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Old 22nd July 2010, 08:56 AM   #1
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Default How much IT do you outcource?

I'm finding I'm increasingly spending more and more time writing content for our website, and trying to increase our visibility online. We're starting to think about outsourcing a lot of this work. Do you guys outsource much and if you do where do you get your workers/freelancers from? Is there a co-op or social enterprise you know of that does this type of work?
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Old 26th July 2010, 12:43 PM   #2
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Hi Susanna,

Not real experience of outsourcing, other than paying freelancers to do some work, but a few good recommendations if you are interested:

Christine @ http://www.crocstar.com/ - former colleague, always happy to recommend and everyone I have has been positive about her.

Julie @ http://juliebroadfoot.daportfolio.com/about/ - good friend, recently started freelancing as writer/photographer, with previous solid background in producing content for online.

http://www.hellobeautifulworld.com/ - Colleagues have used at work and heard very good things about.


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Hi Susanna,

My name is Dan Isebor, I represent a social enterprise called OpenPathways. We specialise in providing I.T. services to charities and small businesses, which includes I.T. support and advice, along with repairs and maintenance. If you would like to get in contact with us for more information please email us at admin@openpathways.org.uk.

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Hey sorry for the late reply, I've been on my hols Thanks for the recommendations Olly and mroutreach - I'll check them out.
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I've been away too. :-) I'm a member of a co-op offering computer-related services, including IT support, but whether we're appropriate depends on the support you're looking for. If not us, we can sometimes suggest other co-ops.
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