[wp-pro] Need someone to upgrade multiple WP sites

[Steve Crossland]

Interesting thread. I enjoyed the comments and perspectives.

As one who hires people to do programming for me constantly, I can report
that I've had outstanding results for little pay through freelance sites,
and I've scrapped projects after investing $2,000+ in web programming work.

When it doesn't work out, I always blame myself. I'm not good at stating
what I want. I change my mind a lot. I'm picky. I fall prey to cheap quotes,
and I fall victim to high quotes, mistakenly thinking the higher quote means
better quality work.

At present, I'm paying a really good developer $75/hr. because it's a long,
drawn out project and I need someone who can lead me, ask the right
questions, and help me stay focused as a customer on what I'm trying to
accomplished instead of going off on tangents and manic change of course
ideas.

Someone said:
"You don't go down to McDonalds and yell at the manager in public over the
fact that they want to hire people at minimum wage and you think you're
better qualified."

I'm a Realtor. It's a consultative sales position. We deal with people all
the time who start out with unreasonable expectations and price ranges, and
we educate them and help them understand what's possible and what isn't.

I like a programmer who treats me the same way. Still, it's not as easy as
some of you programmers think to evaluate and hire someone. Especially when
half of you have your own sites "under construction" or half done. The
sample projects often look great, but I'm not sure why so many good
programmers have lousy websites themselves. Strange. It's hard to get past
that sometimes, for me at least.

Anyway, the initial rant reminds me of the funk I can get into as a property
manager also, which is "If only these damn tenants and property owners would
leave me alone, I could do my job".

So, if only us darn customers were smarter and knew how to scope out and
articulate our own projects, your lives would be easier too. But we're not
all that smart, that's why we need you. Be nice.
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