From Jack Humphrey: Friday Traffic Report April 25 2008

A lot of people have asked me how I do “all this.” I sure couldn’t pull off two large membership sites, this blog, consulting, training, and marketing without a solid team.

The “4 Hour Work Week” might be a pipe dream for you at this moment, but how is that 60+ hour work week working for you right now?

Do you want to know the secret to getting the job of 15 people done? Have a team of 15 people. (Were you expecting magic?)

The biggest issue readers talk about to me is time. Social marketing eats up hours like a swarm of locusts in a corn field. All the other things you have to do to market and service your customers also blaze through your precious minutes each day until you are left wondering how guys like me do all this stuff.

In short, I don’t do all this stuff myself. I have a team. A damn good one. Read more

You've worked an 80-hour week, and you never want to look at that project, or those projects, again. But was it worth it? Was the successful completion of those projects just drudgery, or did it contribute significantly to the short or long-term goals you've set for your ? Read more

You may have considered some of those tasks or projects eating away at your time and energy, but worries about low quality work or unreliable contractors have made you reluctant to take the plunge.

Howard Tiano suggests several ways you can minimize your risk of a bad experience in his article, "Do You Compromise Quality With Outsourcing," and explains how outsourcing can be your best, most affordable option to achieving the highest quality work possible. Read more

Have you ever…

* Hired somebody just to fill a spot and ended up with a string of bad hires?

* Brought somebody on just because they wanted the job and you didn’t have the time or the patience to go through the whole screening process?

* Been guilty of over-delegating – and then you wonder why no one seems to do anything right?

* Been guilty of under-delegating – and ended up doing the exact same tasks you hired somebody else to do for you?

* Hey, maybe this is you… you don’t have a team at all! You think you can’t afford one, or that you’re not big enough to warrant one, or you know you need one but you don’t know where to start! Read more

Many owners are jumping on the bandwagon to take back their time and personal lives.

Calling in a professional - whether it's a or a company or individual specializing in a particular function such as accounting - can save a small business owner precious time, effort, and money if it's done correctly.

In order to make the right contracting decisions, Howard Tiano, managing editor of www.outsourceouttakes.com recommends that small business owners know the difference between outsourcing and outtasking. Read more

Sylvie Fortin, CEO of www.Workaholics4Hire.com, says that is "killing your business."

Ms. Fortin explains that most internet entrepreneurs attempt to learn everything about internet marketing and run every aspect of their businesses themselves, because they can't afford to outsource their tasks. And when they do outsource, she continues, they are spending valuable time searching for freelancers for each job that needs doing, sorting through bids, and hoping that those freelancers do a good job.

Ms. Fortin maintains that there is a better way to outsource, and her proven system has a following of successful internet millionaires around the globe. Read more

Thinking about your with a mass mailing, but just too busy to handle the deluge of replies that may potentially clog your inbox? Consider email outsourcing.
Outlook has a tool you can use to set up your e-mails to reply to an alternate e-mail address, for example, your 's e-mail address or your autoresponder. Here are the steps to follow to set up your Outlook, courtesy of Cybertary.com: Read more

Running your is exciting and exhausting at the same time. While you're living your work-at-home dream, you may also be feeling overwhelmed and daunted by the round-the-clock demands of entrepreneurship.

Nothing stifles creativity and optimism more than the feeling that you'll never get it all done, and nothing thwarts a growing business like the absence of creativity.

Responding to e-mail, prospecting for clients, drafting sales letters, setting appointments - all while managing your personal life - can be more than the most motivated person can handle.

Hiring a can alleviate this burden, and can add a fresh perspective to your business. Read more