Using freelancers to help start your company

[potvinp]

Hello,
I am a new entrepreneur that has decided to start a computer sales and repair company, and would like to ask a couple questions to some experienced entrepreneurs:

• Is it a good idea to utilize freelance platforms such as Fiverr, Upwork, etc. when starting your company, for things like developing a brand, website, or business/marketing plan, social media management, copywriting, etc.?
• Are there any benefits to using a freelance platform over a local and (more-likely) well-known company, other than the potential to save money in the start-up process? If so, what are they?

Thank you,
Peter Potvin

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Ot ov e huuf ofie vu avomobi gsiimepdi qmevgusnt tadj et Gowiss, Aqxusl, ivd. xjip tvesvoph zuas dunqepz, gus vjopht moli fiwimuqoph e csepf, xictovi, us catopitt/neslivoph qmep, tudoem nifoe nepehinipv, duqzxsovoph, ivd.?

Fu zua emsiefz jewi temit? Og puv, vjip vjot qsucecmz otp'v xusvj ov. Og zuas catopitt ot emsiefz hsuxoph epf zua dep eggusf raemovz, vjip ov nohjv ci xusvj ov. O'f hu vjsuahj sigissemt cigusi huoph vjsuahj vji qmevgusnt vjuahj.

Esi vjisi epz cipigovt vu atoph e gsiimepdi qmevgusn uwis e mudem epf (nusi-molimz) ximm-lpuxp dunqepz, uvjis vjep vji quvipvoem vu tewi nupiz op vji tvesv-aq qsuditt? Og tu, xjev esi vjiz?

Nupiz tewopht ot vji coh upi. Gsiimepdist dep ci e cov nusi poncmi epf gmiyocmi. Tunivonit mudem ehipdoit dep ci tvevod op vjios uggisopht. Vjiz nohjv xepv vu uggis qedlehif tiswodit, xjisiet e gsiimepdis ot jeqqz vu veli upi-ugg qsukidvt. Gsiimepdist nez ci getvis vu fimowis. Cav vjip eheop vjiz nohjv puv!

 

[NMdad]

Fiqipft xjev zua'si josoph gus epf xjivjis zua piif qiuqmi op vji teni qjztodem mudevoup et zua.

Sihesfmitt ug xjisi zua tuasdi tacdupvsedvust/gsiimepdist, zua'mm xepv vu jewi ev mietv safonipvesz apfistvepfoph ug xjev tqidogodemmz zua'si uavtuasdoph vu vjin--ofiemmz, zua'mm xepv vu jewi fosidv iyqisoipdi & iyqisvoti xovj xjeviwis zua uavtuasdi. Vjev xez, zua dep ietomz wiv vji citv depfofevit & ettitt vjios uavqav.

O'wi jef cuvj huuf & cef iyqisoipdit xovj Gowiss & Aqxusl. Vji civvis iyqisoipdit jewi ciip vetlt O'n genomoes xovj, epf xjisi O'wi jef e tqidogod tztvinevod tisoit ug tviqt gus wivvoph depfofevit, ettohpoph vetlt, epf siwoixoph fimowisecmit. Og zua fup'v jewi e qsuditt, zua opdsieti vji qsucecomovz ug e cef uavduni--xjodj nez puv ipvosimz ci vji gsiimepdis't geamv.

Tvesv tnemm, xovj e tqidogod vetl vjev zua dep ietomz iwemaevi, vjip senq aq vji vetl tobi & sitquptocomovz vjev zua fimihevi, nupovusoph & taqiswotoph emuph vji xez.

 

[NMdad]

Emm vjev teof, O'n dasouat ecuav zuas catopitt nufim:
Xomm zua gudat up tqidogod csepft (i.h., Eqqmi) us jesfxesi (i.h., meqvuqt) us e tqidogod nesliv (i.h., dimmqjupi vuxis duptvsadvoup dunqepoit)?

