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This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to build a marketplace that connects folks who need a quick MVP built with freelance developers. You could go a step further and break it down by back-end, front-end, design only, or all of the above (because maybe you already fill one of those roles yourself). You can bake in the idea of a cash/equity split if the freelancer was interested as well. The idea would be to lim…
Chris Granger does (did?) offer a similar service[1]. I think his price (5000$) is more sustainable for a developer, but I'm not sure how the market is for this kind of work. Chris, if you are reading this, please share your experience with us. [1] http://iwbyp.chris-granger.com/
At that point in time 5k was reasonable. The price would go up quite a bit if I were doing it now though. But I doubt I'd do it again - the work didn't end up being as exciting as I thought it would be.
What I would consider doing in the future is the "idea consulting" I discovered most people ended up needing. I have a knack for pulling things apart and putting them back together in interesting ways :)
How can you commit to a fixed amount to execute on an idea that requires an unknown number of iterations, re-evaluation of initial assumptions, and customer feedback? Maybe this is possible IF your customer is a sensible designer who can iterate in parallel with you and has a realistic sense of what an MVP is and isn't. If your customer is just some schmuck with 2.5 grand to throw around and no product experience, yo…
I sit down with each person and agree on a specific list of features they want before I get started. I say explicitly on the site that the $2,345 is only for one iteration.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to build a marketplace that connects folks who need a quick MVP built with freelance developers. You could go a step further and break it down by back-end, front-end, design only, or all of the above (because maybe you already fill one of those roles yourself). You can bake in the idea of a cash/equity split if the freelancer was interested as well. The idea would be to lim…
You should pay Brandon $2,345 to build a working MVP for that idea ;)
> I'll get half the site working, demo it to you, give you all the code thus far, and you'll pay me $1,172.50. You should ask for 1/4 up-front, before you write any code.
As someone who isn't used to taking upfront payments, my question is, are people actually willing to do that?
Also it serves as a negative filter, weeding out cheap or incompetent clients. Like any other business, finding good customers is vital to your flourishing.
> I'll get half the site working, demo it to you, give you all the code thus far, and you'll pay me $1,172.50. You should ask for 1/4 up-front, before you write any code.
As someone who isn't used to taking upfront payments, my question is, are people actually willing to do that?
Sometimes you have to be firm on it, but trust me, beats the hell out of trying to collect 10-15k in outstanding invoices when your mortgage is due.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to build a marketplace that connects folks who need a quick MVP built with freelance developers. You could go a step further and break it down by back-end, front-end, design only, or all of the above (because maybe you already fill one of those roles yourself). You can bake in the idea of a cash/equity split if the freelancer was interested as well. The idea would be to lim…
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I know you were joking, but I once had a guy complain about just that. I contributed a (very basic) search feature to some FOSS software and a user complained because it "wasn't as good as Google". My response was something like "If I could write a search engine as good as Google in my spare time, I'd be living a lifestyle somewhat more luxurious than the one I actually have."
you could have used Google API to index that site, https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/api
I love the idea - but I wonder why the price? it does seem really low. At 19 bucks and hour pro rata, you are not storing up cash to get through the hours when you are not earning, like marketing, talking to clients, understanding what they want. It did get me thinking though - really good luck.
3 weeks is just to buy me some runway. I was hoping to work on multiple projects in parallel.