welcome to another edition of technology Tuesday and today we’re talking about
Tuesday and today we’re talking about
Tuesday and today we’re talking about how to avoid getting ripped off on odesk
how to avoid getting ripped off on odesk
how to avoid getting ripped off on odesk so I got a great question from one of my
so I got a great question from one of my
so I got a great question from one of my youtube viewers all the way out of New
youtube viewers all the way out of New
youtube viewers all the way out of New Zealand wrote in to say thanks to the
Zealand wrote in to say thanks to the
Zealand wrote in to say thanks to the video make very informative I’d like to
video make very informative I’d like to
video make very informative I’d like to commercialize an Android application and
commercialize an Android application and
commercialize an Android application and I have no idea as to where to start I
I have no idea as to where to start I
I have no idea as to where to start I live in New Zealand and no one will
live in New Zealand and no one will
live in New Zealand and no one will overhear make an appt for less than one
overhear make an appt for less than one
overhear make an appt for less than one hundred fifty dollars an hour so oh does
hundred fifty dollars an hour so oh does
hundred fifty dollars an hour so oh does sounds pretty good just a question as a
sounds pretty good just a question as a
sounds pretty good just a question as a newbie 20 desk how do I know that
newbie 20 desk how do I know that
newbie 20 desk how do I know that whoever I hire isn’t going to take my
whoever I hire isn’t going to take my
whoever I hire isn’t going to take my money and run any new entrepreneur who’s
money and run any new entrepreneur who’s
money and run any new entrepreneur who’s trying to hire a team starts to worry
trying to hire a team starts to worry
trying to hire a team starts to worry about whether it’s a remote team or
about whether it’s a remote team or
about whether it’s a remote team or somebody physically in your office and
somebody physically in your office and
somebody physically in your office and there’s a there is a big fear of hiring
there’s a there is a big fear of hiring
there’s a there is a big fear of hiring somebody remote that I can’t monitor
somebody remote that I can’t monitor
somebody remote that I can’t monitor them they’re not sitting right here in
them they’re not sitting right here in
them they’re not sitting right here in front of my in front of me so I can’t
front of my in front of me so I can’t
front of my in front of me so I can’t see what they’re doing and they’re gonna
see what they’re doing and they’re gonna
see what they’re doing and they’re gonna rip me off and I’m going to pay them in
rip me off and I’m going to pay them in
rip me off and I’m going to pay them in they’re going to be gone so how do you
they’re going to be gone so how do you
they’re going to be gone so how do you minimize that chance on odesk i have
minimize that chance on odesk i have
minimize that chance on odesk i have three strategies that will help you
three strategies that will help you
three strategies that will help you number one look at the track record so
number one look at the track record so
number one look at the track record so when i first joined odesk I thought of
when i first joined odesk I thought of
when i first joined odesk I thought of it kind of like ebay where if you’re
it kind of like ebay where if you’re
it kind of like ebay where if you’re buying something from ebay you’re buying
buying something from ebay you’re buying
buying something from ebay you’re buying something from a seller something that
something from a seller something that
something from a seller something that you really want you look at the person’s
you really want you look at the person’s
you really want you look at the person’s track record on ebay and the best
track record on ebay and the best
track record on ebay and the best sellers really care about their track
sellers really care about their track
sellers really care about their track record right they want people to give
record right they want people to give
record right they want people to give them good ratings and on oh that’s the
them good ratings and on oh that’s the
them good ratings and on oh that’s the same thing happens after every time a
same thing happens after every time a
same thing happens after every time a contract is finished people ask leave
contract is finished people ask leave
contract is finished people ask leave feedback for each other so the the
feedback for each other so the the
feedback for each other so the the contractor leaves feedback for the
contractor leaves feedback for the
contractor leaves feedback for the contract e and vice versa and so if you
contract e and vice versa and so if you
contract e and vice versa and so if you really want to reduce your risk I would
really want to reduce your risk I would
really want to reduce your risk I would look at only hiring contractors who have
look at only hiring contractors who have
look at only hiring contractors who have a really positive track record on Oda so
a really positive track record on Oda so
a really positive track record on Oda so they’ve worked a lot of hours and they
they’ve worked a lot of hours and they
they’ve worked a lot of hours and they have at least four out of five star
have at least four out of five star
have at least four out of five star feedback from the people that they’ve
feedback from the people that they’ve
