Do you have a lot of experience with contract development and just not with Rails or are you still a bit green? Because there's a big difference between "I'll b

Do you have a lot of experience with contract development and just not with Rails or are you still a bit green? Because there's a big difference between "I'll build a fully functional web app" and "I can guarantee a paying client that I'll build their fully functional web app to their satisfaction." It is easy to be overconfident and get in over your head when you haven't yet learned what you can and can't do in what timeframe. I've seen a lot of inexperienced developers get into that — heck, I've seen it from some developers who should know better. And I do think it's good to test your boundaries — but when there's money involved like that, it's not fun. Also, if you're not experienced, it's hard to see how you could offer a sufficiently credible guarantee that would justify rates significantly above minimum wage. I mean, random dudes on oDesk are already considered pretty risky and are not paid well — and you can actually look at their history and see that they have successfully completed contracts before. If you can't credibly promise a lot of value, you might be better off just taking another job.