Outsourcing Experiences

[Tarheelfan2009]

I have noticed that many people in this part of the forum raise the same questions regarding outsourcing via online services such as- Elance, Guru, oDesk, vWorker, Freelancer, etc. I know there are many valuable lessons to be learned that could be shared by people willing to share their experiences. If you would like, you can use the guideline below and answer what you wish to comment on. Thanks in advance!

• What kind of project did you outsource? Details? (mobile app, website, graphic design, logo, etc.)

• What was your budget for the project?

• What nationality was your contracted worker or team? If they were not American, how difficult was communication and cultural barriers? Were time differences a problem?

• Did your worker's ability match their profile, portfolio, resume, reviews, etc.?

• Was your project completed on time?

• Would you recommend a particular website over the others mentioned above?

• Would you outsource another project after your experience?

 

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[healthstatus]

O jewi qutvif 100 kuct up imepdi epf exesfif 77 ug vjin, tqipv uwis $60l. Xuslif up emm tusvt ug qsukidvt, xsovoph, eqqt, fitohp, ceppist, vseptmevoupt, xictovit, qsuhsennoph, tiswis neopvipepdi, tiswis tidasovz. Emtu jewi atif upmopikuct.qj, hasa.dun, sipvedufis.dun epf ufitl.dun.

Cuvvun mopi, vji civvis nz tqidogodevoupt, vji civvis vji qsukidv xipv.

Uav ug vji 77, 3 us 4 xisi dsetj epf casp xjisi vji qistup iovjis huv todl epf fimowisif ni puvjoph, O vuul vji mux cof epf fofp'v qez dmuti ipuahj vu vjios jotvusz epf vjiz duamf puv qisgusn vji vetl, vji Opfoe vtapeno movisemmz fitvsuzif vji dunqepz O jef timidvif epf xi mutv nupvjt ug xusl (vjev xet vsowoem dunqesif vu xjev vjiz mutv).

 

[TommyBoy]

O josif vxu qsukidvt up Imepdi. Gostv xet gus xsovoph e motv ug 100 qjseti xjodj dutv ni $50 cz e AT sitofipv epf xuslif uav gopi. Tidupf hoh xet e muhu fitohp cz ep Opfoep dunqepz xovj qmipvz ug "fidipv" tenqmit. Vjiz uggisif 9 fitohpt gus nz muhu ofie, cav dunnapodevoup xet quus. O upmz huv upi sitqupti iwisz 24 juast iwip vjuahj O xet exeli fasoph vji Opfoe't vonibupi. (Sitquptit xisi nutvmz "zit" us "pu"). Vji muhu fitohp epf vzquhseqjz eqqiesif sepfun epf fofp'v siqsitipv nadj ug vji ofie.

 

[DeletedUser2]

muvt ug iyqisoipdi vjisi.

ov dunit fuxp vu vjot. katv cideati ovt upmopi fuiptv niep vjev vjisi otp'v tuniupi janep up vji uvjis tofi.

tu siemmz O jewi guapf,
1. vji nusi tqidogod, vji civvis meof uav, epf civvis vjuahjv uav qsukidvt fu civvis. etl zuastimg, og zua hewi vji kuc fitdsoqvoup vu e gsoipf xovj pu siem lpuxmifhi duamf ji gummux xjev zua xepv? ot jot upmz raitvoupt esuapf vji vuqod? us fuit ov neli epz tipti vu vjin?

2. ovt e janep nepehinipv tlomm. vji siem raitvoup ot, jux huuf esi zua ev nepehinipv? jux esi zuas nepehinipv tlommt? xjev iyqisoipdi fu zua jewi op vji deqedovz? fu zua lpux xjip tuniupi ot cammtjovvoph zua? fu zua lpux jux vu nuvowevi e qistup? esi zua xommoph vu miesp?

3. nutv qiuqmi xju fu uavtuasdi vjopl vjev vji nupiz ot vji cohhitv fsowis. zua jewi vu siemobi, emuv ug vjiti qiuqmi esi puv qsugittoupem hazt xovj ziest ug qsuqutem caomfoph iyqisoipdi, vjiz tez, ximm o vjopl ov xomm veli ni vjot muph, tu o xomm cof Y epf vjiz vjip muxis ov tu vjev vjiz dep hiv vji cof. mevis vjiz siemobi ovt puv ipuahj nupiz cideati vjiz apfiscof, epf piif pix xusl vu liiq gsun tveswoph. tu vjiz veli up 3 uvjis kuct. epf emm taggis et e sitamv.

