I’ve got a fab interview on Outsourcing for you today with the lovely Kathy Dobson from KathyDobson.com
Now Kathy knows absolutely EVERYTHING there is to know about Outsourcing!
She also hires and manages her OWN outsourcing team…
And she is a VERY good friend of mine who has helped me HEAPS when I outsourced some of my transcription work for the first time!
Thank you Kathy…
In this interview Kathy and I chat about …
- How you can find people to do your TASKS on Fiverr and all the different Micro Job sites, ALL from one place
- The number 1 mistake Kathy made that LOST her money and WHY you need to avoid making it
- How to find outsourcers for ANY budget
- How to TEST your outsourcers so you know their up to the job
- And MUCH more!
You can listen to the interview and DOWNLOAD the pdf guide below…
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One of the BIGGEST reasons why most people don’t accomplish their GOALS…
Is because they take on TOO much and try to do EVERYTHING themselves and end up…
- Burnt out
- Giving up
- Disheartened
- Confused
- Getting nowhere!
Don’t let this happen to you, read Outsourcing Tips and Tricks today!
Soooooooooooooooo
Have you ever felt like that???
Got any fab outsourcing tips you want to share???
Would luvvvv to know what you THINK so let me know in the comments below!
Have a fandabidozy day and I’ll catch ya soon.
Dawn
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Hi Dawn, brilliant interview, and so many great tips for outsourcing.
I’ve used the same ghostwriter you two have and she is excellent. I have also outsourced articles to other writers and they have been PANTS!
I think we probably all love the idea of outsourcing but aren’t sure about the details. This interview with Kathy helps a lot. Kathy gives all the highs and the lows!
I love the idea of having a consortium and outsourcing as a group. I guess there are only so many people who have enough work for a full time worker to themselves.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
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Dawn Kay Reply:
June 7th, 2012 at 8:25 am
Hi Mandy
Kathy and I shared an outsourcer for a while because at the time neither of us had enough work for a full time person…
It worked for us and its a fab way of getting your foot in the door so to speak without having to invest all the money yourself.
I wander if theres any websites or anything that do shared outsourcing opportunities, I’ll ask Kathy!
Yep Pat’s good isn’t she and she even threw in submitting to article directories which was cool.
Hope you are well and let me know how that meet up went.
Dawn
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Kathy Dobson
Twitter: kathydobson
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June 20th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Mandy Allen,
Mandy…I think those site that “rent” out their teams were essentially set up for that purpose. You buy so many credits a month and you use their team. No training or searching necessary.
Love to see how your blog is taking off…you have found your stride girl!
Kathy
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Hi Dawn,
Great piece of information. Reading the PDF file and listing along to the recording flows so easily.
Sometimes with other interviews it’s better to just read the PDF (if they have one) because you read faster than you can listen. Here, you guys got a great natural flow going between both.
Love the music. Who is your announcer? You guys made the whole thing a great enjoyable learning experience.
I like that Kathy points out the dark side of outsourcing so you know what can happen. The resources Kathy gives us are also a wealth of information.
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Kathy Dobson is most definitely the go to person when it comes to getting the best in outsourcing information.
Terry Conti
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Dawn Kay Reply:
June 8th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Hey Terry
Glad you enjoyed the interview and I totally agree with you Kathy is the Outsourcing Queen and I’ve been telling her for ages that she should create a product or membership site on it because it would be fab…
My voice over is a guy called Jeff Wenberg that I got off Fiverr…
http://fiverr.com/jwenberg
And he also has a website called Content By Jeff that you can find here http://www.contentbyjeff.com/
Hope you are well and it’s lovely to see you blog hopping again.
Take care
Dawn
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Kathy Dobson
Twitter: kathydobson
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June 20th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Terry Conti,
We’ve had a rough year Terry but we’re both here kicking…
Thanks for the kind words too…Dawn is such a fun person to be interviewed by…and that accent…lol
Just love her accent
Kathy
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Terry Conti Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
@Kathy Dobson,
Hiya Kathy,
Yea it been rough, getting through the rain is learning how to deal with it.
You guys really interview well, great interview!
Terry Conti
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Twitter: sallyneill
says:
Hey Dawn, excellent interview, this is packed with a ton of outsourcing tips from Kathy.
