I'm a freelancer been working on both projects which succeed or failed. The outcome depends more on the founder however a freelancer can easily be blamed. My f

I'm a freelancer been working on both projects which succeed or failed. The outcome depends more on the founder however a freelancer can easily be blamed. My few cents are: 1. Hire a freelancer if you have not enough budget to hire a studio / agency which is 2-3 times more expensive. 2. Hire a good freelancer. How much a website or app costs is not a secret. Hire a freelancer which goes by that budget and time. 3. Make sure the freelancer has done similar projects like yours. 4. Call the freelancer, have a chat, make sure you like each other. 5. Start with a one week task. If you like the outcome go for the next week. And so on. Reduce risk by divide et impera. 6. Make sure the deliverables follow standards / best practices. In other words: avoid vendor locking. If the project has to be picked up by someone else make it sure it is possible. 7. Make the freelancer you first employee / co-founder. Many freelancers would go by this scheme.