Outsourcing Online (Book Excerpts)

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Curious about outsourcing online? 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:

• Because of the book’s immensity and dynamic nature, it is additionally available online for public editing at: http://www.justoutsourcing.com. (page 5)
• “It is our sincerest hope that you read this book, follow its suggestions, and essentially do your part to improve the quality of online productivity that we all seek.” (page 13)
• “Anyone can tout success, but few can prove it. RentACoder is one of those rare online resources that can prove the phenomenal impact it’s had on outsourcing.” (page 24)
• “As a business owner, especially as an online entrepreneur, you have to wonder if outsourcing is feasible… for you.” (page 37)
• Of course, much of outsourcing’s success depends on the contractor(s) that provides a service. Let’s check out how the esteemed RentACoder (now, vWorker) website accomplishes these same things online. (page 40)
• You certainly won’t outsource some of the same things – especially since some of these industries outsource offline business processes and you’re interested in outsourcing online business processes. (page 61)
• “To effectively compete in online business, we are in a sense being pushed into a situation where outsourcing is as much a regular commodity as is the fax machine or the mail.” (page 71)
• So while you’re working on that budget you hate so much, try to move as many tasks as you can onto the online environment just so you can cut costs. (page 84)
• As previously mentioned, outsourcing risks are anything that could cause business failure. Risks associated with RentACoder (now, vWorker) are no different. But because RentACoder (now, vWorker) is an online outsourcing environment, the ways in which those risks manifest are different. (page 100)
• Ask your higher-up’s what they think about outsourcing in general and then ask what they think about your company outsourcing a few of its tasks online. (page 113)
• Once you understand the collaboration process of online outsourcing, you’ll be as amazed as we are at the amount of data flowing through RentACoder (now, vWorker) at any given time. (page 120)
• One of the things that makes RentACoder (now, vWorker) especially appealing to online outsourcing is its automated contract development. (page 163)
• The following section begins RentACoder’s exclusivity throughout this book — and for good reason too. For it’s at this point, you’ll move everything you’ve learned thus far into the world of online outsourcing. (page 171)
• After successfully creating an online bid request, you should see more than just a few bids arrive inside your email’s inbox. You should in fact, see at least 12 bids in just 24 hours. (page 222)
• At RentACoder, negotiation doesn’t take that long for several reasons. The two most important reasons are because (1) online outsourcing is faster-paced and (2) coders are a dime a dozen. (page 267)
• Paying for outsourced services at RentACoder (now, vWorker) differs from paying for traditional outsourced services offline. RentACoder (now, vWorker) is an online outsourcing resource that uses online methods and tools. (page 277)
• As already mentioned, buyers should never accept (and pay for) work that they’re not satisfied with. Doing so not only misleads coders into thinking that their work is up to par, it additionally lowers the bar for quality, online outsourcing service. (page 365)
• Being online, people tend to forget the value of sensitivity so much so that manners are almost non-existent. But “Please” and “Thank you” are always “Welcome.” (page 371)

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