I was at the local Peets Coffee yesterday enjoying a sugar-free vanilla latte with friend and realtor Dave Dumas when the conversation turned toward outsourcing. The change in my voice and posture must have been striking to everyone around. Why? I love talking about extreme outsourcing (aka getting rid of everything in your life that you hate to a skilled assistant that costs you $300 per month full time).

My goal is not to get into a discussion of job loss in America or the lack of competitiveness of the American workforce, so please don’t leave comments like that. My goal is to demonstrate how small business owners can use overseas outsourcing to grow their businesses locally and free up their time for more recreation! [Note that both of these represent greater consumer spending in the US]

Ever considered having your mailing lists scrubbed overseas for $2.50 an hour? What about customer support? Perhaps your accounting? At the very least get rid of your web design and management. Add on top of that shopping for Christmas gifts for nieces and nephews, sending your best clients a gift for their birthday and the typical entrepreneur can buy back 20-30 hours per week of time for less than a dinner for two.

Interested enough to see if this is for real or not? Here is where to start…

  1. Get a copy of  The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. Read it cover to cover. Twice.
  2. Watch this free 2 hour webinar from John Jonas to learn the details of hiring FULL-TIME people overseas for less than $250/month.

I read the book and subscribed to John’s mailing list about 9 months ago and have never looked back. My outsourcers do SEO work, banner design, link building, article writing and more. If there is a specific question I can help with, please leave a comment below.

Also, please share this with any overworked small business owners that you know. HINT: That should be about 95% of all small business owners that have NO LIFE outside of their company. Do them a favor and share this chance to reclaim time.