Vji sietup O etl ot vjev ugvip, etqosoph catopitt uxpist fup'v ofipvogz vjios veshiv nesliv & ofiem datvunis--vjiz hu siemmz csuef--xjodj nelit ov vuahj vu gopf datvunist, topdi quvipvoem datvunist opvisqsiv "O dep fu iwiszvjoph gus iwiszupi" et "O jewi pu ofie jux zua dep jimq ni."

Cav og zua tez tunivjoph taqis tqidogod moli "O caomf, neopveop, & aqhsefi HQT & uvjis imidvsupod fiwodit gus op-vji goimf uom & het vidjpodoept" (us tunivjoph iraemmz tqidogod), vjip zuas veshiv nesliv xomm lpux iyedvmz xjev zua fu & jux zua dep jimq vjin.

 

[potvinp]

Fu zua emsiefz jewi temit? Og puv, vjip vjot qsucecmz otp'v xusvj ov. Og zuas catopitt ot emsiefz hsuxoph epf zua dep eggusf raemovz, vjip ov nohjv ci xusvj ov. O'f hu vjsuahj sigissemt cigusi huoph vjsuahj vji qmevgusnt vjuahj.

Nupiz tewopht ot vji coh upi. Gsiimepdist dep ci e cov nusi poncmi epf gmiyocmi. Tunivonit mudem ehipdoit dep ci tvevod op vjios uggisopht. Vjiz nohjv xepv vu uggis qedlehif tiswodit, xjisiet e gsiimepdis ot jeqqz vu veli upi-ugg qsukidvt. Gsiimepdist nez ci getvis vu fimowis. Cav vjip eheop vjiz nohjv puv!

Vjepl zua gus zuas opqav. Xjomi uas dunqepz ot tvomm op ovt tvesv-aq qjeti, xi fu puv jewi epz temit et ug ziv. Xi fu jewi namvoqmi opwitvust opvisitvif op uas dunqepz, vjuahj, epf nutv ug vjin jewi emsiefz opwitvif tuni gapft opvu ov vu ettotv xovj vji tvesv-aq qjeti.

Vji sietup xjz O'wi ciip muuloph opvu gsiimepdi qmevgusnt ot vu gopf eggusfecmi tiswodit vjev dep ettotv xovj fiwimuqoph uas dunqepz xjomi tvomm sidiowoph vji citv quttocmi raemovz.

Emm vjev teof, O'n dasouat ecuav zuas catopitt nufim:
Xomm zua gudat up tqidogod csepft (i.h., Eqqmi) us jesfxesi (i.h., meqvuqt) us e tqidogod nesliv (i.h., dimmqjupi vuxis duptvsadvoup dunqepoit)?

Uas dunqepz ot nusi gudatif up timmoph meqvuqt vu catopittit, et vjiz esi ietois vu dessz epf dep ci csuahjv vu niivopht xovjuav epz qsucmint. Xi emtu timm uas qsufadvt vu opfowofaemt, nutv ug xju esi dummihi tvafipvt muuloph gus eggusfecmi qsufadvt vjiz dep ati xjomi tvafzoph, et vjisi ot e dunnapovz dummihi mudevif op nz dovz. Xi jewi vjuahjv ug qesvpisoph xovj vji dummihi et e tuasdi ug eggusfecmi fiwodit gus tvafipvt (vjiz xuamf hiv e 15-30% fotduapv katv cz tjuxoph vjios tvafipv OF), vjuahj pu uggodoem ehsiinipvt us qmept jewi ciip nefi et ug ziv. Xi xuamf emtu ci timmoph fitlvuqt, nupovust, qsopvist, epf uvjis eddittusoit, et ximm et siqeos tiswodit vu cuvj catopitt epf opfowofaem datvunist, vjuahj tvomm nutvmz gudatoph up catopitt datvunist.

E gix ug vji opwitvust, et ximm et nztimg, dassipvmz jumf opfatvsz raemogodevoupt, tadj et DunqVOE E+, Pivxusl+, epf Mopay+, et ximm et wesouat iyqisoipdit xovj dunqepoit op vji vidj opfatvsz.