I recently purchased The Unlimited Freelancer at Freelance Folder.  One of the authors touched a soft spot on my heart by saying he was getting married and needed money for his honeymoon – well, it was a great deal too!

I’ve read it three times now, find a new favorite tidbit each time.  Then I realized all my favorite stuff was coming out of section three – Building a Freelance Team!

We’re going to talk about team building Freelance Folder style, mainly, “how to outsource, partner and work with other people to create a scalable team.”  Granted, you aren’t going to get the entire section here.  Just my favorite pieces.  If you want the whole shebang you’ll have to click over to The Unlimited Freelancer and get yourself a copy – proceeds will probably go towards paying off wedding debt!

The Big Question

Do you run your business like this:

YOU receive a project from your client, YOU do all the work, YOU wrap it up and deliver it to your client.  [This is all you baby!]

Or do you run your business like this:

YOU receive work from your client, YOU design the content and concepts, outsource the pieces you don’t love like copy writing, design work, binding and shipping, YOU wrap it up and deliver it to your client.  [This is you minus half the time which you can spend an another project!]

The Big Answer

If you run your business like the first option wouldn’t you rather run it like the second option?  Just think how many more clients you could serve if you were present for only items you had to touch and only parts you love!

Obviously you wouldn’t want someone else accepting a project on your behalf and, if delivery is something you love, you want to provide the final product too.  But what about the stuff in the middle like copy writing, design, binding and shipping.

This is where building a team can help you be more productive and profitable!  Build a team of fellow freelancers who love to perfect your content, to make things beautiful and create the final product.  That way, you’re left to deliver it with energetic flash to your satisfied customer.

As a Virtual Assistant I consider myself a team member with many of my clients.  I’m in the process of building a team for my Virtual Assistant business too.  Think of this series as my positive self-talk (a smack down on my inner critic!) which you’ll learn something from too.

Next time…Why the heck should I do this?

Nibbling away -

Sundi