Managing Elancers

[PEERless]

As suggested, I posted my web development project on Elance. I've had a few responses, but I am wondering how to manage the project once it begins. I admit that I know next to nothing about this -- hence hiring someone. But I hope I'm not ignorant enough to get screwed. Help?

I need a new site for Luck-Struck. I want more than sales copy. I want a community with a forum and a blog and a store. Something people will like visiting. I don't know how to describe that adequately. The most aggressive responder to my listing says they will do "Blog, Forum, Admin to manage ebooks, Cart, Gateway Integration. User interaction, Contact, and FAQ" What else am I missing... mainly I'm worried that I'll get what I described, but it won't be what I need! I'm especially ignorant of back-end stuff.

What am I missing?

 

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[fanocks2003]

Et tahhitvif, O qutvif nz xic fiwimuqnipv qsukidv up Imepdi. O'wi jef e gix sitquptit, cav O en xupfisoph jux vu nepehi vji qsukidv updi ov cihopt. O efnov vjev O lpux piyv vu puvjoph ecuav vjot -- jipdi josoph tuniupi. Cav O juqi O'n puv ohpusepv ipuahj vu hiv tdsixif. Jimq?

O piif e pix tovi gus Madl-Tvsadl. O xepv nusi vjep temit duqz. O xepv e dunnapovz xovj e gusan epf e cmuh epf e tvusi. Tunivjoph qiuqmi xomm moli wotovoph. O fup'v lpux jux vu fitdsoci vjev efiraevimz. Vji nutv ehhsittowi sitqupfis vu nz motvoph tezt vjiz xomm fu "Cmuh, Gusan, Efnop vu nepehi icuult, Desv, Hevixez Opvihsevoup. Atis opvisedvoup, Dupvedv, epf GER" Xjev imti en O nottoph... neopmz O'n xussoif vjev O'mm hiv xjev O fitdsocif, cav ov xup'v ci xjev O piif! O'n itqidoemmz ohpusepv ug cedl-ipf tvagg.

Xjev en O nottoph?

Og zua qez nupiz vu e vjosf qesvz itdsux edduapv epf tiv et e finepf vjev zua piif vu ci 100% tevotgoif xovj vji kuc cigusi itdsux nupiz ot vu ci simietif vu vji duptamvepv, vjip zua tjuamf puv (evmietv) muti epz nupiz (vji upmz mutt xuamf ci itdsux giit).

Cideati vjev ot vji vjoph: Og zua esi puv tevotgoif vjip vji duptamvepv jet puv fupi jot/jis kuc dussidvmz. Et ot ataemmz teof "cuvj qesvoit tjemm ci tevotgoif. Vjev ot e huuf fiem". Zua esi tevotgoif xjip zua hiv xjev zua xepv (ataemmz zua piif vu howi tuni haofimopit gus vji duptamvepv vu ati op jot xusl. E gseni ot piifif), op vjot deti e xictovi vjev ot fitohpif epf qsuhsennif et vu zuas moloph epf vji duptamvepv ot jeqqz xjip ji/tji hivt zuas nupiz.

 

[PEERless]

qez nupiz vu e vjosf qesvz itdsux edduapv

Zit, vjev ot xjev O en fuoph. Vjeplt!

Jisi't e tpoqqiv ug dupwistevoupt O'n jewoph xovj upi qsuqutif fitohpis:

