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Outsourcing: Get The Perfect Catch In An Ocean of Opportunities

Ever been on a fishing spree? Late hours in the saline waters. Fishing out too long shores, in the quest for a perfect catch. Similarly, talent is like a vast spread ocean of opportunities and hiring the perfect match for the profile can be a mammoth task. Then what is the answer to it? Outsourcing Outsourcing might be an alien term to many today. Go out and try and explain about outsourcing, “Huh? What’s that?” would be the reaction. Outsourcing is the smartest and most efficient way to manage IT industries today. It has many benefits to accrue. Gone are the days where the key to building a vibrant outsourcing relationship was to select a service provider with a good strategic fit rather than the lowest bidder. Now, with an ocean full of freelancers and IT vendors available to choose from, who provide equally good services and strategy for business development, it’s easy to get the correct catch!

The much-celebrated boom in the service sector paved the way for new players in town. Visionaries, with a keen acumen for business, ventured into this ever growing agglomeration. The game point of the business came when there was a merger between fresh talent and vendor satisfaction.

By hook or crook, get the job done. What has made the role of freelancers and vendors critical has primarily been the demand for the services, but more importantly the ways in which they have handled and delivered the job to be done. There has been a general misconception regarding the small-scale teams, that they aren’t valued for money. Today these small and medium scaled teams have risen up because of their ingenious talents. There is no cookbook to success, just some basic ingredients that should be used judiciously.

1. Harvard- #1 in Quality ALWAYS!

Let us consider the example of Harvard, Yale or Ivy League Universities. They are termed as the best among the best universities. The intake never increases but they hold their head high when it comes to quality. Similarly, there exists a perfectly competitive market in freelancing, thus the quality of work keeps on increasing. They work with a high sense of professionalism. Of course, there are exceptions to the same, as all the students are not same in a class.

2. When work is your first love

Freelancers are highly motivated to reach the top and achieve what they always wanted to. They will mix their blood and sweat to get the job done right. They Love their job and can spend hours with this sweet darling

3. Saving big bucks! Because you always wanted those crisp banknotes

Freelancers are heads up to face and take up challenges. The pricing talks are always in the negotiation region when a worthy and challenging project is pitched to them.

4. Adjusting the focus of the lenses called job

Their insatiable hunger for growth always keeps them within the loop. These professionals never second guess the idea of working a little extra if it is the need of the hour.

5. A powerhouse of knowledge

A new book always wears out the old one. Freelancers are the new books of the industry. They are well equipped with the services they provide. They know the problems encountered or will be encountered in the future and the solutions to those problems like the back of their hand.

6. Click! Click! It’s all about clicking with the client

Building client relationships are at the fore in their minds. They realise the value of maintaining good relations with their clients and work in that direction tirelessly.

7. Jugaad is the brother of innovation!!!

Englishmen call it innovation we call it jugaad. The real genius of mind lies in finding alternate technologies and methods. Freelancers do not shy away from trying new things. They can find alternatives for anything and everything.

8. Fancy huge building, Luxurious travel, and expensive business suits

Costs of a fancy office building, extra staff, etc. are not considered by these professionals while giving a pricing quotation. So, the proposed cost is automatically less. Moreover, in a pool of service providers, one can find a service provider which suits his/her budget. I would here highlight the fact that Freelancers and IT service providers have made IT accessible to everyone, today anyone may it be a shopkeeper or a small business owner everyone can seek IT services today in their budget. In the present scenario, anyone can get their logos designed professionally, get their websites build, get promoted on social media, get content writers and even get software developed. Knights in shining Armour Freelancers have made IT media management a reality. They are the knights in shining armours. For finding and to hire these amazing superheroes that come to our rescue when no one does visit www.engineerbabu.com the faster and the smarter way of hiring the perfect outsourcing partner for all your IT needs.

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Entrepreneur Wives: Caring meets Daring

A few decades ago, there was a time when women meant to be in kitchens or doing the household chores, managing the home and kids and leading a properly balanced life with kids and family. But, when we are talking about today’s women, they are on spree. They are going places. Women are taking the world by them and ruling different sectors of business in a fascinating way possible. Times have changed.The women which were found cooking a perfect dinner, appreciated and remembered for the taste they put into their foods are now appreciated for cracking business deals and strategizing perfect plots for a business empire to run.

The journey of evolution i.e. from Kitchens to Companies is amusing and trust me you have no idea about it. The point which I will be trying to make today won’t be based on the burning topics of Women Empowerment, but rather on the positive edge of how women have indulged and successfully moulded themselves into the hush-and-bush of the Corporate world. I will be writing about my experiences -why women are equally great at business.

While the world’s one-third of the women entrepreneurs are leading the world by leadership lessons and setting an example for the “Gen-next”, it’s very important to know that what makes this puzzling fact more explanatory.

Today, women occupy just 4% of CEO spots at Fortune 500 companies, and fewer than one in five corporate board seats is held by a woman.

Kitchen Queens turning into Management Gurus! They are the best management gurus in the world: There is no argument to be made in this statement. Because the best example of a management lies right inside our homes- MOTHERS. No matter, what the situation is, she always comes up with the solution. She keeps the track record of each and every resource utilised in our home. Groceries to Veggies- Women are a hardcore analyst. Management is incomplete without adding that personal touch to it. A woman is an epitome of love, empathy, and best problem solver. Never underestimate the gut feeling or intuition of a woman.

Best at HR (House/human resource) management: If she can manage a staff of 45 she can easily manage a family. If she can understand and manage 45 different minds then trust me family is an easy game to play. Her vision is broad. She is an Ace recruiter, securing your family’s future would be a mere task for her. A woman knows the importance of love and care which a family must be nurtured under.

Dairy Bills to daily Bills: Finances: A woman if can deal with the badass number of transactions in her company, can’t she cope up with a family finances? Don’t you think, it would be an understatement if we doubt a woman who deals with a thousand-dollar business?

A better emotional backbone: A woman which confides both business and personal care is a great combination in itself. Sharing the best and worst experiences, leading her through your achievements and failure, she’ll always be at your back. She’ll always be the one to count on. She has seen both the sides of the coin, will be a better person to understand you rather than judging you. Wonder women in the business suit: A solid workplace balance: A company cannot work until and unless it has got the balances right. If there is some or the other element missing or say too much or too less, it’s going to crumble down. She is the one who manages the homely affairs, may it be sending kids to school, attending the kids’ annual day function. And she can be that same badass persona who cracks the deals in the boardroom. She knows that very element that is required to balance these 2 totally different equations. She’ll be able to add the coefficients in the exact number into her workplace and personal life equation. Right from empowering teams, playing on the front foot, aligning and managing the roles both as-a-spouse and a business woman, keeping up with the expectations of both family and business requires a hell lot of patience, power and guts. And all these qualities make her no less than a real life “Wonder Woman”.

Women can significantly contribute to any workforce: Women have the abilities to handle the critical aspects of any decisions in a workplace. So, when she can handle a deal worth millions, dare not judge her poorly when it comes to handling a business empire as a whole. A woman’s intuition can drive that balance and lead a greater impact on local, national and global levels of economies. She has that perception required to sustain it.

Being the only female co-founder of my company Aditi Chaurasia is often encountered with this question in possibly every interview or talks that “Are you guys married?”. Even I have been encountered with the same question on various occasions. So, basically marrying a woman businessman won’t shatter your male ego. In fact, she’ll be the one who’ll understand both personal and professional aspects of your life. She’ll not only encourage you to deal with your failure but will be happy to be a part of your journey.

Merely giving a talk and sharing views regarding women empowerment or debating topics like “Men and Women are equal” is not enough. I have seen a number of guys giving such big-shot talks when in public but when it comes to a question of marrying one, he is shattered by the idea itself. No wife in the world will ever judge you, no matter how good or bad you are in your life. Because she has been under that hood and knows what it feels to be like under one. Down the line, man must prefer marrying to a woman entrepreneur because she is both caring and daring in every sense possible.

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A Day In The Life Of An Entrepreneur Will Make You Respect Their Hustle

At 6 in the morning, a guy was walking while talking over the headphone. If you pass by, you can easily hear him narrating his idea to a mentor or the client abroad, or mentioning a friend. He might not even notice you passing by. For others he was on a morning walk, for better health but for him he is grabbing extra hours for better health of his startup.

It is 9 in the morning, she is standing on the balcony, all lost in thoughts. She took off from work as she isn’t fine, the very next moment she called someone and started explaining her new designs and rushed to office.

