Outsourcing Feedback (Book Excerpts)

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Curious about outsourcing feedback? 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.

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:

• Thank you for the opportunity to work through your company and finally put some latent talents to work. And thank you also for giving me the necessary permissions and critical feedback to write this book. (page 7)
• When it comes to hiring competent coders, the website makes the selection process almost effortless. Buyers use resumes, work samples, certifications, ratings, and online feedback to identify qualified coders. (page 42)
• We created a database program that can help you keep track of your outsourcing projects and coders. It’s currently in beta stage, but you’re welcome to download it and give it a test run. We’ll appreciate your feedback as we work on its improvement. (page 134)
• The work history takes precedence over almost everything else because it puts recent skills in plain view for all to see. More importantly, it places feedback about those skills in plain view as well. (page 234)
• RentACoder’s All Coder Competition ranks each coder by work performance based on job cost, job number, positive feedback, and status reports. (page 240)
• Surveys measure progress based on customer feedback. The success of this method depends of course on whether customers interact with the outsourced project. (page 299)
• An alternative way to request arbitration is to scroll all the way down any page on the site and click the “Feedback/Contact” link. (page 352)
• If you fail to properly monitor a project during its development, and if the project isn’t satisfactory, you can’t place all the blame on the coder. Lack of feedback is a participant in faulty work. (page 370)
• TIP: Review the work submitted by the designer. Walk away from the system for a few minutes and then give feedback based on memory of what you liked and did not. (page 409)

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Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, vWorker) is a 418 page, 7.44″ x 9.68″ paperback book, fully illustrated and filled with everything you could possibly need to successfully outsource your tasks the first time.

Inside, you’ll find a slew of outsourcing know-how, over a dozen online checklists, worksheets, and more. It also introduces an outsourcing roadmap exclusive to the RentACoder (now, vWorker) website. Order it here.