Outsourcing Relationships (Book Excerpts)

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Curious about outsourcing relationships? 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:

• This picture describes software that you can download from the Internet and use to implement some of the strategies outlined within. Some of the software is ours while other programs belong to developers we have no relationship with what-so-ever. (page 18)
• Thereafter, we describe who and what Exhedra is, and what type of relationship it has with the RentACoder (now, vWorker) website. (We explain why you’d even care too!) (page 25)
• From this point on, we refer to RentACoder (now, vWorker) outsourcing relationships with “buyer” – “coder” labels. (page 32)
• A win-win situation for both the buyer and the coder, RentACoder’s escrow system financially protects both parties of an outsourcing relationship. (page 41)
• First things first. Know that working outside of an employer-employee relationship doesn’t permit illegal activity. But it doesn’t exactly jive with what’s enforced in a contract either. (page 51)
• In an outsourcing relationship, who owns what must be clearly identified in the outsourcing contract — else, the task is simply futile. (page 93)
• The point we want to make is that outsourcing jobs vary in length and they just won’t work for people who don’t like to commit to relationships. (page 105)
• An outsourcing contract documents a contractor’s tax status for you, and it demonstrates the true nature of your working relationship. (page 154)
• The non-compete agreement typically describes who the contractor is, what services are provided, and a statement that confirms a non-competitive relationship. (page 162)
• Everyone knows you can’t force love. And so it is with outsourcing relationships. Sometimes no matter what’s brought to the table – it never seems to be enough. Is it time to give up? (page 269)
• Admittedly, we look forward to ending a job with a troublesome buyer because it means we don’t have to deal with that buyer ever again. But that’s a horrible way to end an outsourcing relationship since it means that buyer won’t ever benefit from our expertise and we limit our chances to expand our skills in turn. (page 304)
• RentACoder’s arbitration system doesn’t just focus on obvious problems. It additionally clarifies issues that are confusing – especially issues in a contract that aren’t clearly understood. In this type of arbitration, the case is usually closed with no penalty, and with both parties agreeing to continue a working relationship. (page 332)
• RentACoder, being the monstrous success that it is, really isn’t that scary of a place to work with. In fact, we’ve formed amicable relationships with arbitrators who’ve chastised us in arbitration! (page 344)
• As innocent as your messages might be, you just might offend a foreign coder with questions about his/her country or lifestyle. Since none of that matters in an outsourcing project anyway, keep your outsourcing relationship professional and save the curious chat for your friends. (page 372) 

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