Re: FN-FORUM: projects that annoy me.

date posted 19th September 2007 09:58

Those just starting out have been know to produce work for projects
advertised on these sites but only because they needed to put something in
their portfolio. No one would attempt to make living from something like
getafreelancer. I doubt whether even coders in India or China actually make
a living from those jobs.

One example of accepting a low tender... A friend of mine used to manage 5
Indian coders. They were 'OK' - smart lads who produced asp.net by the
(microsoft) book. Problem was they just didn't know about web protocols,
html standards, javascript, etc. They "were're interested in the internet"
as my mate described it. Eventually his company gave up using Indian coders.
To summarize: that Indian company did a good job during the tender process
but after they'd been awarded the contract farmed the work out to kids
straight out of college who were just too experienced to do the job. So
cost-cutting has a cost - it cascades downwards.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wheatley" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: projects that annoy me.


>
> On 19/09/2007 08:31, Paula Molinero wrote:
>> Hello there,
>>
>> Although I've been subscribed for awhile, I'm kind of new as a
>> "writer" (I'm so lazy...)
>> I've recently joined a couple of sites for freelancers
>> (getafreelancer.com and scriptlance.com). If this job post annoys you,
>> you should visit these sites.... you'll see things such as "clone of
>> vox.com, must be ready in 10 days, budget $100-300" or "need a site
>> like ebay.com, should be a quick job for a 'pro', budget: $100-300"...
>> I feel like replying "I'll do it for free and if you wish I'll
>> scratch your back too"
>
> Has anyone used either of these sites for work, I'm sure there are a few
> sensible jobs but most are probably US based, so I'd be worried about
> payment etc.
>
> Martin