“Insourcing”, great concept. I know a few people who have traded the rat-race for beach-side businesses where the costs are much lower. They’re pretty happy people.

I used to live in Australia, but almost a year ago I packed everything up and moved to Thailand for the fact that I can employ staff at a fraction of the cost in Australia.

For the cost of 1 developer in Aus, I have 3 developers with different talents, a marketing coordinator, and a personal assistant to help me off load my day to day tasks.

Not to mention living costs and office rent is next to nothing over here.

Perfect! Your business is a living, breathing talent pool.

You make a great point, because it’s a lot easier to cut outsourced talent loose than to put someone inside your organization on the chopping block. And then there’s the value of paying for only what you need. And only as you need it.

Great points!

I never really thought of this as a series. There are so many different things that different people with different businesses could outsource … so it seems like a bit of a daunting task to create a list of how and where. I’ll give it some thought … maybe outsource it -haha

Hey Anthony,

Yeah, if the focus is only on getting it cheaper … all I can say is that’s never worked for me. I’ve always had good success by going after a list of things that make up “the whole package”.

The 4 Hour Work Week is a great concept. A lot of large (and even small companies in the last couple years) have had great success by outsourcing. Then of course there are all the horror stories. Again, gotta have the whole package.

I didn’t realize that I was an outsourced resource until a client told me so. His explanation:

“I get experience in Organizational Development, Change Management, and Leadership Development all in one. What I don’t get is an ongoing benefits package to pay for or a sticky situation if, for some reason, the engagement doesn’t work out. Therefore, I’d rather pay you what you are worth while you are here vs. be saddled with an ongoing expense.”

This is from a client of 15 years.

That’s what outsourcing is all about: pay for the best expertise without the burden of ongoing financial and emotional overhead.

I briefly flipped through Ferris’s book a few weeks ago. I can understand the appeal of it, but I haven’t really latched onto it myself. Outsourcing your life … ? … I like my life. A lot.

Can’t imagine paying someone else to live it for me, no matter how good a deal I can get.

I have been inspired to outsource!