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Choosing The Right Outsourcer
Well, this will be the second part on the topic of outsourcing. Previously I told you how to outsource your work, but now we’re going to take a look at how you properly select a good outsourcer that will get your job done.
The thing about a lot of these sites is that people have different expectations. It’s not that it’s full of scammers or anything like that, but there will always be misconceptions of what is expected when you do business over the internet. Most of these barriers come from cultural and language differences, but they’ll also come from missing areas of communication that you don’t see in text, like body language and tonality. To choose the proper outsourcer, you’re going to need a properly communicate what you want. 1. Keep it concise and too the point The last thing you want to do is write something incredibly vague or fill it with fluff. You’re going to lose a lot of people when it comes to the understanding of what you want. This means you’ll get bid amounts that are inaccurate and the person will probably start off doing the wrong things. 2. Speak as if you’re talking to a 12 year old This may seem strange if you’re dealing with something sophisticated, but you have to keep language in a range of understanding for people that will be bidding. If you start throwing out big words you’re just going to confuse people. The last thing you want is to pay someone that is confused. 3. Give examples I think it speaks for itself. 4. Per Hour or Complete Project You’re going to have the choice, depending on the type of work you want done, the way you’re going to pay. You can hire people to work by the hour and they’ll bid for that rate. Or you can have them bid on the completion of the project. Typically, I recommend limitations on how much you have to pay. That means paying for a completed project is better. If you’re involved with something that can only be done on a per hour basis, you have to set out limitations in bold. Something you might think should take 2hrs, might be take them 8hrs and they might not even finish. The reason it takes them this long is because they’re doing something wrong. Always have limitations on how much you’re paying. Now that you have your project listed properly for people to understand, you’re going to get a lot of bids happening. Now you’re faced with selecting which one is going to get the job done. 1. Cheapest Isn’t Always Better I think most people know this. Like, if you have someone doing directory submissions, you’re really not going to need someone expensive. But if you need a copywriter, $50 might not buy you anything good. You should have a good range on the expected cost of what you’re looking for. You can always look at other projects out there to see what they’re going for. 2. Reputation You’re going to get a lot of bids from people that are new or don’t have any experience. It’s always a risk going with these people. Most of auction/bid like sites allow people to respond on how the project went, so you can see their reputation. If they have a lot of good rep and have been around for a while, you’ll get quality service. If it’s someone new, that has a few upcoming good reps, they could be good. It’s hard to say. They could offer you excellent service for less because they’re trying to build up their reputation. It’s your decision, but you can’t go wrong sticking with the good reputation. 3. The Templates You should notice that a lot of the bid offers will be just templates. They just have a canned reply saved in notepad. They just copy and paste it into any project they think they can do. There are some people that won’t accept a bid from anyone that uses a template. For me, it depends on the expense of my project. If it’s a $1000 project, I don’t want to see a template. If it’s $50, I don’t care. 4. Ask Them What You Want This is the best way to breakdown language barriers. Just ask them what you want, in their own words. Have them explain to you the project. If they copy and paste the project information you created (or something close to it), they’re disqualified. If they come back with a one liner, they’re disqualified. You want someone to reply back in their own words telling you what you want. This is where you’re going to determine the good from the bad. And you’ll notice a lot won’t even reply back. — Well, this should be enough to help you get your project up and pick someone that can get the job done. I think my next post in this series will be on how things work with you and the outsourcer when it comes to the project they’re supposed to do. August 20 2008
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