Opened up by the Web, we now have so many options for finding and hiring contractors, that “outsourcing” appears deceptively simple.
Need a Web developer? Go to Elance and you will find 19,609 of them, as of this writing.
1) Selecting a contractor who not only is skilled but is alo a good match in terms of price, communication style, timeliness and results orientation;
2) Communicating sufficiently to equip the contractor to get into position to actually do the work; and
3) Maintaining overall project management to keep the project on track so you get results and deliverables you want, on time and on budget.