“A lot of times what I do is outsource the outsourcing.” Mark Podolsky
Systems and automation, systems and automation, systems and automation! Entrepreneurs hear about it all the time. We want to implement them into our businesses, but “How?” is the question that always comes up in our overflowing minds.
For those of you that need and want to automate your business, even more you are going to love today’s guest. Mark Podolsky is the founder of LandGeek.com, Frontier Equity Properties, he is the host of three podcasts, he has built his own SaaS products to automate his businesses and built an outsourcing team in the Philippines that runs on its own. Mark is a master at creating large scale automated businesses where he only works three days a week and can take a month off of work whenever he wants.
Today, we will dive into how Mark did this and he gives us a huge list of software and programs he uses and recommends.
“I give myself a 30:1 Rule. Say for example it takes me 10 minutes to do that task. I will multiply that by 30, then budget that training time to teach somebody how to get rid of that 10 minutes for the rest of my life.” Mark Podolsky
01:42: Working While Walking on a Treadmill
02:44: Mark and Chris Talk Phoenix, AZ, USA
06:19: Who is Mark Podolsky?
07:10: Why Mark Invests in Land Online?
10:10: Building a SaaS for His Own Business
12:26: Mark’s Philosophy on Creating Systems and Automation
14:43: What Entrepreneurs are Missing When it Comes to Systems
15:47: Automation Tools That Mark Recommends
17:29: How Mark Outsources His Outsourcing?
23:30: Finding Great Virtual Assistants in the Philippines
23:22: Letting Go of Control to Automate Your Business
25:46: Signs You Need to Automate or Delegate Something
26:54: More of Mark’s Favorite Automation Tools
29:57: How Mark Automates His Podcasts
33:21: Mark on Cold Showers
Honorable Mentions:
Geek Pay
https://www.geekpay.io/
Phoenix Digital Mailbox
http://phoenixdigitalmailbox.com
Been Verified
https://www.beenverified.com/
Customer Relation Management (CRM)
Airtable
https://airtable.com/
Zapier
https://zapier.com/
Fiverr
http://fiverr.com
Libsyn
https://www.libsyn.com/
Basecamp
https://basecamp.com/
Podio
https://podio.com/
File This for Book Keeping
https://filethis.com/
Profit First Method
http://profitfirstbook.com/
Trello for Team Communication
https://trello.com/
Smartsheet for Spreadsheets
https://www.smartsheet.com/landing-b
Slack
https://slack.com/
Many Chat for Marketing Automation
https://manychat.com/
If This Then That
https://ifttt.com/
Zoom
https://zoom.us/signin
Deep Work
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work
Essentialism
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism?from_search=true
Searching for Bobby Fischer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/383778.Searching_for_Bobby_Fischer?from_search=true
Crwdboost.com
https://www.crwdboost.com/
The Land Geek Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-land-geek-podcast-archive/id1040221974?mt=2
The Best Passive Income Model Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-passive-income-model-podcast/id962468381?mt=2
The Art of Passive Income Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-passive-income-podcast/id1125069143?mt=2
Contact Info:
https://www.thelandgeek.com/
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