Small Shops and Freelancers: How to Cultivate and Nourish Fruitful Relationships

Posted by andy on May 5th, 2010

It’s not the big that eat the small; it’s the fast that eat the slow. Partnering with a small shop or freelancer can give your organization the flexibility and speed it needs to succeed, but it can be difficult to find skilled, dependable contractors. In this session, Steve Kessler of Denver DataMan and Andy Walters of Sailboat Media give away all their best secrets about how to cultivate and nourish fruitful relationships with small shops and freelancers.

Topics we'll cover:

  • Who are we and why should you listen to us?
  • Will Drupal work for me?
  • Why small shops & freelancers?
  • How do I find a small shop or freelancer?
  • How should I qualify small shops & freelancers?
  • What should the analysis, design, and development processes look like?
  • How can I be the best client ever?
Day:
Sunday, 6/27
Time Slot:
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Room:
NC #1535 Commerce Guys
Skill Level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Track:
Business
Slides:

Steve and Andy did a great

Posted by Ted Wahler on June 27th, 2010 at 4:02pm

Steve and Andy did a great job presenting a very realistic perspective along with good points to consider both as a freelancer as well as running a small shop. I really got a lot of valuable information from the session. Thanks. Be well.

Thanks Ted! We are glad you

Posted by skessler on June 29th, 2010 at 11:22pm

Thanks Ted! We are glad you got something out of it.

It looks like the slides were not posted so here they are. http://www.slideshare.net/denverdataman/small-shops-and-freelancers