So you have made the decision to outsource your project online. You know there are plenty of outsourcing websites and marketplaces, but how do you know which outsourcing website is best?

At WhichLance we help businesses who want to outsource projects online choose the best outsourcing websites for their needs. If you want to outsource a writing project, some marketplaces may perform better than others, while a web development project might be best suited to a different marketplace altogether.

Each quarter we produce the Freelance Marketplace Review, an analysis of the leading freelancing and outsourcing websites which looks at the volume of billings and other activity on the major marketplaces. The review offers a useful snapshot of the online outsourcing sector and can help bigger businesses make informed decisions on which outsourcing marketplace they should use to meet their requirements.

Outsourcing has provided an extremely effective solution for a lot of demands of the software world. Budget constraints, lack of manpower, beating deadlines and getting the desired results are just a few. It has survived the growing industry of codes and scripts by keeping its downside on the down low while delivering overwhelming performance to buyers and providers. The need for freelance programmers is often driven by small businesses that require certain features on their website or applications that cater directly to their demographic.

Outsourcing your business and project support needs carries many benefits. The most common benefit people associate with outsourcing is the cost benefit – it saves you money. While most people think of the cost saving offered by outsourcing in the sense of the reduced costs of labour, there are many other benefits which can be attributed to outsourcing:

Our guide to hiring a freelance writer is the latest instalment in our series of guides and resources for those interested in using freelance marketplaces. It gives buyers useful hints and advice on hiring freelance writers through freelance websites.

With the world gripped by a global downturn small businesses are clamouring to cut costs and increase profitability to stay afloat. Enter, the freelance marketplace. Freelance Marketplaces are not a new concept, the first marketplace was launched in 1998 and dozens have come and gone since.

People who want to get things done or need employees, which do not need to be onsite, now have the option to hire skilled workers using freelance marketplaces. The emergence of this option has made it easier for buyers to accomplish projects without having to screen a number of people face to face. A buyer needs only to look at a provider’s portfolio online and hiring can just be done instantly.