Not quite ready for an outsourcing monthly commitment, but still need work done?

We now have a la carte services just for you!

The process is simple:

1. Click the buy button for the service you need
2. Complete the payment process
3. After payment,  you will be redirected to a web form where you can provide the details for the service work you purchased
4. We will contact you to confirm receipt of your order
5. We begin working
6. We will communicate with you throughout the work in progress requesting your feedback on mockups, revisions and/or other requests, depending upon the service you purchased†

† Note carefully the details for the service(s) which you purchase, particularly noting any limitations, restrictions or special instructions included within the details for the service.

Turn-key WordPress Blog Installation – $199

• Install & configure WordPress
• Install & configure Core Plugins (opens in a popup window)
• Install a WordPress theme*
• Add social media icons to sidebar & link to your social media accounts
• Add an opt-in form to the sidebar*
• Add About and Contact pages to the site*
• Add your logo to the site
• Customized header background*

* Installation includes a free WordPress theme of your choosing; or installation of a premium (paid) theme that client has purchased. Customized header is included for themes that may require such customization. Adding of opt-in form requires client to obtain services of an autoresponder company (i.e. Aweber, iContact, etc…).  We do not offer content writing services as part of this installation, we will add the pages and insert the content provided to us by the client.

Logo Design – $99

• 2 mockups designed for your review, based upon initial information you provide for your desired logo
• 2 revisions provided to the initial mockup you chose of the 2 initial mockups provided
• 1 final logo is yours to keep
• Logo Design Portfolio (opens in a popup window)

Don’t see a service you would available a la carte - let us know.

In my blogging course, Beginner to Blogger in 4 Weeks, I use the mobile home and trailer pad analogy to describe the relationship of a domain name to web hosting.

• A domain name is like a mobile home, as it’s your home on the web.
• Web hosting is where you park your domain, just like a trailer pad is where you park your mobile home.

Choose carefully the ‘neighborhood’ where you choose to place your home on the web.

You need reliable security and need to know that your site will be up, ready and available for visitors at all times.

Your Web Tech Team Hosting now offers excellent web hosting for any size home on the web.

Learn more about Your Web Tech Team Hosting services

What Type of Work is Outsourced

Pretty much any work task can be outsourced. The most commonly thought of outsourced work is IT technical support and customer service support. These are often associated with offshore outsourcing (as in, outside the United States).

Other work that can be outsourced:

• Web site maintenance
• Content writing: blog posts, articles, etc…
• Blog installations, upgrades, etc…
• Web site design
• Graphic design
• eCommerce setup, product management, etc…
• Sales page creation (landing pages, squeeze pages, download pages, etc..)
• Post moderation for blogs and message forums
• Autoresponder setup and mailing management
• Social media marketing and management
• … and much more!

As you can see, outsourcing work can involve more than just call center support, it can involve pretty much any aspect of running your business – whether you have an online or offline based business.

Key Advantages of Outsourcing

There are many advantages to outsourcing, but here are the top three:

1. Financial Benefit The cost of hiring an outsourcing services provider, over hiring an employee, are huge.  You do not pay social security tax, workers comp insurance or health benefits for outsource workers. Outsource workers are given a 1099 form and they are responsible for claiming the income they make and paying their own taxes.
2. Rapid Growth Unlike hiring regular employees, whether full-time or part-time, hiring outsource workers allows you to quickly find qualified help when your business hits a growth spurt. Because hiring outsource workers is saving you money overall, you can afford to then hire more help than you would if you were hiring regular employees.
3. American Outsourcing Services Yes, there are US based outsourcing service providers, but not all of them use American workers! So beware and check carefully before choosing an American outsourcing company. Your Web Tech Team is an American owned and operated company that uses American workers. Also, unlike many American outsourcing companies, Your Web Tech Team’s prices are designed to be competitive with offshore pricing. So no longer is cost a reason not to hire an American outsourcing service provider.

Outsourcing is a way to get more work done for less money. Outsourcing allows for greater productivity and allows your company to grow and provide services for your clients without needing to perform these services yourself.

Whether you own a brick and mortar business, an online business or both: outsourcing work to a qualified outsourcing company will save you time and money and help you grow your business quickly and efficiently.

Check out the outsourcing services provided by Your Web Tech Team and get started today taking your business to the next level.

Do you…

• Want to know how to choose a WordPress theme?
• Want to know which premium WordPress themes are worth the money?
• What to learn how to customize WordPress themes?
• What to know which free WordPress themes are best?

Whatever your question is about WordPress themes, we want to help. Reply with your question and then tune in to listen to:

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To YOUR Success,

Traci Knoppe & The Web Tech Team

]]> http://yourwebtechteam.com/wordpress-tutorial/got-questions-about-wordpress-themes/feed/ 1 http://yourwebtechteam.com/outsource-for-business/the-pros-cons-of-outsourcing/ http://yourwebtechteam.com/outsource-for-business/the-pros-cons-of-outsourcing/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:40 +0000 WebTech Support Team http://yourwebtechteam.com/?p=316 What do you think of when you hear the word outsourcing? Do your thoughts turn to the risks of outsourcing, such as:

• Offshore workers
• Poor customer service
• Security issues
• Job security concerns from in-house employees

Or perhaps your first thoughts about outsourcing are regarding the advantages of outsourcing:

• Reduced business cost
• Time savings
• Expanded services for your clients
• Increased competition with larger corporations
• Ability to grow your business rapidly

Reasons to Outsource

All of the points listed above can be true about outsourcing, and whether your experience is a positive or negative depends on what services you are seeking to outsource, and the outsourcing company you ultimately choose.

