[wp-pro] 2 WP Installs for 10 bucks

[Donna Casey]

Miriam Schwab wrote:
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> Woah, guys, this doesn't need to get personal.
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> If someone needs help and won't/can't pay a lot of money for it, 
> that's fine. They can advertise, and they may find someone who will 
> help, or they may not. Or they may find someone who does crap work for 
> that pay. That's their problem, and you can just ignore them. There 
> may be people who are happy to do this work, since it takes them a few 
> minutes and it gives them some extra income.
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> There are some WordPress communities where people will actually help 
> others with their WordPress sites for free! It's an idealistic thing. 
> Here in Israel, I've seen people on the Hebrew WordPress mailing list 
> ask for help, and have other people volunteer their time to get them 
> out of their jams. I'm not saying it's for everyone (I'm not a 
> WordPress volunteer type, I charge for my work), but it exists.
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> So, it is legitimate for people dealing with WordPress to charge rates 
> that they feel reflect their value. If Tom can get those rates, great. 
> It is also legitimate for people to try to get people to do work for 
> them within their budget, however miniscule, and it is legitimate for 
> people to agree or disagree to do the work for those rates. We live in 
> a global market, and I don't think we can dictate to people what kind 
> of work they should take on.
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> Miriam
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> www.wordpressgarage.com <http://www.wordpressgarage.com/>
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well, said, Miriam
I would add that that if you want someone to do something for a very low 
price, you might be better served by not A) trivializing the work and B) 
guessing how long it would take a professional to do (since you don't 
have those skills to make an informed estimate of the time. It's kind of 
like bitching about the free help at wordpress.org... not likely to get 
you a fan base eager to help you with your problem(s).

On the other side, it's understandable that a professional wants to be 
paid a realistic and deserved rate for their work, since they take the 
time and effort to learn the skills required... I know I run into the 
same sort of thing when a client suggests "my sister/nephew/friend, the 
web designer, says that after the first page is made (just talking html, 
etc here) it's all the same thing, just copy and paste..." my first 
inclination is to tell that client to hire his or her 
sister/nephew/friend and not call me when they need someone to fix 
things... but then, I wouldn't have many clients if I did.

;)

D. Casey


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