2009/9/11 John V Denley <johnvden...@googlemail.com> > > I am an ideas man, so if you have any suggestions as to how i can find > "competent developers" without having to pay them for 2 months work before > finding out how good they really are, then I am all ears!! >
Mmm. An 'ideas man' with no idea how not to give his money away. I like that :-) Pay for completion of stages that are well-defined and can be used with other developers if the subsequent stage isn't forthcoming. This benefits everyone involved because no-one is tied in/indespensible (depending which side you are on) and everyone is agreed exactly what constitutes 'acceptable' because everything is written down - if it's not in the spec, you don't get it in the product. If it is in the spec, the developer doesn't get paid until it is provided. The cost of the initial negotiations are built in to the first stage payment, therefore there's no risk to you, and the developer has to believe they can deliver at least the first stage, or it's a complete waste of their time. What the stages are depends on the size of the project, the speed of development, and the project itself. If you don't trust each other, use an escrow agent. That's all you get for free :-) Ian http://examples.roughian.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
