Although the saying “The Early Bird Catches The Worm” is an old one, again it proves that it is always true. I have proven it that being prompt and early on everything you do will be beneficial to your success. So why have I thought about this topic? I have a problem on one of my website and even though the work is simple, it is monotonous and I have to do other task that are more important like making a blog post on this site and maintaining my other websites. So I have to outsource this job to someone else eager to do the work. I tried Freelancers.com (formerly getafreelancer.com) before in my previous project but didn’t continue it because I can’t find a suitable contractor. So I declined but sadly I can’t get my $10 deposit on that website when I’m trying to ask them to give it back because I discontinued the project.
I don’t remember the details why they refuse but I still remember that I have to avoid it in my future projects. I’ve already known oDesk.com for a long time but my first impression was, hiring people there could be expensive. But I was wrong when I tried it a week ago. I posted a project and after 2 days there were many contractors already applying for the job. There were also 4 nationalities applying for the job but since the project is a Filipino website, then obviously I should hire a Filipino. I’m proud to say that most Filipinos are talented, fluent in English and skillful. There were 4 Filipino candidates I chose which I think have the qualification I wanted. Among the 4, one of them, is what I think will fit perfectly so I waited for her response to my inquiries. In fact I emailed four of them but I’m waiting for that woman to answer me so I can immediately hire her. But my second choice was the first one who answered and she was prompt and quick to comprehend my instructions so I asked her to give me a sample work.
