Actually our organization wanted to hire virtual employees for web designing and SEO. And we are looking for whole virtual team. Because now it’s become very expensive for our organization to recruit employees :( And we need reliable and quality virtual employees.

We were prepared to post our requisite on freelancers or e lance sites. But we have observed the unacceptable thing. “Dummy projects”. Due to which we people unable to understand that why our bids not get awarded. Ultimately the outcome is wastage of time as well as money in the entire biding process. So, what next?

Then our team decided to directly contact companies who are providing virtual employee services. But the question is “RELIABILITY and Hiring charges”.

We have got replies from some forums and communities. So, now we have one option company http://www.marketraise.com. It’s nice.

But we want best service provider with better package.
So, the major facts which we believe with freelancing/e lance/other bidding sites are
Disadvantage- Lack of reliability
Advantage- time and money saver

Thanks in advance
Sophia

http://www.resourcepad.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-good-service-provider-part-1/#comment-16

You guys may wanna look at it and share your experiences.

What’s the big deal about outsourcing work?

The net’s a global village and it doesn’t matter who you get your work done from as long as it’s done good.

And personally, I think more on terms of being a citizen of the world than of ‘just’ my own country. I love my country and people just ‘as much’ as I much as I love ‘every’ other country and its people. So if I have to outsource work ever, I’d do it just as happily as I’d get it done here in India.

And btw, if I wasn’t a designer and needed design work done according to my frame of aesthetics, I’d definitely be getting it outsourced! I wouldn’t be thinking, “Damn! I’m sending business outside India. How unfortunate!”

Get the bigger picture and be more open system. Just my two cents.

I checked my Quickbooks for this year about where I purchase services. 75% of the services I’ve purchased from designers and developers are from people who reside in the good ol’ USA. 25% are from overseas resources. So please stop assuming that I see it as a virtue to look overseas.

I look for best source in terms of quality and price. In this case, I was fortunate to find excellent quality and excellent pricing.

But do me a favor if you don’t mind…let’s focus on the big picture strategic issues. Don’t try to extrapolate or project who I am, what I am about or my philosophy. If you have a hunch about what I believe, email me privately and ask. If you have a “beef” about who I am and what I represent, email me privately and rant all you want.

The world is changing fellows, this discussion is the living proof of it. You will always find people who is afraid of change; so… don’t take it personally. Just play the game; those people will end up playing too.

Cheers
Javier Cabrera

I am curious…
What percentage of the the things you wear are made in the US? One percent? Two percent?
Your beef… Is it from the US or Argentina (where a huge amount of US consumed beef comes from)? How about your other food … Is it mostly from the US?
You automobile… Is it American made, by Americans for an American company, using American parts?
Your home entertainment items… Is any part of your home theater American made by an American company?

Take a look around Walmart, Ikea, Home Depot, Lowes Home Improvement, etc. These companies are rich off of imported products. Where do you shop? Exactly, what percentage of your income goes to buy products made in America, by an American owned company?

So, Andrew uses an overseas firm to build a great product for less than it would have cost to build the same product domestically. His company is stronger for the savings, and America is stronger when our companies are stronger.

Crying when a foreign company offers more value and better service for less money is a complete waste of time. In general, people will always buy what they believe is the deal for their money.

The issue is not what Andrew paid. The issue is why are you and I not on eLance, offering more value at a competitive price. So, quit bitching and learn to compete in the international IT market.

-Brian

I’m an American, and I can see the value of buying American first from my own ethnocentric perspective, but I just can’t see that happening on a site like SitePoint.