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How outsourcing fits in to your overall
business strategy regardless of the size of your business
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The two big mistakes most people make when
they outsource PR or other tasks...avoid these for smooth sailing
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How to know what kinds of tasks to
outsource and which ones to do yourself...we'll tell you the two schools
of thought
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The one thing you absolutely cannot give
to a freelancer or you're really not a business owner
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7 terrific places to find
freelancers...many of them are capable and dying to work for you
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The beauty of working with an escrow
program and how it keeps you from getting ripped off by unscrupulous
freelancers
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How to write your project description so
people are encouraged to bid
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What you must include inside your project
description...this will keep people who aren't a good fit from applying
and wasting your time
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One thing you can ask bidders to
provide...a terrific way to find out if they've got what it takes to get
the job done
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How to prevent overseas freelancers from
bidding on your project...people who speak English as a second language,
for example, aren't always great writers
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The ideal amount of time to allow
freelancers to bid so the bidding doesn't drag on endlessly
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2 things you can do to make sure you have
bids to review...posting a project and getting no bidders is a drain on
your time
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How to review bids and choose the best
person at the right price
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What to do if the freelancers you like
best have bid too high...doing this could cinch the deal
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How to word your project descriptions so
that the freelancer is forced to revise the work if it isn't to your
liking
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The one thing you must have in place,
regardless of where you find freelancers...this will keep you out of
legal trouble
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Your two options when you start working
with a freelancer who clearly isn't cut out for the project
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How to manage a project that requires
three or four different freelancers
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What to do if you need several freelancers
but you hate the thought of managing a project yourself
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Where to do to find out whether your
freelancer has plagiarized someone else's work...this step can keep you
out of legal trouble
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How to set deadlines and expectations on
big projects so everybody is on board
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The important option you have if your
freelancer, who has already been paid, doesn't deliver what was promised
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What to do when friends ask you to share
names and contact information for your favorite freelancers...you don't
want them to raise their prices, do you?
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The one thing that all freelancers
love...use this and you'll be able to keep the best workers loyal to you
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The lowdown on ratings at freelancer
websites...can those ratings be trusted?
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How to get freelance projects done for
free and where to look to find freelancers
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How to build a virtual team that you can
depend on
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Advice for control freaks on how to give
up work you know you're scared to let go of
