holidays, especially during the first few years.
Every entrepreneur knows the struggle, but it doesn’t have to be this way. For example, admin tasks are necessary and tedious, but you can get someone else to do it on your behalf.
Furthermore, admin tasks aren’t the only ones you can outsource as well, so to speak.
So if 24 hours no longer feel enough for you to get things done, consider investing in a competent and versatile staff to take a few things off your hands. And guess what? You can even get them to do it remotely.
Given that, here are the eight best jobs you can outsource this 2022:
Data Entry
Now that businesses are starting to bounce back, the volume of data to be processed is gradually piling up. While it’s fairly easy to encode and upload stuff, it can be very time-consuming, plus the activity doesn’t directly bring in sales.
This is where hiring a remote data entry expert comes in.
Unlike inexperienced newbies that would need additional training, data entry experts are fast and efficient. Some even specialise in doing data entry for industries with lots of technical jargon, such as the medical or legal industry.
And when you hire them from other countries like the Philippines, you can even save on costs without sacrificing the quality of work.
Customer Service
Speaking of the Philippines, their call centers are recently among the most in-demand services from the country. This is partly due to the majority of the population being proficient English speakers with neutral accents.
Why answer hundreds of calls or emails yourself when you can just hire experts to do it for you? Aside from freeing up your time and deploying the legendary Filipino hospitality, it’s also more cost-effective.
Marketing
Traditional marketing work involved people sitting together and brainstorming random ideas. Today’s marketing involves Zoom breakout rooms with creative people from various locations around the world.
Outsourcing remote marketing teams can also help you develop fresh ideas on how to market your brand differently. When you hire people outside of your company or country, they can bring in whole new perspectives.
Virtual Assistance
Many entrepreneurs start out by hiring a virtual assistant, and with good reason. As your company grows and expands, so will your tasks. Eventually, micromanaging will no longer be an option. Not if you want to focus on growing your business.
Although hiring one might require an additional budget, the benefits far outweigh the costs.
Writing
Good business writing can take your organisation to great heights. While it may seem easy to jot down emails, responses, and posts, great content is difficult to create. Thus, it’s better to leave it to experts.
Outsourcing writing tasks helps you maximise resources. With someone else doing the writing for you, you’re left with more time to expand your business.
And when you’ve got new ideas for a new campaign, your remote writer can come up with just the right words.
Social Media Management
Another task that’s great to outsource is social media management. Right now, there are 3.48 million social media users around the world. If you can connect and engage with them effectively, the possibilities are endless.
However, that’s often easier said than done. Effective social media management is a full-time job, involving the analysis of algorithms, SEO, and content marketing.
If you have neither the talent nor the patience, just hire a social media manager. Consider it an investment you’ll thank yourself for later.
Web Development
Aside from social media, a good website highlighting your products and/or services can also attract potential customers. Hence, hiring a professional web developer can be a strategic move.
Now that e-commerce is on the upswing, a good website is half the battle already.
Lead Generation
One of the most tedious yet necessary tasks for many entrepreneurs is lead generation. Unless you’re especially good at it or it happens to be the core of your business, think twice before doing it yourself.
Prospecting, identifying viable customers, and following through are all best done by a lead generation specialist, after all.
Besides, this allows you to focus on other in-house tasks that you’re better at and would grow your business faster. As long as you monitor the progress of your remote teams, things should go along swimmingly.
Remote Staff has been assisting AU SMEs and entrepreneurs like you with finding and recruiting the best remote workers from the Philippines since 2007. Whether you need assistance with one or all of the above-mentioned tasks, we’ve got you covered.
Call us today or schedule a call back and let’s get started.
Serena has been working remotely and writing content for the better part of the last decade. To date, she's written for Pepper.ph and Mabuhay Magazine, among others, and has churned out more than a thousand articles on everything from The Basics of Stock Market Investing to How to Make Milk Tea-Flavored Taho at home. Hermits, aspiring hermits, and non-hermits with interesting project propositions may email her at serena.estrella10@gmail.com.
