Bringing In Consultants

doesn't have enough confidence to establish a price that her knowledge, talent, and experience are worth, and would rather sell it for bottom dollar. Does that mean this person is bad at what she does? Maybe not - maybe this person just needs the money and wants to get as much work as possible. But I've learned the hard way that I'd rather pay more for a better worker than save money and possibly compromise my company's ability to supply what we promised how we promised it. Let's save money on long distance service and not staff. :)

A resume or portfolio that contains work contrary to your business model. For example, if you tend to do web sites for churches and someone comes to you to show you their 3 years of artwork on porn sites, you may want to pass. Sure, this is an exaggeration, but it's also a reminder to stick to your vision. There are plenty of people out there looking for consulting gigs; I always feel like it's safe to pass on anyone who is not 100% of what is right for you situation. I do not endorse prejudice, but I do recommend defining standards for your workers/consultants and sticking to them.

A web site designer without a web site or a web site designer with a really bad site (rewrite this sentence appropriate to the type of workers you might be seeking). Again, seems obvious, but some folks find people like this and figure they'll give them a chance or this is just a piece of what they can do. Never assume... you may be looking at her best work, a masterpiece that took her months to build!

Someone who doesn't take what they do at least a little seriously. I once had someone write me to say he wanted to work for me. When I wrote him back and asked him to tell me more about his skills and experience, he wrote back, "What do you want to know? My eyes are blue." I wrote him back, "Can you imagine if this exchange just took place live face-to-face at a job interview? The interview would stop that second with you being kicked out." He's like, "Oh..... yeah."

Someone who writes you a 40-page introductory e-mail with attachments. I've found most but not all of the time that the person whose first e-mail to me is short and mentions a

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