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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. If it’s data entry, you need to train them on the program.

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

I’m familiar with Elance but a colleague who had a similar project told me that she’d had great success with oDesk - so that’s where I started. So throwing out the high and the low, I started to look for people to interview. I sent emailed interview questions. Hourly rates ranged from $2 and change to over $46.

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The Role of Side Gigs in an Uncertain Economy

Small Business Labs

In our interviews two reasons for having side gigs caught our attention. But what appears to be new is the growing number of people who are turning to side gigs because their employers aren't offering them training. Their primary activities are things like school, homemaking, childcare, senior care, retirement, etc. freelancers. In

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