Hi, Im looking to outsource web development work to some european countries (not India or anywhere too far due to time and communication differences). Has anyone any experience of this? Which countries are the most cost effective? Im just looking for some advice really. thanks
You can find several companies, in oDesk marketplace - from almost all counties.
Yes, Ild rather outsource to Europe. Im in England, so most of Europe is only an hour or 2’s time difference. Has anyone used a european outsource company? Ill obviously check out these companys first for quality.
The Philippines is one of the world’s most popular outsourcing destinations with some distinct advantages over countries like India and China
Beware of cheap services, and also, what timezone do you belong to?
There are many company in Nepal too which provide the service is required timezone i think you can try out that which is quite cheap and provide more quality job then Indian company.
Im looking for the right balance between ‘cheap’ and quality. Ive used an indian company before which was cheap, but the work was very low standard (also the communication and tiem difference made things harder). Im not wanting/expecting a ‘free lunch’, Ild like to know which countries offer quality at a fair price. What do you think? Ill have a look at Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania.
By cost effective do you mean cheap (as in you’re looking for bottom dollar labour abroad) - like third world freelancers?
East European I suppose, like Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania etc, right?
If you outsource to foreigners, it might be a good idea to use employee management software like hivedesk (http://www.hivedesk.com) to keep you in the loop to their activities.