{"id":3211,"date":"2021-12-03T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T03:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2021-12-03T19:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T03:51:40","slug":"using-freelancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/using-freelancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Freelancers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" data-attachment-id=\"3212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/using-freelancers\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?fit=2000%2C1165&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-cottonbro-10415754\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?fit=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?resize=1024%2C596&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?resize=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-10415754.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are certain jobs that are great for the fiverr or 99designs type of job. They are cheap little gigs with a very limited scope. I use fiverr all the time for removing the backgrounds from photos. People can do them fast and cheap. I trust them thoroughly to be able to do this job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the important thing with freelancers &#8211; trust. If we try to hire someone we don&#8217;t trust, we end up doing all the hard parts of the job. We hire a graphic designer we don&#8217;t trust, we end up doing all the important parts of the graphic design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve seen a bunch of people try to use 99 Designs to get themselves a new logo. They get images from designers, then they ask their friends which ones they like. The goal of a design is not picking something that you or your friends like. The goal is solving important communication problems. This approach is like choosing a doctor based on which one will be the most fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are certain jobs that are great for the fiverr or 99designs type of job. They are cheap little gigs with a very limited scope. I use fiverr all the time for removing the backgrounds from photos. People can do them fast and cheap. I trust them thoroughly to be able to do this job. 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