The importance of Delivering Good Requirements to Freelancers
My Freelancing Proposal Mistake
I recently submitted a freelancer proposal on surefirehire.com for the creation of a simple application. I assigned a freelancer to a project based on their bid.
However, I made a small mistake. The mistake was that when I created the requirements, I left out an important detail. The particulars of the detail are unimportant in this illustration. What is important, and a lesson learned, is to be very detailed when defining requirements for freelancers.
- Don’t leave proposal requirements open for interpretation.
- List roles and freelancer responsibilities and employer’s responsibilities clearly.
- Document exactly what you wish for the freelancer to provide
- Even go so far as to document what you don’t want the freelancer to do.
Avoiding This Freelance Requirement Pitfall
A strategy to avoid this allow another person to read your requirements as if they are the freelancer. A lot of time, they will have the same questions that a freelancer may have. Plus, the questions asked will ignite your thought process around the freelancer’s application requirements.