There are five important factors that you should concentrate on and these are:
1. Concentrate on your strengths and outsource everything else.
2. Keep it real, utilize technology to bridge distances but remember that you are dealing with people.
3. Keep operations tight, clearly define expectations so that projects do not get out of control.
4. Treat contractors like employees and remember that the best contractors can always be working for others so treat them well.
5. Stay on top of projects so you or someone else can step in if a critical process gets bogged down.
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