Outsourcing Industry (Book Excerpts)

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Curious about the outsourcing industry? 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:

• Outsourcing is a huge industry employed by all sorts of businesses. Multi-billionaire corporations outsource, small private banking institutions outsource, even local grocery shops outsource. For this reason, we decided to write this book for two specific types of people. (page 15)
• Beneath the numerous links, the high-tech terms, and the strange industry-speak is one of the friendliest companies you could ever do business with. (page 25)
• The outsourcing industry is in truth, entirely too big to discuss at length in this book. And although this book is about outsourcing – it’s really about outsourcing through RentACoder. (page 38)
• It has to really — especially since the entire outsourcing industry is based on a variety of protection schemes. RentACoder (now, vWorker) uses its own escrow system, an intricate set of contracts, and Florida law as important protection tools. (page 41)
• You’ll find that ethical outsourcing not only eliminates a large proportion of the industry’s criticisms, it additionally prevents a lot of those stupid mistakes we mentioned as well. (page 50)
• Looking at industry standards gave you a sneak peek at the type of businesses that outsource, so now is a good time to learn just what it is that these entities outsource. (page 61)
• Outsourcing can be an extremely risky venture, which is why we introduce some liabilities and risks common in both the outsourcing industry and exclusive to the RentACoder (now, vWorker) website. (page 92)
• One might think those simple requirements would be enough to create an amicable outsourcing environment. But the truth is the outsourcing industry can bring out some rather unattractive behavior for any number of reasons. That’s why RentACoder (now, vWorker) created an additional set of terms for both its buyers and its coders. (page 125)
• We want to go back to outsourcing basics for a hot minute and talk about what the industry requires. (page 213)
• A benchmark tool ‘grades’ the progress of a project based on the results of other coders in the same industry. (page 299)
• Coders are a curious lot. Some are in the outsourcing industry for the money. Others are in the industry because they genuinely want to help. (page 303)
• If we didn’t make the message clear before, let us try one more time: the outsourcing industry is simply huge. For that reason alone, you’re prone to make some mistakes. We certainly have! (page 364)
• You do a great injustice to the industry by underpaying a coder. It all may boil down to ethics, but should you exploit coders this way, you build a rather unfavorable reputation for yourself and you ruin your chances of attracting quality coders in the future. (page 377) 

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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.