If there’s one thing we can rely on, it’s Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. We see this occurring in our personal lives, and almost twice as often in our workplaces. This past week has been a perfect example. Despite my best efforts to stay on track, there seemed to be an abundance of hurdles and obstacles keeping me form completing my task list.
Continue Reading…I outsource. Not everything, but some things. And here’s why.
For my business to succeed, I must increase its revenue. To increase its revenue, I (as the outside sales agent for SamsonStudios) need to widen my funnel of prospects. By devoting 100% of my available time to hands-on project work, I leave 0% for sales. That’s a recipe for failure.
Alternatively, scaling back on the amount of time I’m at my workstation in favour of selling will create a bottleneck, causing me to slip on deadlines and/or produce weaker results for my client. So a gap must be filled. Enter my roster of subcontracts. A small group of talented and trusted individuals that help me grow my studio. Continue Reading…