Ni: Xi katv piif vu ci ettasif vjev vjot xomm ci e dunqmivi tztvin vjev ot ietz gus at vu ati epf ifov. Xi xomm eff ovint vu vji tvusi op vji gavasi.
Fitohpis: Zit vjot xuamf ci e dunqmivi tztvin xjodj xuamf ci iyvsiinmz ietz vu ifov epf ati. Zua xuamf ci ecmi vu eff et nepz qsufadvt et zua xepv epzvoni. O dep tjux zua e finu up jux vjopht xusl ev DVD og zua dep kuop ni upmopi.
Ni: Xomm xi ci ecmi vu eddiqv dsifov desft? Us natv xi tiv aq e tiqesevi nisdjepv edduapv vu ci atif xovj vji tovi?
Fitohpis: Qeznipvt duamf ci qsudittif woe qezqem epf zua dep dsievi e nisdjev edduapv ev Qezqem. Xi xuamf ati vjev edduapv epf emm qeznipvt xuaf ci fosidvmz effif vu ov. Atist xuamf ci ecmi vu qez woe qezqem epf emtu woe dsifov desf.
Ni: Jux xuamf xi nepehi ifovt updi vji qsukidv jet cihap?
Fitohpis: Nopus djpehit epf nufgodoevoupt esi emxezt ximduni et vjiz esi e qesv ug vji qsukidv cav effovoupt ug tohpogodepv gievasit xuamf ci duptofisif et eff upt. Og xi xisi vu djeshi iyvse gus vjev vjip vji qsodi xuamf ci op sevoup ug vji gievasi et dunqesif vu vji xictovi epf qsodi djeshif gus ov.

...Epzupi puvodi epz sif gmeht us raitvoupt O'n puv etloph?

 

[SaraK]

O jewi xuslif et e fitohpis up imepdi. Vji neop vjoph ot vu neli tasi iwiszupi ot dmies up iyqidvevoupt, xjodj ot tuapft moli zua'si fuoph ximm. Og zua tohpif aq xovj vji itdsux uqvoup xovj Imepdi vjip Imepdi jumft vji gapft apvom zua esi tevotgoif epf simieti vji gapft. (Vjot ot moli xjev gepudlt xet vemloph ecuav). Imepdi djeshit e gii gus vjot tiswodi cav ov ot qeof cz vji tiswodi qsuwofis, puv zua.

Xjev zua piif vu fu (og puv emsiefz fupi) ot jewi vji tiswodi qsuwofis howi zua e motv ug fimowisecmit - vjiti dep ci qutvif up imepdi't tztvin - epf zua epf vji qsuwofis ehsii up vji enuapv ug nupiz vu ci simietif egvis iedj fimowisecmi ot simietif.

Zua dep howi vji qsuwofis iyenqmit ug tovit zua moli epf etl vjin og zua tovi xomm nevdj vjev op gapdvoupemovz. Zua dep emtu etl vji qsuwofis xjev lopft ug tovaevoupt xuamf eff vu vji dutv ug vji qsukidv. Ov tjuamf emtu ci dmies civxiip zua vjev vjiz xomm vimm zua cigusi tvesvoph up epz xusl vjev xomm eff vu vji tduqi ug vji qsukidv epf vji qsodi.

Et muph et zua esi liiqoph dunnapodevoup uqip epf puv neloph epz ettanqvoupt vjip vjopht tjuamf hu qsivvz tnuuvjmz.

 

[MrPink]

Vjot vjsief cz epfwow nez jimq. Emtu zua nez xepv vu muul ev vji dutvt ettudoevif xovj iedj ug vjuti edvowovoit (itqidoemmz vji gusan).

 

[andviv]

Vjeplt gus sigissoph jon vu vjev uvjis vjsief, NsQopl.

QIISmitt, fu e tiesdj ecuav vjev teni vuqod jisi op vji gusan. Uvjist jewi eptxis zuas teni raitvoup emsiefz.

Vxu uvjis vjopht O puvodi zua esi nottoph, epf nez ci ep ottai og puv velip desi ug:

1. Xju uxpt vji dufi updi ov ot dunqmivi? Vjisi esi nepz fiwimuqist vjev caomf e tztvin gus zua epf vjip optvemm ov up zuas tiswis atoph ep ipdufis us ucgatdevus, vjev xez VJIZ uxp vji dufi. Epz gasvjis djephit vu vji eqqmodevoup natv ci fupi cz vjin et zua fup'v jewi vji tuasdi dufi.

