August 02, 2005
Finding and Selling your personal Outsourcing Services
A recent report by MSNBC outlines the various ways in which individuals can market themselves online to first world employers. By the same token it outlines some ways in which individuals in need of programming or freelance work can find and contact individuals located in India and China to contract out that work.
The article covers websites like Contracted Work, Guru.com and Elance Online, each of which charge users a middleman fee to connect service providers with employers on an individual basis. For Indian technicians, the article recommends creating a website to showcase your abilities, while for employers it recommends signing up with these services.
The reality, however, is that there is no need to pay such middlemen. There are a number of free, yes free, sites that connect individuals in need of projects done and literally thousands of potential contract employees. Do these pay per use sites make the process simpler, potentially. But in my experience it has been quite a simple task to find employees in just a few minutes by scouring the web. MSNBC reports:
But before you sign up and pay for this service, shop around. Contact the sites you're interested in, ask to speak to other graphic designers who list there and see what they have to say about the reliability of leads.
Read More: How to ride the global outsourcing wave
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