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Ask HN: Solo freelancers, how do you outsource parts of a project you can't do?

3 pointsby adetrestover 6 years ago
For instance, I am a pretty decent developer and can solve business problems, but I can&#x27;t design a website&#x2F;use photoshop nor write good copy to save my life.<p>I aim to provide my client a packaged product: hire me to solve X business problem for $Y, and I&#x27;ll take care of making it happen for you.<p>But that causes issues when clients want a new version of their website&#x2F;webapp along with a new design and I can&#x27;t do it unless they provide me with a design&#x2F;artwork and copy: it&#x27;s a crappy experience for them, and for me too because I don&#x27;t have a direct line of communication to the designer&#x2F;copywriter.<p>How would you outsource design or copywriting if you can&#x27;t do it yourself but sell your client on &quot;I&#x27;ll make it all happen for you&quot;?<p>How do you ensure the person you&#x27;re outsourcing to will deliver and not make you look like an idiot to your client?<p>How do you find such people when you don&#x27;t have any you&#x27;ve worked with in the past?<p>How do you present it to your client? Do you tell them you&#x27;re outsourcing that part to someone else? Do you tell them to whom?

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