It seems quite normal from outside, it’s just another day in the life of a human being but when it comes to an entrepreneur it is a day to make something big again. In his life, every day is “Go Big or Go Home”. Go home is certainly not the choice because whatever he/she is doing today, is being earned after long fights with almost everyone and everything. A fight with the routine, settled and risk-free career; a fight with a monthly fixed salary and planning weekends with friends; a fight with the family to live the life of dream; a fight to stood up after each and every failure, a fight with own motivation after failure; a fight for being a boss and stand strong in all situation. An entrepreneur becomes an entrepreneur after countless fights every day. He is being judged by almost everyone around him.

Situations around him are always like pizza with extra cheese. When business is down, he can’t think of his own money, he has to arrange salary for the entire team. When something goes wrong, he has to take the full responsibility for his team member’s mistake. When an employee is sick, they can take off but when he/she is sick, he takes medicines and rushes to the office. It is just another day in the life of an entrepreneur. From being judged to being ridiculed for coming up with something new. Entrepreneurs need to prove themselves right every now and then to a lot of people around them. At times they have been mocked for their idea of changing the world. They have undeclared accountability to their customers, employees, investors, society, family, friends, government and if he/she is left with some more energy, compliances are there to suck it up. He is a leader first then a human being. Yes, an entrepreneur is different, we all need to agree. He has something which makes him a fighter, leader and a person with living dream having the vision to change the world. Five qualities of entrepreneurs: 1. Fighter: An entrepreneur fights every day, every second. He fights with his own fear of losing some day and with the situations around. Every day has new challenges and he has to stand strong, fight and has to win anyways. Because this world is still a long way to go to accepts failures. He needs to fight no matter what.

2. Leader: Yeah, it is your choice to startup. You have to be a leader and lead like a champ in all the tough times. If he earns, it’s coz of the team, and if he loses, he is responsible. He doesn’t have this choice, to skip being a leader and enjoy the life of luxury.

3. Visionary: Wherever, he is born small place or big cities, whatever be the age, he/she always dared to dream big. To bring the change in the lives is always on the mind. Highly educated or not, they always have the right ingredients to implement their ideas with the limited available resources.

4. Weird: It may sound weird, but that’s 200% true. An entrepreneur is weird in all the possible ways. From thinking out of the box to a sudden road trip alone. Least satisfied with their performance, least concerned about their health, at times highly motivated, next moment all time low. Their only spouse in life is their “Startup”, married or not and their spouses have to deal with it.

5. Passionate: An entrepreneur has passion in everything. At times passionate leader, at times passionate loser. Their passion makes them everything from writer to actor, from being a boss to a peon, their Sundays are especially working. Because of their passion, the world is a much better place now.

It is because of these weird creatures on earth, our everyday life is better and easier. It is because of the lost morning walker we have travelled a long journey to be better connected with everyone. Despite own selfish life, an entrepreneur chooses to be a leader at an age when others might be planning their marriage and honeymoon. From skipping meals to skipping family gathering, what’s all he/she misses chasing the Go Big passion.

The same way world has got Facebook, WhatsApp, Apple and the same way we are building EngineerBabu. The same way many of you hustling day and night to stand out and make things better by your startup. The same way we all are living a day somewhat different. At times you may find them in events to pitch their idea. Sometimes they can be seen in some bar spilling frustration. But when you meet them in office, you find them dedicated and working endlessly for that one goal. A having closer look in the life of an entrepreneur, you will find a respect-seeker and friend for you to understand him. That’s all he wants in return. Their morning may start from watching motivational videos, night may end by writing self-motivation blog. Just another day in the life of an entrepreneur is a bit different.

Originally Published content: https://www.engineerbabu.com/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-entrepreneur/

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9 Vital Characteristics of Successful Freelancers

Get to be your own boss. What else do you need? There are many perks of being a successful freelancer! Yet there is something that might bother your client.  These tips can work miraculously. They might give you refreshing vibes and change your entire work schedule. I have worked with freelancers for a long time now.  What puts them on most blacklists is unprofessionalism. I hope you pick up some value in these tips to steer your career straight. Let me help add value to your profile!

1. Let’s make a Deal! Do you need contracts even for the small jobs? It can be a huge task to figure out the details behind every deal so do you have to run away? Many freelancers get caught up in heavy paperwork and drain their time in it. All you need to do is cover the basics on which you and the client have to agree upon. Your contract should have these basic things: • The work produced isn’t plagiarised. • The client’s proprietary information should stay confidential. • The Payment terms. The payment mode the time and conditions of payments. Having few basic terms in place for every project will always protect you, importantly, will help inform about your work. Once you have your contract, your client then can print, sign, and return.

2. Don’t be afraid to say “no” Don’t add too much to your plate. Saying no is hard, but you can avoid all the strenuous work. When in a dilemma, stick to your limits and abilities. No matter what you do, you are eventually going to disappoint someone. It can be the client because you were not able to deliver your 100%.So turn down features opinions and add on when you aren’t available or ready for them. The worst thing about taking on everything that comes your way is that your plate may end up full. You make wrong commitments. You’re stressed, anxious, and the worst part, now you’re left with no time to make use of that golden opportunity. Next time you get a project; don’t just reply with an instant yes. Just consider the opportunity, ask yourself.

3. Focus your freelance business By focusing your brand identity and the type of projects you take on, it’ll make everything much easier for you—from marketing to doing the actual design work. Pick one or two services to specialise in, and only take on work that falls into those categories. Then turn down the rest. Once you’ve decided on the services you now specialise in, be sure to translate that in your brand. Only allow that feather on your hat to show and creep in your profile. Some keywords and content can help you big time. All of this is a by-product of marketing, which in turn will steer traffic and new projects on your way.

4. Showcase not show off This is a repetitive but much relatable topic. Many freelancers make the error of filling their resume with work just to show that they have some sort of skill in design. Keep it simple showcase your previous works. There’s a difference between a freelance business CV and a school profile. A freelance portfolio should only contain the work you expertise in via client work.

5. Transparency the clearer picture As a freelancer, truthfulness is an upmost necessity. That’s something you must be proud of, so don’t hide behind a veil. Be the face of your business be proud of your work. From a client’s point of view, if I were to hire you to provide a service, I would want to know a reliable guy. So be sure to inject who yourself are into your brand. Personalise your product. Also, when a client is interested in working with you brief him up regularly, If he wants to give opinions suggestions take them.

6. Make a schedule Freelancers often have a flexible schedule. It is a huge mistake many people would take advantage of that flexibility. The best way to avoid getting used is to make a schedule for you. The dirty little secret here is that much of the time where you do not do actual work can be turned into precious minutes to enhance your abilities and learn more. But, even if you’re working on a project basis, and can make your own hours, it’s in your best interests to make them regular. Plan your work at specific, slotted times makes it convenient to get in the zone when you need to be – relaxed and enjoy your life.

7. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy! Speaking of enjoying life, many people overlook this point and end up overburdening themselves. Taking time for you isn’t just fun and games; it’s a primal part of work-life balance. In order to be really productive, you need time to rest and recharge your batteries. Take holidays breaks and off days. When deadlines haunt, you’ll have to burn the midnight oil and get things done. Just make sure you touch your deadlines by burning that midnight oil.

8. Know your numbers Your freelancing is a serious business, and as a business, you need to know your numbers. Such as: • Business revenue (How much do you need to make per month to live?) • Site traffic (Where are the clients coming from? What’s your most popular thing?)

Knowing these stats will shed light on the regions that are working for you and what areas need improvement. To see where the most traffic is coming for is the most archival technique.

9. Make every rupee count If you are serious then you need to save up on taxes. That is how you can make every rupee count. Read all the government policies regarding tax TDS and rebates. Now the GST. Try to maximise your income bar. Manage your expenses and income judiciously.

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MDoctor: The Ultimate Doctor for your Cell Phones

1) Overview:

Every day, the technology trends change and thereby changes the way to optimize the technological advancements. The mobile phone markets are booming and so are the apps that are built in thousands of quantities for multiple purpose and agendas, may it be for your business or for your personal use. So, it’s like where there are apps, there are slow-mobile-speed. Sounds familiar, right? Of course, it’s an everyday story, to be precise, a “complaint” from our cell-phones who run out of space and memory. Whenever you try downloading an app from Apple store or Playstore, that annoying message pops out saying “You are running out of memory!”. Or say, whenever you try clicking candid moments with your friends, your phone buzzes you up with this message which says “Sorry, you are running out of space”. It drives you nuts, I’m sure.

So, to help your cell-phone out of this mess and getting it out of the “I.C.U.” mode, mDoctor app is on a rescue mission. I am sure you might have tried and tested many junk cleaning apps for these problems and it’s all in vain. But, let me tell you how is our doctor gonna help your cell-phone breathe some fresh air and function properly.

