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hotwired · 01-08-2008, 12:02 PM

Hi
I have done quite a bit of outsourcing on scriptlance in particular. Sounds like your experiment went just right! I've been regularly outsourcing there for 3 years and now have 3-5 programmers I know to use for certain things and the process is now flawless. I can now pretty much pay $200 for a job and bill $300 or more and spend maybe an hour "orchestrating and communicating". That's a generalization and not each job is exactly that "perfect" but very close.

Another thing that I think is important. I beleive that as an information society we underestimate the power of excitement. (and its' cousins passion, chomping at the bit, unbridled enthusiasm). I really believe, based on my own experience, that being excited and optimistic can make up for many other shortfalls. Hence, I loved the 4 hour workweek simply for that reason. I was pumped the whole time reading it. Absolutely pumped, and I gotta tell you. Being pumped will carry you a long way toward wherever you want to go.

01-08-2008, 12:02 PM	#34 (permalink)
hotwired Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 96	outsourcing, excitement Hi I have done quite a bit of outsourcing on scriptlance in particular. Sounds like your experiment went just right! I've been regularly outsourcing there for 3 years and now have 3-5 programmers I know to use for certain things and the process is now flawless. I can now pretty much pay $200 for a job and bill $300 or more and spend maybe an hour "orchestrating and communicating". That's a generalization and not each job is exactly that "perfect" but very close. Another thing that I think is important. I beleive that as an information society we underestimate the power of excitement. (and its' cousins passion, chomping at the bit, unbridled enthusiasm). I really believe, based on my own experience, that being excited and optimistic can make up for many other shortfalls. Hence, I loved the 4 hour workweek simply for that reason. I was pumped the whole time reading it. Absolutely pumped, and I gotta tell you. Being pumped will carry you a long way toward wherever you want to go. __________________ Ken LaVoie Winslow, Maine Creator of Lawn Guru - Lawn Care success eBook and Program.