Three days ago, I talked about how outsourcing can help search marketers. Today I’ll give some places where you can find workers.
Craigslist
Most everyone knows about Craigslist. Craigslist is the biggest classifieds in the whole world, offline and online. It’s one of the most trafficked sites, so you should get a lot of applicants for your job offer.
The Craiglist domain has multiple subdomains. Each subdomain is for a city. To reach the most people, you need to post in multiple cities. Some cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco charge a fee, but most of the cities offer free job postings.
With all the traffic Craigslist attracts, you need a good way to evaluate many applicants. Here’s a blog post filled with good advice: Finding Good Writers For Your Blogs. The author talks about Craiglist in the second half of his post. The post is about hiring bloggers, but you can use some of the principles to evaluate other workers.
Constant Content
This is my favorite place to get content. You can buy content that’s already written or make requests for content. If you make a request, you don’t have to buy the requested article unless you like it. Also, you’ll get articles from different writers for each request. I like having multiple articles to choose from.
Constant Content requires every writer to publish at least 33% of their content. For example, if you request a 300 word article, you’ll be able to see at least 100 words before you decide to buy it or not. Most writers post 75% while some will publish 100%.
If you’re used to $5 writers, this site is not for you. The writers at Constant Content are used to making at least $15 for a 400 word article. However, they’re usually better than the writers I’ve found at freelance sites like ScriptLance.
Freelance Sites
Elance, Guru, ScriptLance, and RentACoder are 4 of the most well-known freelance sites. You can find writers, programmers, and web designers. Elance and Guru even have administrative workers, marketers, and accountants.
The thing to look for in these sites is the worker’s feedback. You can try contacting the people they’ve worked for if you want more information about them. Also, if I’m working with someone new, I like to start off with a small project to test out their skills.
Direct Contact
If you need a social media marketer, find a Digg or Netscape member with multiple front page stories. If you like a web app, hire the coder who wrote it. If you see a site design you like, contact the webmaster and ask for the designer’s email address. If you like the writing style of a blogger, see if they would work for you.
References
Just like the real world, this is an excellent way to find quality workers. Ask your friends if they know of any freelancers looking for a job. Ask your business contacts for recommendations.
Your Turn
These tips and sites are by no means comprehensive. If you have other tips and sites to add to the list, please leave them in the comments.
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Hi Dee,
You should also check out oDesk (http://www.odesk.com). An online marketplace site with over 15,000 tested and rated providers, oDesk offers several key advantages to both Buyers and providers, including no membership fees, a unique tool to track hours worked and a variety of payment options.
Learn more at oDesk.com
~Michelle, oDesk
Thanks, Michelle. I took a quick look at your site. It’s look like you guys have a good thing going on. Good luck!
Elance, Guru, ScriptLance, and RentACoder are great source to find work but we have to register an quote amount in $ . so bit confusing how to take projects?
find it on elance and odesk
Outsourcing has opened people to global interconnectedness. Asia gives the manpower for outsourcing with India on top of the list and Philippines running second. We are all connected…and the virtual world is manifesting it to us.