Hired MacOS Programmer
by Nathan LippiLast week I had hired a Chrome extension programmer to do a separate project--and I was blown away by her quick execution and the overall low price of the project. ($65 for v1)
Since I used to be a web developer, I'm able to communicate pretty well with developers even if I don't know the specific environment or language, so this can help drive the price down, but having hired such a competent person on UpWork--a platform I've used many times--opened my eyes to the possibility of also hiring a macOS programmer to create an MVP for < $1k, instead of programming the MVP myself.
I put up job descriptions on UpWork.com, Djinni.co, and I talked with TopTal. TopTal may be good for non-technical people who just want to get the project done, but it seems like there's a large markup, and I'd rather work closely with an engineer I hire, and play idea ping pong.
Anyways, to filter out all the job spammers on UpWork I asked people to "Please explain the your understanding of the job in your own words".
I interviewed those who responded reasonably well. I found all 4 to be sincere people, but one guy who charged 50% more than the others was someone I felt I could play "idea ping pong" with very well--and it seems he'll get the project done 2x as fast, and with a better foundation.
He thinks he can get v1 ready to demo by this Sunday! I hope so--I'll share the demo here, soon!
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65$ for one week full time does not sound correct, don't you mean 650$?
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$65 for v1??? Is that a typo?
Anyway congrats, it's great to move first rather than over thinking! I might want to start exploring upwork :)
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Am actually looking for a chrome extension "hand" for a couple of tweaks and some new dev. Can you recommend the developer you hired?
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@janvaniperen: Sure, this is her UpWork profile: https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~01d796eea8030f3021/
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Thanks, much appreciated!
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@Who that be Yeah, incredibly, it wasn't a typo :). The v1 was for a different project--it was for a time tracker that tracks my Kindle reading time per book.
IMO, if you're technical and have some cash, UpWork can be great especially if you're hiring a specialist that can do some work 10x faster than you would because it would take you longer to get up to speed.
