I just hired an assistant for $30 a month…

Thanks to a tweet I caught last week by Tony Morgan, I discovered Fancy Hands. Although I can’t say I’m crazy about the name (just a little goofy), I can say I’m crazy about what they do.

Why it’s awesome…

Every day there are things you need to get done, but they're not necessarily things that you need to do. What tasks have you been putting off for weeks? They’ll do the legwork, while you work on other things.

How it works…

1. Identify something you need to get done
2. Send an email and tell them to do it
3. A real person will complete your task & get back to you

Here’s a few tasks they’ve completed for me so far…

• Find my old 6th grade teacher. They found her. After 30 years, I spoke to her last week and thanked her for believing in me.
• Find $200 used self-propelled push-mower that sells new for $550. They found new one for $215.
• Find best flights/car rental packages for two trips I’m taking this summer.
• Research inspiring samples of staff structure and team development.
• Find shopping list and step by step plan for beginner gardener. They even researched my climate zone and checked the weather to determine optimum plant time.

The time I’ve saved on these few things alone is well worth the $30 investment and I haven’t even used up my 15 task allotment for the month. You can read more about the Fancy Hands story in Fast Company and ReadWriteWeb.

Comments

[Margriet @ Holland]

I love that! Yesterday I was cleaning up my attic and found scraps of paper that I wrote over a year ago, and at least half of the 'to do's' haven't been done yet!

When are they starting a European branch (assuming fancy hands doesn't have one yet)?!

[Andrew Conard]

Genius. I may have to sign up.

[Michelle Wegner]

Are you serious? That is awesome! I will check that out.

[LeadHership]

Wow! What will they think of next? Hey, blog-post request...You should give us your Top Ten blogs & podcasts you're diggin.' Inquiring minds (mine) would love to know, so I can update who to learn from.

[Amy Williams]

Kem,
So glad you were able to connect with your former teacher! I was recently in Florida with you and heard you speak of her. God hears the cries of our heart, why does that continually amaze us? Granted, and unusual way was used, but yippee! Your cry was heard and answered, in His perfect timing.
Blessings to you in your ministries at Granger. I will continue to "blog stalk" you! :)

[Terrace Crawford]

Now THAT is fancy... and by fancy, I mean cool.

--Terrace Crawford
www.terracecrawford.com
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