Android App Building Advice for Entrepreneurs
As a budding apprenuer, you rely on your developer to warn you if your plan has problems. Great developers have foresight, and they can, and will tell you when your plan is terrible. But not everyone is a great developer. Some are just Yes Men – afraid to speak up or challenge your authority. They [...]
Now that you’ve held a couple Skype interviews, and selected your first developer, you’ll need to start acting like a Project Manager. You’ll be overseeing your mobile app from a high level while your Android developer will be working on the details. In order to be successful in managing your project, you must set the right expectations [...]
The oDesk Team Room is a software that is required for all contractors who use hourly rate billing. It allows them to track their time, communicate with other team members and it’s used in tandem with the oDesk Work Diary. As an employer, you can also use the oDesk software to keep track of your [...]
The oDesk Work Diary is a crucial component to effectively manage your Android developer. It displays all the screenshots taken of your developer’s computer during billed hours. This means that you are able to see what software programs and websites they have running while they are working for you. This is one of the best [...]
After you’ve narrowed down your list of job applicants, preparing yourself for a Skype interview is the next step towards hiring your first Android developer. In order to have a great interview though, you must have a quality list of questions to ask. Using a prepared list of questions is a good idea, because it will [...]
This post is part of my series ”Getting Started With Your Android App”. Click here to start at the beginning. Now that you’ve written a killer job description for your Android app, you’ll have to figure out which candidates to interview. If you followed my suggestions, you should have a handful of qualified applicants. So how do you narrow your [...]
In part one, I discussed how oDesk let’s you keep track of your employees using a work diary, and how it saves you time by automating payments to your Android app developers. In this post, I’ll show you why you don’t have to worry about getting your ideas stolen and how you will save you money by [...]
Outsourcing may seem like a risky option for finding a developer, but I’ll show you why it’s not. oDesk, an industry leader in outsourcing, solves most of the major concerns that come up when working with an overseas contractor. In this post, you’ll see why you can trust oDesk to build an Android app. Disclaimer: [...]
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