Comments on: Automation and small business development

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:48:33 +0000

Hello hadi I’ve looked around for a link for an arabic version but I couldn’t find one. I’d be very surprised, though, if the book wasn’t translated into your language. Good luck!

By: hadi

hadi — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:46:10 +0000

thank you for book , and wish I can find one day arabic copy from this book because my english not more good and I try understand everything coz that I used the dictionary and try .

thank you again

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:19:00 +0000

To be honest, I think E-Myth is more helpful than 4HWW!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:11:09 +0000

E-Myth is the next book on my list of reads. I have heard nothing but great things about it and Michael E Gerber has a great following.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:58:52 +0000

The moment you are at is supposed to be the “making or breaking” of your business. The moment when you have to stop doing everything yourself and deligate. So far I’ve been useless at it so good luck!

Another good book (although published a few years ago) I’ve read about this is The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber.

Thanks for stopping by, Veronica!

By: Veronica Clare Ridderhof

Veronica Clare Ridderhof — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:38:58 +0000

Wow! I just wrote a post about how I was so busy working in my business that I couldn’t work on my business… and I have read the 4-hour work week. It is a very difficult thing to do, but I think I am ready to let go of some of the strings and see what happens…

I think allowing another mind into the equation may lead to exciting new avenues that I wouldn’t have thought of!

Here’s to a new chapter
Thank you for your timely confirmation :0)

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:12:24 +0000

@Rachel thank you for the comment and the words of advice about finding the right VA, etc. It’s an interesting job you have!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:54:49 +0000

I work as a Virtual Assistant, in North America. I can definitely see the cause for concern around instructing “a virtual assistant on how to deal with their clients as a lot of the work is based on relationships and built on inspiration.”

I think when hiring a virtual assistant (VA) you need to find the right fit. In my experience knowing my clients goals and objectives up front helps me ensure I am always “on course.” Sometimes finding the right virtual worker is trial and error, just like hiring any employee, except it is easier to let your VA go then an in-house employee!

Great review on the book.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:08:53 +0000

@Elijah doing it all yourself will limit the scalability of your business.

By: Elijah G Clark

Elijah G Clark — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:42:26 +0000

At this point, when a business is small with less than a handful of employess. outsourcing simply helps greatly because marketing is more important as i have found out. i used to do it all until i found that i couldnt unless i only wanted a few customers.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:09:08 +0000

@Mark I know exactly what you mean but this is the advice I’ve been hearing again and again from very successful businesses. They don’t just recommend outsourcing when you don’t have the skills but outsourcing when you know how to do it but don’t have the time! And, also outsourcing tedious repetitive work. I think it’s an interesting subject for research.

By: Mark Narusson

Mark Narusson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:31:29 +0000

Interesting ideas although I’d be a bit nervous about handing too much of my business to someone else. I suppose when you don’t have the skills necessary then it’s a must. Automation in the workplace could work but I’d need to do more research to know what and when.