5 Essentials for Effective Outsourcing

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Outsourcing certain tasks to freelancers makes perfect

financial sense

3 popular sites for outsourcing:

● Odesk● Elance● Fiverr

Common problems with such platforms:

● language barriers● price reflects the quality of work

● good freelancers are often overbooked● possible scams

Outsourcing Essential #1

Every task is different:

● Language barrier can be a major obstacle for tasks that are customer-faced

● Language barrier on the other hand is NOT an obstacle for research based

tasks

Outsourcing Essential #2

Be very clear:

● Communicate very clearly the instructions for any & every particular

tasks

● Include screenshots or even video when giving out instructions

Outsourcing Essential #3

Companies are better than people:

● Beware of potential scammers

● Companies can provide a stronger sense of accountability

Outsourcing Essential #4

You get what you pay for:

● Free or cheap may sound great especially if your budget is low but it’s NOT always the best

option

● Don’t sacrifice your brand’s image for the sake of keeping the costs down

Outsourcing Essential #5

You shouldn’t pay an arm and a leg either:

● Good quality service doesn’t have to cost you exorbitant amounts of money

At NerdyGirl, we believe in helping out businesses of all sizes regardless of their budget.

● We operate on “a-la-carte” basis

● We’re all native speakers of English

Freelancers you can trust.

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