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Master Outsourcing - Get the Best Price & Save Time
Introduction to the course
Course Overview
What is outsourcing?
What should you outsource and what should you not
Planning your budget and estimating costs
Section 1 review material
Getting Started
Where to find outsourcing firms and freelancers
Introduction to Elance
Going further in depth with Elance
Introduction to UpWork
Going further in depth with Upwork
Introduction to Freelancer
Using alternative techniques and platforms to find contractors
Section 2 review material
Dive Deeper
Planning your subcontracting strategy
Deciding between a firm or a freelancer
Country Profiles & how to pick your ideal combination
The relationship between Price & Autonomy
The Goldilocks syndrome
Section 3 review material
Posting Expertise
Writing a title that attracts the right bids
Hands on with writing titles
Writing the perfect description
Getting hands on with writing descriptions
Getting the settings right
Section 4 review material
Strategies for minimizing costs and time
Rapid cycling posts
The $50 test
The "Keyer" question strategy
Repeating the project back to you
Getting them off the platform
The long term strategy
Using messaging to your advantage
Fixed rate vs per hour? Use our technique instead
The Specializations strategy
Section 5 review material
Best Practices
6 pillars for evaluating contractors
6 red flags for contractors
How important is site reputation?
Understanding your response rate
How to handle extra work and specifications
What is good? Avoid this trap
How to treat referrals
Is outsourcing a long term solution?
Legality with outsourcing
Section 6 review material
Documentation
Creating an overview
Creating a functions list
Example: Creating our functions list
Adding pages
Creating the user section
Creating the parameters list
Adding comments
Intro to Balsamiq
Going further with Balsamiq
An example site made in Balsamiq
Section 7 review material
Selecting the right person
What to look for in their language
Analyzing language further
The response rate test
Dissecting their Bid amount
Section 8 review material
Internal Management skills
Getting acquainted with Asana, the king of project management tools
Going further with Asana
Section 9 review material
Bug Hunting
Becoming a bug hunting master
Bug hunting on mobile
Some thoughts on bug hunting
TIP: Accelerate your testing this way
Section 10 review material
Common Scenarios and how to handle them
Low quality work
Missing Deadlines
Repeatedly missing bugs
They ask for money upfront
They bid and disappear
Contractor raises their price
Section 11 review material
Feedback section
Send feedback about new lectures / content
Intro to Balsamiq
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