[wp-pro] How to Hire a Pro

[Anthony Cole]

This isn't pointed towards you, it's more of a rant I've had on my  
mind for a while, but...

Seeing as we're all *professionals* here I thought there was a purpose  
on this list to interact with others in a *professional* manner. This  
list is for professional work, but l don't see how being an absolutely  
anti-social jerk is in any way *professional*. If you don't like the  
fact that a few of us like to have a conversation every once in a  
while, then please, get off of the list.

Sure, I can understand that the "I get a large volume of email"  
excuse, but please, for the sake of us all, don't tell us to quiet  
down. You're on the list by choice. Networking is a very good thing,  
and you never know when you might be working with one of us or whether  
a potential client is going over these.

If you actually looked over the blog post, #10. It's the "Don't be a  
jerk" rule. Follow it next time.

But anyway, adding onto the conversation, that's a really great list.  
I mean, seriously, with the exception of the "Don't call us geeks"  
I've had to explain all of that to a few of my clients at least once.

I don't mind being called a geek. Deep down, all of us really are.  
There's a fine line between "computer geek" and "geek". We all don't  
post to 4chan all day long and attend hacking conferences. But we all  
have the same mentality; it's natural to the profession. And beyond  
that, people don't simply know what to brand us as. People  don't say,  
"hey, Tom Brady is a really great athlete" they say "Hey, Tom Brady is  
a really great quarterback".

Just my two cents
-ac


On 06/10/2008, at 2:19 AM, bj wrote:

> Speaking of all being pros, can we keep the noise down please? This  
> list is for the posting of wordpress work requests. Period. If y'all  
> wanna have a conversation about articles and geeks, start your own  
> list.
>
>
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>
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>
> Sunday, October 5, 2008, 11:13:13 AM, you wrote:
>
> >
> I don't mind being called a geek.. It seems to me to be sort of a  
> badge of honor. :)  I have one customer who constantly writes and  
> refers to me as a "computer geek type," and I've never taken it  
> badly.  I think he says it with envy.  ;)  Lots of others have said  
> it from time to time to, and I can't remember a time that I was ever  
> offended.
> Cary Briel
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>
> From: wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com 
> ] On Behalf Of David Coveney
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:15 AM
> To: wp-pro at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: [wp-pro] How to Hire a Pro
>
> A while back I suggested I could write a guide on hiring a  
> professional and lots of people said ‘yes!’.  It followed a number  
> of wp-pro requests that were pretty low-ball, unprofessional and  
> denigrated the skills of the people on this list.
>
> Finally I’ve written a ‘lite’ version: http://liverpoolwebdesigner.com/2008/10/04/if-you-want-to-hire-a-professional-act-like-one/
>
> Unfortunately what I’ve not had time to do is to write a full ‘how  
> to specify WordPress work’ article, but I’m hoping to do that in the  
> near future as a guideline for potential clients.  In the above I do  
> raise a few points along the lines of how a mockup doesn’t  
> constitute a full design document, for example.
>
> Hopefully it’s helpful.  It might seem a bit testy, but other  
> developers so far seem to relate well to the issues I put across.
>
> All the best everyone and good luck in both hiring pros, and being  
> hired by them :o)
>
> Dave Coveney
> Interconnect IT
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> http://www.interconnectit.com
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