Re:Ask HN: Who wrote the content of your website?
by smartwater on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:41PM
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I've never given a spec to someone and needed to trick them into revealing whether they actually looked at it or not. That says a lot about outsourcing.
Re:Ask HN: Who wrote the content of your website?
by ready_set_go on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:53PM
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It's unfortunate but it works, I actually picked it up from working at a Bank where the guys implementing the tech specs we wrote never read them correctly. These were in house guys making big bucks, arghhh
At the end of the day people matter, I use outsourcing for minor tasks to save a few bucks and keep great people around for everything else.
Re:Ask HN: Who wrote the content of your website?
by tzury on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:44PM
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Your answer has nothing to do with my question.
Your account has been opened 2 minutes ago.
I suspect you simply wanted to put freelancer.com in here - I suspect you are a spammer.
Re:Ask HN: Who wrote the content of your website?
by ready_set_go on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:50PM
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1. "Your answer has nothing to do with my question."
You asked what I did, I posted jobs on freelancer and odesk, eventually freelancer worked out.
2. "I suspect you simply wanted to put freelancer.com in here - I suspect you are a spammer.
I mentioned multiple sites..... Yes I am new to HN but calling me a spammer for trying to help YOU is a bit harsh.
Id say try freelancer, odesk, etc but be very clear about what you want and expect to test out a lot of people with small tests before you find someone who is good. Once found get them on it fulltime for a few days or weeks until its done.
A great trick is to hide in the spec you give them a sentence that asks them to bring X up, this way you can tell if they read it or not.