If you’ve been following Go Go Mama Go for a while, you’ll know that I originally intended to build a site that allowed consumers to search and compare strollers as well as provide editorial neutral articles on strollers. I went through eLance, which I have found to be great for sourcing VAs, writers and people [...]
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In a two-part guest post, a family of eco-preneurs share tips from the trenches on how they built two membership sites for a fraction of what they would have cost otherwise by tapping non-standard resources. This week, Nancy Rielle and Leigh Copin, cousins and Co-founders of VerveCards.com, a quality ecard site, discuss their experience using a proprietary web builder. Next week, cousin/sister-in-law, Suzanne Rielle, will highlight ways she effectively managed her offshore web development team to build Loobalee.com, a resale site for designer kids’ clothing.
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verve cards,
web building
So, the stroller site is not progressing as happily as I would like it to. I’ve been stalled because my project manager in India has been sick. I’ve also been hamstrung by the fact that I did not provide them with a spec as I assumed that they would speak up if they were missing [...]
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culture,
India,
Malcolm Gladwell,
outliers,
outsourcing,
PDI
I should always listen to myself.
When embarking on my stroller site, I thought I’d approach the project differently. In my day job (if I had a day job right now), I would be overseeing a team of project managers, coaching them in the ins and outs of deploying huge applications for major web sites. Or [...]
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India,
outsourcing,
web development
As you know, I’ve been doing a lot of research about the best way to optimize a web site, and I’ve written about the SEO, what it is and why it matters. I thought it would be useful to compile a list of significant SEO blogs. I’ve also taken some quick snippets from the About [...]
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blogs,
seo
RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai – India’s Largest LEED Gold rated Green Building, originally uploaded by g_gauri.
Yesterday, I talked about what you can expect from dealing with an off-shore provider. Today, I’ll focus on communicating effectively with off-shore providers. Here are some tips to keep in mind:
Remember the Language Gap
This is obvious. While many people [...]
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4-hour work week,
communication,
India,
off-shore,
remote,
teamwork,
tim ferriss,
web development
I’ve been dealing a lot with India these past few months. In my day job, I’ve hired a team of Indian resources from a major consulting company to build a significant application for us. To build my first online product, I’m using Mind Genies in Noida, India, to build my stroller site for me.
I found [...]
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India,
mind genies,
offshore,
web development
I know I haven’t mentioned anything about what my first site is yet, but I need to tell you that I received my mock ups and I’m so excited!! It’s so cool to finally be able to see my ideas start to take a shape. What’s more is that the business idea is feeling tangible [...]
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creative,
elance,
mindgenies,
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