About 18 months after I started the biz, I needed someone to take over content and a bit of operations. She had a great portfolio and a reference, so I skipped the paid test project. Didn’t need the extra cost or hassle. The first month went well enough. Then deadlines started slipping and I realized I was reviewing almost everything before it went out. By month four, I was doing a big chunk of the work myself. What surprised me wasn't that it didn't work out, but how I kept convincing mys...