feedback from the people that they’ve worked with in the past that way you’ve
worked with in the past that way you’ve
worked with in the past that way you’ve kind of reduced your risk and you know
kind of reduced your risk and you know
kind of reduced your risk and you know these people care about their work
these people care about their work
these people care about their work they’ve been here before it’s not their
they’ve been here before it’s not their
they’ve been here before it’s not their first time here and they’re likely going
first time here and they’re likely going
first time here and they’re likely going to give you a good result number two is
to give you a good result number two is
to give you a good result number two is start small I always start projects on
start small I always start projects on
start small I always start projects on odesk on a small scale and build up and
odesk on a small scale and build up and
odesk on a small scale and build up and what it does is it helps you start to
what it does is it helps you start to
what it does is it helps you start to work with somebody and see if they can
work with somebody and see if they can
work with somebody and see if they can deliver some results for you before
deliver some results for you before
deliver some results for you before investing a huge amount of time and
investing a huge amount of time and
investing a huge amount of time and dollars into this person and
dollars into this person and
dollars into this person and also helps your girl can you work well
also helps your girl can you work well
also helps your girl can you work well with this person or not because they may
with this person or not because they may
with this person or not because they may have all the talents and skills in the
have all the talents and skills in the
have all the talents and skills in the world but if you guys are clashing every
world but if you guys are clashing every
world but if you guys are clashing every time and you don’t work well together
time and you don’t work well together
time and you don’t work well together then it’s not going to be a good
then it’s not going to be a good
then it’s not going to be a good long-term fit for your company so what I
long-term fit for your company so what I
long-term fit for your company so what I try to do is you have this big idea for
try to do is you have this big idea for
try to do is you have this big idea for your app I try to break it down into
your app I try to break it down into
your app I try to break it down into chunks and figure out what can you get
chunks and figure out what can you get
chunks and figure out what can you get in five hours so give somebody five
in five hours so give somebody five
in five hours so give somebody five hours to help you get that first step
hours to help you get that first step
hours to help you get that first step done whatever it is and just hire them
done whatever it is and just hire them
done whatever it is and just hire them for that five hours and I usually end up
for that five hours and I usually end up
for that five hours and I usually end up hiring multiple people to do that five
hiring multiple people to do that five
hiring multiple people to do that five hours as the test to see do they milking
hours as the test to see do they milking
hours as the test to see do they milking for the full five hours you order to do
for the full five hours you order to do
for the full five hours you order to do it sooner are they communicating well
it sooner are they communicating well
it sooner are they communicating well with me do I love the product that they
with me do I love the product that they
with me do I love the product that they end up creating do they go above and
end up creating do they go above and
end up creating do they go above and beyond they give me something great and
beyond they give me something great and
beyond they give me something great and not just give me what I ask for and
not just give me what I ask for and
not just give me what I ask for and that’s a good little sample test to see
that’s a good little sample test to see
that’s a good little sample test to see if you got the right person before you
if you got the right person before you
if you got the right person before you invest this huge amount of time and
invest this huge amount of time and
invest this huge amount of time and money into them so too it starts small
money into them so too it starts small
money into them so too it starts small number three is no manual hours you have
number three is no manual hours you have
number three is no manual hours you have an option to know desk when you’re
an option to know desk when you’re
an option to know desk when you’re hiring somebody on an hourly basis to
hiring somebody on an hourly basis to
hiring somebody on an hourly basis to add manual hours that means their
add manual hours that means their
add manual hours that means their computers not being tracked so whenever
computers not being tracked so whenever
computers not being tracked so whenever somebody logs into odesk to work for you
somebody logs into odesk to work for you
somebody logs into odesk to work for you they have to log in and say hey I’m
they have to log in and say hey I’m
they have to log in and say hey I’m working for Evan now and immediately
working for Evan now and immediately
working for Evan now and immediately their computer starts being tracked the
their computer starts being tracked the
