[Advice] Is any of you trying to outsource on oDesk?
Hey Gang... Just posted this on a forum thread over at The Challenge Plus.
Andrea wrote:
Hey guys is any of you trying to outsource on odesk? I have been trying to find the right candite for the last 15 days but looks it is not out there!! Outsourcing is a big headache
The videos are good, i am following everything he said but still looks like it is going to take a long timeee!
Did you guys have any luck finding the right person?
Outsourcing is a little bit of a nut that you have to crack. It will take some time to work out what works for you and things like that. I have some additional tips that might be helpful.
Check out Elance, vWorker or Freelancer as other alternatives. oDesk is great but I've just found sometimes I find someone on oDesk, sometimes I don't. Elance, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. So I really do believe it's worth trying all the different platforms out there to try and find a team member.
Make sure that you're not being too specific in your initial request. That actually eliminates people. You'd rather start the conversation with them. So make your description a little bit broader to start with to make sure you get a lot of people into your funnel, so to speak, and then sort of go from there.
Also, if you haven't already, I would go and check out David Jenyns' video from the Melbourne Going Pro seminar. He talks quite a bit about outsourcing and building teams and things like that so it's definitely worth looking at.
Some of my really quick tips. Hope they help.
Cheers,
Pete
www.PeteWilliams.com.au || www.PreneurMarketing.com
p.s. This response was actually transcribed and posted by my virtual assistant.