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Post edited 7:21 am – July 22, 2011 by P2PNoob

Car Negotiation Coach said:

Hi All, for the past couple months I've been developing a new site/blog and I'm really excited about it.  I think it will be really useful to many Yakezie folks so I thought I'd make a quick announcement here about it.  The site is called Don't Do It Yourself and it's all about how to find and hire the right freelancer.

It's quite a departure from the Car Negotiation Coach and I actually open up and share a little bit about my professional life (you can even see  what I look like).  Most of you do not know this yet, but I actually started a ".com" compnay back in the day and grew it from 3 people to 80 people and then crashed and burned back down to 3.  Anyway, I'll be sharing a blend of my professional experiences and some tips I've learned along the way about using programmers, graphic designers, VA's, etc. to help grow your blogs or businesses.

If you get a chance, please check it out and let me know what you think! And feel free to Facebook "like" it if you think it's useful .

Hey! This sounds like a great idea! I would love to hear about your experiences and hiring choices. The topic will be incredibly valuable given the entrepreneurial atmosphere today. 

It would also be interesting to hear your take on the new "crowdsourcing" initiatives like CrowdSpring (for logos/web designs)

Thanks P2P and LifeAMF!  P2P- Good idea, I actually do talk a little about crowdsourcing on my pillar post about hiring graphic designers, but I absolutely want to go more in depth about it as it's an intriguing business model. 

I personally love the idea of crowdsourcing and think it's a great way to refine a concept.  However, it's funny, I interviewed a couple different graphic designers and they all hated it!  They think it's a place where "wanna be designers" look for work because they can't find better paying gigs or rookie designers learn their trade.  In fact, they got angry I even brought it up.  I really do think you can get good values from crowdsourcing though.  I believe the animosity stems from the fact that they can get paid more working direct and those that have dabbled in crowdsourcing may not have had their designs selected (and thus did not get paid).

Hi Coach, great idea. I've bookmarked the site to the top of the list.  I'm one of your ideal target audience, I seem to need a lot of help  :-)

CNC – This was a great decision.  This blog could be huge.

I'm tuning in with great interest.  

Hehehehehehhe!!!

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Financial Success for Young Adults said:

…… I'm looking to outsource more as I grow my blog empire ::evil laugh::

 

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

@Latisha, would love to read more about the growth of your evil empire and what niche you are working on. Ok…it's probably not evil, but I still love hearing about how people grow niches into profitablity all the same! 

@Kay Lynn, yeah, had to give Fiverr a low score.  You can't really use it for anything serious.  That said, if you find the right person, you can get some really cool and ridiculous things there.  It's kinda like comparing an airport gift shop to Macy's.  You go there because you want a tshirt that says "kiss me I'm Irish", not a new wardrobe.  One cool, random thing I had made after a recommendation from Jaime (eventualmillionaire), is this caricature for $5….I just haven't found any place where I would actually use it yet.

Car Negotiation Coach said:

Thanks P2P and LifeAMF!  P2P- Good idea, I actually do talk a little about crowdsourcing on my pillar post about hiring graphic designers, but I absolutely want to go more in depth about it as it's an intriguing business model. 

 

I personally love the idea of crowdsourcing and think it's a great way to refine a concept.  However, it's funny, I interviewed a couple different graphic designers and they all hated it!  They think it's a place where "wanna be designers" look for work because they can't find better paying gigs or rookie designers learn their trade.  In fact, they got angry I even brought it up.  I really do think you can get good values from crowdsourcing though.  I believe the animosity stems from the fact that they can get paid more working direct and those that have dabbled in crowdsourcing may not have had their designs selected (and thus did not get paid).

There was a TED talk by Dan Pink on questioning motivations of "paid" employees. In summary he noted that

employees that were "rewarded" for a creative task ended up doing much more poorly than employees that were not given an incentive.

I wonder how it applies to crowd sourcing. There is financial incentive, BUT it's also a more "free-form" way to work.  

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_p…..ation.html

(I hope this helps you generate ideas. I'm really excited about your blog actually XD)

I think this is a great idea, especially with more and more people turning to websites to earn money!

Hey Geoff, the site looks great.  It can be scary trying to find a ghost writer or graphic designer, and there's plenty of people who are looking for that kind of help.  Maybe you can even write up a report to give away or sell…kind of a soup to nuts guide.

Geoff, I love the new site! The look is really nice, and the central theme of this site is genius.