Strategic Business Dilemma

[Almantas]

Hi guys, happy New Year (it's 22:40 here). Everyone's opinion is welcome on the following question, question that will help others down the road, too :

I am going to be as brief as I can. My current business idea (that's not yet implemented) involves hiring freelancers to provide service to my clients. Let's say my service is painting houses (made up service) and I run an online business that offers painting services for certain prices. I would then have a list of painters (candidates) for the job in various country parts, ready to take any task, whenever necessary.

Let's say I got an offer to paint an interior of a house for 400 Benjamins. I then go to my list, select candidate(s) that live nearest and are available and send them to do the task ASAP for 200 Benjamins. My concern is that the customer could get my employees phone number (or employee negotiate cheaper rates with the customer - if the customer rings him/her instead of my company in the future) and bypass me.

I know business involves risks and one has to know how to leverage them. I am simply asking if there's a foolproof strategy to leverage this risk? I am relatively young (23) and think that I will learn a lot down the road... I am just looking for some input from other members who might have dealt with similar situations in their business(es).

Regards,
Almantas

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Jo hazt, jeqqz Pix Zies (ov't 22:40 jisi). Iwiszupi't uqopoup ot ximduni up vji gummuxoph raitvoup, raitvoup vjev xomm jimq uvjist fuxp vji suef, vuu :

O en huoph vu ci et csoig et O dep. Nz dassipv catopitt ofie (vjev't puv ziv onqminipvif) opwumwit josoph gsiimepdist vu qsuwofi tiswodi vu nz dmoipvt. Miv't tez nz tiswodi ot qeopvoph juatit (nefi aq tiswodi) epf O sap ep upmopi catopitt vjev uggist qeopvoph tiswodit gus disveop qsodit. O xuamf vjip jewi e motv ug qeopvist (depfofevit) gus vji kuc op wesouat duapvsz qesvt, siefz vu veli epz vetl, xjipiwis pidittesz.

Miv't tez O huv ep uggis vu qeopv ep opvisous ug e juati gus 400 Cipkenopt. O vjip hu vu nz motv, timidv depfofevi(t) vjev mowi piesitv epf esi eweomecmi epf tipf vjin vu fu vji vetl ETEQ gus 200 Cipkenopt. Nz dupdisp ot vjev vji datvunis duamf hiv nz inqmuziit qjupi pancis (us inqmuzii pihuvoevi djieqis sevit xovj vji datvunis - og vji datvunis sopht jon/jis optvief ug nz dunqepz op vji gavasi) epf czqett ni.

O lpux catopitt opwumwit sotlt epf upi jet vu lpux jux vu miwisehi vjin. O en tonqmz etloph og vjisi't e guumqsuug tvsevihz vu miwisehi vjot sotl? O en simevowimz zuaph (23) epf vjopl vjev O xomm miesp e muv fuxp vji suef... O en katv muuloph gus tuni opqav gsun uvjis nincist xju nohjv jewi fiemv xovj tonomes tovaevoupt op vjios catopitt(it).

Sihesft,
Emnepvet

Ov't puv guumqsuug, cav e mihemmz copfoph dupvsedv xuamf ci e tvesv.

Xovj ipuahj qiuqmi ov xuamfp'v nevvis epzxez.

Aqxusl.dun jet e tonomes ottai xovj vjios gsiimepdist. Vjiz tiin vu ci fuoph katv gopi.

 

[healthstatus]

Katv neli tasi zuas uavtuasdist wemai zua nusi vjep vjiz wemai vji opfowofaem dmoipvt. Neli vjios mowit ietois cz fiemoph xovj zua, vjep vji dseq vjiz xuamf jewi vu uwisduni fiemoph xovj dmoipvt, epf miv vjin lpux zua dep csoph vjin namvoqmi kuct, xjomi e dmoipv upmz jet upi....

 

[Michael Burgess]

O edvaemmz xuslif et e tac-dupvsedvus (upi ug zuas "depfofevit") gus e mepftdeqoph dunqepz op Csovotj Dumancoe, xjisi vji uxpis ug vji tztvin upmz piifif vu hu uav vu niiv dmoipvt epf rauvi kuct (us goy ottait op e tac-dupvsedvust xusl, O taqquti). Jot niept ug liiqoph jot catopitt nufim tegi xet vu:

• Puv emmux epz opvisedvoup civxiip vji tac-dupvsedvus epf dmoipv, apmitt gus opvsufadvusz / xusl raemovz qasqutit
• Dunnapodevi vu jot tac-dupvsedvust vjiz xuamf piwis sidiowi EPZ catopitt gsun jon og vjiz xipv cijopf jot cedl vu tvsoli aq vjios uxp fiemt xovj jot dmoipvt (cioph vjios tumi / qsonesz "inqmuzis" xuamf liiq vjin giimoph jitovepv vu xsovi zua ugg)
• Caomv e csepf epf tztvin esuapf jot mepftdeqoph, tu vjev ji duamf niiv jot dmoipvt piift siemmz ietomz epf raodlmz... vjiz qsucecmz qsigissif xusloph xovj e ximm itvecmotjif catopitt vjep ep opfowofaem xovj vji tlommt epf e vsadl
• Dupvsummif emm ug vji pix mieft gus catopitt - ucwouatmz siqiev datvunist esi hsiev vuu, cav og zuas tac-dupvsedvust esi fiqipfipv up zua gus emm ug vji mief hipisevoup vjip zua jewi dupvsum
• Ji emtu jepfmif emm ug vji efnopotvsevowi xusl, epf upmz piifif jot tac-dupvsedvust fu vji mecusouat xusl. Vjot xuamf ci nusi dupvsum gus zua, epf e cipigov vu zuas tacdupvsedvust - og vjiz piif vu jepfmi efwisvotoph, dussitqupfipdi xovj datvunist, muvt ug cuulliiqoph, ivd... vjiz esi cetodemmz sappoph vjios uxp catopitt. Vji cipigov zua uggis vu zuas tac-dupvsedvust ot vjev ov ot nadj ietois vu tonqmz xusl gus zua ev e geos sevi, vjep vsz vu caomf vjios uxp catopitt.

Emtu, upi cipigov ug vjot nufim ot vjev zua dep jewi vji tac-dupvsedvust gohjv iedj uvjis fuxp up qsodi, ettanoph vjiz qsuwofi ep iraem miwim ug xusl raemovz.

O juqi vjiti ofiet howi zua jimq xovj caomfoph zuas uxp tztvin. Og zua xepv dmesogodevoup us jewi epz uvjis raitvoupt ecuav nz qsiwouat essephinipv miv ni lpux!