Your opinion on a business plan

Is one of you more experienced in sales? Does one of you speak more clearly or is a better communicator than the others?

If so, I would make him full-time sales manager. It is his job to learn as much as possible about selling and phone sales. To get you guys rolling, he can teach you what he has learned and you can make calls too. As the business picks up, most of the sales will fall on him. Once you are big enough to outsource telemarketing, he will manage this process.

Is one of you more organized than the rest? Is there a person with corporate experience or extensive education? Someone who keeps things in line very well?

If so, I would make that person the full-time project manager. It is his job to learn as much about the design process and customer funnel as possible. He knows time frames. He knows what information is required and when. He develops lists of information to acquire from the customer. He coordinates with the contracted workers. He keeps projects on track by demanding action from the rest of the team.

Is one of you more creative than the rest? Does one of you have more of any eye for design?

If so, I would make him the creative manager. He is in charge of the design process. He guides the designers. He makes sure things look good. It is his job to become knowledgeable in design concepts and good layout practices. He is responsible for guiding the image of your company as well.

Does one of you play a more leadership role than the rest? A take charge, motivational type? Is there someone who is better at creating vision and leading the others toward that vision?

If so, I'd make him the general manager. His job is to facilitate meetings and keep them moving in a positive direction. He creates a concrete mission and vision. He calms conflicts and brings people back in line with the vision. He inspires people to do their best and work hard. He also handles the corporate issues. The business paperwork. The financial paperwork. The bills.

Keep in mind that none of these positions has absolute authority. They all operate with the advice and consent of the others.

For example, you have a meeting to discuss the different aspects of your business. I would recommend making your meetings very formal and a high level of respect for each other. The more professional you can make these meetings, the smoother your business will run.

At the meeting, each person gives a short presentation about the aspect of the business they are managing and then presents the next steps. What things need to be done next and how he thinks they should be done. (Customer designs, marketing ideas, bills, hiring...everything)

That person has given his opinion on the subject. Then, the other three can (professionally) ask more questions to clarify. After everyone is clear, the three members vote and the vote is final. Each person takes turns doing this until a clear direction is established. Have these meetings regularly and discuss every decision this way. No choices should be made on the fly.

You have a good idea and its good there are four partners. That said, how much this succeeds will depend on how well you organize and how you communicate with each other. If it becomes apparent that a different person would better at a different role, don't be afraid to change.

Organize! Then push forward. Push hard. No hesitation. You can do it.

Since it is Tony Soprano, I would try the Bada Bing

Mr McCoy brought up a very good point on delegation and specialisation, which I agree with strongly. I'd like to follow up on sdentrepreneur's point on the sales, I think you should consider expanding and planning further the expansion plans of the business, and to plan 2-3 products/services ahead.

Do your sales funnel planning - where does the beginning start, how would you qualify potential clients, and if/when you sell the website creation, what would you upsell/backsell with? sdentrepreneur brought up the elements of SEO/SEM and i recalled that you mentioned that one of you can do internet marketing.

So come up with a backend products and sales that are streamlined for your clients to "UpSize" to get higher backend sales and recurring income.

Thank you Mr Dictionary...

I cant say that I totally agree with you. Correct me if Im wrong...
After discovering the workforce available at odesk, I figured the entire web design process could be outsourced, and with a strong foucs put on telemarketing, there would still be healthy profits coming in.
I do, however, believe that I need to know more about web desing simply in order to accurately give instructions and set goals for outsourcers.
I dont think of outsourcing as something that allows me to slack off. Rather than that, Id invest my time in marketing. At this stage, telemarketing.

Where would you direct me to learn more about web design? WP tutorials on youtube or something else?
I would very much appreciate it if someone could give exact pointers on everything I must know - about giving instructions to outsourcers and overlooking the process - before calling up my first potential customer?

We intend to buy the Woo-themes package which includes 90 templates.
We will set up 4 accounts on Skype and try several telemarketing approaches.
Once we pick up a potential client, we discuss his wishes and try to figure out the template most suitable to his needs. Once that is done, the outsourcing takes place. But that is the tricky part for someone in my position, with huge gaps in terms of knowledge in web design.

Do you recommend hiring a virtual assistant? What is the best solution at this point, keeping in mind the above mentioned strategy and goals?