Reviews Of Freelancers

After running a business online since 2002, I would have to say beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there are only a few positions where the people who have these skills are very very difficult to work with.

I already posted my experiences with website copywriters, & the second position is graphic web designers (no code, so this is just creating PSDs so our website coder can create the web page).

Not only do we find them very hard to work with, their attitude is terrible, and here’s why.

1. Their insecure ego is terrible. Most of them refuse to fill out a job application, as if they are better then everyone else, & shouldn’t have to go through the screening procedure everyone else goes through.I even had one who did a few things for me, & then when I was ready to get him to do more work (bigger tasks), I sent him some files with rules of the company, NDA, etc., he then refused to sign anything knowing full well this would cost him the job.
2. A good 95% of them don’t read the hiring ad which is in plain clear English, so they get tossed almost immediately.
3. I’ve had some refuse to be paid the way the company pays then telling me that if I don’t pay them via Pay Pal, they won’t take the job, so they would rather lose work, then be paid some other way which is perfectly fine.
4. One just lost the job because she didn’t return my e-mail saying that she should IM me from Yahoo when she is ready for the interview. When I wrote her again, she was all flustered saying she can’t sit around at the computer all day waiting for work.Who says she had to do that? The application clearly stated that the interview is done via IM, so once again, she didn’t understand a word that was written on the application, but somehow she was smart enough to actually give me the keywords, answers to the questions etc.She wasn’t very good, but I was willing to give her a try, but once again, here is an example of someone who doesn’t care about the company & it’s procedures, or even the job.
5. A lot of them disappear never to be seen again.
6. A lot steal other people’s work claiming it is theirs.

I don’t get why these graphic web designers are soooo difficult to deal with. They are unprofessional, they act like little children where if they don’t get their way, they run away, or they charge a fortune for simple work.

If you know of anyone who understands English (written), is really good at their job, & is reasonably priced, please send them my way.

Thank you