Learn How to Select Best Freelancer to Work With on Your Project
Let's enumerate most important things you should consider before choosing a programmer / designer.
- Portfolio (not always most important) - Skills - Reviews (if you are connected in a freelance website) - Hourly rate , or rates per task When you first contact a freelancer ask his name & nickname & website / portfolio and Google them.
You might find very interesting info about him (complaints maybe: from clients ) and we both now you don't want to waste your time rite ? Most of people don't do this and i think it is very important.
Second ask for a portfolio but keep in mind that there are out there a lot of good programmers without a portfolio.
I know some of them:) Though a good designer I think will always need a strong portfolio to impress his potential clients.
Few tips when you work with a designer: - be very polite - give him examples of designs you like and explain your ideas as much as you can from the first time - encourage him even when the first concept isn't what you are looking for; don't say never "I don't like it, it sucks!" because he will loose interest.
- leave him to be creative (very important for your project); there are some people asking for a design like xxxx.
com with few changes and this is unacceptable.
He will know you are an inexperienced person.
- learn few things about your project, Google the terms so you'll know to guide the provider.
This is really important unless you want to pay for a project twice.
The worst things you can do: - pay upfront all the money agreed for the project; the provider's motivation will be for sure 0 unless he is a very reliable; - release payment during the project (if it is held in a escrow account); most providers ask for this, beware! - start the project without having the smallest idea about programming & design.
- don't pay freelancer's work on time as agreed.
He could make a bad reputation to your name with Google's help.
- use copyrighted work from a freelancer even if you didn't paid for his work (please use Alt+F4 combination if you did this) These are just few ideas I could come up with.
- Portfolio (not always most important) - Skills - Reviews (if you are connected in a freelance website) - Hourly rate , or rates per task When you first contact a freelancer ask his name & nickname & website / portfolio and Google them.
You might find very interesting info about him (complaints maybe: from clients ) and we both now you don't want to waste your time rite ? Most of people don't do this and i think it is very important.
Second ask for a portfolio but keep in mind that there are out there a lot of good programmers without a portfolio.
I know some of them:) Though a good designer I think will always need a strong portfolio to impress his potential clients.
Few tips when you work with a designer: - be very polite - give him examples of designs you like and explain your ideas as much as you can from the first time - encourage him even when the first concept isn't what you are looking for; don't say never "I don't like it, it sucks!" because he will loose interest.
- leave him to be creative (very important for your project); there are some people asking for a design like xxxx.
com with few changes and this is unacceptable.
He will know you are an inexperienced person.
- learn few things about your project, Google the terms so you'll know to guide the provider.
This is really important unless you want to pay for a project twice.
The worst things you can do: - pay upfront all the money agreed for the project; the provider's motivation will be for sure 0 unless he is a very reliable; - release payment during the project (if it is held in a escrow account); most providers ask for this, beware! - start the project without having the smallest idea about programming & design.
- don't pay freelancer's work on time as agreed.
He could make a bad reputation to your name with Google's help.
- use copyrighted work from a freelancer even if you didn't paid for his work (please use Alt+F4 combination if you did this) These are just few ideas I could come up with.