How to fetch software development (outsourcing) project?
by Abhishek
With my three friends I am running an IT service company for more than 5 years now. We have learned things the long and hard way during all these years. There was actually no single person to guide us regarding any aspect of the IT business though we have had many well wishers so far.
So to help entrepreneurs who are also planning to start their own company or who have just started the company I am planning to write series of articles which can help them in this journey. So here is the first one for you guys.
During these 5 years we have faced many challenges technically as well as in managing projects, clients and people. But one of the most challenging part of our business right now is scaling. We plan to double the revenue and increase the profitability without increasing head count considerably. We have around 70 people team right now and we plan to maintain the same. So now one of the challenges is to get quality projects from which you can earn more.
Following are few ways using which you can fetch software development projects from the market:
- Contacts. Contacts. Contacts. Exhaust all your contacts for fetching the first project for your company. Do it for free if needed. You have to have experience to fetch some serious work. In your initial stage, contacts are the best thing you can have. This is perhaps the best time to use your family contacts and relatives.
- If you are couple of years old company, make a list of all old clients and send them personalized mail saying if we can be of any other help.
- Join the bidding site such as oDesk and Elance and start building a great profile. oDesk is my favorite site for getting new work as it has a unique model which makes a win-win situation for both buyers and providers. The other best thing about it is that you mostly get hourly projects over there and weekly payments. Payment for your work is guaranteed. Elance is good for bigger size fixed projects. There are many other bidding sites such as Guru, Rent-A-Coder etc but these two are my favorites.
- Become a Microsoft Partner and access their database of companies. Email them, call them for building relationship.
- Get your company or yourself registered on Facebook and Twitter. Use their search functionality to find out what people are looking for.
- If you have little extra money try Google Adwords for keywords like “hire a programmer”, “companies in india”, “outsourcing” etc
- Get it from most popular classified site craigslist.org
- Tie up with local partners who can outsource you projects.
- If you are a new company start developing on the latest technologies. For e.g. Developing iPhone Applications will get you far more projects than developing in PHP or .NET right now.
These are just the few ways and there can be many other ways to fetch software development projects. Please leave me a comment if you have other ways of fetching the projects. We all will be happy to know.
Hello Sir,Hats off to you sir, hats OFF! Its really-really unbelievable, fascinating & motivating what you are doing. I thought that business plans are best kept confidential or secret, but you are out lending helping hands to startups. I bet it will be really helpful for startups, atleast for me. Eagerly waiting for following articles of the series…Once again gr8 work sir.Regards,ALTaf
Thanks Altaf for being such a regular reader. Check out my new article on English communication.
sir, can u provide your contact details???it will be a great help.
Hi abhishek,Nice post ! Linkedin also can get you great contacts to pitch your company services. Also, check Jill Konrath’s blog to get some amazing insights.Keep walking !Kartik
Thanks Kartik for the tip. I am looking at the blog right now.
thanx. nice article
I want to know……u worked anywhere or just started with ur firm after graduating?
Hey Hitesh,I worked in and IT company in Mumbai for 4 months. After that I came back and started this company with my friends.
Hi abhiI want to start a software company please provide total info . I want to talk with you please provide your mobile number my number is 9948465116. please help me
Hi Abhishek,
I am a BDM in IT company developing all software and web projects
Thanks for this useful guidance.
Can you help provide info regarding how to get US projects or Tie up with them.
I mean should i call and discuss with them on phone or mai them.
how to know who is willing to outsource the projects
Vishal,
There is no guideline for that. I would suggest keep doing the good work in the projects you have already received and the word will spread. It is a slow growth but a right way to go about it.
Also try getting US based projects from the freelancing sites I mentioned in my article and build relationships with your clients.
Just do good work, nurture the relationships and rest all things will fall in place.
Hope this helps.
Hi Abhishek,
My Name is Mani Chowdary, (im girl)we are providing website designing and developments, these all services & technologies we are providing, ManiQue Soft is a professional web development freelancer company based in Hyderabad, That offers Website design, Custom software development,Online database development and E-commerce Solutions..
Thanks for this useful guidance.
Can you help provide info regarding how to get US projects or Tie up with them.
Can you please help me…
Thanks
Mani Chowdary
I am bhavin shah working as Microsoft Technology specialist.
I am working as freelancer with one of my USA Client.
He is also interested to tie up with IT company.
Let me know if you want more details from my side.
@bhavinshah1988@gmail.com
Cell phone : 9427450352
Hi,
If you have any ongoing projects you may outsource it to us.
http://www.treinetic.com
If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
Hi,
I would love to.
Please send me your email address or skype id.
email – danupa.treineic@gmail.com
Hi,
i’m looking for software projects , from Indian companies.u can call me on 7993997472
Hi Abhishek,
My Name is Mani Chowdary, (im girl)we are providing website designing and developments, these all services & technologies we are providing, ManiQue Soft is a professional web development freelancer company based in Hyderabad, That offers Website design, Custom software development,Online database development and E-commerce Solutions..
Thanks for this useful guidance.
Can you help me information regarding how to get US projects …
Thanks
Mani Chowdary
Nice article sir. It is very use full to beginners in software development industry
thank you
nice blog…
Can I know what this Craig list is? How to go about this?
Hi Abhishek !! Thanks for ur post and its really helpful… I have a question for you… Do v have to create a profile as freelancer in d sites u’ve mentioned or as client ??
