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Outsource your idea | Launch your business for 1/4 the price
Introduction
Course overview (7:34)
What is outsourcing? (6:27)
What it is good for and not good for (12:12)
How much should I budget? (12:13)
Section 1 review material
Getting started
Where to find outsourcing firms and freelancers (7:46)
Introduction to Elance (19:31)
Going further in depth with Elance (2:43)
Introduction to Upwork (19:38)
Going further in depth with Upwork (5:51)
Introduction to Freelancer (8:44)
Other techniques and platforms for finding contractors (5:38)
Section 2 review material
Dive deeper
Picking the ideal subcontracting strategy for you (8:24)
Deciding between a firm or a freelancer (19:52)
Understanding outsourcing zones and picking the best fit (18:34)
Understanding price & autonomy (8:08)
The Goldilocks syndrome (7:39)
Section 3 review material
Posting expertise
Writing the right title (9:03)
Practicing with titles (12:37)
Writing the right description (11:04)
Getting hands on with writing descriptions (15:09)
Getting the settings right (19:01)
Reviewing your settings further (17:20)
Section 4 review material
Plan out your idea for outsourcing (optional)
The Sx5 framework for solidifying product ideas (18:28)
Coming up with strategy, Sx1 (11:27)
Coming up with scope, Sx2 (18:23)
Section 5 review material
Documentation
Creating an overview (5:51)
Adding the functions section (10:29)
Going further into depth with functions (10:33)
Creating the pages section (19:48)
Creating parameters (10:50)
Creating the users section (11:07)
Adding comments (2:49)
Section 6 review material
Building a low fidelity wireframe
Intro to sketching (1:10)
Materials for sketching (3:45)
Sketching it out (8:13)
Sketching and the finishing touches (14:56)
Upgrade to a tool, getting started with Pidoco (10:24)
Getting used to the features in Pidoco (11:41)
Creating a quick sitemap upfront (14:54)
The site elements to start with (5:37)
Using templates to save time (2:32)
Handling images in Pidoco (9:52)
Adding and controlling layers in Pidoco (8:07)
Annotate everything (10:46)
Alternative: Using Balsamiq for quick wireframing (19:39)
Alternative: Using Balsamiq continued... (3:32)
An example project created in Balsamiq (3:10)
Section 7 review material
Creating a demo for outsourcing (optional)
Introducing M.A.P. (10:00)
Adding interactivity to your prototype (15:02)
Collaborators and Reviewers (12:49)
Creating a tablet version (9:56)
Section 8 review material
Selecting the best person
Reviewing bid language (9:29)
Bid language in depth (13:44)
The response rate test (6:28)
Dissecting the bid rate (11:07)
Section 9 review material
Strategies for getting the best price & experience
The $50 test (4:12)
Rapid cycling posts (4:54)
The Keyer question (7:43)
Repeat the project back to you (4:12)
Get them off the platform (4:22)
The long term strategy (5:18)
Messaging freelancers (7:13)
Dividing specializations (6:25)
Section 10 review material
Best practices of outsourcing
5 pillars for evaluating contractors (15:52)
6 red flags in contractors (7:49)
Response rate sets the tone (4:41)
How important is site reputation? (4:54)
How to handle referrals (3:14)
Is outsourcing a long term solution? (5:54)
How to handle extra work (2:08)
Legality with outsourcing (10:58)
Fixed rate versus hourly rate - use my method (9:36)
What is good? Avoid this trap (9:12)
Outsourcing & protecting your IP (8:57)
Section 11 review material
Managing your ongoing project
Getting acquainted with Asana (12:26)
Getting acquainted with Asana 2 (10:01)
Section 12 review material
Bug hunting
Becoming a bug hunting master (11:13)
Bug testing on mobile (5:09)
Some thoughts on bug hunting (1:39)
TIP: Accelerate your testing this way (0:49)
Section 13 review material
Common scenarios and how to handle them
Low quality work (6:14)
Missing deadlines (8:20)
Repeatedly missing bugs (6:10)
They ask for money upfront (5:15)
They bid and disappear (4:18)
Contractor raises their price (8:36)
Section 14 review material
Going further in depth with Elance
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