| Hi, | | | | How reputable he is, how do I check his reputation? |
| If you are reading this article, then I assume that you | | | | A reputable freelancer, will always have good number |
| are looking for a freelancing developer/designer to | | | | of clients who are always ready to provide |
| work on your web projects. | | | | professional references.When you identify a |
| In this Internet era, everyone runs a online business or | | | | freelancer, please do ask client's contact details for |
| side-line revenue generation through web as it can be | | | | references & you can confirm his credibility with |
| maintained easily & the reach-ability is high without | | | | his clients. |
| any regional restrictions (ie) US website can have | | | | If you have found the freelancer from portals like |
| audience from Europe/Asia etc,.. | | | | RentACoder, GetAFreelancer, Scriptlance, they do |
| In-order to have your online presence, you have | | | | have their own system which provides ratings / |
| planned to develop a website & have got the | | | | reviews for the freelancer which you can count on. |
| funds ready for the development / deployment as well | | | | If you find a freelancer from private forums, you can |
| as hosting of the website. As there are many | | | | check their history/postings/Itrader ratings/reviews |
| web-hosting providers in the market you can easily | | | | from other members. |
| choose a good one by doing a research on Google | | | | Is he reliable, how can I make sure he doesn't run off in |
| & that shouldn't be tougher. | | | | the middle of the project? |
| Now comes the toughest part & the following | | | | Everyone hiring a freelancer will always insist on |
| questions hit your mind :-) | | | | long-term relationship, as the script developed by him |
| Where do I find a Freelancer ? | | | | might have issues, need support services on the |
| As said by many people Google search stands ahead | | | | long-run & also might need to add more features |
| as a tool for finding anything, anywhere . | | | | add-ons, tweaks to existing functionality. So make sure |
| So try Googling to find out freelancers, marketplace, | | | | he adheres to all of these & willing to help you on |
| forums, blogs where freelancers post their services | | | | long-term whenever you need him. |
| & wait for clients. Also there are freelancing | | | | You can also check this with his existing / old clients |
| portals like RentACoder, GetAFreelancer, Scriptlance | | | | & make sure he stands by his words. |
| which fills in the gap between the Service Provider | | | | What payment modes does he prefer & are |
| (Freelancer) & the Buyer (Client) where you can | | | | those modes reliable for me? |
| find lot of resources to help you with the projects. | | | | Last but not the least, discuss with the freelancer on |
| Make sure the identified freelancer has good technical | | | | his payment terms & conditions along with the |
| knowledge that is required for your projects. | | | | modes of payment that he accepts. |
| (ie) If you are planning to develop a website in | | | | If you have found a GOOD, REPUTABLE, RELIABLE |
| open-source technology using Linux/Apache/PHP | | | | freelancer, then you can make upfront payments |
| MySQL, then make sure the freelancer has good | | | | & discuss incremental payment schedule based |
| expertise in Linux Apache mysql php as well as | | | | on deliverable which might help him to work more |
| java-script & HTML would be a plus. | | | | dedicated without distractions. Advance payments |
| How good he is, how do I evaluate his attitude? | | | | makes the freelancer to feel that the client is serious in |
| Once you have found a freelancer, identifying his | | | | getting the project done & he is not a time |
| attitude is bit tricky & involves number of | | | | waster. |
| conversations / discussions to be held between you | | | | Discuss all possibilities of modes of payments through |
| & the freelancer. Most of the skilled, technical | | | | which the freelancer can receive payments. |
| savvy are not money minded, they don't speak about | | | | (ie) Few freelancers wish to receive payments via |
| the payment rates initially, instead they do concentrate | | | | Wire Transfer, if you do so, prior to doing please cross |
| on the project requirements & make sure they | | | | check about the freelancer on his credibility as well as |
| are capable of handling this project which falls under | | | | trust-worthiness |
| their expertise. | | | | Few wish to receive PayPal transfers, as this is |
| A GOOD freelancer would require sometime to | | | | reliable mode of payment & paypal offers Buyer |
| evaluate the estimate on time & cost based on | | | | protection / seller protection etc,.. |
| the project requirements that you discussed, which | | | | Few wish to receive Western-Union & others do |
| means if someone says that the project can be | | | | prefer escrow payments. |
| completed within short span of time without discussing | | | | Conclusion: |
| in detail, then he may not be GOOD at analyzing the | | | | Hope after reading this article, If you are patient |
| requirements. | | | | enough to follow up the above said methods, you can |
| Also he shouldn't be money-minded, make sure he | | | | help yourself to identify a Freelancer without |
| doesn't insist on just the money without keeping in mind | | | | approaching a staffing firm which charges you for |
| about the terms & conditions. | | | | selecting a candidate to meet your requirements. |