| The most essential factors that worry even the best | | | | on your website work. For example, suppose your |
| freelancers are deadlines and pay dates. Though your | | | | outsource project contract stipulated that he should |
| freelancer strives to deliver quality work and meet | | | | add to your website, Search Engine Optimization. Just |
| your deadlines, you can't expect him to be altruistic and | | | | when the feature is completed and being tweaked |
| display fidelity. Your freelancer, like most others, has to | | | | (fine-tuned), if you ask him to install "flash", it would |
| juggle with partners, multiple outsource projects, pay | | | | evoke fits of rage because "Search Engine |
| dates, and pay checks which often take time for the | | | | Optimization" of your website and "flash" don't go hand |
| freelancer to monetize. Sometimes hefty deductions | | | | in hand. Your belated request would mean having to |
| by way of bankers' commissions could contribute to | | | | change the entire website design! |
| his woes. Since projects are usually his only source of | | | | If you fail to give proper cues and motivation in time, |
| livelihood, a delayed payment would mean ruffled | | | | lack sympathy and patience, delay payment and often |
| feathers. So, if your freelancer is showing progress in | | | | change the specs midway, your freelancer might even |
| the first schedule of work, there is nothing wrong in | | | | get frustrated enough to throw in the towel, dump the |
| paying him the next installment a few days in advance. | | | | project half-way through, and leave you "holding the |
| This would be a shot in the arm, spurring him on to | | | | baby" ultimately. If you are not very good at |
| better focus and performance in developing your | | | | expressing your point through email, you could make a |
| website. | | | | mutual arrangement with your freelancer to |
| Communicating with, and managing your chosen | | | | communicate on mobile, using "Skype" or "Babble" |
| freelancer during the actual project work, is the crucial | | | | technologies, which are effective, fast and cheap. |
| part of your contract. Freelancers, as the title suggests, | | | | Freelance projects are not like your supermarket visits, |
| are independent, talented and generally work-centric | | | | where you submit your order, fold your hands, relax, |
| people, who need careful handling. As a "service | | | | and get your order delivered, neatly packaged. Even |
| buyer", your responses to queries, reflexes at various | | | | the best freelancer works through his project from |
| stages of project completion, timely "milestone | | | | start to finish, succumbing to a spectrum of emotions: |
| payments", and your general relationship with the | | | | hiccups, snags, affirmations, negations, grunts, sighs, |
| freelancer, are all critical factors that determine the | | | | groans, and only at the end, some squeals of joy. Your |
| ultimate quality of the work delivered. It is in your best | | | | operative word at every step of the project is |
| interests, therefore, to maintain a patient, caring, yet | | | | "patience". If you communicate frequently, display great |
| principled stand towards your freelancer. | | | | patience, listen to your freelancer's complaints with an |
| Failing to give clear instructions about the features you | | | | open mind, and always praise and motivate him, your |
| want, or changing the specifications of some feature | | | | website, once it is up and running, would definitely be |
| when the work on it is half-finished, might delay your | | | | state-of-the-art, and stand out as a showcase in |
| freelancer's commitment to another ongoing project, in | | | | website development. |
| which case he would feel suffocated and lose focus | | | | |