MDoctor is an app which is built dedicated to the core issues a user faces with his mobile phone i.e. cache problems, functioning of your APK files, your cell phones running slower than a snail, optimization issues, RAM issues and many more. This app will help you scan and remove all these problems in a single go. Let me introduce you to this app along with its functionalities in detail.

2) Challenge:

The main challenege that we faced while building this application was writing the code of “Listing all the applications i.e. both system apps and user apps”. Also, once the listing was done for all the applications residing in one’s mobile phone, accessing these apps and stopping them was equally challenging. This was because, there are system apps for which permissions are required to be taken from OS or the app itself in order to access them and perform any functions related to the same.

3) Designs:

Features:

1. Junk Cleaning: mDoctor has this feature of Junk Cleaning which is basically working in two steps. The junk cleaner will help you detect all those cache data, the APK files which are obsolete, the apps which are running and also the background running processes and services. It also detects the empty files and folders created by your OS. After detection, this moves to the next step which is cleaning of all these detected junks and frees your mobile to an extent. It will also take care that no files are deleted wrongly.

2. Phone Boost:

It detects all the apps which are taking unused space in RAM and kill them to clean your RAM and boost the speed of your phone. It will significantly increase the speed and response time because these junk uses your memory space, OS and even RAM which slows down your phone and even sometimes lag in responding to the user-requests. Just a single click and you’ll improvise your phone to a greater extent. It will free the RAM’s un-necessary usage by any apps. Just a single tap and voila!

3. App Manager:

This is one of the main features as this app manages to create a list of all the installed apps and APK files too. With this feature a user can create a backup of an app, delete the APK file for the same and even can uninstall the application if not required.  Basically, it will help you remove all the unwanted and useless apps that have been feeding-off your phone memory and RAM till now, thereby freeing phone’s storage space.

4. Battery Optimization:

Battery as we all know is always on our nerves. No matter how hard we try to make an optimized usage of the battery, it always runs out of charge. The Battery optimization feature detects all those apps which are creating an excess load on RAM usage and consumes a high amount of charging and stops them right away. This helps a cell-phone to extend the battery life. It even helps your battery from being over-charged or over-heating. It will display the charging status and app’s message on the lock-screen while it is in charging mode.

5. Mobile Statistics:

It shows current battery percentage, stand-by time, temperature, RAM usage, storage status, download and upload bytes. Cools down your phone temperature and reduces CPU usage by stopping apps that cause device overheat. As well as extending your battery life!

This app also takes care of all the junk notifications you get and sweeps out of your phone. It prevents all those trash notifications from eating up your cell-phone’s efficiency and slowing down. Your phone will be free from any such annoying notifications. So, this is all about an app which will really help your cell-phone to overcome the major issues. This app is supported in every Android devices. It’s been published and deployed on Google Playstore.  Download

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Get Purohit : App to Connect Pundit Online

1) Overview:

GetPurohit is an online application to book a purohit/pandit for any needs related to religious and spiritual domains. GetPurohit is a service which was put into execution considering the current demands of getting anything and everything online may it be services related to hospitality or any religious needs of people. GetPurohit caters services where one can book pundits or purohits for any religious activities one wants to carry out for any occasion, in any part of the country.

GetPurohit is a platform where they have a crew of the best of pundits/purohits who are well versed and well trained in terms of understanding the roots of our Indian Vedas, scriptures and ethics of our dharmas. Not only is this app capable of getting you the “perfect purohit” but also it will work as a mini encyclopaedia where the information varying from Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, Upanishads, the immortal tales of Mahabharata and Ramayana, the legendary stories and morals lying beneath every spiritual and religious story of our Gods and Goddesses’, finding the best mahurat for the most important occasions of life and many more will be just a few clicks away.

2) EB Process of tackling (The Process)

a) Documentation:

b)Challenge: The challenge here while designing the UI/UX was, it was an app which needed both ethnic or say Indian touch and simultaneously needed to look like a professional online portal. The most challenging part was designing the vector of the main character i.e. A pundit/purohit who needs to look both modern and authentic. This app’s must thing was about maintaining the Indian touch while modernizing the concept of online pundits. The saffron needed to play the key role in giving the rich feels of our Indian cultures and traditions.

c)Wireframe

1.Web:

User:

Signup: Any user can sign up via many options i.e. with Google+, Facebook, Mobile number or email Id.

OTP verification: Once the user signs up, there will be a One-Time-Password verification for authenticity.

Edit profile: Once a user’s profile is created, he/she can edit his/her profile accordingly.

Search pundit: The user can start searching for any pandits/purohits based on location, type of pooja and also by any other option.

Share Pundit’s profile: The user can share pundit’s profile with others.

Bookings: The user can book a pundit via calendar availability.

Payment: The user can make payments via payment gateway with 2 available options i.e. option to pay 100% amount or 30% of the total amount.

Confirmation Process: Once the booking is done by the user, the confirmation and any other notifications will be sent to both user and Pundit via SMS and email.

Booking Cancelation: The user can cancel the booking before the dead line and refund shall be awarded.

Tracking: Once a user books a pundit, live tracking is enabled.

History: Ever user’s profile has order history detail maintained.

Ratings: The user can rate/review a pundit.

App:

Purohit:

Admin:

Profile Creation: Purohits will be creating their both online and offline profiles.

Edit Profile: The purohit can edit only the services which they offer and nothing else.

Schedule management: The purohit can update their schedule through calendar.

Notifications: The purohits will be notified regularly about their past bookings and upcoming bookings along with stats like to total amount earned till current date.

Bookings: Notification for new bookings will also be sent to purohits.

Panel for Purohits: This panel is built in a hierarchical manner i.e. based on the reference code. Say, remove/add/hide from search results i.e. active/inactive options.

User panel: It has 2 options i.e. add/remove.

Payment Reports: The reports are generated in this section where one can know about the orders with information as how much amount for a particular purohit is paid and how much is remaining. Say, a purohit is paid 30% advance and rest of the 70% needs to be collected by offline mode, this report is maintained in this section and updated.

Promocodes: This option is available where a user can redeem various offers.

Services panel: This panel is where the pre-defined services for purohits are managed.

Order management: This is for cancelation or reassignments to a different pundit

Notifications: The notifications when a purohit raises a token are managed here.

Email templates: This is for managing the emailers sent to the users and purohits.

In the Release II there were few improvements which took place as follows:

User:

Pundit:

Admin:

The way in which any user would rate or give reviews for the pundits were changed.

Even pundits get the benefits for the references he has made to any other pundit for any other predefined services.

Manage cities: The cities in which there is the availability of the pundits are managed.

Area Management: The area allotment is also managed in the admin section.

New services: In case of any new services that needs to be added is done here.

i) Master group:

ii) Category Management: There are different categories of the services that are provided and are managed here.

iii )Banners: Any graphics or updates related to the application for both users and pundits are being managed here.

CMS pages and menu integration process is done here.

Site meta tags: The tags which will help this app rank on particular keywords and searches are done here.

i)Roles: The different roles i.e. user, admin, editor and many other are a part of this section.

ii)Service Management: The services which needs to be added/removed are under this module.

iii)User credits:

Newsletters: The regular newsletters are sent to both Pundits and users via this section.

Promotional Messages: Any promotional messages for any new offers or codes are executed and managed via this module.

Contact Us: The queries which come via contact us are managed in this module where they are replied to on regular basis.

Panchang Integration: The mahurat and panchang which needs to be referred by both user and pundit are managed here.

Social media: The users sharing any kind of stories/reviews/promotions for this application over any social media channels like Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/Google+ any many more are integrated here and even managed from this end.

Web services management: The services carrying out the request – response from server to client and vice versa are managed here.

c) User story: The user story for this application revolved around a singular but significant motive which was; what if there are users who live outside India and are in search of authentic Indian pundits/purohits who can come to their place to perform the rituals for their most important occasions of life? This was the key problem

3) The Result: The end result of this whole process was more than wonderful. In the end, we successfully executed designing the Android application within a time duration of 50 days. Also, we successfully designed the website along with admin panel and web-services within the time duration of 90 days. Trust me, it was a wonderful experience because we never had built such application focusing on Indian traditions and customs.

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What are the best alternatives to find freelancers?

“If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”                                                                                                                               – Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft

In this fast moving world, websites and mobile applications hold the top most pitch in the business growth. They help in conveying products and services of the companies to their prospective clients in the most effective way. They are the face of any business and more often the heart. You cannot go about thinking to accost the best sales, users or clients without having the sound portfolio in the form of excellent mobile application or website.

Similarly, the content plays a very crucial role in business expansion. You need to inform about your work to the right people in a persuasive way wherever they are. The content in your professional blogs, websites or any guest posts should convey your thoughts, ideas, insight and knowledge in a simple yet compelling manner. Good content presented in readable format does wonders.

