BE the sysadmin?

Here's a question in the ongoing quest of starting my own company. I'm a pretty bad sysadmin, so I'd like to work together with someone good for some projects I have planned.

Have you worked together with a sysadmin on an irregular basis? I don't imagine paying someone every week - my ideas won't bring in enough $ for that. Apart from becoming one myself, what are my options? I just need someone to set up a server (nothing too complex, I could do it myself but it would take me two weeks where it would take a pro a few hours, plus I want it done properly.), and to check it now and then (hopefully rarely).

Is hoping for a working arrangement for a situation like this naive? Have others done it? Should I learn ALL skills needed to run the web based services I am working on? Any tips or experiences welcome!

# Aug 5, 2004