Guides on getting small tasks done

Three pieces on the parts of a small task that go wrong most often: the price, the people, and the brief.

• How to price a one-off consultation

  A single consultation is not an hourly rate with a smaller number in front of it. Here is how to arrive at a figure both sides can agree on.

• Where to find beta testers for a small product

  Recruiting testers is a distribution problem, not a tooling problem. The people are the scarce part; the software is not.

• How to write a brief that attracts good applicants

  The quality of the people who apply follows the precision of the brief, not the size of the reward.