But what if you have a highly sophisticated website designed and developed by the incredibly talented people and yet out of reach of targeted readers? Even with the innovative product, how do you justify no traffic?

What’s wrong here?

Can you guess?

Yes! The digital marketing is the ‘heroine’ of any growing business in the present scenario. It knows how to attract people. There is no chance a business can grow in a fully fledged manner without exploiting the complete potential of digital marketing tools. You have to have the access to the world class SEOs and SMMs to bring the reach of your product to the larger crowd.

Otherwise you know the fate of documentary movies. No matter how great the director, screenplay, actors are, it cannot come at par with commercial cinema in business because it lacks massive launching, promotions, teasers, marketing and other such tact.

It is need of the hour. Even the conventional businesses are now adapting to these new mediums to keep up with the cut-throat competition.

Businesses and individuals often approach freelancers to outsource their IT needs.

Outsourcing projects help companies in many ways:

1) Cost Saving: Getting projects developed from freelancer/remote team is effectively cost saving than getting them designed by in-house team as then you have to provide them fully functional office looking after their refreshments, taxes, cash-on-leaves etc or via agency where huge commissions are involved with apparently more fees, lesser transparency and no direct involvement with the developer.

2) World Class Talent: You can easily access the top talent around the world without much effort and movement.

3) Flexibility: It is an easy and relieving experience to give charge of the work to the experts and forget about it as they will take care of the rest. Unlike in-house team where you need to keep them motivated and busy, freelancers keep themselves self motivated and active.

Upwork is one big name in the freelance market that has been around for 10+ years. Even if you are naïve in this domain, you still have heard the name at some point. With the growing irrelevant crowd on the website and ever increasing unacknowledged issues, the site has recently lost its credibility both towards clients and developers. As they say, you need to keep updating your product if you want to survive in the IT industry else you gradually disappear from the game.

Filtering desirable freelancers from websites like Upwork is a laborious job and highly unreliable way of getting work done. Here the success rate is not 100%. You may succeed in finding the right developer for your idea but there are high chances you end up getting bluffed and betrayed. This often results in handing over your project to some other freelancer and having to pay extra charges thereafter.

Let us understand this problem in a more fundamental way:

1) Let’s say you post a project.

2) Some 30+ freelancers apply for it. Some of them do not even check the essentials required like skills, qualifications etc

3) The best freelancers still did not apply as they are already over-packed with the existing work.

4) People displaying false experiences and skills is a well known phenomenon.

5) After 10 days of analysis to find the best developer, you select the one with the best score (someone who has better ranking, good rates and good reviews).

6) What if it is an agency which takes the work from you and again outsource to someone else? You would not be able to interact with the developer directly.

7) Most of the freelancers work full time in other companies. They take up extra work as a freelancer to earn some quick money.

They would never spend enough time checking the environment, understanding the client’s requirement and guiding them through the best customized approach to get work done.

8) Finally, what if the developer does not pick your call or leave the project incomplete?

Yes, Upwork do have a rating system but there is no real way to confirm if the developer you hire is trustworthy and dedicated towards the work and also it does not assure the communication ease of the freelancer.

Even on investing 10-12 days in selecting the right candidate to accomplish your task, you could still choose the wrong person, not deliberately but by mere less awareness and transparency.

Websites like upwork are often criticized for this big downside. People become victims to these fraud profiles and end up spending more money than their initial budget.

What’s the solution?                

In the midst of this chaos, few companies worked hard to rectify issues faced with upwork and came up with the outstanding products.

EngineerBabu:

How about if you have someone who does all the analysis of your project and guides you find the expert developer to meet all the requirements and get the work done in the best possible way?

That’s EngineerBabu!

EngineerBabu is an Indian company that helps in connecting the perfect partner for all your IT needs with the aid of domain experts. It basically reduces your days of efforts required in filtering the right candidate. It curates highly skilled people from all over the places and get you handpicked experts to work for your dream.  Removing the wheat from the chaff is a work in itself.

Businesses opting to this website are often startups or SME’s looking to grow flexibly by hiring freelancers to handle projects rather than in-house or via agencies. They operate as part of what has become “talent cloud” with hundreds of freelancers offering a range of skills in a flexible and efficient basis. They also promote the benefits of freelancing and remote team as a means to allow people to work more freely in the environment that suits them best.

It provides resources for new and growing businesses and for those who are looking to build career as freelancer.

How EngineerBabu helps you to find the perfect IT partner

For the Freelancers or IT Company:

Create profile and go through verification.

After you are verified, choose projects matching your skills.

If you are a paid plan user, you can directly apply and client will get notification.

We help clients choose developer and connect them over email.

You can also work in-house.

For the client:

1) Engineerbabu team discusses idea with the client taking down their requirements. (Technology, scope, budget etc)

2) It connects the developer with client over email for further developments.

There is no bidding system as we provide the best options appropriate for the project. We avoid unnecessary time consumption with bidding process where large numbers of people send proposals and most of them are not even eligible.

3) The team take follow ups both from the client and developer time to time to know the progress.

4) The client can keep the check on development and progress of the project through our free project management tool “BaseCamp”.

5) Engineerbabu experts spend a lot of time in testing the product and further plan strategies for its promotion.

6) People seem happy and satisfied with the process.

Guru.com:

Based in the US, Guru.com is yet another global freelancing marketplace for freelance workers and employers to partner on a contract basis. It is fairly easy to use with around 1.5 million members worldwide.

How Guru.com helps you:

1) Guru offers a vast network of freelancers to help you accomplish your creative, technical or business projects.

2) Here you are allowed as a freelancer to bid for the certain number of projects for free. After a while you will have to switch to paid membership.

3) It is free for employer, thus in favor of clients.

4) The portal charges fee from freelancers in the form of transaction fee and membership fee which are quite hefty.

5) Like many other sites with plenty of freelancers, clients have to take pain to filter the suitable candidate from a large number of proposals.

6) You select a freelancer by evaluating their profile on the basis of reviews, recommendations, testimonials etc.

7)  Guru has an inbuilt project management tool called “Work Room” where you can assign work to the freelancer, keep a check on the progress, share files, define milestones etc.

8) Another good part of this site is it uses the system called “SafePay” which makes sure that you do any payment only after you approve of the project.

PeoplePerHour:

PeoplePerHour is UK based company that provides platform for thousands of freelance experts in hundreds of different fields. As a leading market place to find freelancers, jobs can be availed on hourly basis and can be ramped up as needed to build the whole team online, thus this model is scalable up to global enterprise.

How PeoplePerHour helps you:

1) Here you get a choice to select from entry level experience to expert level freelancer.

The prices are fairly reasonable. It is advisable to pick expert freelancer every time as you would find quality skills set only with the experts here.

2) You have to use filters here to opt according to your parameters such as country, experience level, project type etc

It is advisable to wait for the good proposal to arrive. Due to the availability of plenty of freelancers, it happens that many of them apply without checking the details. Thus, it is advantageous to wait and get completely satisfied before handing your project.

3) It offers various options to be in touch with a freelancer including an in-built video calling feature.

4) It has a little complicated interface which might trouble you in the beginning.

5) Payment needs to be deposited in PeoplePerHour account right when you accept the proposal. Money is held in the escrow and is released as soon as you approve the project.

6) If for any reason, client cancels the deal, he will be charged 10% of the fee.

Fiverr:

How Fiverr helps you:

1) Fiverr got its name from “five dollar” where every service and task accounts for $5 as their base price.

2) It is the global online market for freelancers and companies to provide their services at much cheaper prices.

3) As the prices are low, so is the quality. You can still get the simple tasks like business card designing, HTML website designing and others done.

4) It is good when you want the product to be developed without much complexity, innovation and quality.

5) It is suitable for very small businesses where work is required to be done very quickly without much detailing.

I hope you find a suitable freelancer according to the need of your project. Some tips that may come handy while taking your decision.

“The master has failed more times than the beginner has ever tried”                                                                                                              – Stephen McCranie

1) Always choose experienced people over newbie, it definitely helps in the long term relationship.

“Quality is the best business plan” – John Lasseter

2) All companies have a development budget, and it is understandable to work within that budget. However, you should never let price alone drive your choices. Let the product and the quality of the developer’s work determine who you hire. Quality product is a brand in itself and branding comes with a price.

3) Get NDA signed before sharing your idea. The NDA form is available in Google or you can ask your developer to share his NDA template.

NDA terms are;

Not to share your code

Reuse your code

Can’t work on similar domain or idea for 2 years

Can’t work with your competitor

Company or the employees cannot start another company using your idea or its piece.

4) Ask for the portfolio before hiring anyone. In the samples provided, check for the user interface and evaluate the expertise of the developer and team.

