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Something that I think will be often repeated throughout this challenge is the many advantages sharing will give you. By building up a small audience I had deve
by nathanbarry 14y ago
Something that I think will be often repeated throughout this challenge is the many advantages sharing will give you. By building up a small audience I had developers who were eager to help, which made it so I didn't have to use Elance or a similar site.
So, whether you are looking to hire a developer or not, I want you to remember this:
Start teaching and sharing as soon as possible. It will only make your life easier later on.
- bdunn 14y agoI can't recommend this strategy enough. I run a weekly (free) newsletter, and spend a lot of time putting together the content, getting it proofread (something I suck at), etc. But when I need help with something, I have a legion of people — many of which I consider friends — who tell me what I did wrong, offer to help with SEO questions (thanks, Charlie!), and provide honest feedback, often with purchases, for the products I work on. Give away what you're good at for free, build an audience, deliver lots of value and the benefits will pour in.
- cschneid 14y agoWhat have you spent money on so far? 500 bucks out the door before development starts seems pretty large, unless I'm missing some consulting time, or tools?
- nathanbarry 14y agoI paid that to the developer for him to get started. :)
- brandonsavage 14y agoI wouldn't be surprised to see some up front cost to a developer as a deposit. I always collect them, especially if I haven't worked with the client before.