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The Outsource Resource

P.O. Box 10733
Austin, TX, 78757
(512) 470-0866

About

The Outsource Resource is a one-stop-shopping agency for small businesses, providing a range of support services that enable companies to stay focused on their revenue and growth, while ensuring that their other critical functions take place. This includes: administrative assistance, bookkeeping/QuickBooks, marketing/social media, graphic design, project management, organization and more. You get exactly the help you need, for the hours you need, when you need it most.

Passions

I am passionate about green living, music, the New York Times crossword puzzle, traveling and non-fiction reading. I am also the host of Inner Views, a live radio show where I interview everyday people with extraordinary stories.

Wish List

I would love to be connected to the various business/technology incubators in Austin, as I believe we offer services that are ideal for their companies. I also love meeting business and strategic coaches - we have great business synergy. I am also always looking for guests for my radio interview show - if you or someone you know has an extraordinary story, please contact me!

Boosting Your Online Presence

posted on February 1, 2010

In this week's Outsource Resource blog, I feature 2 businesses that help us with our online presence and one of those is this one: NetworkinAustin.com!  Read more »

Author: Abigail Mahnke

To Email Market or Not to Email Market?

posted on January 18, 2010

My focus this week is on email marketing. I have a new blog posting about it:We all get tons of email newsletters in our inboxes these days, leading some business owners to think that email marketing is a nuisance and has no place in their own marketing campaign. Is that the best way to think about it? Or is that throwing out the baby with the bath water? To read the full blog, go to http://outres.net/blog/?p=21 Read more »

Author: Abigail Mahnke

What Is It About Those Darn Financial Books?

posted on January 11, 2010

I posted a new blog on my website today about bookkeeping. You can read that article here:It’s either comical or it’s tragic. Small business owners’ financial books are often a disaster. Can you relate to this? Does the mere thought of entering transactions, paying bills, or running a P&L statement give you shingles? Since I enjoy bookkeeping, I can’t relate to this (which probably makes me a geek) but there’s no question I’m in the minority. So what’s up with this? [Read full article.]

Author: Abigail Mahnke

Customer Service Exemplified

posted on November 18, 2009

I attended the Austin Chamber's Building Blocks of Business event yesterday, which happened to be about customer service. Steve Zbranek of Zbranek Custom Homes gave examples of fantastic customer service and lousy customer service. While all that was happening, I got to experience phenomenal customer service in action and I thought it worth mentioning. It SO makes a difference! Read more »

Author: Abigail Mahnke

Being a Featured Member Works!

posted on November 11, 2009

As you may know, you get points for posting events & blogs on this site, actions which can lead to you becoming the featured member of the week. If you think you don't have time or it doesn't make a difference, you may wish to reconsider: I'm this week's featured member and on Monday alone, I received 2 inquiries about my business! Plus, a bunch more told me they saw me there, which means I was in their minds. Read more »

Author: Abigail Mahnke

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@TrishBeach Thanks for the @KOOPRadio love! Much appreciated.
@findmesoftware Dude, you're just awesome. Thanks for the KOOP plug.
@findmesoftware Congrats on the new client!!! I am WAY excited for you. That's a great client to have.
Wow. @findmesoftware rocks. Thanks for donating to KOOP Radio Austin! THAT's the kind of business alliance you want to have. www.koop.org
eMarketing Principles conference today was terrific!! Thanks to @kgadison & all the presenters - they rocked. #emp10
Blog article on prioritizing: http://outres.net/blog/?p=63. First step: Identify the 3 most important tasks you and only you can do.
See y'all at eMarketing Principles conference Tuesday! Excellent lineup: http://emarketingprinciples.com/
@IleenieWeenie Great to see you too. Our lives keep colliding . . . and then colliding some more. That's Austin for ya!
@findmesoftware Thanks for visiting BNI today. What did you think? Gave you a rave testimonial to the group.
Thanks @chrisandersonis for 80 ways to Use Twitter as SMB Owner: http://budurl.com/TweetSMB #atxtfb