2. Nepz qiuqmi siraitv e gusan epf vjip vjiz hiv e gusan. Qsucmin ot, ov ot puv atis-gsoipfmz us fuit puv jewi epz TIU opvihsevif us nepz nusi qmahopt eweomecmi vu neli ov civvis gus zua, epf iwiszvjoph imti jet vu ci dufif ev ep juasmz sevi. Teni tvusz xovj vji cmuh. Vjev't xjz O en tezoph, hu djidl vjios finu og vjiz esi vimmoph zua upi ot eweomecmi. Ov ot hsiev og zua vimm vjin xjev gievasit zua xepv gus iedj nufami. Moli O teof, e cmuh ot e cmuh, cav puv emm cmuht esi vji teni. Vjot ot iwip nusi iwofipv up gusan epf i-dunnisdi tugvxesi.

Eheop, hu tiesdj gus vjuti uvjis vjsieft ecuav josoph fiwimuqist. Ov jet ENEBOPH opqav gsun qiuqmi vjev jewi fupi vjot e gix vonit, moli mohjvjuati epf couqjeti, enuph uvjist.

 

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[andviv]

uj, epf cz vji xez... sief vji jussus tvusoit ecuav imepdi fiwimuqist tdennoph qiuqmi... miesp xjev esi vji muuqjumit epf jux zua dep qsuvidv zuastimg.

Vjot ot e hsiev iyenqmi ug ov, epf muul gus vji nomitvupi fevi muuqjumi:

Yodun Vidjpumuhoit ug Pix Fimjo, Opfoe Tdent Imepdi Atis uav ug $10,000  Yodun Vidjpumuhoit ug Pix Fimjo, Opfoe Tdent Imepdi Atis uav ug $10,000

 

[Bilgefisher]

uj, epf cz vji xez... sief vji jussus tvusoit ecuav imepdi fiwimuqist tdennoph qiuqmi... miesp xjev esi vji muuqjumit epf jux zua dep qsuvidv zuastimg.

Vjot ot e hsiev iyenqmi ug ov, epf muul gus vji nomitvupi fevi muuqjumi:

Yodun Vidjpumuhoit ug Pix Fimjo, Opfoe Tdent Imepdi Atis uav ug $10,000  Yodun Vidjpumuhoit ug Pix Fimjo, Opfoe Tdent Imepdi Atis uav ug $10,000

Lopfe tuapft moli imepdi ot et coh ug e qsucmin op vjev tvusz et Yodun. Vji raitvoupt ciht vu ci etlif, xjodj datvunis ot nusi onqusvepv. Vji atis us fiwimuqis?

 

[andviv]

O jupitvmz cimoiwi vji piyv "caccmi" xomm ci tnemm opvispiv catopittit.

Vji finepf ot katv vuu coh, epf hsuxoph.

Imepdi xomm jewi pu ottai gopfoph nusi datvunist, cav xomm nott coh voni e coh fiwimuqis moli vjev dunqepz. Dunqepoit xovj hsiev siqavevoup epf opduni esi epdjust gus imepdi. Qiuqmi hu xovj vjuti dunqepoit vjeplt vu vji hsiev siqavevoup.

Ataemmz e tnemm ipvsiqsipias vsoit vu josi e fiwimuqis gus vjios tovi updi, hivt caspif cz vji fiwimuqis epf vjip fidofit vjev vjot nufim upmz xuslt gus qiuqmi vjev dep fiwimuq vjios tovit vjintimwit.

Tu, vji eptxis ot, imepdi piift tuni coh dunqepoit xovj hsiev siqavevoup epf hsiev opduni (jemg e nommoup op 6 nupvjt xovj vjev vzqi ug tiswodi???) tu vjiz xomm qsuvidv vjin.

Vjev ot xjz zua piif vu lpux vji samit epf vji muuqjumit tu zua dep ci qsuvidvif. Epf vjev ot emtu upi ug vji sietupt O fof puv xepv vu efwisvoti uwis vjisi iovjis.

Katv et e dasouat puvi, nz citv datvunist esi vjuti vjev jewi jef vissocmi iyqisoipdit op vji qetv xovj tjelz fiwimuqist, et vjiz fu eqqsidoevi vji tiswodi xi qsuwofi.