5) You can also ask the contact numbers of previous clients of the concerned freelancer/developer. It will help you to know about the quality of work delivered, work ethics, time management etc.

A reliable and an intelligent freelancer is the ultimate requirement of any project.  I hope you find your desirable one keeping these points in mind.

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Selfieism: A Cool New App To Post All The Click Flick Moments

When the world is getting smaller and easy-to-reach, there are major technical advancements happening in the IT sector as well. These days, the apps are changing the way they were build and the way they are built now. The apps these days are getting more and more dedicated and customized to a major functionality. When the world is on spree with clicking the selfies and posting it over various social media platforms, there is this application “Selfieism” into the markets. Yes, as the name suggests it focuses on the selfies.

Since the past 2 years, selfies have been a booming thing and has successfully created a buzz about it. How wonderful is the idea of clicking photographs of your own-self all on your own? You do not have to ask that nasty friend of yours nor request any one to click your photographs, because you do it for yourself.

Selfieism is basically a platform where all the Selfie and Velfie crazies can connect, post and share their pictures or videos with the loved ones. The best part about the application is that it has hassle-free and trendy functionalities and features to portray and show-off your fabulous profiles. The app not only allows you to post but express your views, likes, dislikes in many forms like creative, adventurous, awesome, beautiful, funny, crazy or impressive. You won’t miss out a bit of update about the hot-buzzing selfies posted by celebrities.

Let’s check out the features of Selfieism:

Free: Oh yes, Selfieism is absolutely free. All you need is to download the application without any registration fees or subscription charges.

Login Feature: Selfieism makes sure that your selfies and velfies are well secured over the internet. Thus, it has got the login feature in order to prevent it from any unauthorized access and misuse of your photographs and videos you upload.

Image Filters: There are various filters available to add that magic touch to your photographs and videos.

Caption to your pictures and Videos: A cool caption always adds upto your pictures and videos and you can do it here even while adding your post to profile.

Add new friends: You can add and follow your friends, family and all the near and dear ones to get the latest updates of their beautiful memories captured via camera.

Various reactions to express: You can react in a multiple number of ways about anyone’s post. It can vary from adventurous to crazy till impressive.

How Selfieism works:

Register: You have to register yourself for the first time to create your own profile which is a normal drill followed while registering. The registration can also be done via Social media platforms like Facebook, Google+ or Twitter.

Login: Once you are registered successfully, you are all set to go and update your first Selfie or Velfie.

Selfie/Velfie: You can either browse from your photo gallery of your cell phone or click a fresh picture i.e. Click picture or Pick picture. Similarly, for videos it’s pick video or pick video.

Adding Filter and Caption: Once the upload of your image/video file is complete you’ll be given various image filters if you want to and also a cool caption for your upload.

Search option: There is a search option available from where you can search for your friends and family members using this app in order to follow their updates regularly.

So, it sounds cool till now? If yes, then go and you are just few clicks away from posting your first selfie or velfie through this dedicated Selfieism App. Download Now!

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5 Steps to Pursue a Career in Freelancing

Are you bored of going to the office every day and irritated sitting for long hours in tiny cubicles? Many of us face similar crisis and think of leaving our job at some point in life. However, very few can take such a bold step.

What if I tell you there is a way to run your family without having to even step in the office? Why not start working as a freelancer? Leaving a full-time job sounds scary at first, but if you want to get valued for your potential, then you need to think out of the box.

All you need to keep in mind is that you stay up-to-date with daily events, understand employer’s vision, deliver quality work on time, take regular feedbacks from the client and stay motivated. At this moment I’m listing some ways that can help you pursue a career in freelance:-

1.  A goal without solid plan is just a wish

All of us have certain goals in life, but only some of us have the courage to make efforts to achieve them. A hollow aim is as good as a spineless person who only builds castles in the air and seeks pleasure in his imaginary world. It is time to break the bubble of illusion and meet reality, however, harsh it may be. If you’re thinking of leaving 9 to 5 job to take up freelancing, you need to work your ass off to make it happen. A fairy is not going to land you that dream job.

According to Alan Lakein, “Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now”

We surely cannot change our future, but we are in power to determine our present course of actions because they govern future consequences.

It is highly uncertain that you will earn a permanent employment opportunity in one go. It takes the time to click the right thing through perseverance. So keep your savings in place before leaving the job. Spend time in deciding your brand name and logo for they are most important in showing your work to clients.

2. Choose clients as you would friends

The next step to taking up freelancing is to target potential clients. Probably, you don’t even know that you already have some of them? Don’t understand what I am getting at? Well, let me clear things up a bit. Why not approach people you have already worked within your company? Some of them would have appreciated you. Do not be shy in telling your colleagues, ex-clients or even boss that you are thinking to freelance. You can even talk to your family and friends to see if some of their contacts can provide you work. Update your social media profiles about your current work status. All you need to do is be receptive to your environment.

3. Your value doesn’t decrease based on somebody’s inability to see your worth

This may be one of the trickiest aspects of freelancing. Your aim might be to get a handsome salary, but then you don’t even want to overcharge, making the client think you are too ambitious to be talented. Calculate your per day salary and paid leaves to see if you can make both ends meet. Freelancing may not give you the liberty for paid leaves, after all, so you need to find out a way to sustain. You can talk to other freelancers and discuss the current status. This will give you a clear picture as to what is the actual value of your services. Do not over commit for it estranges your relationship with the client. Also do not be in a position to get underpaid. Know your market value and negotiate accordingly.

4. The nature of a portfolio is that it’s always a work in progress

Do not take a dive impulsively. Even before stepping into the shoes of a freelancer, accumulate all your work in one place to see your progress. A portfolio can be your escape. Clients may often ask for your sample work so make an effort to write some samples in your free time. If you’re good at designing, present posters or templates designed by you. If you’re a writer, embed links to your blog or wherever you have been published. Instead of showing a diverse set of work, always pitch in the idea of your expertise in a particular discipline.  

A sound portfolio has the power to market your product effectively as actions speak louder than words. The visual impact lasts longer than any verbal communication so is diligent in making a portfolio that accentuates your abilities.

5. The opposite of networking is not working

You heard me right. If you are not networking then what are doing? Being an introvert is not going to help. You have to come out of your comfort zone if you want something better in life.

Networking is perhaps the most efficient tool which can act as a catalyser in your venture. If you get the hang of it, you would be unstoppable. Meet new people both in a real and virtual world, start conversations and cultivate good relations. Networking is less of hunting and more of farming. You need to carefully look after your field to get a good produce.

Social media can be one of the most prominent influencers in connecting you with potential clients. Look for people from the field you are looking to work in. Showcase your skills by writing engaging stuff on your Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media handles. Some Amazing Ways To Ace a Networking Event.

You can even attend seminars and conferences which offer a variety of options to choose from. They are a treasure chest of opportunities. Even a pep-talk at such events can bear fruits. Startups are always on the lookout for extraordinary people. This will provide you abundant chances to connect with people who may be hiring freelancers online.

If you want to find some freelancing work or make your career in freelancing so join us. Sign up at EngineerBabu

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How to start a side business without leaving your current job

Have you lately realized how dull a 9 to 5 job is, how you push yourself to work every day and long to get back home as soon as possible? Have you started feeling disconnected from work and often feel the need to test different waters? Well, in that case, you may long to explore one of your interests. So here I am with some handy tips to help you in taking up a side business while managing it with your present job.

1. Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do, long after the mood you said it in had left you

I am not talking about commitment to work here as it comes after commitment to yourself. Now that you have decided to start a venture irrespective of the current job, you need to stay true to your aim.

There will come moments when you would think of dropping the idea altogether and keep pursuing your job. But do not forget it is something which could make you actually happy. Your present job might be enough for sustenance, but that would not necessarily make you happy.

The new business is not going to be an easy task, so you need to promise yourself that you won’t abandon it midway but give in your hundred percent. Motivation may get you started, but commitment is what keeps you going.

A good way to start finding time for the new work is to letting go of unyielding activities such as hours spent in playing video games, social media or watching TV.

2. Forget all the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one thing why it will

Do not get demotivated even before starting the business. List down the reasons why you want it in the first place. People may give you all sorts of advice but at the end do what your inner voice tells you. Have the courage to stand for what you believe in.  

You may have a variety of reasons including learning new skills, working on your interest, multiple income sources, becoming financially stable or building a strong foundation to back your loved ones in the hour of need. Be rational enough to take on something because you would be required to invest your time and resources in it.

3. Life is never boring, but some people chose to be bored

Wayne Dyer very bluntly puts reality in front of us. However bitter it may sound, but it the truth. It is completely up to us how to create a friendly atmosphere at workplace or home.

