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Outsource your idea | Launch your business for 1/4 the price
Introduction
Course Overview (7:34)
First thing to do (0:58)
What is outsourcing? (6:27)
What is it good for and not good for (12:12)
How much should I budget? (12:15)
Section 1 review material
Getting Started
Where to find outsourcing firms and freelancers (7:43)
Introduction to Elance (19:31)
Going further in depth with Elance (2:43)
Introduction to Upwork (19:40)
Going further in depth with Upwork (5:51)
Introduction to Freelancer (9:06)
Other techniques and platforms for finding contractors (5:38)
Section 2 review material
Dive Deeper
Picking the ideal subcontractor strategy for you (8:24)
Deciding between a Firm or freelancer (19:52)
Understanding outsourcing zones and picking the best fit (18:34)
Understanding Price & Autonomy
The "Goldilocks Syndrome" (7:39)
Section 3 review material
Posting Expertise
Writing the right title (9:03)
Practicing with titles (12:37)
Writing the right description (11:04)
Getting hands on with writing descriptions (15:11)
Getting the settings right (19:03)
Reviewing your settings further (17:20)
Section 4 review material
Plan out your idea for outsourcing (optional)
The Sx5 framework for solidifying product ideas (18:30)
Coming up with strategy, Sx1 (11:27)
Coming up with scope, Sx2 (18:25)
Section 5 review material
Documentation
Creating an overview
Adding the functions section (10:29)
Going further into depth with functions (10:35)
Creating the pages section (19:50)
Creating parameters (10:50)
Creating the users section (11:09)
Adding comments (2:49)
Section 6 review material
Building a low fidelity wireframe
Intro to sketching (1:10)
Materials for sketching (3:45)
Sketching it out (8:13)
Sketching and the finishing touches (14:56)
Upgrade to a tool, getting started with Pidoco (10:26)
Getting used to the features in Pidoco (11:43)
Creating a quick sitemap upfront (14:56)
The site elements to start with (5:39)
Using templates to save time (2:32)
Handling images in Pidoco (9:54)
Adding and controlling layers in Pidoco (8:09)
Annotate everything (10:48)
Alternative: Using Balsamiq for quick wireframing (19:50)
Alternative: Using Balsamiq continued... (3:32)
An example project created in Balsamiq (3:20)
Section 7 review material
Creating a demo for outsourcing (optional)
Introducing M.A.P. (10:02)
Adding interactivity to your prototype (15:04)
Collaborators and Reviewers (12:51)
Creating a tablet version (9:58)
Section 8 review material
Selecting the best person
Reviewing bid language (9:31)
Bid language in depth (13:46)
The Response rate test (6:30)
Dissecting the bid rate (11:09)
Section 9 review material
Strategies for getting the best price & experience
Strategy: The $50 test (4:14)
Strategy: Rapid cycling posts (4:54)
Strategy: The Keyer question (7:43)
Strategy: Repeat the project back to you (4:12)
Strategy: Get them off the platform (4:22)
Strategy: The long term strategy (5:18)
Strategy: Messaging freelancers (7:13)
Strategy: Dividing Specializations (6:25)
Section 10 review material
Best practices of outsourcing
6 pillars for evaluating contractors (15:53)
6 red flags for contractors (7:51)
Response rate sets the tone (4:41)
How important is site reputation? (4:54)
How to handle referrals (3:15)
Is outsourcing a long term solution? (5:56)
How to handle extra work (2:09)
Legality with outsourcing (10:58)
Fixed rate versus hourly rate - use my method (9:38)
What is good? Avoid this trap (9:14)
Section 11 review material
Managing your ongoing project
Getting introduced to Asana (12:28)
Getting better with Asana (10:03)
Section 12 review material
Bug hunting
Becoming a bug hunting master (11:14)
Bug hunting on mobile (5:11)
Some thoughts on bug hunting (1:39)
TIP: Accelerate your testing this way (0:49)
Section 13 review material
Common scenarios and how to handle them
Low quality work (6:14)
Missing Deadlines (8:20)
Repeatedly missing bugs (6:10)
They ask for money upfront (5:15)
They bid and disappear (4:18)
Contractor raises their price (8:36)
Section 14 review material
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Getting used to the features in Pidoco
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