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Did you trust your first freelancer

by mrlemon
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Hi all, Have you hired freelancer in the past to do some jobs for you? What was your reaction the first time you hired a freelancer and what was your experience. Would you recommend your first freelacer to a friend?
#freelancer #trust
  • Profile picture of the author hammadsaeed
    i am myself a freelancer, if you don't trust a freelancer then don't outsource your work! :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author takticz101
      You should check their background and previous work before hiring a freelancer.
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      • Profile picture of the author Van Dam
        Originally Posted by takticz101 View Post

        You should check their background and previous work before hiring a freelancer.
        While I agree with this, you can also give a chance "pro-bono" to a guy with no background/experience. He may be well capable of doing the job but can't get a chance to show that because people look for portfolios and experience.

        To answer the original question, I was a little skeptical when using my first freelancer but it worked out fine. It's not something I regularly do but in that case everything was completed as stated.
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  • Profile picture of the author Asadullah72
    They are trusted and mostly you will get best service in cheap price for first job. You will get more trust if you discuss before haring ...
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  • Profile picture of the author IMTycoon
    As long as there are no red flags like crappy poorly written sales copy or bad reviews why not trust him?

    If it doesn't work out you can always get your money back, and if they won't refund do a chargeback.
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  • Profile picture of the author 64wegrow
    When I first started with my guy back in the day, I was so green that I felt I had no choice but to let him take the helm in hopes something great came out of it. Looking back I was naive but thank God it turned out ok.

    My advice, make sure you do you own due diligence in terms of research, otherwise you have no one to blame but yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author niksto82
    I started as a freelancer. Based on that, I had bad experience with employers, not employees. Do not wish to sound racist but I had some issues with a certain culture existing outside of Europe. At the same time, I had one guy from Australia asking me: "How can I trust you?" which was pretty absurd given that entire task was worth 20 bucks. It all comes down to people. If guy is good, he will do his best to perform proper job, regardless where he is living. On the other hand, bad guys will screw you over for minor, one-term gain. It all depends.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Yes i did. My first freelancer i hired was for EzineArticles. Come to find out, when i submitted them to EZA.... they said i basically copied content from another site. So i asked the freelancer what the dealio was.... no response. After that, i just started writing for myself. The only thing i outsource now is graphic design.
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  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    You just have to have a backup plan! All files backed up at regular intervals. No access to domain name ownership. No access to your private email account (such as the one associated with your domain name). Special passwords created just for the freelancer. Never use passwords that you use elsewhere. Maybe in time you come to trust them more and give them more access, but even then have a backup plan.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jan Brzeski
    IMO, nothing is wrong if you do the proper preparations before making up to that decision.

    Have an interview proper and make sure ALL your questions are answered AND the answers should satisfy you.

    Start at small things and slowly progress.

    If things go wrong, then at least you learned from that experience and be better next time.

    Good luck!

    Cheers!
    JB
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    I outsource programming and was so happy with the results that I
    gave the programmer a bonus. I'm sure outsourcing experiences
    would be mixed because you are dealing with people--people tend
    to be mixed.

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  • Profile picture of the author alex124
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    it was a great experience my first hiring freelancer. i was confused about the freelancer that i hired but after doing my job i got some confidence.
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  • Profile picture of the author hammadsaeed
    Check this freelancer...
    Read All the feedback, ratings, hope I can help :-)

    https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01094e298bfd2e0be4
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Originally Posted by mrlemon View Post

    Hi all, Have you hired freelancer in the past to do some jobs for you? What was your reaction the first time you hired a freelancer and what was your experience. Would you recommend your first freelacer to a friend?
    The first few I've worked with were horrible, but I blame myself for not doing a better job at weeding them out..
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    I don't remember the first time.

    I've spent a lot of time and money finding good VAs.

    A lot depends on the quality you are willing to accept.
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