How to Choose a Web Developer

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1. How to choose a web developer for your startup and other projects
2. Who is this guy? Nicholas Garofalo 6 years of web development experience owner of helusionary and liveBatavia helusionary.com for more info
3. What do YOU want? Most important question There’s plenty to do before you hire Who’s your audience? What features do you need? Budget? Timeline? RFPs (Request for Proposal) suck
4. Flavors of web developers Freelance Firms Full-time
5. Use open source Keeps you safe Keeps contracts short
6. Location Do you need someone nearby? Options: Local Kinda local Same timezone In the U.S. You speak Engrish?
7. Pricing You get what you pay for Don’t try to negotiate Remember to watch long term costs
8. Reviewing their work It’s not all about looking pretty Inspect the back end What part was theirs? Ask about their process
9. Use the talent! You have a developer, now use them They know more than you BUT they don’t know you Stay in touch
10. Questions? helusionary.com nicholasgarofalo.com helusionary@gmail.com