Hi Guys,

Over the last few months, I have been working on an outsourcing portal for the Nigerian community. I have studied closely the rate at which the IT community is growing in Nigeria. The product which i am creating awareness for is hosted at www.skillsmix.com.

I know a number of people have attempted to do this in the past, but there hasnt been much traction to this web applications. The products aim to bring a gap which definitely exist in the Nigeria IT community.

Please find attached a product profile which i have drafted below:

Introduction: Skillsmix is an online outsourcing portal bringing together skilled workers (freelancer) in contact with clients who are willing to pay freelancers for their project needs.

Features:

- Escrow Service: The escrow service is very crucial to the success of skillsmix.com as it allow us to protect both the client/buyer and the freelancers.
- Project Management Tools: Skillsmix has been built to provide both parties adequate tools to efficiently manage their projects.
- Each project posted will have its own Q & A discussion board where client and freelancer can collaborate.
- There is a messaging system (Compose, inbox and sent folder) for all users of the website.
- Social Media Tool: There is a forum built into the site where freelancers, client and Skillsmix support staff can mingle and network.


I am committed within the next 3months to create an awareness about this service and also to answer any questions that anyone might have. I welcome ideas, opinions and constructive feedback for this service as we launch this product in Nigeria.


Thanks

To any Ruby on rail enthusiasts out there, this platform has been built in Ruby on Rails and i am happy to share and answer any questions around this as well.

Hi. How far about this platform ?