Hiring Virtual Workers

Learn How To Get Your Work Done Effectively

Twenty years ago, if you wanted to find a software developer with a certain set of skills, you resigned yourself to a long and tedious process of placing classified ads in newspapers and personal networking. Those methods still have a place, but in the Internet age it has become far easier to find temporary technical assistance. If you need someone to write a web page, code a software module, or write a technical manual, all you need is a web browser, your checkbook and the ability to manage the project.
There are dozens of web sites that can help you find software developers for your project. This chapter will give general principles for using these sites, as well as some details on three of the largest and most useful services: Elance, Guru, and VWorker.

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