Outsourcing
We're slowing treading into some outsourcing waters. Heck, we're even trying offshoring.One of our clients needed some 3d animations (DVD's) built in a rapid amount of time, and wants to re-sell them for a very low price. Lower than I could have them built in the United States. We've managed to locate two different providers (one in Romania, and one in India) who have developed some of the animations for us, at about half price of what we could do it for. Now we are managing the outsourcing / offshoring companies.
We're now trying some slightly larger projects, which we have some cash for, but no time or manpower to develop. So, our goals are two fold:
- Lower Cost: We could hire an intern or part-time developer to help us out, but right now we are working on as many projects as we can work on. So, we want to keep the costs lower than what it COULD cost us to hire someone.
- Speed: I could table the project, but that could also be a bad thing. Instead, we want to try and get the project out the door, not in a great rush, but not at a creeping pace either.
We've narrowed down the quotes to three. The first is at $3,200 by a provider who has a 4.7 (or so) ranking, and has done more than $250,000 in business on eLance -- they can build it in 8 weeks. The second is at $5,000 by a provider who has a 5.0 (or so) ranking, and has done more than $500,000 in business on eLance -- they can build it in 10 weeks. The third is at $11,000, and has done more than $280,000 in business on eLance -- they can build it in 12 weeks.
Now, the question becomes, which one do I choose?
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