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.
