29 May 10 4:30 am
tzyyhui,
This is Nicole from Rent a Coder. Rentacoder provides access to programming, writing, illustration, even data entry workers. You can create a free, non-obligatory account at Rentacoder and access a list of our top U.S. writers at
http://bit.ly/5SyK4I (international writers at
http://bit.ly/bHKO8v).
I'd like to point out a few differences between our service and services like Elance since those differences could influence the success of an outsourced project.
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Employing a new worker that you don't yet know/trust:
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When you don't yet know if a worker is productive, both Elance and Rent A Coder let you employ them in the safest way possible: by paying them a fixed price for the final deliverables (called pay-for-deliverables). However, if there is a problem, Elance charges you for the arbitration process necessary to get a refund (while Rent A Coder does not), and the process can take much longer if the worker is abusive.
1) Money-back Guarantee
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If a worker doesn't deliver what they agreed to, both sites will step in and give you a refund via arbitration. However Rent A Coder does this for free. If a worker doesn't deliver what they agreed to, both sites will step in and give you a refund via arbitration. However Elance charges you $66-$133 to do this. This may also make it impractical to get a refund on smaller projects. Rent A Coder, on the other hand, does this for free.
2) Arbitration
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On Elance a worker can challenge you with an arbitration at any time. If they do you must either choose to pay the non-refundable arbitration fee ($66-$133) or forfeit your money-back guarantee. Rent A Coder, on the other hand, never charges you to exercise your guarantee.
In addition, on Rent A Coder you can start arbitration immediately. A worker intent on abusing the system can stall the start of arbitration on Elance for 21 business days and during this period your money is not available to you. During the first phase (dispute assistance), the worker has up to 3 business days to respond, and can make this phase last up to 12 additional business days (15 business days total). After this, the arbitration phase "begins", but does not actually start because the worker is given 3 business days to acknowledge the notice of arbitration, and the another 3 business days if they did not acknowledge the first notice. Only at this point is arbitration actually started. See the Elance contract for more information.
3) Expert Guarantee
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Both sites' triple-point money-back guarantee protect your money from a worker that doesn't deliver. But if you had a critical deadline, you may have lost vital time. Our Expert Guarantee helps you avoid this situation by identifying the most committed and expert workers during bidding. The workers agree to place a deposit to guarantee that they will not break any of the triple-point (or quadruple-point) guarantees. If they do, they forfeit the deposit (which goes to cover cancellation fees and then gets donated to a worthy charity).
For more details on the above see:
https://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/DotNet/misc/CompetitorInformation/OneOnOneComparisons/ElanceVersusVWorker_ForBuyers.aspxTo learn about additional differences (as well as compare the other 5 major sites), you can click here:
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/DotNet/misc/CompetitorInformation/WhyRentACoder_ForBuyers.aspxIf you have any questions, please let me know. You can also call in to talk to a facilitator 7 days a week, or email us (see
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/Feedback.asp ).
Nicole
http://www.rentacoder.com
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