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StefanJechel · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: Outsourcing - RentACoder

*Note: I'm no way affiliated with Rent-A-Coder; and the article doesn't have any affiliate link*

Greetings!

There is quite common for a home based business to have some moments when the business is booming and you have more work than you can handle. In this case is a wise decision to outsource some of your projects to other individuals or companies and keep a commission.

For myself, when it comes about IT software, I consider the best solution for finding quality individuals or companies to which to outsource my project the Rent-A-Coder (www.rentacoder.com) site. Using it you can always find lots of experienced and affordable specialists. And is all free (at least for buyers) - there is no tax for finding and no commission for hiring someone to do your project.

Advantages of using Rent-A-Coder site:
- instant access to lots of professionals (close to 140,000 registered programmer from the whole world) - with full access to their resume, background and even work history.
- lower costs than if you would hire an individual or a company to do that work for you
- no further obligations to the coders
- protection for you (no upfront payment; you don't pay unless you receive exactly what you requested)
- no need to mail IRS forms to coders; the site will deal with this too

How it works
First of all you have to post your project (bid request) and mention what your requirements are (try to give as many details as possible). After it is approved by a Rent-A-Coder official, the project will became visible to any programmer that is registered on the site.
In a matter of hours or days the bids will start coming (the average is 12-13 bids per day). You will receive in your e-mail news about the coders that bided on your projects, or even the ones that just sent a comment. As mentioned previously you will also have access to each buyer's background and work history (with testimonials and ratings posted from previous customers).
At this moment you can communicate with the coders via the message board or via the chat - both integrated on Rent-A-Coder site.
After you chose a coder from the ones that made a bid on your project you'll have to escrow some money (money will remain in escrow until the coder finish the project). You don't have to release the money to the coder 'till the project is not finish and it meets all your requirements.

It would be nice if you would share your experience with this site (or any other one) too.

zariea · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: haha

I have personally used this site to get some great freelance writing jobs. I think it is handy when you really want some paying challenges.

But I also find that getacoder also has its uses...but limited to all the IT geeks out here who make websites....(not intended to offent). Overall its nice to have a starting place and when your bid gets chosen by the client you feel a great sense of achieivement...ok so I am always looking for that extra-thrill... Smile

mimi · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject:

I haven't heard of these sites yet... seems interesting if it is not only about computer staff...

But how much money can you do on these sites? I mean, I suppose you cannot have them as main occupation... Question

and I see that the prices are usually at a low level.

ank06 · Expert Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 248 Career Advice: +1/-0

I don't think this kind of job is favorable to anyone. I mean, if you have a company, right, I suppose you can make some money....but if you work for yourself, better direct your time and resources into something more constructive, something reliable and, why not, something which is payed well.
If you work on the einternet, you are payed, but the fact is that you lose a large amount of your payment through fees.
Besides, "employers" are not always honest and you can work for nothing.

TakeReal · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

ank06 · Expert Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 248 Career Advice: +1/-0

Well, I'm glad you have so many projects in there, TakeReal!!

My statements are not accusations. I didn't say I was totally against it. I just pointed out some disadvantages.

You have so many projects because you probably work there for long. Once you have some ratings, the projects come really easy. But what happens when you have none? Smile

)

Nevertheless....I believe you don't know how to preserve this advantage of 748 projects Smile

) Maybe you can get to what I'm hinting at.

All the best!

TakeReal · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject:

safri · Expert Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 213 Career Advice: +1/-1

TakeReal, you might be taking this too personal. the girl was just saying that you don't know how to protect your job sources Smile

)).....I think....

ank06, please enlighten us...

TakeReaol, wow, you HAVE been and are successful! Congratulations...but still, you have to agree that it was a little bit hard in the beginning...

Hey thanks for the tip... Razz

Richard · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject:

The bid for work sites also have quite a few openings for writers, especially if you know about SEO. Scriptlance has been ruined by abuse and poor quality. There are too many poor writers out there offering ridiculously low bids and pricing quality out of the market. Sadly these are usually Indian based and it's an insult to the professional writer.Anyone offering $5 for 1000 words is a con-artist and frankly, those willing to take the lowest bids aren't doing anyone a favour. We had a website that we'd put a lot of time and effort into creating completely ruined by a programmer who claimed he knew more than he did, even though he wasn't the cheapest on offer. He'd got his good ratings by doing work on the cheap. However, those sites that work by subscription - i.e you pay a premium rate to be able to bid, will usually result in higher returns for the bidder and better results for the seller because people expect to get what they pay for.

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