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If you're an agency that needs to or is trying to hire good web developers or have some other reason you need to find good people to do work for you, this episode is for you.
After building multiple teams over the years I've learned some lessons that help me find good people relatively consistently (knock on wood). I've hired people to help me build niche sites, create content, design, and develop. I've worked with creatives and techy people to build stuff on the web.
There's a process and some key things you need to consider if you are going to have success; considerations depend on who you are seeking and from where. Enjoy!
THE MEAT OF IT!
- So this episode is geared towards those that outsource, hire new developers either in-house or out-house.. haha
- Lowering expectations
- Understanding what you know.. they don't.
- Bringing them gently up to speed.
- Testing them.. letting out the line.
- Every source is different.
- Save yourself time.
- Listen, engage.. give.
- You are building a relationship.
- You are building a partner.
- That partner needs to learn ‘your ways'.
- Lesson – it's not all about you
- Documentation
- Review a recent doc I created for a new developer tackling a Hexater theme customization project.
- Patience.. but understand it might not work out.
- Test a small thing.
- Review..
- Cut them if it didn't work out.
- See potential.. and build on it.
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Check out these related Episodes:
- Episode 11: A Conversation with Doland White
- Episode 8: The Role of ‘Testing’ while Building Your Business
- Episode 1: Start Your Business with a Rock Solid Identity
Web Developer, WordPress & JavaScript Nerd at Unified Web Design, LLC
Matt is the Founder & Web Designer at Unified Web Design, Owner of UnifiedPlugins.com, blogger at MattLevenhagen.com ( who else would be? 😉 ) AND host of this amazing podcast, The Builders!
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