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1) do not use rentacoder, elance, or similar services. you get what you pay for. if you're looking for help, look around the established developer communities
by noodle 18y ago
1) do not use rentacoder, elance, or similar services. you get what you pay for. if you're looking for help, look around the established developer communities. HN is a good start. i also like the job board at freelanceswitch. there are others.
2) Q:"What's to stop the coder from just taking the finished product and running?"
A: a contract
3) my suggestion would be to hire a freelancer or a development company and pay them their rate, and if you like their work, consider offering them an equity bonus to sign on full-time.
p.s. your website doesn't do anything. you should fix that ;)
- owkaye 18y agoIt is very important that you recognize a simple fact here: Nothing -- absolutely NOTHING -- can stop an unethical coder from stealing the code you've hired him to write. A contract will never prevent a dishonest person from doing what he wants to do. After all, it's only paper. Therefore your primary focus should be to find someone you are absolutely sure you can trust. Only this type of person will stick to his legal agreements.
- noodle 18y agoindeed. in the end, the law is only a deterrent. if someone really wants to murder, the law and consequences won't stop them. similarly, if someone really wants to steal your code, they'll do it. contracts are just a very nice, cheap way to protect yourself and your company.
- checkwit 18y agoIsn't that how facebook got started. He was supposed to develop ConnectU.