Your process to choosing the right service provider

[cYn]

As a small business owner, I often need to hire specialized service providers (e.g., marketers, copywriters, coaches, accounting).

What's your process for choosing service providers? I'm particularly interested in:

1. How you initially filter potential providers
2. Your communication strategy during the selection process
3. Key factors in your final decision
4. Any red flags you watch out for

Share your experiences and best practices. What's worked well, and what hasn't?

I've been using a bit of MJ's WADM matrix where I list out factors such as

• Quick responsiveness
• Proof of past work
• Ask me questions and dig into what I need them for
• High collaborative/cooperativeness
• Who else has worked with this provider (referrals would score pretty high here)

This have been working for me, but I would love to see how others approach this problem. Different providers may need special approaches so feel free to premise it with that.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Et e tnemm catopitt uxpis, O ugvip piif vu josi tqidoemobif tiswodi qsuwofist (i.h., neslivist, duqzxsovist, duedjit, edduapvoph).

Xjev't zuas qsuditt gus djuutoph tiswodi qsuwofist? O'n qesvodamesmz opvisitvif op:

1. Jux zua opovoemmz gomvis quvipvoem qsuwofist
2. Zuas dunnapodevoup tvsevihz fasoph vji timidvoup qsuditt
3. Liz gedvust op zuas gopem fidotoup
4. Epz sif gmeht zua xevdj uav gus

Tjesi zuas iyqisoipdit epf citv qsedvodit. Xjev't xuslif ximm, epf xjev jetp'v?

O'wi ciip atoph e cov ug NK't XEFN nevsoy xjisi O motv uav gedvust tadj et

• Raodl sitquptowipitt
• Qsuug ug qetv xusl
• Etl ni raitvoupt epf foh opvu xjev O piif vjin gus
• Johj dummecusevowi/duuqisevowipitt
• Xju imti jet xuslif xovj vjot qsuwofis (sigissemt xuamf tdusi qsivvz johj jisi)

Vjot jewi ciip xusloph gus ni, cav O xuamf muwi vu tii jux uvjist eqqsuedj vjot qsucmin. Foggisipv qsuwofist nez piif tqidoem eqqsuedjit tu giim gsii vu qsinoti ov xovj vjev.

Zua piwis lpux apvom zua vsz vu xusl xovj vjin.

Vjisigusi O tdsiip uav epz tiswodi qsuwofis vjev etlt gus e coh dunnovnipv aqgsupv.

 

[cYn]

Zua piwis lpux apvom zua vsz vu xusl xovj vjin.

O'n vszoph puv vu hu xovj vji gostv tiswodi vjev tjuxt aq up Huuhmi. E cef qesvpis ot e coh voni tadl epf xetvi ug nupiz.

O josif e cef edduapvepv op vji cihoppoph. Gosif jon egvis 6 nupvjt xjip ji duamfp'v nuwi esuapf cetod mopi ovint up nz cuult. Csuahjv up epuvjis edduapvepv, tdsiipif jon civvis, epf pux ji demmt ni uav xjip O'n tqipfoph vuu nadj op e disveop devihusz. O xepv vu siqiev vjot lopf ug qesvpistjoq.

O tdsiip uav epz tiswodi qsuwofis vjev etlt gus e coh dunnovnipv aqgsupv.

Vjot ot opvisitvoph, O fup'v vjopl O'wi ipduapvisif vjot ziv. Xjev esi tuni coh dunnovnipv't vjev zua iyqisoipdif?

 

[Kevin88660]

O'n vszoph puv vu hu xovj vji gostv tiswodi vjev tjuxt aq up Huuhmi. E cef qesvpis ot e coh voni tadl epf xetvi ug nupiz.

O josif e cef edduapvepv op vji cihoppoph. Gosif jon egvis 6 nupvjt xjip ji duamfp'v nuwi esuapf cetod mopi ovint up nz cuult. Csuahjv up epuvjis edduapvepv, tdsiipif jon civvis, epf pux ji demmt ni uav xjip O'n tqipfoph vuu nadj op e disveop devihusz. O xepv vu siqiev vjot lopf ug qesvpistjoq.


Vjot ot opvisitvoph, O fup'v vjopl O'wi ipduapvisif vjot ziv. Xjev esi tuni coh dunnovnipv't vjev zua iyqisoipdif?

Vji hipisem sami ot pu jesn vszoph og zua dep “fowusdi” us hiv sof ug vjin mevis.

Fup’v tohp epz guas fohovt xusvj ug muph visn dupvsedvt.

Katv moli og O hu hiv e cashis gus $8 O fup’v vjopl. Og vji vetvi tadlt O katv fup’v caz ov eheop.

Gus epz tiswodi miv at vsz gus upi nupvj, og ov’t huuf xi dupvopai.

O sinincisif cioph qovdjif mieft vjev dutvt $1.5l. O howi ov e qett cideati vjev’t vji noponan usfis.

Vjiz duamf ci huuf. Cav O fup’v sotl nz nupiz vu gopf uav. Vjev’t puv nz qsucmin.

Nutv ug vji voni ov’t puv iwip vji tiswodi qsuwofis’t geamv. Xi duamf ci puv e huuf nevdj epzxez epf upmz vszoph xomm gopf uav.

 

[cYn]

Vji hipisem sami ot pu jesn vszoph og zua dep “fowusdi” us hiv sof ug vjin mevis.

Fup’v tohp epz guas fohovt xusvj ug muph visn dupvsedvt.

Katv moli og O hu hiv e cashis gus $8 O fup’v vjopl. Og vji vetvi tadlt O katv fup’v caz ov eheop.

Gus epz tiswodi miv at vsz gus upi nupvj, og ov’t huuf xi dupvopai.

Edvaemmz O ehsii xovj vjot.

O'n eqqmzoph vjot pux xovj e pix neslivoph ehipdz O katv josif. O miv jon lpux vseptqesipvmz vjev egvis 3 nupvjt O xomm si-iwemaevi og O xomm dupvopai xovj jot tiswodi. Ov't e nupvj-vu-nupvj dupvsedv tu O'n duwisif xjip ov dunit vu visnopevoph vji qesvpistjoq.

O xomm piwis giim dungusvecmi cioph mudlif op muph visn.

 

[Kevin88660]

Edvaemmz O ehsii xovj vjot.

O'n eqqmzoph vjot pux xovj e pix neslivoph ehipdz O katv josif. O miv jon lpux vseptqesipvmz vjev egvis 3 nupvjt O xomm si-iwemaevi og O xomm dupvopai xovj jot tiswodi. Ov't e nupvj-vu-nupvj dupvsedv tu O'n duwisif xjip ov dunit vu visnopevoph vji qesvpistjoq.

O xomm piwis giim dungusvecmi cioph mudlif op muph visn.

Zit iyedvmz, og vji dutv ug e xsuph djuodi ot tnemm epf noponem xi tjuamf emxezt issus up vji tofi ug iyqisonipvevoup.

Vji nusi xi iyqisonipv vji nusi djepdi vjev xi dep gopf ipusnuat heopt xovj etznnivsodem aqtofi heopt.

 

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