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Key Takeaways

Relying solely on the talent in your immediate geographic area is a self-inflicted mistake.

Although there is an entire global industry built to help companies hire remote talent, you don’t need to rely on it.

As solopreneurs, we can hire in a more effective way if we are ready to build relationships in online communities. And it does not cost any money.

Solopreneurship, despite its name, is anything but a solo pursuit. As we find success in our agency work, we inevitably need to build a team that can help us serve our clients and expand our footprint.

As MVRK , my CRM strategy and implementation consulting agency, starts its seventh fiscal year, I’m very happy to say that my team is now composed of seven individuals who operate from six different countries. What’s more, none of us live in the three countries where we mainly do business (USA, Canada and the UK).

I have hired each of the individuals who are on the team myself.…