#Blogalicious5 Recap Part 3: Blogalicious Tips on Adding to Your Team

If you have been reading my recap series on #Blogalicious5 or any of my previous posts about the conference than you already know I Love it.  One of the reasons I love it is the organizers provide a wide variety of information and networking opportunities.  One of my favorites of these opportunities is the round table lunch discussions.
Instead of a centerpiece on each table there was a piece of paper with a topic.  The topics included things like  late life bloggers and natural hair bloggers.  I chose to sit at the table for bloggers who were interested in bringing on help.  This table was for bloggers who are growing and looking to bring on an intern, team member, employee, etc. to help them with their blog, and was perfect for me.
A few weeks ago I partnered with a friend of mine Cherise from Ispaci  to develop the Chasing Joy Ambassadorship collaboration and today I am announcing that Iman from Me, Myself, and Em's is joining the team as well as an Ambassador.  So, you see why the table for bloggers bringing in help was a great fit for me.
Each table had a moderator and ours was great.  The one at my table, Cora was great.  She had an outline prepared but let us ask our questions first.  She was open, candid, and knowledgeable.  One of the things I hoped to gain insight on at Blogalicious was how to determine which areas of blogging I could delegate or outsource, as managing a successful blog included more than me over sharing my thoughts with you guys a few times a week.  It also includes creating images, responding to comments, replying to emails, monitoring metrics, and managing social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc...)  Cora gave me exactly the insight I was looking for.
To figure out which areas you may want to bring in help or outsource for you should first answer the following questions: 

• Why do you write?
• What tasks help you make money?
• What things are not getting done or falling through the cracks?
• What do you hate doing?
• What do you love doing?

These answers will be different for everyone but answering them will help you figure out what tasks to do yourself and what tasks to pass on to others.  Things you love and things that support the overall reason why you write should likely be done by you or monitored closely.  Things that you hate doing and things that are falling through the cracks should be outsourced or passed on to someone on your team.  Things that make you money should be a top priority making sure they get done either by you or a team member.  This was just the info I was looking for.  
Here are some other general tips and insights from the round table discussion: 

• Make sure you have a confidentiality agreement
• Things a virtual assistant  may do include but are not limited to:
• writing blog posts
• monitoring metrics and analytics
• act as a Social Media manager manage Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc...
• Be prepared to fire people and keep possible termination in mind when hiring/working with friends
• If you are going to let someone go terminate access to your blog and social media account before you terminate them.  
• Develop an accounting system early on.
• Restrict the number of administrators on your blog and Social Media accounts
• Give team members separate logins
• Restrict the permissions with admin accounts

I hope you find these tips and insights as helpful as I did.  Have you brought on staff, interns, or teammates to help you with your blog or business?  Did you use any of the tips above?  Do you have any tips to add to the list?
Now take a moment to welcome Iman to the Chasing Joy team.  
Iman is the author of the blog Me, Myself and Em’s. Me, Myself and Em’s (MMEM’s) is a blog about her adventures living in Philadelphia, while being a twenty-something chasing joy while chasing after her dreams.  The objective of MMEM’s is to encourage everyone to go after their goals, no matter what! Be your own cheerleader! You can do it! It is a place to learn and grow for the future, by changing our focus to attain the goal at hand. Join Iman on this journey. She posts every Wednesday.
Be sure to visit Iman at memyselfandem.wordpress.com to congratulate her for becoming a Chasing Joy Ambassador or Click to Tweet. "Congrats on becoming a Chasing Joy Ambassador @MeMyselfandEms Looking forward to your take on happiness on www.chasing-joy.com"