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Eidolon Night
April 01, 2012
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Transcript
How to choose a web developer for your startup and
other projects
Who is this guy? Nicholas Garofalo 6 years of web
development experience owner of helusionary and liveBatavia helusionary.com for more info
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
Flavors of web developers Freelance Firms Full-time
Use open source Keeps you safe Keeps contracts short
Location Do you need someone nearby? Options: Local Kinda local
Same timezone In the U.S. You speak Engrish?
Pricing You get what you pay for Don’t try to
negotiate Remember to watch long term costs
Reviewing their work It’s not all about looking pretty Inspect
the back end What part was theirs? Ask about their process
Use the talent! You have a developer, now use them
They know more than you BUT they don’t know you Stay in touch
Questions? helusionary.com nicholasgarofalo.com
[email protected]