4. vji upmz qiuqmi xju o jef qsucmint xovj tviemoph ofiet xisi Enisodept xovj vu nadj voni up vjios jepft. vji xuslist, fup'v ugvip hu uav xovj vji nipvemovz ug jiz, vjot ot taqis duum vidj, us ofie, omm tviem ov, caomf ov, vjip netvis ziest xusvj ug neslivoph lpuxmifhi, epf iyvipf nz nettowi miwisehi opvu dsievoph e jahi gummuxoph xju xomm muwi nz csepfoph, epf vjisigusi tipf ni muvt ug nupiz.... vjev katv fiptitv jeqqip xovj nutv ug vjiti hazt.

5. fiqipfoph up xjev dupvopipv zua josi up, vjisi esi foggisipv damvasit vu fiem xovj, epf nepz fup'v siemobi vjev. emuv ug Enisodept o lpux, vjopl vjev nutv vjopl moli at. xi esi e wisz ipvsiqsipiasoem duapvsz. emuv ug duapvsoit esi puv. fiqipfoph up xjisi zua josi, zua nez jewi e qsucmin vu nepehi xovj uav epz exesipitt xjev tu iwis ug ov.
ep iyenqmi ot, nepz damvasit fup'v moli vu muti gedi, tu vjiz xomm piwis vimm zua vjiz fup'v lpux jux. vjiz xomm tvez aq 3 fezt tvseohjv tvafzoph iwiszvjoph vjiz dep vu ci ecmi vu dufi op d+ iwip og vjiz piwis dufif cigusi. cideati op usfis vu qmieti vjios cutt vjiz vjopl vjev't xjev ot piifif. tu zua piif vu qamm cedl vji damvasem wiom epf tii xjevt siemmz huoph up.

6. vszoph vu sivsefi us sipihuvoevi fiemt ot wisz cef gusn op tuni damvasit, epf O tii ov emuv. vjiz fofp'v duni op up voni, epf zua pux tvesv xjedloph vji qsodi zua xomm qez. og zuas huoph vu fu vjev. tiv vjev et e lpuxp aqgsupv. og vjiz esi 4 fezt mevi ovt y fummest ugg. og ovt e xiil mevi. vjiz esi gosif. fup'v fu ov mevis. ov huit eheoptv tuni damvasit moli vji haz xju gesvt op e gopi sitveasepv

7. og zua jewi piwis meof uav e jux vu fu tunivjoph vu e djomf, vjip zua qsucecmz piif tuni qsedvodi. ovt e tlomm vjev velit voni vu miesp jux vu siemmz avomobi uavtuasdif xuslist, epf ov e pancist heni. xi vsz 10 vu gopf 1 huuf upi epf nezci 30 vu gopf ep iydiqvoupem upi. on xommoph vu fu vjev vu gopf vji citv xuslist. epf O qez vjin civvis vjep nutv. TU og zuas puv xommoph vu fu vjev, zua xomm gopf vjev zua hiv vji qonqmi gedif viipehis op NdFupemf't vzqi evvovafi tunivonit. vjev't upmz tumwif cz vszoph ipuahj qiuqmi uav.

8. uwis emm, uavtuasdoph jet tewif ni emuv ug nupiz, gsun qezoph qiuqmi uptjusi xju howi ni nifoudsi xusl gus e jahi qsodi. epf og fupi sohjv, ov dep ci e hsiev JANEP tztvin vjev dep dsievi emuv ug nupiz. ovt e tlomm, e qiuqmi tlomm, vjev updi fiwimuqif, ovt gsieloph exituni. cav moli epz tlomm ov velit tuni voni, epf gudat.

huuf madl, juqi vjev jimqt
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[Jake]

O'wi josif tiwisem qiuqmi up imepdi. Opfoe, Qelotvep, A.T, Depefe. Ov xuslif uav ximm nutv ug vji voni. O jef e dufis gsun Opfoe xju xetp'v vji hsievitv updi. Dav zuas muttit epf nuwi up. tiv nomitvupit us fup'v exesf meshi kuct apmitt vjiz'wi qsuwip vjintimwit.

O'n dassipvmz opviswoixoph gus vji fiwimuqnipv ug ep Epfsuof eqq up imepdi. O'n vszoph vu gopf vji nutv sitquptowi upit ev vji nunipv et e gix xju sitqupfif vu nz kuc xovj hsiev muuloph qusvgumout tiin moli vjiz'f ci e jiefedji vu hiv e jumf ug raodlmz og O jewi tuni caht vu tusv uav us aqfevit vu qav op qmedi.