Before you outsource you need to understand your reasons for considering outsourcing. So let’s breakdown the pros of outsourcing, that I have listed above.

• Reduced Business Cost Outsource personnel are considered contract labor and you do not need to pay taxes on them, nor provide them with health insurance or other benefits as you would an in-house employee.
• Time Savings One person cannot possibly do all things, and do them well. By hiring an outsourcing company, you are saving yourself time, as you are not having to do all tasks yourself. Outsourcing services also allows you to focus on what you do best: manage your business.
• Expanded Services for Your Clients There is literally nothing you cannot outsource. If you want to offer a new service for your clients, find an outsourcer with that skill – thus increasing your profit potential and market reach. Outsourcing allows you to provide a variety of skill sets to your clients.
• Increased Competition with Larger Corporations If you are a small business owner, hiring in-house staff in an attempt to compete with large corporations is likely impossible, or not cost effective for you. Outsourcing allows you to essentially increase the overall capabilities of your company to effectively compete with your toughest competition: the large companies and corporations.
• Ability to Grow Your Business Rapidly Outsourcing allows you to find others with the skills and abilities you need to make your business growth possible. Nearly any concept you have to expand your business can be done quickly using outsourced skilled workers.

Reasons Not to Outsource

Now let me address some of the common disadvantages to outsourcing, and some workable solutions to overcome these concerns.

• Offshore Workers Without a doubt, most people assume that all outsourcing is done outside of the United States to offshore outsourcers, and the assumption is that any American-based outsourcing company is too expensive. The truth is that there is an affordable, competitively priced American based outsourcing company.
• Poor Customer Service If you have ever attempted to contact a company, only to be directed to an offshore call center where you were treated rudely, or when you could not understand the person answering the phone due to poor English: you’re not alone.  The truth is that many offshore workers are either poorly trained, have poor English speaking ability, or do not have your company’s best interest at heart. The end result, regardless of the reason, is poor customer service which will cost your business dearly when you lose business due to unhappy customers. A well trained American based outsource company will provide you with excellent customer service.
• Security Issues Providing Giving any one person all the minute details of your business processes is not wise. Doing so is a definite security risk; however, outsourcing only select areas or tasks of your business helps eliminate that risk. Also having a NDA (non disclosure agreements) with your outsource workers adds another layer of security protection for your private information. [Your Web Tech Team does have NDAs with our clients and our staff]
• Job Security Concerns for In-house Employees To avoid these concerns, outsource only tasks or skills not found within your current in-house employees. Outsourcing skills that are already available to you is not a wise use of outsourcing. Use outsourcing workers to expand your skills levels beyond what you currently have available. This keeps everyone happy.

Outsource for small business is a huge industry, and if approached with careful thought and planning can truly be a benefit to your company. An American based outsourcing company may very well the answer to your outsourcing needs.  Your Web Tech Team is that company!

To Your Success,

Traci Knoppe, Owner

P.S. Do you currently outsource any of your business tasks?

Edited to add a link to Luxoft’s predictions for the outsourcing industry in 2010.

Global Outsourcing Leader, Luxoft, Announces 2010 Industry … – Luxoft, a leading global provider of advanced application and product development services, today has issued its predictions for the outsourcing industry in the coming year. The current state of the economy has hit hard many industries …

I’ve had a few folks ask me what ‘managed web tech support services’ are, and why they would need such services.

Managed: simply means, we do it for you as an outsource service

Web: online, as in web sites and blogs

Tech: web site maintenance technical duties, like installing scripts, uploading files, upgrading blogs, backing up web sites, stats tracking. The fact that we are dealing in an online environment, means all our services involves technology, and varying skills to complete the tasks.

Support: we are an outsource service company. Which means if if you have a task you need completed revolving around maintaining your web site, or  you prefer to outsource your social media management;  we are your technical support team that can handle those tasks.

Why: every web site or blog needs regular maintenance, whether it’s keeping blog software up-to-date with the latest version, upgrading blog plugins, uploading new pages to your web site, or an ebook, graphics or other content to your server, to updating site content with new web page or blog posts – to the more complex need of installing new software or scripts.

To sum it all up: we are a web site maintenance outsource service provider, and a social media management outsource service provider, specializing in the technical and daily management details that busy business owners don’t have time to do.

Technical Support Outsource Service Team

For busy business owners, these tasks are necessary, but time consuming and hiring in-house help to manage these needs is costly; and the more traditional method of hiring someone per hour is also expensive. The most cost effective way to deal with this ongoing need is to outsource these tasks to a trained Team. Your Web Tech Team would love to be that Team for you!

Our services are a mesh of those that would normally be offered by Virtual Assistants and Web Designers; yet without a ‘per hour’ pricing structure. We charge a flat monthly fee to handle your web tech needs.

Our unique web tech support services pricing, along with our qualified in-house staff, makes our outsource services an affordable solution for business owners, and even individuals with personal blogs.