Outsourcing Office (Book Excerpts)

Outsourcing Office

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Curious about the outsourcing office? Our book, “Outsourcing Through RentACoder” explains it all. Below are a few selected snippets that describe its importance and why you, as an outsourcer, should care. For details, head on over to this page and order the book.

Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) is a 418 page step-by-step user guide for entrepreneurs who want to reduce their workload and increase productivity at the same time.

Excerpts:

• We recommend Microsoft’s Word Viewer and Excel Viewer. Get both of these programs at http://office.microsoft.com. (page 17)
• You’ll find many teams of coders that work under a single company name. DocuMaker is an example. We’re not in the top 10 (yet), but teams range from dynamic duos to whole offices of coders. (page 32)
• Homesourcing (or homeshoring) is “the transfer of service industry employment from offices to home-based employees with appropriate telephone and Internet facilities”. (page 63)
• All communication between buyers and coders (even legal proceedings) occur via email, and all product views occur via downloadable archives. Neither party ever has to leave the office or the home to conduct business. (page 75)
• Samples of direct costs include furniture, salaries, taxes, health insurance, office supplies – even expenses related to creating an outsourcing budget! (page 83)
• Our initial suggestion would be to keep your factory workers and move your office workers to telecommuting positions. Either that or get into HR outsourcing. (page 136)
• “You have to turn into the office hunter and gatherer and collect all relevant information regarding how your company accomplishes the process(es) you want to outsource.” (page 140)
• Remember when you acted as the office hunter and gatherer and scooped up materials relevant to your work process? Well here’s your opportunity to put them to work. This step lets you address issues that the interview might have missed. (page 198)
• The coder’s status is beneath the coder’s name and it may indicate whether the coder… “Is in the office,” “Is out of the office but back tomorrow,” “Is out of the office for the weekend,” “Is out of the office on vacation”, or “Is not accepting new work.” (page 231)
• In fact, president and chief executive officer of Canada’s Leon’s Furniture Ltd” always believed in saving for a rainy day.” “When times are tough, we reinvest in our own business.” (page 404) 

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Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) is a 418 page, 7.44″ x 9.68″ paperback book, fully illustrated and filled with everything you could possibly need to successfully outsource your tasks the first time.

Inside, you’ll find a slew of outsourcing know-how, over a dozen online checklists, worksheets, and more. It also introduces an outsourcing roadmap exclusive to the RentACoder (now, RentACoder) website. Order it here.