Outsourcing Pay (Book Excerpts)

Outsourcing Pay (Book Excerpts)

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Curious about outsourcing’s stance on outsourcing pay? 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, RentACoder) 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:

• RentACoder’s escrow service is crucial, as it prevents coders from collecting funds on unfinished projects and it prevents buyers from running off with projects without paying for them. (page 41)
• Common law workers are typical employees. They travel to a designated workplace, they perform a specific job at the designated workplace, and then they work for a specific amount of time for a specific amount of pay. (page 55)
• Outsourcing no longer refers to overseas sweatshops where employees work long hours for meager pay. Outsourcing today, also occurs onshore and often at prices which are more than generous. (page 73)
• Direct costs can be traced to a product or a department.23 In outsourcing, they pay for putting an outsourced project into place and they pay for services rendered. (page 83)
• It doesn’t matter how much you’re willing to pay, some job requests never attract interested coders for any number of reasons. In this book, we walk you through the steps of making your project as appealing as it can possibly be, but there really are no guarantees that qualified coders will bid on it. (page 101)
• Buyers cannot request free work, work payable by some profit-sharing scheme, work that’s offensive, or work that promotes illegal activities including copyright violations. (page 125)
• It additionally stores an organization chart for each coder (used to graphically display who reports to whom), coder pay rates, contract or service agreement locations, and the progress that each coder makes. (page 135)
• If you can’t select a coder based on samples alone, expect to pay for demonstrative work. It’s the ethical thing to do! (page 155)
• Through the bid request wizard, buyers specify a) how much a job pays and b) when payments are released. (page 167)
• The Bulletin Board Auction is a request for a job that doesn’t fit the “bid request mold.” Examples include permanent job positions, jobs that pay by the hour, jobs that pay by changing variables, and jobs that aren’t really jobs – but requests for finished products instead, like software. (page 177)
• However you have to be just as cautious with extremely high bids as well because if you don’t, you might end up paying much more than what you needed to. (page 218)
• Highly skilled coders naturally attract higher paying jobs and a high priced project essentially answers the question, “Okay, so what is this coder’s stuff actually worth??” or “What are other people paying for this gal/guy’s services?” (page 241)
• You know, if you’re reading this page, you’re about 70% through the entire process of outsourcing through RentACoder. That’s phenomenal! The remaining 30% entails paying for your outsourced project, managing your project, and then concluding your project. (page 257)
• You won’t actually pay for the work sample of course, but think about this: If you wouldn’t pay for a coder’s work sample in any other circumstance, you probably won’t want to pay for the coder’s actual work on your project either! (page 272)
• Paying for outsourced services at RentACoder (now, RentACoder) differs from paying for traditional outsourced services offline. RentACoder (now, RentACoder) is an online outsourcing resource that uses online methods and tools. (page 277)
• There are a couple of key advantages to paying for deliverables though, which differentiate it from RentACoder’s other program: Paying for Time. Paying for Deliverables for example, guarantees a refund in the event a coder fails to fulfill a contract. It additionally protects buyers from having to pay extra for overtime. (page 282)
• Arbitrations protect buyers from paying for shoddy work, but they delay a project’s completion as well. (page 324)
• As a paying buyer, you have a right to professional behavior. (page 332)

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Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) 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, RentACoder) website. Order it here.