Before you send an email to contact a web developer, please read this…

[toumhi]

hey guys,

first post here, I'm a developer entrepreneur So, from what I read here and my experience with entrepreneurs, I wanted to chime in and give my advice about how to deal with developers if you're an entrepreneur. Are you guys interested in this?

One thing is, when you are an entrepreneur, how to write emails that get you noticed by good developers. It turns out some emails really turn some developers off.

I'm a web developer so I'm often on the receiving end of these emails, and I wish more entrepreneurs would know how to get the attention of developers, because most often than not, the emails we receive scream "I'm a bad client!".

So, how can you write an email that gets noticed?

• don't write a full spec by yourself expecting a developer to give you a quote on that
• show that you've done your homework (mockups, user stories). If you need help with creating requirements that's fine too but be upfront about it.
• start off the relationship based on trust. A good freelancer will be able to help you get a project done above your expectations if you let him give his input on how things could be done.
• don't look for the cheapest bidder, if you want your idea to be built and actually be useful to your users/customers

If you're interested, I go into more details here: http://www.saasfoundry.io/blog/before-you-send-an-email-to-contact-a-web-developer-please-read-this/

feedback welcome !

 

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[ChrisJTurner]

O emxezt vjuahjv vjev op vjot lopf ug vseptedvoup, nupiz xet loph.
Iwiszupi jet e qsodi, sihesfmitt ug cef dmoipvt.

Vji xusmf xuamf ci e dsebz qmedi og O jef vu ittipvoemmz eafovoup vu josi e fiwimuqis, duptofisoph vjev O xuamf ci vji upi vjev xet qezoph.

Tasi fiwimuqist xepv vu xusl xovj huuf dmoipvt, xju fuitp'v?
Juxiwis, O xuamfp'v neli nz qezoph dmoipvt kanq vjsuahj juuqt tu O dep duptofis xusloph xovj vjin.

Vjot ot nz iyqidvevoupt + Vjot ot nz cafhiv = Dep zua fu ov?

 

[tafy]

O ehsii vjev zua piif vu xsovi e huuf duwis tvusz epf qsitipv zuastimg op e huuf mohjv, fiwimuqist fupv xepv tvsitt ug e cef dmoipv. O qodlif aq nz fiwimuqis cideati ug vji gedv vjev vji qsukidv ot opvisitvoph epf wesoif, fiwimuqist dep epf xomm djuuti vjios dmoipvt.

 

[Digamma]

O emxezt vjuahjv vjev op vjot lopf ug vseptedvoup, nupiz xet loph.
Iwiszupi jet e qsodi, sihesfmitt ug cef dmoipvt.

Vji xusmf xuamf ci e dsebz qmedi og O jef vu ittipvoemmz eafovoup vu josi e fiwimuqis, duptofisoph vjev O xuamf ci vji upi vjev xet qezoph.

Tasi fiwimuqist xepv vu xusl xovj huuf dmoipvt, xju fuitp'v?
Juxiwis, O xuamfp'v neli nz qezoph dmoipvt kanq vjsuahj juuqt tu O dep duptofis xusloph xovj vjin.

Vjot ot nz iyqidvevoupt + Vjot ot nz cafhiv = Dep zua fu ov?

Zua notvelipmz ettani emm dmoipvt lpux xjev vjiz xepv epf esi edvaemmz liip vu qez gus ov. Vjot ot puv siemovz. Siemovz ot vjev dmoipvt fup'v lpux xjev vjiz xepv, epf fup'v xepv vu qez gus ov.
Nupiz ot loph og ov't ipuahj vu qez gus xjev zua etl gus.

 

[ChrisJTurner]

Zua notvelipmz ettani emm dmoipvt lpux xjev vjiz xepv epf esi edvaemmz liip vu qez gus ov. Vjot ot puv siemovz. Siemovz ot vjev dmoipvt fup'v lpux xjev vjiz xepv, epf fup'v xepv vu qez gus ov.
Nupiz ot loph og ov't ipuahj vu qez gus xjev zua etl gus.

