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ADVERTORIAL: With smartphones? rise to dominance making multi-tasking and self-scheduling de rigueur for the modern businesswoman, gone are the days when hiring an answering service was a smart investment for your small business. However, there are still a number of effective and smart ways to outsource in today?s world.?

1. Design

This is perhaps the most obvious, as most small businesses don?t have the capacity for an in-house design team. You need high quality, professional logos, marketing and web materials to be competitive and recognizable in today?s marketplace. Free design that you do in-house? well, let?s just say you usually get what you pay for.?

2. Bookkeeping Services

In-house accounting is like in-house legal advice: valuable but equally expensive. Bookkeeping services, however, let you handle financial matters with an expert at a fraction of the cost. From handling payroll to all the ins and outs of tax codes, it?s easier and more fool proof than handling the books yourself.

3. Serviced Offices

If it?s appropriate for your business (e.g. you don?t have the need for a storefront presence), you may want to look into moving into a serviced office. Most of the responsibilities of an office manager can be handled by a serviced office, including building maintenance, receptionist hire, janitorial services, and so on. From serviced offices in Leeds and Manchester, to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and down in The Big Smoke, any major metropolitan area will have ample options to explore.

4. Internet Marketing

Naturally your business has its own website to promote it, but how can you use the web to promote your business further? An SEO firm can help harness the power search engine optimization (or SEO) to make your business grab a spot in the first page of rankings. Isn?t that worth the price?

Good delegation and outsourcing not only saves you time and effort, but provides a solid professional return for the money you?re spending. The key is to outsource tasks and responsibilities that require expertise and sustained logistical effort that would otherwise cost substantial amounts to provide in-house.

Outsourcing saves you and your company time ? and in a world where time is money, it?s one of the most valuable ideas you can take advantage of.

This article was made possible by i2 Office.

Source: http://www.thenextwomen.com/2012/10/05/advertorial-smart-ways-outsource-your-business

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