Comments on: Why Michael Gerber, Tim Ferriss, Are Wrong: Outsourcing Is Complexity.

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By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:25:35 +0000

Hire the right outsourcing company, and its heaven. I have been working with the same guys for 3 years – my business has slowed, but my income has not, because they do the work. Get it? You can survive in this crazy economy if you work smarter, not harder.

By: John Bardos

John Bardos — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:04:26 +0000

Great post and right on the money.

I have been outsourcing for several years now and it has been a lot of headaches. I find that less than 10 percent of the developers I hire are worthy of long term work. The time and effort required to manage them is just not worth it.

I would also go a step further and extend the same argument to employees. Expanding a business by hiring employees will also encounter substantial diminishing returns. I believe that most single person businesses can make more money than if you have 5 employees. Your returns will start increasing once you break a larger employment level of about 10 employees but that is a completely different business. You are a bureaucrat not an artist at that stage.

For most people, myself included, hiring or outsourcing is just not worth the headaches.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:56:31 +0000

As a small business owner I can understand your point it’s that leap of faith that we are all afraid of making. I am glad I am here today it’s been a long road and yes, I still have a hard time letting go and delegating… small steps I am almost there.