Situations may not have gone your way when you started working, but now that you are experienced enough, you can finally give a thought of doing what you like. For this, you need to focus on your interest areas along with the required skills.

You may also take out time to learn new skills which your work requires. Learning never stops until you die and the more you learn, the more you grow. If you are good at designing despite being involved in a corporate job, give it a try. Sometimes taking risk fuels your passion.

4. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.

These lines from the popular Hollywood flick ‘Inception’ lays emphasis on the power that a new idea holds. It should be able to communicate efficiently with your target audience, employer or client. You are starting something, so obviously you need to be good at it.

Along with your way, you would me meeting businessmen with similar idea or aims. But how you make your endeavour stand out is up to you. An in-depth study about your venture is crucial to how it will turn out in the near future. And half knowledge is always dangerous. So research as much as possible meets people who can help you determine the course of actions and set on the journey.

5. Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer where you want to be tomorrow

Consider if your words are complimenting your actions. If not, then you really need to set realistic goals. Since you have decided a particular course of action, allot specific time duration to it and try to stick to the deadline. Without allocating a finite period, you will not only end up exhausting yourself but also be incapable of managing two jobs. Begin by setting daily, weekly or monthly goals. Once you start ticking your to-do list, you will be confident enough to face bigger challenges. This personal motivation is essential to your growth.

6. Most successful freelancers are those surrounded by strong supportive networks

You can go for freelancing as an option too. In that case, there is absolutely no need to stress about doing two jobs. Time management is important along with maintaining quality.

Work location becomes no more a headache since you don’t really have to go anywhere but work comfortably sitting on your couch from home. However, this is not an easy task considering you are used to an all day job. You will need to practice self-discipline to fulfil your commitments.

Freelancing as a designer, web developer, content writer or others help in brushing your skills. It also felicitates a chain reaction where you end up meeting new people. This is how your network grows. You can easily keep in touch with everything that is trending.

7. Feedback is a free education to excellence

According to Ann Marie Houghtailing, feedback helps you aim for excellence. Even if it is bitter, it can always help you improve your work. An unbiased feedback shows you the mirror. It determines if your work is providing any value to the client.

Instead of getting disheartened by criticism, look for people who are not afraid of giving an honest opinion. It is only after listening to endless reproaches that you outshine everyone by enhancing your work.

EngineerBabu is a platform which curates the top talent in the IT sector and provides entrepreneurs with easy access to IT professionals who can help in the growth of their companies.

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6 Things to keep in mind before developing a product

Companies having a focused approach, function better financially. To make both ends meet, I make customer satisfaction my topmost priority because it is his acceptance that will help in furnishing an outstanding product. The knack of this trade lies in the critical ability in finding out what the user really wants. Making the product user-friendly does half the work.

I keep the distance from giving a bulk of options to the client since web developing shares the drawback of shopping. As you get confused after seeing some options to choose from, so does the client. Henceforth, I make a user experience the nucleus of my interest to fulfil his expectations.

You too can strive to provide refine work by following these easy tips:-

1. Ease of use may be invisible, but its absence sure isn’t-

Someone asked me, “Why UI and UX are important?” I questioned, “Why boys follow pretty girls in college?” This exactly summarises the importance of UI and UX. Boys linger after girls who are comparatively prettier than the rest. Don’t take me wrong; I’m not a racist. I truly believe in inner beauty. But honestly, we end up judging a book by its cover. That is the first thing that drives us to pick up that book in first place and start flipping through its pages. So the visual impact created by the website is most important. How viewers get surrealistic images while easily browsing through the web pages matter. A picture can speak a thousand words while staying mum at the same time. User interface and user experience have the capability to make or break your creation. The visuals should create such an impact on the eyes of the beholder that he gets lost in its beauty and even recommend your work to others.

2. Clients may not tell you what they want, but they can always tell you what’s wrong-

Sounds like being a hypocrite, right? This confusion arises solely due to lack of communication. When we can be so expressive in confiding with our loved ones, why can’t we clear things face-to-face with clients too? My point is that we should be verbal and professional while dealing with clients instead of giving them the leverage to question my work. Overseas clients may often be heard grumbling about dissatisfactory work done by Indians, but perhaps it has got nothing to do with labelling a particular country’s workforce inadequate. We need to make efforts to communicate mutual needs with transparency. Allocating work to the suitable person too helps to fight such ugly situations.

3. Task of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been-

This quote by Henry A Kissinger sheds light on work of a true leader who knows his team in and out. He can identify their qualities, expertise or flaws and then try to churn out the best from available resources by delegating work equally. I use this technique to analyse the potential and demerits of my employees and distribute work accordingly to get quality output. If I know someone is good at developing a gaming application, I will give him a similar project instead of trying to pile him with the headache of designing a music application. This will not only spare us both from disagreements but also give him the confidence and scope of creativity to make the best use of his talent. It is important that the employee master a particular domain to deliver fine work.

4. How we spend our time defines who we are-

How often do we get chided for late work? But still, we continue to procrastinate. We often tend to ignore the fact that such practice bears direct consequences on our relations with the client. He might have expected us to complete the project in a given time limit. The moment we skip that deadline and make excuses to cover it up, we are disregarding work ethics at the cost of company image. Clients value companies who stay true to their word. So it is better to decide a finite period and clarify with the prospect. Set a minimum and maximum time frame you’ll take to deliver work and most importantly keep your word.

5. We build too many walls and not enough bridges-

I often hear clients complaining about the developer’s inefficiency while the developer complaints of clients making too many changes. Such a dead lock situation arises when the two parties do not set ground rules before proceeding. To avoid this state, I meet my clients along with the designated developer before we tread on a new path. It is then that we set a framework, discuss the most intricate details about each and every tab. This way I don’t need to be in a position where we have to make further changes after the product is ready. It is up to us either to raise walls or build bridges. We unnecessarily invite untoward situations and then indulge in blame game. Let’s not get into such a practice again, make things simpler and deliver work effectively.

6. Knowing the answers help in school while knowing how to question will help in life-

Warren Berger unleashes the power of questioning the right way. Raising an impactful team is like raising a baby. You have to nurture employees with care and affection. They should be given the liberty to ask questions otherwise their growth would be hampered. I set-up a base camp and let employees find their way through remote lanes to enable them to solve even nerve wrecking issues. When kids ask weirdest of questions, parents are bound to answer. So be a parent to your ever growing developer. Most companies do not establish a link between employees and client as they fear the developer would start taking up work directly from the client. We work contrary to this notion by engaging the two so that developer has a thorough knowledge about the client’s need. Involving developers in the association makes them feel valued and let’s not forget they are an asset to your firm.

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8 AMAZING WAYS TO ACE A NETWORKING EVENT

Your network is your networth.

Networking events are a perfect chance to learn from eminent personalities and foster good relationship with them. They should not only be looked at as a source of generating revenue for your company. Maintaining congenial relations, making the other remember you among hundreds and standing alone from the crowd counts in the long run. Are you done with clicking selfies with Speaker? and counting likes on Facebook. Have you collected more than 4000 cards in events and still didn’t get a single business?

I am going to share step by step guide how we made $53,000 from One event.

Do not be hasty in accepting RSVP to the next event that props up. Make sure if it is the right thing to build your network. Your aim should be to work on potential clients. You need to indulge in value driven strategizing in order to get a favourable outcome.

Do a ground work before attending any workshop, seminar or networking event. I make a list of prospective clients who are going to attend an event. I connect with these people through social network or email and welcome them even before attending the event. This really help me to personalizing more with my prospects in the event and get more business leads.

Networking events offer end number of potentially fruitful interactions. The investment of time and money can bear significant outcome in future.

Here is an easy guide to grow your network.

1. IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT BUSINESS PROSPECT

Do not waste time in attending seminars that have no connection with your trade. Like I only accept events where i can find my favorable clients. A good way to go about it is to use social media, relevant hashtags and tweets to understand who all are actually attending the upcoming seminar.

Accordingly send them an e-mail fixing up a meeting. Email :- Let’s Explore India together ; Looking to have coffee Hi John, I welcome you in India, I am also coming to that event, I need your 10 min time to have a coffee together and expecting to know more about you, your company and your country. If you free and want to explore india, share your travel plan, I would be happy to help. Your Friend Mayank This is crucial since you need to figure out the right kind of people who can help you in generating business.

2. DOING THOROUGH BACKGROUND ANALYSIS

You will always cherish the time spend in background research because it forms the foundation of your impending meet. If there is a particular person on the guest list, you’ve meaning to engage with, do an in-depth research about him because this comes in handy at the hour of need. Scavenge their social media profiles, keep their interests and hobbies on your finger tips and learn what intrigues them most. This includes knowing about their favourite movie, novel, actor or cuisine. I use https://charlieapp.com/ for meeting research.

