Admitting you need help running your business is a choice business owners have to make if they want the business to grow. However, the biggest questions that surround this decision is where who and how to find the right person to provide the necessary support.
In this episode, Ros and her assistant Mayette talk about tasks that travel agents can outsource, options on where to find and hire someone depending on your needs and how to hire the right one for your business.
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Finer Details of the Episode
- 1:20 - Travel Agents have to do everything
- 3:58 - Why you might get help from someone
- 7:45 - What sort of help do we get
- 16:56 - 50 things that you can outsource
- 20:00 - Learning & training
- 25:14 - You need somebody with skills
- 27:00 - The person you’ll be hiring must be trustworthy
- 29:07 - Personality Profile
- 34:20 - Reference or Personality Checks
- 36:15 - Communicating online
- 39:11 - Project Management System
- 41:40 - It’s really about communication
Quotes from this Episode
“The choices are really endless.”
“We are doing our job, and we're working very hard for it.”
“Money is important and it can be scarce, and we need to be resourceful with it”
“Not everybody is perfect for that position”
“No day is the same”
“Your clients are trusting you with this sensitive information. Make sure that you're then trusting somebody else”
“Word of math is the best form of advertising”
“Different doesn't mean they're wrong”
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