OK, a few common questions propped up so I thought I would go on to clarify a couple of things.
1) Number of hours/week. Well, a minimum of 10, probably more like 20+ per week. There will be times when we will be extremely busy.
2) Work hours/availability. We have workers all around the globe so I am online most days from 8AM to 1AM EST. No, not a typo. I work 17 hours/day usually. At least 12 on Sat/Sun. That is partly why I want to outsource even more to reduce the load to manageable levels. I already have 8 outsourcers as it is. Oh, the point I was making
Well, if I give you an assignment on Monday, it should be done on Tuesday. If you are not around Monday for enough time to get it done, the assignment will go to the next available person who is. That's why the hours will vary a bit. Sometimes I give long term assignments that can keep someone busy for a couple of weeks. Then, it does not matter what time of day you do the job.
3) I expect people to work like I do. Well, probably not, but I expect people to work quickly and efficiently, not like this: get the assignment, go out for a smoke, work for 3 minutes, go get a snack, pass by the tv and watch a few, come back, do some more, get bored, look out the window at the birds picking at the lawn, etc, etc. You have no idea how much of this nonsense I've already dealt with. Please, if you don't think I know how long it takes to write a generic article, configure a WP blog (with our step-by-step videos no less), post a comment, register at a forum and get a link, then you are kidding yourself. I am not trying to be harsh here, I just want everyone to understand that this is serious business for us and our clients are very unforgiving. They are "we want it done yesterday" and "why isn't it making money, you installed the blog 12 minutes ago!" type of crowd. And yes, we really do create 500+ websites a month.
4) I have so many things going on at the same time, I cannot chase you around to find out if you are finished to give you another assignment. As I already said, I have at least 8 other outsourcers, a local crew, and 20 other things going on at the same time. I need someone who will own their own corner of our business and keep it running smoothly. I hope that last bit made sense
OK, hope we haven't bored anyone. Any questions, let it rip!
TomG.
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