This is a terrific article. I completely agree with all this stuff. I myself would not hire a whole company to build my websites. I would outsource from the Phillipines, from a quality outsourcing site. But if you do decide to outsource you could pay them monthly, to also do all that other stuff you don’t like to do; like getting backlinks. And people from the Phillipines are very reliable and efficient, and make sure they finish the job. But you could also just hire them for the one job, and be done. It would also be much cheaper as well.
Trevor Harris
Jill Manty onOctober 26th, 2010 9:09 amThanks for the kind words about the article. We’re not big advocates of outsourcing the Phillipines for a number of reasons. The main reason is explained in a quote above:
“While you may be tempted to immediately go with the cheapest designer, don’t. Make sure to choose someone who can complete the project in a timely manner and who will not disappear before the project is complete. This happens ALL the time! Having to start over with a new designer just wastes your time and money.”
I have a friend who has the following quote hanging in her office:
“The pain of poor quality lasts long after the joy of a cheap price”
Outsourcing to the Philipines may be a good choice for some, but someone starting a website should really look into the pros and cons of that choice beyond just the pricetag. They should also make sure that they’re paying a real living wage. Just because some guru tells you that a couple of hundred dollars a month is a living wage doesn’t make it so.
This is a good article on the average you should think about paying a freelancer in the Philipines: http://easyoutsource.com/blog/what-is-the-reasonable-rate-to-give-a-filipino-freelancer/
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