Comments on: Should You Outsource Without Learning? Or Learn and Outsource? http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/ Why Customers Buy-And Why They Don't: An understanding of customer behaviour. Marketing Strategy Articles And Ideas For Small Business Marketing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luuk http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Luuk Wed, 13 May 2009 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-530 Happy to read this thread. Should make an end to the critics of some of my friends about 'wasting your time' instead of focusing on what really matters. "What ? Learning Dreamweaver, css and stuff alike for weeks and finally outsource the design of your website to a professional programmer? What a waste of time, money and energy !" All to often such remarks succeed to make me start doubting, even paralyzing me. So much else to learn... Moreover programmers almost never work the way things are explained in manuals. You look at the code, you don't get it at first, you feel helpless and pops there it is f 'they're right, shouldn't have invested all that time". Until you dig once more into the code because you want to understand. Suddenly you're able to adapt little things by yourself thanks to your previous learnings. "Yes !" So "learn first before outsourcing"? Most certainly. It's well worth the time invested. BTW serious programmers adore you 100% understand what they're talking about. Really helps to move things faster. Happy to read this thread.

Should make an end to the critics of some of my friends about ‘wasting your time’ instead of focusing on what really matters.

“What ? Learning Dreamweaver, css and stuff alike for weeks and finally outsource the design of your website to a professional programmer? What a waste of time, money and energy !”

All to often such remarks succeed to make me start doubting, even paralyzing me. So much else to learn…

Moreover programmers almost never work the way things are explained in manuals. You look at the code, you don’t get it at first, you feel helpless and pops there it is f ‘they’re right, shouldn’t have invested all that time”.

Until you dig once more into the code because you want to understand. Suddenly you’re able to adapt little things by yourself thanks to your previous learnings. “Yes !”

So “learn first before outsourcing”? Most certainly. It’s well worth the time invested. BTW serious programmers adore you 100% understand what they’re talking about. Really helps to move things faster.

]]> By: Kelvin Koh http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Kelvin Koh Wed, 13 May 2009 06:46:27 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-526 I think it is essential to have a basic knowledge and understanding of a certain topic or subject before outsourcing. there can be a limit or a point where we can stop learning and just outsource it and let the "professionals" execute it. However, I feel that one should at least read up on the subject before outsourcing, not necessarily learning per say. What say you? I think it is essential to have a basic knowledge and understanding of a certain topic or subject before outsourcing. there can be a limit or a point where we can stop learning and just outsource it and let the “professionals” execute it. However, I feel that one should at least read up on the subject before outsourcing, not necessarily learning per say.

What say you?

]]> By: David Rothwell http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-524 David Rothwell Tue, 12 May 2009 22:06:46 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-524 "You can outsource execution, you can't outsource strategy". So you have to learn first, before outsourcing. “You can outsource execution, you can’t outsource strategy”.

So you have to learn first, before outsourcing.

]]> By: Sean DSouza http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Sean DSouza Tue, 12 May 2009 20:06:04 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-522 As you rightly said: You can't fix stuff when you don't even know it's broken. As you rightly said: You can’t fix stuff when you don’t even know it’s broken.

]]> By: Sean DSouza http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Sean DSouza Tue, 12 May 2009 20:05:34 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-521 I too believe it's important to outsource after a bit of learning. Even if it's something as far out as say cartoons, or accounting :) you should know a little bit at the very least. And while everything can't be learned, at least the mission critical stuff needs to be learned. I too believe it’s important to outsource after a bit of learning. Even if it’s something as far out as say cartoons, or accounting :) you should know a little bit at the very least.

And while everything can’t be learned, at least the mission critical stuff needs to be learned.

]]> By: Steven Washer http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/should-you-outsource-without-learning-or-learn-and-outsource/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Steven Washer Tue, 12 May 2009 19:25:25 +0000 http://www.psychotactics.com/blog/?p=287#comment-520 Outsourcing without learning is expensive. You learn while the job is being done for you, but you save money if you can speak the language a little bit to let your consultant know what you want done. I think it's in the HOW that you get stung if you don't know anything about it. If you can't speak the language of the work, then how do you know you want an html page rather than a php page? In that case, you could be stung for a very, very long time with a site that you can't update without advanced skills that you didn't even know you needed! Outsourcing without learning is expensive. You learn while the job is being done for you, but you save money if you can speak the language a little bit to let your consultant know what you want done.

I think it’s in the HOW that you get stung if you don’t know anything about it. If you can’t speak the language of the work, then how do you know you want an html page rather than a php page?

In that case, you could be stung for a very, very long time with a site that you can’t update without advanced skills that you didn’t even know you needed!

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