Chris Rugh's guest appearances

Chris Rugh

Marketing Speak

Get Yourself Optimized

Mark Timm

Aaron Ross

Chris Voss

Michael Port

Sean Stephenson

Cal Newport

Mike Rohde

Susan Lassiter-Lyons

Marty Weintraub

Scott Eck

Robert Cialdini

Ken Dubner

Dave Asprey

Stever Robbins

Roger Dooley

OwlTail

I love systems and I love outsourcing, two things we are going to dive deep into, in this episode #219. A business without systems and processes isn’t a real business. Or let’s put it this way: it won’t stay in business for long. With proper systems, you have location freedom and time freedom, two very precious commodities. Did you know for instance that I spent half of 2018 living in Tel Aviv? It was an amazing experience, one that wouldn’t have been possible if my business hadn’t been designed for that. The digital age has shepherded in an era of outsourcing knowledge work. Not only does it make it easier to scale, outsourcing lowers operational costs. My guest for this episode is Chris Rugh, and he just happens to be a master at outsourcing and systematizing. He’s the founder of Custom Tollfree, author of the book 1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hour, as well as a real estate investor, and an angel investor. ‏‏‏‏The company that he sold, Custom Toll Free, has since become the nation’s leading vanity telephone number search firm. They’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies as well as recognized brands such as 1-800-Contacts, Comcast, and Best Buy. Chris’ episode was previously published on my other podcast, Get Yourself Optimized, and I thought I’d share it here since so much of what we talked about can be applied to your marketing department. That includes leveraging and delegating, creating an offshore team, managing that offshore team without having to do a lot of painful oversight, minimizing distractions, improving your environment for maximum productivity, and so much more! On with the show!

I love systems and I love outsourcing, two things we are going to dive deep into, in this episode #219. A business without systems and processes isn’t a real business. Or let’s put it this way: it won’t stay in business for long. With proper systems, you have location freedom and time freedom, two very precious commodities. Did you know for instance that I spent half of 2018 living in Tel Aviv? It was an amazing experience, one that wouldn’t have been possible if my business hadn’t been designed for that. The digital age has shepherded in an era of outsourcing knowledge work. Not only does it make it easier to scale, outsourcing lowers operational costs. My guest for this episode is Chris Rugh, and he just happens to be a master at outsourcing and systematizing. He’s the founder of Custom Tollfree, author of the book 1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hour, as well as a real estate investor, and an angel investor. ‏‏‏‏The company that he sold, Custom Toll Free, has since become the nation’s leading vanity telephone number search firm. They’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies as well as recognized brands such as 1-800-Contacts, Comcast, and Best Buy. Chris’ episode was previously published on my other podcast, Get Yourself Optimized, and I thought I’d share it here since so much of what we talked about can be applied to your marketing department. That includes leveraging and delegating, creating an offshore team, managing that offshore team without having to do a lot of painful oversight, minimizing distractions, improving your environment for maximum productivity, and so much more! On with the show!

219. Build a Virtual Team with Chris Rugh

Christopher Rugh is an entrepreneur with an irrepressible passion for business and life. He recently exited CustomTollFree.com, the nation’s leading vanity telephone number search firm, catering to thousands of companies and well-recognized brands. Chris was the mastermind behind the proprietary software program that instantaneously turned numbers into letters that even his industry competitors licensed. Today, Chris focuses mainly on real estate investing. He is an angel investor and author of 1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hour. In this episode, Chris joins Stephan to talk about leveraging and delegating, creating offshore teams and managing them without painful oversight, minimizing distractions, and more. Connect with Christopher Rugh:www.ChrisRugh.comadmin@chrisrugh.com In this week’s episode:  [04:02] - Christopher describes a system for outsourcing that works. [08:06] - Christopher gives an example of hiring 3 people to do one job and finding the best candidate.  [09:36] - Christopher shares how to compare the quality of a candidate's work: keep the same process and parameters, but differ the data. [11:25] - Is Upwork the right place for hiring someone full-time? Get Christopher's top pick for filling full-time positions. [12:47] - Christopher talks about why it's important to know the cultures of countries where you're outsourcing. "Culture will affect how you manage your team." [14:38] - Christopher provides his process for making sure that details aren't missed. [17:26] - Christopher expresses his thoughts on Upwork's doubled rates and supplies his process for dealing with it. [19:19] - Christopher conveys his thoughts on Craigslist and why having employees from the same country is beneficial. [21:35] - Christopher warns of the dangerous possibility of ignoring international labor laws. [22:31] - Christopher states the process for finding ghostwriters and what impact it might have on your SEO. [24:45] - Christopher advises not taking your outsourced help for granted and what mindset to avoid. [27:38] - Christopher communicates his tips for eliminating distractions: stop constant task-switching and decrease attention residue. [36:26] - Christopher gives his recommendation for a productive work and home environment.   [39:06] - Christopher relates his experience of using AirBnb for a workspace. "It's a great way to keep up creativity and happiness." [40:20] - Christopher mentions the impact your mindset has on productivity. Stephan shares an example of how some people will get in the flow state on a flight, while others can only watch movies or sleep.   [41:55] - Christopher addresses the practice of working with music and how his strengths and weaknesses come into play.  [43:29] - Christopher talks about writing a book when you aren't a writer. He wrote an outline and recorded his thoughts on his phone.   Links and Resources: 1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hourwww.Upwork.comwww.Indeed.com15FiveOnlinejobs.phCraigslistTextBrokerwww.Senior.Centerwww.offmarket.expertadmin@chrisrugh.comTime DoctorDeep WorkFocus BoosterPavlokGetting Things Done

