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I'm not sold on the hotmail I love you message getting crazy numbers - word of mouth to new internet users who needed an email account was the hotmail gold.

A great read none the less

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.

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.

If only they had beat Groupon to an IPO and been the ones to raise a warchest before the market realized these businesses were a terrible idea.

Once this funding runs out they will probably be a great bargain basement acquisition for a handful of companies.

I feel really bad for the hard working employees who were counting on the stock options =(

After posting a number of jobs on freelancer.com I eventually found a guy for our content in the Philippines who was amazing and very cheap.

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.