Outsourcing Documentation

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Curious about outsourcing documentation? Our book, “Outsourcing Through RentACoder” explains it all. Below are a few selected snippets that describe its importance and why you, as an outsourcer, should care. For details, head on over to this page and order the book. Then complement what you find here with the content in our growing outsourcing articles library (the book’s ‘online extension’).

Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, vWorker) is a 418 page step-by-step user guide for entrepreneurs who want to reduce their workload and increase productivity at the same time.

Excerpts:

• Should you collaborate away from the site, you must upload all off-site communication to the RentACoder (now, vWorker) website if you want to use it as a dispute’s documentation. (page 133)
• An outsourcing contract documents a contractor’s tax status for you, and it demonstrates the true nature of your working relationship. Without this documentation, the IRS will want to know why you aren’t treating your contractor like an employee. (page 154)
• Regardless of where services are performed, all associated documentation must be uploaded to the RentACoder’s website in case of a dispute. (page 167)
• On the screen that follows, the interview describes the different types of documentation available and then it asks what kind of documentation is appropriate. (page 195)
• The problem with a high number of missed status reports is that it indicates laziness – especially since a status report doesn’t always require documentation. (page 234)
• Outsourcing requires this type of documentation because the IRS will throw you a surprise audit party if it suspects you’re working with employees instead of coders. (page 274)
• You can certainly document email and IM conversations, but because that documentation isn’t generated through the RentACoder (now, vWorker) website – and because offsite communication can be spoofed to look authentic and persuade an arbitration decision — it isn’t a legitimate source of evidence in the event a dispute arises. (page 323)
• In a full-blown arbitration, a RentACoder (now, vWorker) arbitrator treats a disagreement like a court case and uses a project’s documentation to make a fair decision. (page 342)
• For whatever reason, you must document all offsite conversation (email, chat logs, etc.) and upload that communication to the project’s message board. Then the project’s coder must agree that the communication in your documentation occurred. (page 373)
• Additional documentation can include your own personal log. Logging your experiences will help you avoid repeating the same mistakes and help you maintain focus. (page 382)

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