Christopher Rugh is an entrepreneur with an irrepressible passion for business and life. He recently exited <a href="http://CustomTollFree.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CustomTollFree.com</a>, the nation’s leading vanity telephone number search firm, catering to thousands of companies and well-recognized brands. Chris was the mastermind behind the proprietary software program that instantaneously turned numbers into letters that even his industry competitors licensed. Today, Chris focuses mainly on real estate investing. He is an angel investor and author of <a href="http://www.chrisrugh.com/1800awesome/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hour</a>. In this episode, Chris joins Stephan to talk about leveraging and delegating, creating offshore teams and managing them without painful oversight, minimizing distractions, and more. Connect with Christopher Rugh:<a href="http://www.chrisrugh.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.ChrisRugh.com</a><a href="mailto:admin@chrisrugh.com">admin@chrisrugh.com</a> In this week’s episode: <ul> <li>[04:02] - Christopher describes a system for outsourcing that works.</li> <li>[08:06] - Christopher gives an example of hiring 3 people to do one job and finding the best candidate. </li> <li>[09:36] - Christopher shares how to compare the quality of a candidate's work: keep the same process and parameters, but differ the data.</li> <li>[11:25] - Is <a href="https://www.upwork.com/?vt_cmp=249489065&amp;vt_adg=19670625305&amp;vt_src=google&amp;vt_kw=upwork&amp;vt_device=c&amp;gclid=CLHGn_Wf-c8CFUNlfgodZ20L2w" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Upwork</a> the right place for hiring someone full-time? Get Christopher's top pick for filling full-time positions.</li> <li>[12:47] - Christopher talks about why it's important to know the cultures of countries where you're outsourcing. "Culture will affect how you manage your team."</li> <li>[14:38] - Christopher provides his process for making sure that details aren't missed.</li> <li>[17:26] - Christopher expresses his thoughts on <a href="https://www.upwork.com/?vt_cmp=249489065&amp;vt_adg=19670625305&amp;vt_src=google&amp;vt_kw=upwork&amp;vt_device=c&amp;gclid=CLHGn_Wf-c8CFUNlfgodZ20L2w" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Upwork's</a> doubled rates and supplies his process for dealing with it.</li> <li>[19:19] - Christopher conveys his thoughts on <a href="https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Craigslist</a> and why having employees from the same country is beneficial.</li> <li>[21:35] - Christopher warns of the dangerous possibility of ignoring international labor laws.</li> <li>[22:31] - Christopher states the process for finding ghostwriters and what impact it might have on your SEO.</li> <li>[24:45] - Christopher advises not taking your outsourced help for granted and what mindset to avoid.</li> <li>[27:38] - Christopher communicates his tips for eliminating distractions: stop constant task-switching and decrease attention residue.</li> <li>[36:26] - Christopher gives his recommendation for a productive work and home environment.  </li> <li>[39:06] - Christopher relates his experience of using <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/?af=43720035&amp;c=A_TC%3Dfmeb9dyr2w%26G_MT%3De%26G_CR%3D100808697856%26G_N%3Dg%26G_K%3Dairbnb%27%26G_P%3D%26G_D%3Dc&amp;exp=r1&amp;gclid=CNC3vfmg-c8CFQQQaQodcwgM3A&amp;dclid=CN7Myfmg-c8CFQlmfgodtoQLyg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AirBnb</a> for a workspace. "It's a great way to keep up creativity and happiness."</li> <li>[40:20] - Christopher mentions the impact your mindset has on productivity. Stephan shares an example of how some people will get in the flow state on a flight, while others can only watch movies or sleep.  </li> <li>[41:55] - Christopher addresses the practice of working with music and how his strengths and weaknesses come into play. </li> <li>[43:29] - Christopher talks about writing a book when you aren't a writer. He wrote an outline and recorded his thoughts on his phone. </li> </ul> Links and Resources: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/1-800-Awesome-Tactics-Making-000-Hour/dp/1935586378" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1-800-Awesome: Tactics for Making $10,000 an Hour</a><a href="http://www.upwork.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.Upwork.com</a><a href="http://www.indeed.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.Indeed.com</a><a href="https://www.15five.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">15Five</a><a href="https://www.onlinejobs.ph/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Onlinejobs.ph</a><a href="https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Craigslist</a><a href="https://www.textbroker.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TextBroker</a><a href="http://www.senior.center" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.Senior.Center</a><a href="http://www.offmarket.expert" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.offmarket.expert</a><a href="mailto:admin@chrisrugh.com" rel="noopener">admin@chrisrugh.com</a><a href="https://www.timedoctor.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Time Doctor</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deep Work</a><a href="https://www.focusboosterapp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Focus Booster</a><a href="http://pavlok.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pavlok</a><a href="http://gettingthingsdone.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Getting Things Done</a>

62. Building a Virtual Team that Supports Your Entrepreneurial Journey with Chris Rugh