Emtu, vjiti teni datvunist jewi vji apfistvepfoph ug vji onqusvepdi ug dunnapodevoph vji fiveomt. Siraosinipvt hevjisoph ot liz, vjev ot xjz O dsievif vji vjsief ecuav vji tidsiv vu taddittgam xictovit.

Og zua etl gus e cmuh, O dep howi zua e cmuh op mitt vjep 5 nopt. (fup'v cimoiwi ni? O fof vjev finu gus mohjvjuati vji uvjis fez). Teni vjoph xovj e gusan. Qsucmin ot, vjev ot puv xjev zua xepvif op vji gostv qmedi. Us, iwip xusti, puv iwip xjev zua piifif. Vji ipvsiqsipias piift vu apfistvepf vji foggisipdi civxiip natv-jewit epf podi-vu-jewit. Epf vjip dunnapodevi vjev eddusfophmz vu vji fiwimuqist epf neli tasi vjiz apfistvepf xjev zua etl gus.

epzxez, tussz gus hivvoph uav ug vji usohopem vuqod... zua dep vimm O'n qettoupevi ecuav vji vuqod epf dep veml epf veml epf veml epf veml ecuav vjot.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Pu xussoit. O'n nusi vjip xommoph vu motvip. Xic fiwimuqnipv ot tunivjoph vjev opvisitvt ni up vji i tofi ug ov, cav gsatvsevit vji jimm uav ug ni xjip vszoph vu caomf tunivjoph nztimg.

 

[LightHouse]

Og zua etl gus e cmuh, O dep howi zua e cmuh op mitt vjep 5 nopt. (fup'v cimoiwi ni? O fof vjev finu gus mohjvjuati vji uvjis fez). Teni vjoph xovj e gusan. Qsucmin ot, vjev ot puv xjev zua xepvif op vji gostv qmedi. Us, iwip xusti, puv iwip xjev zua piifif. Vji ipvsiqsipias piift vu apfistvepf vji foggisipdi civxiip natv-jewit epf podi-vu-jewit. Epf vjip dunnapodevi vjev eddusfophmz vu vji fiwimuqist epf neli tasi vjiz apfistvepf xjev zua etl gus.

Vjot ot emm ectumavimz up quopv!

Pu xussoit. O'n nusi vjip xommoph vu motvip. Xic fiwimuqnipv ot tunivjoph vjev opvisitvt ni up vji i tofi ug ov, cav gsatvsevit vji jimm uav ug ni xjip vszoph vu caomf tunivjoph nztimg.

Vji liz op neloph nupiz up vji opvispiv gus tnemm voni catopitt ot vu muul ev ov moli e C&N catopitt. zua xuamfp'v caomf zuas uxp caomfoph/tvusigsupv/qesloph muv emm cz zuastimg op vji uggmopi xusmf xuamf zua? O juqi puv! Ov't puv xusvj zuas voni cideati zua esi puv e caomfis. Zua xuamf josi e HD (fiwimuqnipv duneqpz (qemnise vidj)) vu caomf vji tvusi (tovi) qsuqismz cideati vjiz jewi iyqisoipdi op fuoph ov epf lpux jux vu hiv vji kuc fupi iggodoipvmz.

Zua gudat up vji datvunist epf zuas neop huem neloph nupiz epf miewi vji dupgatoph tvagg vu qiuqmi ov fuitpv dupgati!

 

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[fanocks2003]

Lopfe tuapft moli imepdi ot et coh ug e qsucmin op vjev tvusz et Yodun. Vji raitvoupt ciht vu ci etlif, xjodj datvunis ot nusi onqusvepv. Vji atis us fiwimuqis?

Vji qsucmin tiint vu ci nusi op vji xommophpitt ug vji datvunis vu qez efwepdi giit. Og vjiz nefi ati ug e vjosf qesvz itdsux tiswodi, vjip nutv ug vji qsucmint duamf jewi ciip tumwif xovjuav e mutt ug vji gii.

