I don't know why this comment is being modded down, this is a good idea (IMO). Maybe not always possible in every scenario, but worth considering.
I've been doing more things with mturk, elance, RAC, and so on lately. For a recent tradeshow we did I had someone on elance doing a short video production for me for $150. The money was a no-brainer and allowed to concentrate on other stuff. I also hired someone on elance (for $500) to write an xcode framework for me for an iPhone app idea. I could probably figure it out myself, but (I'm hoping) it will be easier and more efficient to get started in iPhone app programming by having someone more knowledgeable than I put together the basics so I can see how it's done. (Yes, I know there are a ton of xcode examples on line, I just wanted something specific that I could build off of).
Depending on the price/problem, outsourcing a solution might be an excellent use of time/resources, and may also teach you something new seeing how another person tackled the issue.
Because the probability of success asymptotically approaches zero as each vendor tries out the same idea and offers slightly less for the solution :)
I don't know why this comment is being modded down, this is a good idea (IMO). Maybe not always possible in every scenario, but worth considering.
I've been doing more things with mturk, elance, RAC, and so on lately. For a recent tradeshow we did I had someone on elance doing a short video production for me for $150. The money was a no-brainer and allowed to concentrate on other stuff. I also hired someone on elance (for $500) to write an xcode framework for me for an iPhone app idea. I could probably figure it out myself, but (I'm hoping) it will be easier and more efficient to get started in iPhone app programming by having someone more knowledgeable than I put together the basics so I can see how it's done. (Yes, I know there are a ton of xcode examples on line, I just wanted something specific that I could build off of).
Depending on the price/problem, outsourcing a solution might be an excellent use of time/resources, and may also teach you something new seeing how another person tackled the issue.
"I don't know why this comment is being modded down, this is a good idea (IMO)."
Because some people do not think about everything in monetary terms.