I've had good experiences on a couple of sites and have built up a good stable group of trusted and skilled offshore devs over the last few months.
You need to put in some effort in initially as it takes time to learn how to spec a good project, how to select good developers and then to manage the project effectively. You need to run a few projects through the sites and then weed out the bad devs and cling on to the good ones. Set clear timelines and deliverables and don't be afraid to cancel a project if the dev can't meet the timeframes they agreed to or if the code simply isn't good enough (or they're not sticking to the requirements). It's unsurprising to hear the "tried it once and it didn't work" comments - you can apply that to almost any scenario in life but the reality is that if you structure your work well, communicate well and stick with it, outsourcing can be rewarding, effective and profitable. Regards, Paul Bennett MoveForward - Web Development for Design Companies http://www.moveforward.co.nz 06 308 9722 027 255 8495 -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
