Easy Outsourcing – finding freelancers
Delegation is wonderful. It frees you up to do so much more. All the business gurus will tell you to delegate as much as you can. But if you operate a small team, they are or should already be pretty much occupied full time with their own tasks. Plus the skillset required may be outside their sphere and beyond their purview. So the easy answer is bring in a temp right? Well yes and no. More and more work can now be performed by people who are not necessarily in the same room or even the same country as you. The fantastic thing about the internet is how it has opened a world of possibilities to businesses to find people they can employ on a per job or hourly basis for a specific task or for an ongoing project without having to provide a desk etc. not too mention the other costs involved in bringing a new person into the workplace.
Finding inexpensive freelancers is easier than you might think. The company we have been using recently for our needs such as Virtual assistants to Graphic Designers is called ODESK.
Importantly, they have a very large reservoir of talent available across many disciplines and using their methods and systems means that payment is handled through their website. Following their system means the chances of a dispute between buyer and seller is significantly reduced.
A few helpful tips. Make sure your description of the work/project is accurate. Dealing with a person who may be excellent at what they do but for whom English is not their first language needs a little extra care. Be very clear about what will constitute a successful outcome to the task or project and the amount you are willing to pay. Talk to more than one freelancer before making your choice. More experienced freelancers with a proven track record will command a higher fee, that is understandable and is often worth paying to get the conclusion you want. Less experienced freelancers will charge less and be more accomodating because they need a good review from you and because they want to build their own portfolio of repeat customers, so it is always worth considering newcomers. Contact ODESK here for more info