their computer starts being tracked the ODA starts taking screenshots of what
ODA starts taking screenshots of what
ODA starts taking screenshots of what they’re doing and it tracks their
they’re doing and it tracks their
they’re doing and it tracks their keyboard and mouse movements so if
keyboard and mouse movements so if
keyboard and mouse movements so if you’re really anal and worried that this
you’re really anal and worried that this
you’re really anal and worried that this person is ripping you off you can go in
person is ripping you off you can go in
person is ripping you off you can go in and see what’s happening on their
and see what’s happening on their
and see what’s happening on their computer right are they actually working
computer right are they actually working
computer right are they actually working for you or are they checking out an
for you or are they checking out an
for you or are they checking out an episode of Twilight or watching harry
episode of Twilight or watching harry
episode of Twilight or watching harry potter or listen to kanye whatever it is
potter or listen to kanye whatever it is
potter or listen to kanye whatever it is so you can see if there aren’t you
so you can see if there aren’t you
so you can see if there aren’t you working for you but then you can turn
working for you but then you can turn
working for you but then you can turn off manual hours and what manual hours
off manual hours and what manual hours
off manual hours and what manual hours are is an option for the contractors to
are is an option for the contractors to
are is an option for the contractors to put in time for your project without
put in time for your project without
put in time for your project without seeing what happened on your computer so
seeing what happened on your computer so
seeing what happened on your computer so this is usually if they lost connection
this is usually if they lost connection
this is usually if they lost connection to the internet or they did work and
to the internet or they did work and
to the internet or they did work and they forgot to log in but it’s an
they forgot to log in but it’s an
they forgot to log in but it’s an opportunity potential for them they rip
opportunity potential for them they rip
opportunity potential for them they rip you off if they’re just doing whatever
you off if they’re just doing whatever
you off if they’re just doing whatever and I say well that took me 10 hours to
and I say well that took me 10 hours to
and I say well that took me 10 hours to do but really only took them an hour and
do but really only took them an hour and
do but really only took them an hour and you can’t see because you haven’t
you can’t see because you haven’t
you can’t see because you haven’t tracked what’s going on the computer so
tracked what’s going on the computer so
tracked what’s going on the computer so as you build trust in a relationship you
as you build trust in a relationship you
as you build trust in a relationship you can
can
can you turn that on but for all new
you turn that on but for all new
you turn that on but for all new projects I don’t allow manual logging of
projects I don’t allow manual logging of
projects I don’t allow manual logging of hours so in summary number one look at
hours so in summary number one look at
hours so in summary number one look at the track record number to start small
the track record number to start small
the track record number to start small and number three no manual hours if at
and number three no manual hours if at
and number three no manual hours if at the end of the day you do all three of
the end of the day you do all three of
the end of the day you do all three of these things and you still feel like
these things and you still feel like
these things and you still feel like somebody ripped you off Oh des does have
somebody ripped you off Oh des does have
somebody ripped you off Oh des does have a dispute resolution mechanism where you
a dispute resolution mechanism where you
a dispute resolution mechanism where you can report this person to them and they
can report this person to them and they
can report this person to them and they will then try to arbitrate it and try to
will then try to arbitrate it and try to
will then try to arbitrate it and try to find a solution so it’s not it’s not
find a solution so it’s not it’s not
find a solution so it’s not it’s not being completely ripped off there is
being completely ripped off there is
being completely ripped off there is this middleman to kind of help you
this middleman to kind of help you
this middleman to kind of help you through that process if you do feel like
through that process if you do feel like
through that process if you do feel like you’re being ripped off but hopefully by
you’re being ripped off but hopefully by
you’re being ripped off but hopefully by following those three steps you won’t
following those three steps you won’t
following those three steps you won’t get ripped off and you’ll find the right
get ripped off and you’ll find the right
get ripped off and you’ll find the right team that helped you build your business
team that helped you build your business
team that helped you build your business good luck with the app when it comes out
good luck with the app when it comes out
good luck with the app when it comes out let me know I’d love to see it believe
let me know I’d love to see it believe
let me know I’d love to see it believe for those of you watching like the
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