Do you prefer using freelancing websites to find talent, or do you rely on personal connections?

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Eugene Yarovoii · Accepted Answer

It depends directly on the project - you can search for something simpler and more creative yourself, but you want to trust more complex and serious projects to someone you've already heard about

Sonya · Answer

I trust networking and acquaintances more, you can see the real results of projects, and such personal connections often impose more personal responsibility

Filippo Pietrantonio · Answer

If I have a personal connection that could do a good job, then I'll go 100% to them first. However, they can be busy, slow and not very responsive (they will use the excuse that they know you...). So in a realistic situation, I would go straight to freelancers and benefit from geo-arbitrage.

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I believe that talent can be found anywhere, you just have to trust your guts in making  your choice. Sometimes personal connections can fail.

Dima Braven · Answer

It depends on the job and usually all the guys from my connections are fully employed.

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I think both are important

Usuqlly, the best projects I get to work on come from my network but my network is not infinite and does not provide me with a continuous flow of projects. Therefore I also need to rely on freelancing websites to find other projects, other clients and eventually extend my network.

Do you prefer using freelancing websites to find talent, or do you rely on personal connections?

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