{"id":25489,"date":"2016-12-20T14:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=25489"},"modified":"2023-03-15T22:50:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T02:50:55","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-handle-digital-side-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/2016\/why-you-shouldnt-handle-digital-side-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Be Handling This New, Digital Side Of Business Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you taking the steps to upgrade from a good old brick and mortar business to one that\u2019s more equipped to handle the stresses of a modern business? Finally embracing the digital and all it has to offer? Good. But you don\u2019t have to do it alone. Here, we\u2019re going to look at why it tends to be a better idea for companies to transition to a more tech-based focus with a bit of help, rather than taking it all on.<\/p>\n<h2>Lower your costs<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/articles\/money\/15-practical-ways-reduce-business-costs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25490 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/money-tips-15-practical-ways-reduce-business-costs.jpg\" alt=\"money-tips-15-practical-ways-reduce-business-costs\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 380px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 380\/253;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>15 Practical Ways to Reduce Business Costs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/2016\/choose-right-employees-take-busines-next-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting the right people on your side<\/a> is important. You want to build a strong team that can hold the weight of the business\u2019s growth going forward. However, payroll is one of the most expensive parts of running a business. It gets even more expensive if you find out you don\u2019t have the amount of work that could justify hiring someone to fill a whole position. Outsourcing, particularly the jobs that only need temporary attention, can be a much more cost-effective way of solving the problems of transition like setting up your IT network or adding some much-needed security to it. Take the time to weigh the costs.<\/p>\n<h2>Focus on your job<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-mission\/30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable-31d1d4e4c9c9#.538tlm6v7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25491 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The growth of your business from purely physical to physical and digital is obviously going to take up some of your time. You want to keep an eye on it to make sure it fits your demands, then you\u2019re going to have to train yourself and your employees on the new structure and methods of doing their jobs. For those with a little less computer literacy, it\u2019s going to take longer. But if you do it internally, you\u2019re going to have to pore over every detail of the transition with your team. Which leaves you little time to do your actual job. Using an IT support company is a relatively more hands-off approach. Outsourced companies work to specification and are there when you need them, but they don\u2019t demand your constant attention. Meaning you\u2019re still free to go and make money for the business.<\/p>\n<h2>Trust in true professional talent<\/h2>\n<p>By choosing the right web designers, IT support, and digital marketers you can be much more assured that you\u2019re getting the skills and experience you need to see as few problems pop up in the transition as possible. If you\u2019re relatively inexperienced, it can be difficult to find and employ individuals with the kind of talent you\u2019re looking for. Outsourced businesses, however, often have plenty of samples and testimonials to help show you that they have the experience. That\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t potentially some less-than-adequate businesses out there, it\u2019s just a lot easier to identify those who can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2015\/08\/how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25492 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team-1024x576.png\" alt=\"how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/how-to-stop-micromanaging-your-team.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>How to Stop Micromanaging Your Team<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At best, getting your company equipped to face the demands of tech is going to be costly. At worst, it\u2019s going to take all of your working hours and could possibly go horribly wrong with a poor choice in employees. So, consider whether or not outsourcing could help you meet the demands you need to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you taking the steps to upgrade from a good old brick and mortar business to one that\u2019s more equipped to handle the stresses of a modern business? 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