All your suggestion is very nice. I am trying to become like you . it is my pleasure I read your word.
thank lots
Hi Abhishek,
Gone through your article for the first time, very informative and path fetching for the beginners, can you help me out in getting few more tips to get projects for my company started recently. Thanks for the article.
I am intrested to do a project.
Hi Fnds, This is sethuraman. 3 month before i started new software company. How do i get foreign projects. Pls help me fnds and tell me suggestions.
If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
@MANI CHOWDARY
Hie Mani Chowdary. We started a small Software Company in hyderabad. name http://www.btc-india.in At starting stage we have enough projects for our company but we are not getting enough projects for our company. Could you please suggest me for getting projects for our company. At least local clients We Even have a products like CMS,HMS.PI,Retail,HRMS
If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
We are start-up having collective work experience of more than 20 years in software development with leading corporate houses. We are based in kolkata and now looking for projects. Is there any marketing or out-sourcing individual consultant available to get us projects. We do take fair price in given time-frame. Suggestions are welcome and thanks in advance. You can reach us at 09831511851
We have a software development company in India. Currently, we have an employee strength of about 45 folks, in varied technologies – .NET, Java, PHP, HTML, UI design etc.
We did couple of projects from one of our Client Pen Groups. They outsourced 4 projects for us but, as everyone knows, if we have to grow and expand, we need find overseas clients.
Any advise? Any direction would be helpful.
Thanks
Ankith
you should start to build your profile on Upwork and focus on make it Rasing Telent.
Once your profile under rasing telent automatically you will get notifications from client side and upwork side.
Hi abhishek Iam physically challenged person by birth due to that not possible to get the job so decided to start a small s/w firm with 6 lacks of investments please giude me in this regard.
My suggestion is to start bidding at elance and ODESK to get software projects or send me your mail id for freelancer projects as well as take white label multi recharge software for Telecom,DTH,Data cards and post paid recharge and invetsment is very low as 45000 for software and 55000 for recharge value.One sales exe is required to appoint distributorsi in each area and start working from home.If daily your team is doing recharge of rs 1 lacs perday, your income will be 500-700 per day.
As a Web Application and Mobile Development Company, we have successfully delivered full-featured and customized web and mobile applications that encompass e-commerce solutions, open source integration, portal frameworks, content management systems, enterprise solutions, game development and social networking solutions.These many years we got our work from Pen Groups to develop some of their requirements.Our dynamic team consists of multifaceted professionals who employ cutting edge technology and ingenious design to deliver out of the box solutions.
Very Useful Artical Abhishek, Thanks
Very useful info Abhishek. Thanks for that.
I am also planning to do some kind of business (not only software business). Just started thinking of that. It would be great if you share some more guidance in other fields too if you know. Thanks again.
My suggestion is to start bidding at elance and ODESK to get software projects or send me your mail id for freelancer projects as well as take white label multi recharge software for Telecom,DTH,Data cards and post paid recharge
nice artical sir
Dear Sir,
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If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
we are public limited software company in india.Need foreign software projects for expand our business.please guide us to get more oversease projects
R u providing outsourcing project work ??
Very nice information for entrepreneurs..
thank u
Hello Abhishek,
Really good article. Can you guide me how can I get database support project which can be for long time?
i have searching for Software Projects
Hello Sir,
I have started software company named ABP Software Solutions Private Limited in Pune.
Can you please guide me how to get projects from USA.
Appreciate a prompt reply.
Hi,
You can bid on upworks and make contact on LinkedIn.
If You are looking for Software Projects from an Indian Company. Reach me on 9652535311. I will tell the procedure. I am based in Hyderabad.
Can you provide your email id.
Very Useful Article Abhishek, Thanks
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Good article Abhishek specially for startup companies
Hi,
I am a graduate in electrical engineering, I have graduated from the university 3 years ago and could not work in the industry because of some family issues, now I am willing to start a software firm yet I have no experience at all .I have decided to hire people and get the projects. Can you guys please guide me that how can I get the projects and start my own firm. Your sincere advice is required .I shall be very thankful to you guys.
Regards,
Abhishek Desai kindly guide me…..!
Nice article sir. It is very use full to beginners in software development industry and get motivated for taking a project from other platform ….thanks once again
thank you
Very useful info Abhishek. Thanks for that.
I am also planning to do some kind of business. Just started thinking of that. It would be great if you share some more guidance in other fields too if you know. Thanks again.
Hello
We are providing Data Entry Projects in Delhi NCR
Thanks a lot for your support and motivation for the beginners and Startup companies. I worked for various MNCs like CTS,Wipro, Infosys and GE and quit my job, started startup now, looking for your guidance(Sorry for the trouble), how can we reach you.
How to become a Microsoft Partner , so that I can access the details to make contacts.
Can you explain this part ?
Hello Abhishek Sir…..Firstly you tell me how to contact you ???
Hiiii,
I’m working for one of reputed company in Mumbai.
Would you like to share idea about how to get projects (outsourcing) for individual ?
I’m looking for work someone who will outsource the project in Mumbai.
Dear Pankaj,
From upwork you will get enough projects as per your profile..
For that you need to create your strong profile on upwork.
Let me know if you want any further information in this regards.
Regards,
Bh@vin.
Email : bhavinshah1988@gmail.com
Hi,
I am planning to create product.
Kindly let me know how can we create a road map ??
Sir can I have you’re email address. I got something that I would really like to discuss with you.
Hi Abishek
This is Harini . I joined in a start-up company to explore my growth practically. I was impressed by your article . I need information regarding how to get international client in any domain. We have the man power but no international projects
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We are looking for any overseas projects.
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