Let’s say you have a project to run and you want to either develop a totally new solution or add a new feature to your software. Do you handle this internally or hire external experts?

There are three different options that you can consider here:

  • In-house software development: engaging your internal development team to do the job ( it may require hiring some new specialists).

  • Offshoring: you hire an external company to handle a project for you. They are often located overseas, where the costs of labour is lower.

  • Nearshoring: hiring a software development company located in a different (yet, relatively close) country, both geographically and culturally.

If you are wondering which option is the best one for you, then there are a few factors that you need to compare in order to get a full view of the situation.

Nowadays, many companies are finding it impossible to hire good-quality software developers. Hiring them on a permanent contract is hard, and don’t even get me started on contracting freelancers for a team.

Short-term or even per-day contracts are extremely expensive so companies are currently looking worldwide, in search of the right talent, located in countries where the cost of living is low, with those costs reflected in lower hourly rates, making it a possibility to hire spectacular developers.

Offshoring is way cheaper for US companies, rather than employing locals on a pure salary basis, but keep in mind that it comes with its own problems, to begin with, timezones and language, leading to both parties getting lost in translation.

There is, however, a variation on the offshoring theme, where just a couple of hours away, in the same timezone, there are countries that offer qualified employees who get paid very good money for their abilities, yet who charge less than their colleagues. Often called nearshoring, countries invest a lot of money in training, improving digital infrastructure, and ensuring foreign language.

Those investing nearshore countries easily rival some of the better-established tech hubs elsewhere, in terms of access to a trained and dynamic workforce, fast connectivity, and lively communities of technologists, developers, researchers, and businesses. The list of California high-fliers and successful startups that have emanated alone is impressive.

In saying that, these well-versed and eminently able workforces come with the advantage of being only an hour or two ahead or a short, cheap flight away, and that is the nearshoring advantage.

From Los Angeles, Latamforce, a business that hires, trains, and manages nearshore teams, could become your solution. Gonzalo Escriña, founder of Latamforce mentioned “we are building on behalf of our clients, bringing them cheaper solutions, time zone aligned, and the right talent for the job, taking their business to the next level of success”.

At a time when it is extremely difficult to hire decent developers, you cannot go wrong with a cohesively expert team, that can get the job done. Enough of spending endless hours looking for the right talent in the wrong locations. Let Latamforce do the job and make your business scale with the right talent, making it cost-effective for you, your current team, and making your wallet happier.

Successful nearshoring is being able to balance in-house skills, outsourced expertise, and business-focused processes. Finding all three is hard, but way easier than manually searching through Linkedin for individuals one at a time.

Using companies like Latamforce presents organizations with the correct teams, ready to get the job done and take your expectations over the roof.

Book a call for more information and let’s create your dream team with the help of experts.