What’s not to love about crowdsourcing? It’s fast, easy, and cheap. Perfect for a small business, right? Well, when you take a closer look, the pros of crowdsourcing are also the potential cons of it. Fast, easy, and cheap doesn’t always translate into a job well done. While many people tote crowdsourcing as a modern, innovative way to accomplish tasks, others find that it doesn’t always produce the results they were hoping for. Since your small business is your life, it’s important to carefully consider crowdsourcing before you give it a shot. Here are some of the potential disadvantages to it that you should keep in mind.

Managing a team of staff who work in a variety of locations can seem a daunting task but with the right management, remote teams can be as productive or even more so than teams working alongside each other.

The greatest challenge is believing in your staff and trusting them to deliver. It is essential to have a very open two way channeled approach to communication. This is easily achieved via conference calls. These can be between the manager and a particular team member or even involving the entire team at the same time. This has a multitude of benefits as discussed later on.