Outsourcing Options
Outsourcing is a great way to off-load some of your work, or to get tasks done where you don’t really have the skill or the desire to work.
Here are some resources to help you look for an outsourcer. Some of them are specific to something like graphics design, while others are more aligned with services such as product support or social media activity.
graphic design
- https://www.crowdspring.com/
- https://99designs.com/
- https://www.designcrowd.com/
- https://outsource.designcrowd.com/
outsourcing
- https://www.crowdspring.com/
- https://99designs.com/
- https://www.odesk.com/
- https://www.designcrowd.com/
- https://www.guru.com/
- https://outsource.designcrowd.com/
Each of the outsourcing services falls into one or more business model categories. These categories define a general operating model for the service.
Model:
- Design Contest: You select a package for the type of job you want performed and the price you want to pay. The design request is submitted to numerous designers and those that want to compete for the design win develop a design and submit it back you you. You select a winner from the various designs returned.
- Service Job: You review multiple designers viewing their sample work and their rates. You select a specific designer and submit the job specifications and product request depending on the service selected.
Usage Rights:
- Full Copyright: You have full copyright rights to the product and can modify or use it in any manner.
crowdSpring
Model: Design Contest
Usage: Full Copywrite
CrowdSpring specializes in graphics design and has more than 43 categories of design to chose from, including logos, company names, web design, and more.
With CrowdSource, you pick a category for your request and post the job on their site. CrowdSource charges a fee for the job listing based on the "package" you choose. Here are some examples of logo packages.
After you submit your job various creatives will submit their designs back to you for review. You select the winner out of the designs. Crowdsource clames there are an average of 110 custom designs returned for reveiw.
CrowdSource also has another option, and that is to select a specific creative (designer), and then work directly with them to come up with a design. This would work best if you specifically like a designer’s work and the way they do work.
99Designs
99Designs specializes in graphics design and has various categories of design to chose from, including logos, company names, web design, clothing, and more.
Model: Design Contest
Usage: Full Copywrite
99Designs is one of the package job services. After you select the package you want and fill out the submission form, you will receive a varing number of design submissions. You have 7 days to pick a winner from the design submissions. 99Designs has a guarantee that you will like the design you get or your money back. you pick a category for your request and post the job on their site. 99Design charges a fee for the job listing based on the "package" you choose. Here are some examples of logo packages.
After you submit your job various creatives will submit their designs back to you for review. You have seven days to select the winner out of the designs. 99Designs guarantees that you will be happy with one of the designs or your money back.
