| Have they done the work before? | | | | details. eg skype, email, mobile. If something goes |
| This is the number one criteria for outsourcing | | | | wrong they need to tell you. Clear communication |
| your tedious online tasks. There is no point giving | | | | is vital. If they don't communicate, get rid of |
| someone a task and they have no experience. | | | | them. |
| You shouldn't be paying for someones work | | | | 4)Make them understand the timeframe and the |
| experience! | | | | end result. You need an agreement beforehand. If |
| 1) Get examples of work completed previously. | | | | they cannot make deadlines you cant work with |
| This is absolutely critical and must be original work. | | | | them. Period! |
| Check through copyscape to verify if necessary. | | | | 5) Make sure you are dealing direct with the |
| In your job post put a statement "plagiarism is | | | | person doing the task as some people will take |
| strictly forbidden. Your work will be checked". This | | | | your task and re outsource this to someone else. |
| should scare of the worst outsource people as | | | | 6) Be careful of people who lack substance. They |
| they will exploit the newbies and the | | | | talk talk talk, but never deliver. |
| inexperienced. | | | | It all comes back to trialing multiple people until |
| 2) We are happy to give you larger projects and | | | | you find the right outsource staff. |
| ongoing work. You should be upfront about this. | | | | The reality is there are many unscrupulous people |
| 3) You need fast and clear communication. | | | | and time wasters out there in the outsource |
| Communication must be fast as some people will | | | | world. Do your due diligence on people. If they fail, |
| completely disappear for days on an end. eg a | | | | its probably because you failed to check this |
| power black out. Get your outsources contact | | | | person out effectively. |