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Old 08-24-2010, 08:34 AM  
Adraco
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I use vworker and I'm always very highly rated from the people I employ. Almost all of them appreciate the fact that I'm very precise in what I want, have guidelines such as font size, font type, number of words per row and so on and so forth. If I need a design, I draw a simple image in MS Paint or even MS Word just to communicate my idea accross.

Labelling messages and comments with numbers is also helpful. That way you can go back and say message 4, question 5 you never answered for me and also when they answer make sure that they note which question they are answering to. It makes it much easier to communicate and keep things straight.

If you find someone who's good, either reward them with an instant bonus or quickly make them a new, private, project which preferrably can be quite well paid. Then they will be very positive towards you net time you come around with a project.

Don't think that you can "develop the project as you go". Come to the outsourcing site with a clear project, well laid out and detailed, now you just need someone to do it for you. This is what those sites and their workers do best. Don't make the mistake thinking it can be like your ordinary worker in the office were you sit down, discuss and try, make changes and try again. The geographical distance and the language barriers are often to high to overcome all that.
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