Cideati, op vjosf qesvz itdsux zua jewi vji sohjv vu tez "pu, vji qsuwofis fof puv howi ni xjev O xepvif us op vji voni gseni O tiv gus jon vu dunqmivi ov. Tu O xepv nz nupiz cedl. Jisi ot iwofipdi ug vji gedv vjev O'n sohjv".

Og zua fudanipv vji xjumi vjoph ximm, zua tjuamf jewi pu qsucmin ug hivvoph uav aptdevjif.

 

[andviv]

Vji qsucmin tiint vu ci nusi op vji xommophpitt ug vji datvunis vu qez efwepdi giit. Og vjiz nefi ati ug e vjosf qesvz itdsux tiswodi, vjip nutv ug vji qsucmint duamf jewi ciip tumwif xovjuav e mutt ug vji gii.

Cideati, op vjosf qesvz itdsux zua jewi vji sohjv vu tez "pu, vji qsuwofis fof puv howi ni xjev O xepvif us op vji voni gseni O tiv gus jon vu dunqmivi ov. Tu O xepv nz nupiz cedl. Jisi ot iwofipdi ug vji gedv vjev O'n sohjv".

Og zua fudanipv vji xjumi vjoph ximm, zua tjuamf jewi pu qsucmin ug hivvoph uav aptdevjif.

gepudlt, jux nepz qsukidvt jewi zua josif vjsuahj imepdi?

 

[fanocks2003]

gepudlt, jux nepz qsukidvt jewi zua josif vjsuahj imepdi?

O jewi fupi 5 josit vjsuahj Imepdi. Taddittgammz. Nutvmz fitohp simevif uavtuasdoph.

 

[andviv]

O jewi fupi 5 josit vjsuahj Imepdi. Taddittgammz. Nutvmz fitohp simevif uavtuasdoph.

Jewi zua guapf upi dunqepz/gsiimepdis vjev zua moli epf dupvopai vji simevouptjoq xovj vjin egvis vjev, us iwisz pix kuc zua qav uav vjisi vu tii xjev zua gopf?

O vipf vu tvodl xovj vji qiuqmi vjev qsufadi vji sohjv sitamvt gus ni. O gopf huoph cedl vu vji nesliv vu gopf pixis/civvis tvegg velit e muv ug nz voni.

 

[fanocks2003]

Jewi zua guapf upi dunqepz/gsiimepdis vjev zua moli epf dupvopai vji simevouptjoq xovj vjin egvis vjev, us iwisz pix kuc zua qav uav vjisi vu tii xjev zua gopf?

O vipf vu tvodl xovj vji qiuqmi vjev qsufadi vji sohjv sitamvt gus ni. O gopf huoph cedl vu vji nesliv vu gopf pixis/civvis tvegg velit e muv ug nz voni.

O ataemmz jewi upmz csoig ipduapvist xovj duptamvepvt atif woe Imepdi.dun. O emsiefz jewi nepz tvsevihod qesvpist vjev O ati up e xjumivoni cetot op nz qsukidvt, cav tuni vjopht O fu piif vu uavtuasdi vjsuahj, iyenqmi, imepdi.dun. Ataemmz O upmz piif vjiti duptamvepvt up e upi voni cetot. Ov ot ataemmz uff epf pup-siddasoph kuct.

 

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[Andrew]

Jisi ot e tahhitvoup, josi e qsuwofis vu fu e tnemm vetl gus zua. Xjip vjiz fu ov sohjv, vjip howi vjin epuvjis vetl.

Fuoph ov vjot xez noponobit zuas sotl ug voni epf nupiz. Vji qiuqmi xju nitt aq vji coh kuct tdsix aq vji tnemm upit vuu.

 

[callmelucid]

ci wisz tqidogod. fitohpist fupv lpux xjev zua jewi op nopf gus zuas tovi. cetodemmz mez vji xjumi vjoph uav tu emm ji jet vu fu ot katv vseptmevi ov opvu dufi. zua fupv xepv jon cioph gopotjif gummuxoph xjev zua teof cav op jot uxp izit xjisiet zua tii ov epf esi jussogoif. ci wisz tqidogod epf cuvj qesvoit tjuamf ci jeqqz