Outsourcing may be the greatest trend ever invented but with its greatness comes a couple of noteworthy issues that needs crucial attention. Dealing with issues is one tough job to master but when you decide to outsource, you’ll definitely be faced with it every single second of your day. No, this is not to scare you but rather, this is to open your mind unto the never-ending possibilities of addressing all sorts of issues in the long run.
Many have been said about the advantages of outsourcing. Now, David Cavanagh Workshops details the disadvantages of outsourcing and how to deal with them – one-step at a time. To wit:
Outsourcing creates redundancies in and out of your organization. Although you seek refuge on a third party, there is still that possibility of having and overlapping tasks for your employees. You might have overlooked the fact that you have too many of a web developer on hand or that you have idle writers and still you opt to outsource. By the time you realize on your surplus, your employees are already packing their boxes and have sought a much greener pasture while you were busy on your outsourcing tie-ups. You need to pay attention to details. Or if you have too much on your plate, let somebody else handle the operations to keep you abreast and conscious of that which you really need.
Redundancy proves to be one of the major disadvantages of outsourcing as it enables the client to spend more without getting more. In short, lack of quality and diminishing gusto in terms of task completion.
On the other hand, there is lack of customer focus when outsourcing. The focus now is on the task or completion of task and not on how customer’s feel or if they are even treated accordingly. It is important to consider the costumers as they make your business up and running. They are but the bloodline of your business and without them, you are nothing. Your business is nothing.
Respond to your costumers in the quickest possible time, make them feel important (for they are) and basically treat them with high regard in order to keep them. Bear in mind, costumers are but your basic marketing crew outside your strategic plan.
Another important issue to address is the possibility of not being the only client of your service provider. Although an open secret in the outsourcing realm, you still have to think of the consequences that might hinder you from getting what you asked for. Contracts may be violated, funds may be allocated to another project and the likes. Although superficial and impossible, still accept the possibility of the impossible in so far as maintaining your sanity when outsourcing.
Yes, there are but more than a gazillion disadvantages of outsourcing that could be enumerated here. However, focus on the essential and key elements in order to shield yourself from the impending destruction of an impulsive move. Research if you must and learn from those who are already doing it — you will never know what you might discover. If you want to learn more about outsourcing and internet marketing, visit David Cavanagh Workshops today!
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