If you need a great looking brochure done, or a cool backsplash to your company’s twitter page, or how about a refresh to your website that is looking like it came from the 90s, or what about an iPhone or Android app – where do you go? I bet for many small businesses, most of these questions are not even on your mind as your battling with staffing, inventory, lease agreements etc… With minimal effort you can significantly boost your marketing efforts and image. Let me introduce you to a service that still blows my mind even though I’ve been using it for the past year and a half:
Right now I’ve just finished up a flyer design with a designer in Sri Lanka, my Wordpress blog was completed with a team out of Belarus, web design work is being worked on by a design team in India, and I have a number of web enhancements being done out of Russia. Welcome to the age of outsourcing. It truly is remarkable. The ease at which this is possible is truly remarkable. And Elance isn’t the only player in town – odesk and topcoder are similar sites both offering different models of engagement with providers.
I’ll provide some tips on how to best get started and engage with the right provider in a future post.
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