I have always called Kathy the Outsourcing Queen because she is! if I ever needed outsourcing help she would most certainly be my first port of call.
Outsourcing has been a bit hit n miss for me, sometimes good sometimes not so good so when you find a good worker – keep them lol.
I do need to still outsource more, it’s hard to let go of tasks you know you can do yourself but perhaps shouldn’t be doing!
Need to stop having my finger in so many pies…lol.
Sally
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Dawn Kay Reply:
June 8th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Hey Misses
She defo is the outsourcing queen and I’ve been telling her for ages to get a product out on it…
Maybe you can give her some butt kicking (ha ha)
I know what you mean about letting go because I’m the same or maybe we’re both just tight lol
Glad you liked the interview and it’s good to see you blog hopping again.
Catch ya later
Dawn
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Kathy Dobson
Twitter: kathydobson
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June 20th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Sally,
Sally…that is the problem with most of us…delegating!
I still have that problem…because I want everything done my way…lol
At any rate…if you can conquer that and find the right people…you have a sure fire system for success.
Thanks for the kudos…what a support group
Kathy xoxo
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Hey Dawn. Thank you very much for sharing such a precious words from a prominent person like Kathy. Her words are must follow for any newbie in the world of outsourcing.
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Twitter: kathydobson
says:
Hi Dawn…
Thanks to you and everyone else for all the kudos. As for the interview. It was just plain fun…and that had everything to do with you.
You have really hit your stride with these interviews Dawn and I don’t hesitate a minute to call you a pro.
No stress in that interview…you asked great questions too and covered the topic well. Honestly Dawn…we could have gone on for a much longer time.
There is easily enough information to add to another interview in this ever expanding niche.
Thanks my friend…and keep up the awesome interviews. Makes learning so much fun!
Kathy xoxo
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Twitter: kathydobson
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Hi Emily…thanks for the kind words.
I do believe there is a ton of info in that short interview for newbies. I tried to keep it simple because outsourcing really is simple…when you know where to go.
Kathy
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Twitter: adriennesmith40
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Great interview with Ms. Kathy. I enjoyed hearing more about outsourcing since I know that’s an areas Kathy has excelled in Dawn.
I’ve never outsourced any work accept maybe some graphics. I definitely am not good in that area at all.
I’ve never really needed a ghostwriter and I don’t think that I’ve ventured into anything that I couldn’t do myself. Of course, I didn’t have the money when I first started out but most of the technical stuff I was able to figure out on my own. Not that I really had the patience for all of it but I have the drive and determination to figure it out.
I’ve heard about outsourcing in the Philippians and have actually been on a few webinars that introduced this to us but you have to pay to be on a site just to locate someone. I was also told that a lot of the people you hire you would have to train them to do what you needed. I wouldn’t mind hiring someone who could do some extra work for me that would free up more of my time. I’ve just never known where to go to be honest with you.
But I sure appreciate what you’ve shared with us today Kathy and Dawn, wonderful interview again. You are such the pro now.
Hope you ladies have a wonderful day.
~Adrienne
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Twitter: jmd164
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Hello there Ms Dawn,
Love the opening intro.
Great listening to Kathy’s tips for outsourcing. It really can save a lot of time and frustration, while one can then concentrate on your own expertise.
It certainly is a grilling process getting the right person. Perhaps Kathy has built up a nice list of contacts, so she’d be a good referrer there.
What was the squeak in the background? Kids, husband or dog?
Thanks Dawn and Kathy for sharing.
Julie
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Twitter: IMarketerLinda
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Hey Dawn,
I started listening to the interview – but ended up reading most of the ebook due to time restrictions.
But, I remember when Kathy wrote about this on her blog a year or two ago and still the thought of paying someone just for trying out, doesn’t really fly with me…guess it is because of lack of funds.
I am working on something at the moment and I really could use some help in areas, so will definitely check out that search engine. I have had good luck with Fiverr until recently, had some problems – took me almost a month to get the right person…think they get too busy or something, I don’t know…that was really frustrating.
Anyway, appreciate the ebook and interview and huge thanks to Kathy for the free eBook – will be reading that next
Hope you are doing well!
Linda
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What a surprise when I read page 3 and saw what both of you, Dawn & Kathy, said about me. I almost blushed.
Thank both of you for the nice words. I do appreciate it.
Pat
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