Such background knowledge provides a good fodder to kick start a conversation without being clueless about the other. This will help in laying down a common ground where you can have a two-way conversation without having to get bored. The common topic can prolong your discussion and predispose the prospective client in your favour. The idea is to keep their interest before yours.

3. ACTING AS A MEDIATOR

It is imperative that your focus is to build connections but in addition to this, try to be a mediator yourself. Look for people who require some sort of help from the speaker. You can then swoop in and introduce the two parties.

When some popular panelist is the keynote speaker, audience often wants to capture moments with them. But instead of bridging the gap between people and speaker, you start taking pictures with artist. A better way to develop friendly relations is to do exactly the opposite. Take pictures of your prospects with the speaker. This gives you a common topic of discussion to engage in future. It is an easy way to exchange contact number. You can send them their pictures after the seminar gets over.

This will not only put a smile on their face but also develop an inclination towards working with your firm.

4. KNOWING THE ESSENTIALS

You cannot be a know it all, but strive to familiarise few more people other than the guests. Well, sponsors can be good for starters. The theory of researching and finding out similarities applies here too. Who knows a pep talk may turn into a deal?

The correct way to freeze such a deal is to leave your mark in minimum time. Sponsors won’t have all the time in the world to have a long discussion. So, it is important to leave an everlasting impression on their minds in whatever limited time you’ve got.

5. Show Sincerity and Interest

Have a few good questions in your back pocket. Asking the other person about her background and work will show her that you’re interested in more than just your own job opportunities . The best questions are ones that can’t be answered by just “yes” or “no,” such as:

How do you like working for your company?

What’s your primary role at your company?

What projects are you working on right now?

How did you get involved in your field?

6. BEING A GOOD LISTENER

In following the mad pursuit to get assignments, you often go on talking about your own firm. This is considered a malpractice. How you make others feel is more important. Instead of blabbering about yourself, take time to appreciate their success story.

Abstain from being carried away in marketing your product. Your genuine interest in knowing their side of the story by asking relevant questions is crucial at this instance. It is always better to occupy yourself with few people leading to meaningful conversation. Always strive for quality, not quantity.

7. FOLLOWING UP

Around 70% clients procure business if you take a follow-up. This doesn’t mean you go on stalking them day and night. Take your time and make an honest approach. If they are impressed by your concept, they will surely take the deal forward.

All you need to do is make efforts and keep in touch with those whom you feel you were able to establish a purposeful bond.

8. USING THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Connect with people whom you met at the conference online and share your personal experience of having met them. You can make an acquaintance feel valued by writing a blog on what life lessons you learned from him. People make social media sound too cliché. However, if you know how to put it to good use, your mere presence at a networking event and sincere interactions can fetch long term rewards for your company.

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This blog is about why and how we were able to scrap 9 years old code and started thinking fresh.

Chapter 1: APPOINTY IN THE MAKING

Between 2004 to 2006, we used to develop websites over WordPress for the Health and Wellness industry. There was a WordPress plugin for almost every need – except a scheduling plugin. We got so many requests for a scheduling plugin, that we could not keep up!

So, we wrote our own script. A script that would allow us to save time by not having to build the same code again and again. One of the first challenges that we faced was that every vertical has specific requirements. So, we created scheduling rules to generalize our script for different verticals.

Soon the demand for scheduling increased and Appointy first went live in Jan 2008 with “Do it Yourself” concept.

Unfortunately, in our zeal to please every customer, we kept on adding features and Appointy become overwhelming. And then the same customers started complaining. We realized that we are moving away from the Do-it-Yourself concept. So we went back to the drawing board with the idea to make it simple again while keeping the functionality.

It costed us one whole YEAR. But we learnt an important lesson.

Appointy is a bootstrapped company (never raised any external funds) and had to make money from customers to survive. We believe that the best way to make money is to solve someone’s problem first and then ask for a fair price. The more we can help our customers, the more we will grow.

We started improving our on-boarding and support process. But we soon realized that every business is unique in nature and needs something different. It simply meant that we not only needed to add to our support team but also that we needed to get more programmers. We needed a way to scale vertically in all departments.

We started hiring more programmers. After a few months, during a scrum meeting, a new team member shared that he was happy that something that he had written was live on our production site. For him, it was definitely an achievement. However, I was not happy. I realized that there is something wrong in our setup if it is taking months for new programmers to becoming productive.

It was time to move out of comfort and take some bold decisions. We could simply not scale as quickly as we wanted at this rate! Next chapter- https://goo.gl/tKPT0C

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Top 5 Freelance Sites to Hire Android App Developer

Hiring is not an easy task, and when it comes to hire android app developer, you would want that the developer you hire has all the experiences. A developer who has all the qualifications, who can give you back up to any claims of Android expertise is on your priority list.

To go in search of best android app developer you need to get in touch with the right source. As you know that, the Internet is considered as the world full of possibilities. It is the place that can help you to hire any sort of developer you want. You can visit any of the freelancing sites which boast to deliver you the best of a person having Android skills. But sometimes, falling prey into their trap can leave you in the lurch. But hey, it’s not that; there are people or sites to make you their target. There are few of the sites as well where you can find genuine people to help you out and give best of the services. Thus, we’ve put together a list of the best sites where you can find supreme Hire Android app developer:

X-team

X-team is trusted by world’s leading brands. They have been providing high-quality developers when you need them the most. You get app developers for hiring and that also for full-time. Moreover, they will bill you on a monthly basis. Isn’t it good? They not only save your time and money while recruiting but they also help you to get cover employment cost completely. And that, we would say, is quite flexible, right? The developers over here are easy to work with. They often communicate with you by gladly joining your daily standups. Moreover, they proactively move the project forward, to ensure that they are adding value to you. X-team’s Android app developers help you to create high quality, efficient and maintainable code. All developers are examined and screened for their performance superiority. Passionate leaders of X-team are even screened for dealing with diverse projects before they are taken on board. What makes them agiler is they are dedicated full-time to one project at a given period. This makes them more focused and better equipped to deal with the issues you face.

Upwork

Here, you can find the level of service that works for you. It’s an online freelance marketplace that you can turn to. You know that Android operating system controls the global marketplace, leveraging a professional specialist who is accustomed to the software and technology, right? It is a powerful way to reach vast new markets. So, if you want to hire android app developer or are developing, distributing, or running any of the smartphone and mobile application, working with an Android app developer isn’t only a good practice; it is basically required. And Upwork is better known for the number of freelancers it provides than the overall quality. Given the nature of mobile platforms, working with an Android specialist over here is a flexible and cost-effective way to cooperate on any mobile project supported by this near ever-present platform. If you have more time to examine through developers by inspecting them yourself, you can certainly find some great developers on this site. Be extremely careful to avoid the failures. Don’t shell out more money down the line to fix bad work. Whatever road you pick to take on your search to hire Android app developer, you shouldn’t forget to equip yourself with the best resources available.

Gigster

It is a smart software development service, combining top developers and designers with artificial intelligence. Apart from the fact that they scan and examine app developers that they hire to be on board with them, one shouldn’t forget to note that they are not much of a traditional freelance developer-client meeting ground. Here, you can hire android app developer and designer more easily. The way they function is quite stimulating, and the process they apply is what makes them totally worth of. Who won’t want to work with them, isn’t it? You can better understand them with the following example: Get some amazing app idea and get in touch with the Gigster people to get a quote. There, a representative will give you a call. Within 10 minutes, you will get a quote in terms of estimated time and estimated development cost. If you agree, a project manager will be assigned to you, along with the number of developers to work on your project. After that, the project manager would consult you on how your thing can be developed in a more user-friendly manner. You don’t need to manage the developers as your code is maintained by Gigster even when they are done with your project. They just take a fair amount of money and keep on upgrading the codes to make your app time proof. Cool, isn’t it?

Toptal

Toptal is a worldwide talent network for the top 3% of software developers and designers, where you can hire Android app developer who specialises in Android apps. You will get one of the very best with them.

Here, they consult with their senior engineer and personally hand-pick top Android developers that fit your specific project need. Doing this, not only ensure that will find one of the best Android developers but that you will also hire a top-notch app developer who was hand-picked especially for your project.

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A community as well as a marketplace where world class mobile app developers, web developers, and client are present in a single platform to fulfil their dream! We help you to connect with top companies, who have developed similar kind of projects matching with your requirement. If you have ideas and looking for perfect IT Partners, EngineerBabu is for you. We have startups or Entrepreneurs to o Help you build wireframe by visualising your need. o Hire perfect partner who can build your product impeccably. o Hire best mobile app developers, web developers, a freelancer for your dream project.

