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I don't think it would. I have had people offer to pay for features etc. They always offer tiny amounts as if I'm going to jump up in gratitude and get to work
by nicky0 10y ago
I don't think it would. I have had people offer to pay for features etc. They always offer tiny amounts as if I'm going to jump up in gratitude and get to work in it straight away. TBH I see it as an insult.
- refriedbeans3 10y agoWhat if I offered you $5,000 to fix it?
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- nickpsecurity 10y agoI'll escrow that for a mere 10%.
- jakobegger 10y agoMost people (even many programmers) have no idea how much software costs. This minor feature you want? It'll take a couple of hours to design, a few more hours to implement, you need to test it, write docs for it, and all of a sudden the better part of a week is gone. Even at a very cheap rate that quickly adds up to way more than most people are willing to give...
- mc808 10y agoDepending on their attitude, I don't think you should necessarily treat a lowball offer as an insult. The problem isn't that the user is offering (say) $10 for the work, but that not enough users offer $10 for the work.