#159: How I Found, Hired and Work With My Project Manager

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

When you’re just starting out, you can manage everything on your own. And you probably have to—until you’re generating revenue. As soon as that happens, things change. Priorities shift. To-do lists grow. New ideas, projects and opportunities pop up every day, all of which are left for you to juggle with.

What if you had the right support to help keep you and your business not only in check, but growing?

Imagine that new email campaign copy you’ve avoided writing for days has been broken down, researched and organized in such a way that it almost feels like you’re just filling in the blanks.

Imagine you’re no longer prioritizing and checking off each box of your to-do list, rather it’s a document that lives with someone else, somewhere else—far, far away from you.

Imagine you’re no longer the gatekeeper of every new project, launch, contractor or task. Your project manager (or PM) is handling it all for you.

On this podcast episode I start the conversation about why this role is (or will be) essential for your business.

By the end of the episode you’ll know:

What a PM could do for your business (immediately and long term)
Where to find a PM
When you’re ready for a PM (and how much one costs)
Why “TEA time” with your PM is crucial for success

Plus, I’m lifting the curtain to show you how I found, hired, trained and integrated my crazy awesome PM, Chloe, into my business.

Do me one quick favor before you start listening: Download this week’s freebie, and get your Project Manager Hiring Toolkit. Job description? Check. New hire survey? Check. Even if you are not ready to hire just yet, GET IT NOW to have when you need it!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Your listening to the online marketing made Easy Podcast episode number 159.
0:07.0	Welcome to the online marketing made Easy Podcast. Business advice so easy, you'll feel like you're cheating.
0:14.0	And now your host, Amy Porterfield.
0:18.0	Well, hey there. Welcome back to another episode of the online marketing made Easy Podcast.
0:31.0	I'm your host, Amy Porterfield. And today we are talking all things project manager.
0:37.0	We'll explore how to know when you're ready to hire project manager, tips for finding and hiring,
0:43.0	and most importantly, insights on how to work with a project manager once you find somebody who is a strong fit.
0:52.0	Now, since I started my online business, I subscribe to the concept of going pro and showing up in my business like I'm in it for the long haul.
1:01.0	When you hire for your business, you're declaring, I'm in it. I'm putting a stake in the ground and I'm investing in the growth of my business.
1:10.0	And I'm committing to paying someone else. And that takes guts. Basically, you're saying, I'm willing to put up money for my business.
1:20.0	Now, hiring for the first time in your business or hiring for an elevated position like a project manager is scary, a bit overwhelming, and absolutely thrilling all at the same time.
1:33.0	So I created today's episode to start the conversation with you about potentially hiring a project manager.
1:40.0	You might not be ready just yet. And we will explore that. But I wish someone had sat me down early in my business and said, I want you to plan to hire a project manager sooner than later.
1:54.0	Because I now believe based on my experience with working with a project manager for a few years now that it is an essential role in your business.
2:04.0	If you are creating programs, products and services, and you are promoting those online via launches and campaigns.
2:13.0	Now, we'll get into all the specifics about what a project manager can do for your business. But I just wanted to start right there.
2:21.0	Now, two years ago on this show, I interviewed my friend Laura Roder about hiring a project manager. And the reason I'm refreshing this topic here is because I have learned a lot in two years.
2:34.0	I feel like two years in online marketing is more like dog years. So it's like 10 years ago. I feel like I talked about this.
2:42.0	I have a lot of new insights to share with you. I've been in the trenches longer now. And I think you will find a lot of value in some of the lessons that I learned along the way.
2:52.0	So instead of encouraging you to go back and listen to that old episode, I've included the most important aspects of that episode into this one.
3:02.0	And then I'm going to explore some new areas and more depth and with more examples.
3:08.0	Now, since some of the insights I'm sharing today were inspired by my conversation with Laura way back when I wanted to give Laura and her business a shout out.
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