And many such experts to convert your idea into an execution plan. How we make money; we charge monthly subscription from vendors or IT service provider. We don’t charge anything from startups or clients. Working within India gives us low-cost solutions while keeping the quality and we are happy to pass that advantage to you. For expert solutions and outstanding service, you can get in touch with us.

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MateApp: Free Social Media App that allows users to Stay in Touch

What up mate?

In the hustle and bustle of the growing usage of the internet, there is a much louder noise of social media. IMs almost equally share the centre stage with social media. The world has condensed today, and everyone is on instant messaging. Perhaps one of the greatest communication revolutions of the times, instant messaging became much more popular than any other platform. And probably that is cause it integrates with the phone number. One such IM is MateApp. It adds to the mayhem of social media and IMs.

Let’s check out the features of MateApp:

Free:  MateApp is absolutely free. Just download the app, there is no registration fee or subscription fee you need to pay. It’s an internet based application so there is no charge for messaging.

Multimedia enabled:  You can share all multimedia files like images, audio files, video files documents and voice messages.

No extra charges for international use: You won’t be levied any extra charge for sending texts internationally.

No usernames, passwords or pins:  MateApp integrates with the address book of the phone. There is no need of login details or pin to log in every time. This facilitates to be always logged in.

Offline messages:  If a message is missed or the data or phone is switched off MateApp will save the message, and you will be able to view it once you turn the data or phone on.

Somethings more:  You can share your location with friends, forward contacts to anyone.

How MateApp works:

MateApp Unique Features:-

1. Timeline – MateApp gives you a timeline so that you can know what is happening in your social circle. Be updated on the activities of your friends. You can share photos and posts on the timeline. You get notified if a friend likes or shares your photo or post.

2. Profile picture – You can upload pictures to your profile grid and also edit them with inbuilt filters and other creative tools.

3. M-Shop – M-Shop enables you with the power of ‘search’. You can get information about restaurants, hospitals, spas, gyms with their photos, contact details, reviews and even directions at your fingertips. You can also tag your favourite places with Bookmarks. MateApp also provides an option to rate and write reviews of the places you visit.

4. Trending – Trending shows you a list of topics that have recently spiked in popularity on MateApp. This list is personalised and based on some factors, including your location and what’s trending across worldwide. Just like other social media platforms, you could see what is trending.

Let’s have a look at the app:

MateApp android app helps you stay connected with your friends over messaging for free. It also gives you a platform to be socially updated on the timeline. You can also search businesses on M-Shop which ends the hassle of searching and to add to that you could see the reviews and ratings which will facilitate the decision-making process. MateApp aims at eliminating cyberbullying by verifying all its users through mobile phone number registration, which is traceable.

Looks amazing. It is more than worth giving a shot, so let’s get that in our phones!

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Tech Geeky fellas – Forget traditional, time to go AGILE to celebrate this Valentine’s week

Hi to all the geeky fellas, quirky personalities and insane coders and each one of those who lives, eats and dreams the world of IT. Today, I am not going to deluge my insight identified with this industry but instead give you a set of advice. All things considered, at present some you are caught up with wanting to take care of your valentine’s week and buck-up your confidence to chase down a lovely young lady whom you adore a lot. Are you the one whose mind stops processing, the system gets hung, and system crashes out of the blue just because of a beautiful face with a set of dark eyes? Geeks like us often face the problems of “Dude, are we going to be single again this Valentine?”. At that point my companion, your framework needs to get an antivirus asap. No stresses, I am here.

We as a whole know about the way that nowadays the Waterfall method for a Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is getting obsolete and AGILE framework is the new in. Yes, the conventional method for executing the activities of our customers are obsolete, and the industry is setting up new upgraded benchmarks by fusing AGILE system for SDLC.

All in all, you may ponder that why the hell am I discussing the differences between these two methods and what it needs to do with Valentine’s week? Indeed, I have some AGILE approaches to approach this current Valentine’s week and help you win a war over your relationship goals.

Along these lines, here are a couple of analogies you should consider on the genuine note.

1. PLANNING – The ROSE DAY (7th February):

It’s customary and undeniable that a boy or a girl thinks about this day. There is nothing superior, to begin with, flowers, and if it’s a rose, gosh you don’t need to think further. So, always start with baby steps. It is all about “Detailed Planning”, where you do have a prior idea about how to approach your crush. And as they say, ‘The first impression is the last impression’. Well, have you heard about the famous childhood romantic duo, where the guy gifted his girl a bouquet of ‘chicken nuggets’ instead of flowers? Deliciously romantic, isn’t it?

2. ANALYSIS – PROPOSE DAY (8th February):

I don’t have the foggiest idea about how numerous hearts soften up during this 24 hour period and how many of them turn into sadness. So, here what you would do is “Detailed Analysis”. You have to be a spy (try being Sherlock, because he is the best in terms of deducing and sexy too) to the person you want to propose. Don’t be biased or jump over to conclusions, after all, it’s not a case to solve, it’s just an approach. Oh yes and once you would propose to your would-be girlfriend/boyfriend, then begins the after-math. You will have to analyse the possibilities of a YES or a NO, (as your engineering brain will work 100 times faster than it had while you were appearing for your engineering exams. All of a sudden Einstein’s spirit enters your body to calculate every minor detail). Look straight into their eyes and tell them honestly about your feelings for them. Okay, as-of-now you can stop staring into the mirror like that.

3. DESIGN – Chocolate Day (9th February):

Uhuuuu, young ladies simply adore chocolates. They go gaga about chocolates. In any case, believe me, there are young ladies who cherish books, espressos and a comfortable place to sit. Chocolates are the ultimate weapon to win them over. There are pizzas and panipuris as well. You could have a go at it by gifting them with a box of pizza straight from the wood-fire stoves, hot-n-fresh. So, this third step will help you design your project. Once analysed you’ll get to know each other much better. Till now you thought that “She loved chocolates”, but now you know that “She loves panipuris too”. In this way, you can be the Michelangelo of your own relationship. Sculpt it the way you want. Trust me; it’ll reflect that appeal in your relationship.

4. DEVELOPMENT – Teddy Day (10th February):

Who doesn’t love to embrace, hope and respect that soft and delicate as-plume stuffed bear? Girls value their excellent recollections of their awesome childhood spent with this toy. Well, I am not asking you to be her “TEDDY BEAR” on which she can jump upon, rather I am asking you to gift her one. But, the idea of you being her teddy is fascinating enough, isn’t it? Imagine the way she’ll cuddle you, pull your cheeks, hug you and probably jump over (Uh, did the last one hurt you?). Hence, what I am trying to say is gifting her the world’s most desired toy i.e. a Teddy Bear, at least she’ll take you out for a dinner-date. You never know.

5. TESTING – Promise Day (11th February):

What better way to knock out the possibilities of odds in your relationship with a trustworthy promise? No, dude not the “I will bring the stars and the moon for you” promise. Even, Christopher Nolan couldn’t do it in his film (Interstellar). So, make promises that you can abide yourself with for a lifetime with her. “Promises are meant to be broken” is just a pun we share with our friends, don’t get serious. Win the trust of your partner. Mean every promise you ever made since you met her. Follow your promises of change whenever and wherever your relationship requires it.

6. RELEASE – HUG Day (12th February):

There are circumstances and conditions that are created or happen between any kind of relationships. “Jadoo Ki happy” ie: after all tight hug, is the best healing agent on this planet. Doesn’t mean you go and hug your hot-looking professor because she is annoyed with your late submissions. You are an Engineering, after all; you know the after-effects of this, don’t you? In some cases, just a hug is all that could be needed to clarify the matter. Furthermore, believe me, nothing is more consoling than a hug.

7. MAINTENANCE – Kiss Day (13th February):

Predictably, this is the most famous day of this entire week. Stop pouting at the moment and focus on what am I saying. You can practise the type of kiss later. This day is not about going over to your girl, meeting her and making out. It’s something more than that. So, don’t be in a hurry, give time to your partner to feel comfortable and more secured with you and then try to take this step. She is not a bait; she is your life-partner. After-all, it’s a festival of love and affection. Try not to over-think it.

8. The Valentine’s Day (14th February):

So, this is basically the moment-of-truth day. The only day when guys have their confidence level more than the temperature of an erupting volcano. You feel as if you are in an ‘IRONMAN’ suit. But, it is a special day too. You should be your best and perfect to her. Essentially, this current valentine’s day doesn’t take after the customary ways, go your own specific manner. Discover yourself and in particular be familiar and unpretentious in whatever you need to do to win her heart. Try not to make stories, express it in a reasonable dialect. Not everybody comprehends poetry and ballads, in fact they suck a big deal when you don’t get even a word outta it. In this way, this time, don’t go formal, go AGILE.

So pals, just be that badass-hero and win her heart over.

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