Writing The Perfect Project Brief For eLance, oDesk or Freelancer
www.outsourceprofitmachine.com Pete starts off by stating the reasons for and the forms of out-tasking. He then suggests several sites, like Elance for article writing and 99designs for logo design, where you can find people around the world to out-task to as well as the services that they offer. He also talks about the process of writing the project spec to get quality people and the use of the SS Method for freelancers to self-select themselves.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:03 am
Spot on advice about writing specs and making sure that contractors understand your requirements. I’m a contractor on oDesk and love when clients take the time to create screenshots or a quick video explaining what they need. Also, including context is one of your best pieces of advice; I wish more people would do that instead of trying to be ultrasecretive about their site/project until after you are locked in with a bid.