Contracting a offshore freelancer
We have been thinking about a way to incorporate shopping cart software into our website. At Batipi, we offer managed webinar services, so this was an attempt to automate the process for customers to schedule thier upcoming online meetings.
Looking for a consultant to help us with this project we found Get a Freelancer. A great resource if you need to outsource work, and hire very qualified talent. This obviously is a trend that is moving in an upward direction, as searching for freelancer on Google, you will find a handful of other companies doing a similar thing, such as, elance, and odesk.
The contractor that we hired was Planet Web Solutions, and they are based in India. One of the challenges we had was the time zone! Being exactly 10 hours apart makes it difficult to find time to connect over the phone, or online. Somebody’s going to bed and somebody’s waking up! We tried a couple methods of working through email, and google docs, but it does get tiresome. Especially in this case, where a huge part is just customization.
Web conferencing for easy communication
Using a tool like application sharing and recording the session with audio, can be a convenient way to get your message across. The recording below using our video conferencing tool, allows us to record a web meeting, with PowerPoint slides, co-browse a website, and share applications running on the computer.