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I have recently discovered the wonders of Outsourcing – it is truly an amazing thing and makes me realise how much technology has evolved and crossed boundaries.

We have been liaising with an IT company in India to develop our website for our new educational product and have been using Skype to discuss and send information over to them in real time.

We had been struggling to find someone local to develop a website for us that:

1. Was not flat out or too busy to return calls (I still can’t get over the lack of customer service in today’s world – but that is a topic for another post!)
2. Did not charge us exorbitant amounts of money for a simple website.

So thank goodness for outsoucing sites like: Odesk, elance, rent a coder etc which allowed us to find someone at a reasonable price and with a great turnaround.

For those that haven’t though about outsourcing, here are some things that you may be interested in knowing that may set your mind at ease. Our website was outsourced to an IT firm via Odesk.

1. You have complete control over the project. Odesk has a great facility whereby you can see the time spent by your contractor – you can even view their screen shots!
2. You can specify whether your assignment is a fixed price or hourly assignment. If it is an hourly assignment, you can cap the number of hours they work a week.
3. Communicating with them isn’t expensive – in fact, if you both have Skype then Skype to Skype calls are free! (This is how we have been communicating with our IT contractor)
4. You can assess a person’s skills by tests that they have done, you can view their portfolios and feedback from prior customers.

Obviously, it helps if you can afford to outsource – if not, then it is not really for you, but you may be amazed at how cheaply you can get things done.

Embrace outsourcing – it will make your life a whole lot easier!

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