09 outsourcing
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The document discusses tips for outsourcing work to freelancers. It recommends outsourcing anything you can't or don't like to do. When outsourcing, consider if you have enough money and if the work is too slow or not good quality to do internally. Good places to find freelancers include friends, groups/forums, and freelance marketplaces. When posting jobs, provide detailed descriptions and perks to attract bids. Consider freelancers' experience, portfolio, attitude, time zone, costs, and more when selecting someone. Be wary of upfront payments or contractors who disappear after bidding.
09 outsourcing
- 1. Outsourcing
- 4. Anything I cant do / I dont like to do
- 6. Do you have enough money ?
- 8. Too Slow
- 9. Not so good
- 11. Ask a friend
- 13. Freelance marketplaces Upwork Freelancer Better quality Lower quality Fewer # of bids Higher # of bids Higher cost Lower cost
- 14. Posting a Job (tips & tricks)
- 16. Adding perks "small", "quickly", "short project", "simple"
- 17. Whenever you post a job, always say it's long term
- 18. Use "5 stars feedback when anyone can do it
- 19. If you need it fast, put ASAP or Right now
- 20. Don't use CAPS
- 21. If you didnt find one, you can repost the job again
- 22. Divide out your project into sections
- 23. Ask them for development advice to know whos the mastermind here
- 24. Repeat project requirements back before awarding
- 25. Get them off the platform to get faster response( use skype, whatsapp, phone, email.. Etc)
- 26. Dont pay utile you take source files
- 28. Hire different people for each part
- 29. Add your team to group chat
- 30. Your reputation/rate is not very important
- 31. Outsourced developers will need more documentation
- 32. Divide your project into segments and make a payment / segment
- 35. Countries (to consider) Ukraine Poland Romania Russia
- 36. Hourly VS Fixed
- 37. Hybrid
- 39. Warnings!
- 40. Dont delegate to your friends
- 41. We is a red flag
- 42. Dont outsource to agency (or middleman)
- 44. Dont delegate to local Companies
- 45. Dont delegate to Indians
- 46. Criteria to use when picking a freelancer Experience Portfolio Attitude Time zone Infrastructure (electricity + internet) Language Cost Availability Commitment
- 47. really cheap but good some people are really expensive but bad
- 48. Build long-relationships with your freelancers
- 49. Freelancer deadline < client deadline
- 50. Contracting/Outsourcing Steps Document your requirements Document communication tools and norms Deadline Cost Get approval Follow-up (1 time/3 days) Testing (Document found bugs) Payment after getting client approval Delay part of it if there are other developers are going to build upon it
- 51. What if..?
- 52. Low quality work You only pay if you're satisfied Steps : Get him to understand what hes doing wrong Let him try again Same result ? don't agree to the next milestone, get another freelancer
- 53. Missing deadlines Pre-action: including consciences in your contract Post-action: Specify new deadline If its Possible ? Use intensive follow up plan (at least 1 time/day) Not possible ? Its your fault, you should be able to predict that
- 54. Bugs never get fixed They may don't understand what you're talking about You need to explain more details
- 55. Reverse delegation Tier 1: Dont accept it Tier 2: guide him Tier 3: delegate to other team member Tier 4: outsource/do it
- 56. The Freelancer asks for upfront payment Dont do it.. Dont do it
- 57. They bid then disappear Don't pick only one person to discuss with; You could end up wasting time
- 58. Contractor raises their price As they get more popular, they will raise their price Explain to them why your budget is limited Offer long term work Finally: Take it or leave it
Editor's Notes
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- #16: More information help you filtering them and discourages unexperienced people to apply If people see you put effort in your description, they will also put effort in their bid
- #17: Adding perks - you can add "small", "quickly", "short project", "simple"
- #18: Why do freelancers like long term? Not only it means more money, it's that they spend less time searching for projects and clients
- #20: If you need it fast, put ASAP or Right now. If you don't put that, people will bid and then leave
- #22: Change and description before posting the job again
- #23: Divide out your project into sections then ask them to give an estimate for each section (time and money)
- #28: Invite freelancers to bid. You will increase your chance to get a suitable freelancer
- #29: Hire different people for each part, they will be specialists in what they do and save you a lot of time and money
- #30: Add your team to group chat. You have to make sure everybody is synced with the others and on the same page
- #31: You are a client, not a freelancer. Even worst client find freelancers who would like to work with him
- #32: Outsourced developers will need more documentation (good/nice design is relative)
- #33: Divide your project into segments and make a payment per each section of work
- #34: Developers are very literal when they look at specification sheets, if you don't list something out, they will think that's not needed
- #37: Fixed if you know exactly what you want (like logo) Hourly if no one want to take the project "Hourly" - it means they get paid no matter what, less risk involved
- #38: Hybrid when you are not sure about project requirements and scope Hybrid : Ask them about their hourly rate, then get it lower as possible.. Then work as fixed price project.. Any future requests will be in same hourly rate
- #39: If you delay, the other person will match that delay You can't blame the freelancer if he dont submit the work before the deadline
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