What Is Peer Sourcing?

"Peer sourcing" is a fancy name for "Do you know anyone who does X?"
The idea is that if you know a good programmer, that person might also
know a good designer or database administrator. Often, an experienced
freelancer will get to know others, either on jobs or through
networking, and such referrals can be especially valuable coming from a
freelancer you already know and trust. In some places, particularly in
tech industries, peer sourcing is taking on a more formal structure,
with networks of hundreds of freelancers who refer one another for
jobs. A more formalized way to engage in peer sourcing is to use an
agency, which can offer prescreened candidates with track records of
successful work.

Tags: freelancers, Networking

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