Outsourcing Questions

We are a small studio providing various website production services. We mainly provide services to web design firms and individuals. Currently i have been using email marketing, adnetworks like...

Outsourcing Website Web Services

asked Jun 30 '11 at 01:12

Dipesh
11 points

I've read all the posts and articles against non-tech founders, I get it. That's not my question (this time..) My question is how does everyone feel about the idea of outsourcing development to a...

Development Outsourcing

asked Jun 9 '11 at 08:17

Aslyesnow
214 points

Short background: I have a web startup idea which solves an existing problem. There are many online solutions available for the problem, but my solution is "unique". I have done a basic background...

Software Ideas Development Outsourcing

asked May 23 '11 at 01:41

Yuvraj
57 points

Following discussions triggered on another question: let's imagine a small start-up company who has to decide what to do with its capital. Two suggestions are made: a) The company spends capital...

Outsourcing IT

asked May 12 '11 at 23:52

J Verstry
152 points

If I hire someone on oDesk or a similar website by the hour and they are based in the U.S., will my company get in trouble for paying that person less than minimum wage? I've found some answers on...

Outsourcing

asked Apr 28 '11 at 05:24

Andy Cook
2,309 points

I am planning to build an outsourced web research/data entry team via Odesk. In my opinion the job will be pretty boring - it will require researching certain types of websites, copying...

Outsourcing

asked Apr 23 '11 at 07:15

Trish
186 points

Following on from my previous question about outsourced marketing can you outsource sales effort as well in b2b senarios? Once marketing has brought in a qualified lead someone has to get the...

Marketing Sales Outsourcing

asked Apr 4 '11 at 10:55

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

Assuming a minimum viable product's UI and functionality have been tested, should one bother to validate to standards like W3C and such?

Software Outsourcing

asked Apr 8 '11 at 23:00

Raj Kumar
11 points

The service I'm planning to launch, requires a lot of work (code and design-wise), and it definitely needs more than 1-2 persons. In my country, start-up partners are hard to find/non-existent. It...

Bootstrapped Features Outsourcing

asked Mar 18 '11 at 19:08

Dyn Zack
216 points

Especially when working on a startup, the more time consuming tasks you can outsource, the better. Is there a forum or community that would be a good resource for ideas on how to outsource more...

Outsourcing Virtual Workforce

asked Feb 24 '11 at 01:38

Mike Nicholaides
121 points

We are an young startup whose target market in other young startups and SME's. We intend to provide them with service like blogging, link building, content research and other activities that will...

Outsourcing Social Media Relationships

asked Feb 18 '11 at 05:35

Beginning Steps
50 points

I need to design a logo, a business card, and website for an idea I'm developing. I want to use one of the "Design Contest" websites. But I'm not sure which one. Seems like there are some...

Outsourcing

asked Feb 7 '11 at 21:36

Christian
138 points

I find the topic of outsourcing incredibly interesting, and I propose the question: Is Outsourcing Evil? A recent blog post at onstartups got me going about even more about it. Up until this week...

Outsourcing Morality

asked Jan 7 '11 at 09:24

Alex Cook
641 points

Can someone please recommend a good firm or contractor for writing and maintaining an online product manual in English?

Customer Support Outsourcing

asked Jan 8 '11 at 06:01

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

I run one technology startup now that takes up most/all of my time. I have another idea for a technology startup and wanted to outsource everything either through contract workers or salaried...

Getting Started Outsourcing Business

asked Dec 16 '10 at 14:55

Steve
56 points

My CEO is a very public figure. She is at multiple events every night and rarely comes back with less than a huge stack of cards. I need to make sure the follow-up system is there, so I need all...

Outsourcing CRM

asked Dec 20 '10 at 13:53

Apollo Sinkevicius
3,323 points

Maybe someone has experience with this? I've been mulling this idea for an app that would really show off what's possible with a tablet like the iPad. It doesn't exist yet, and I want it to. I'm...

Recruiting Ideas Outsourcing Iphone

asked Dec 5 '10 at 08:17

Matt H.
130 points

I have spoken with many agencies and posted many ads. No joy. Is there any place where I can find telecommuting sales force for selling IT services?

Marketing Sales Outsourcing

asked Nov 12 '10 at 22:22

User5359
48 points

I'll be writing my own web-site soon, and some parts of it I plan to outsource to developers (either people I know, or if I won't find any - developers from "freelancers sites"). Has anyone who...

Hiring Outsourcing

asked Nov 3 '10 at 08:44

Oren A
141 points

I'm trying to get my head around the Magento system so that I can launch my business into the online commerce world. Can anyone recommend any guides, books, online service provider platforms where...

Outsourcing

asked Nov 5 '10 at 00:15

User5230
6 points