“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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