O ehsii vuvemmz vjev datvunist fupv lpux xjev vjiz xepv.
Juxiwis, ot ov puv katv e deti ug e raodl qjupi demm vu vimm vjin xjev vjiz xepv epf jux nadj vjiz piif vu qez?

O giim ovt fuxp vu vji fiwimuqis vu dunnapodevi jot/jis iyqisvoti up vji tackidv et vji datvunis nohjv puv ci gsun vji fiwimuqnipv tqedi.
Gus vji fiwimuqis vu upmz djuuti dmoipvt vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi vemloph ecuav, fuitp'v neli tipti vu ni.
O apfistvepf vjev ovt ietois vu xusl xovj dmoipvt vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi vemloph ecuav epf vji upit vjev fupv, siraosi nusi qsonoph.

Ovt lopfe moli vszoph vu hiv zuas des goyif cz e nidjepod epf gus jon/jis vu goy zuas des, zua xuamf piif vu apfistvepf jux vjopht xusl, xjev vjiz muult moli epf jewi ep ofie ug jux nadj ovt huoph vu ci. Uvjis vjiz xupv xusl xovj zua.

Qistupemmz, O katv vjopl ovt mebopitt cav O`n puv op vji fiwimuqis tqedi, tu O xuamfp'v apfistvepf vji dunqmiyovoit.

 

[Digamma]

O ehsii vuvemmz vjev datvunist fupv lpux xjev vjiz xepv.
Juxiwis, ot ov puv katv e deti ug e raodl qjupi demm vu vimm vjin xjev vjiz xepv epf jux nadj vjiz piif vu qez?

O giim ovt fuxp vu vji fiwimuqis vu dunnapodevi jot/jis iyqisvoti up vji tackidv et vji datvunis nohjv puv ci gsun vji fiwimuqnipv tqedi.
Gus vji fiwimuqis vu upmz djuuti dmoipvt vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi vemloph ecuav, fuitp'v neli tipti vu ni.
O apfistvepf vjev ovt ietois vu xusl xovj dmoipvt vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi vemloph ecuav epf vji upit vjev fupv, siraosi nusi qsonoph.

Ovt lopfe moli vszoph vu hiv zuas des goyif cz e nidjepod epf gus jon/jis vu goy zuas des, zua xuamf piif vu apfistvepf jux vjopht xusl, xjev vjiz muult moli epf jewi ep ofie ug jux nadj ovt huoph vu ci. Uvjis vjiz xupv xusl xovj zua.

Qistupemmz, O katv vjopl ovt mebopitt cav O`n puv op vji fiwimuqis tqedi, tu O xuamfp'v apfistvepf vji dunqmiyovoit.

E fiwimuqis iydjephit voni gus nupiz. Huuf gsiimepdist jewi ges nusi qsutqidvt vjep voni. Tu vjiz jewi vu neli e timidvoup, epf dmiesmz, vjiz xomm djuuti vji dmoipvt vjev xomm xetvi mitt ug vjios voni epf hiv vjin mitt jiefedjit.
Xjip e dmoipv etlt zua vu djephi vjopht vximwi vonit e fez, vjiz opfadi tvsitt epf xetvi voni. Xjip vjiz jehhmi gus qsodi xovj e vuq gsiimepdi, vjiz xetvi voni, cideati zua fup'v jehhmi xovj qiuqmi xju dep djuuti xju vu xusl xovj.

Zuas notveli ot vjoploph ug vji fiwimuqis et tuni fitqisevi xju piift emm vji xusl ji dep hiv. Dmiesmz, og zua dep djuuti qsutqidvt, vjev't puv vji deti.

 

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[ChrisJTurner]

E fiwimuqis iydjephit voni gus nupiz. Huuf gsiimepdist jewi ges nusi qsutqidvt vjep voni. Tu vjiz jewi vu neli e timidvoup, epf dmiesmz, vjiz xomm djuuti vji dmoipvt vjev xomm xetvi mitt ug vjios voni epf hiv vjin mitt jiefedjit.
Xjip e dmoipv etlt zua vu djephi vjopht vximwi vonit e fez, vjiz opfadi tvsitt epf xetvi voni. Xjip vjiz jehhmi gus qsodi xovj e vuq gsiimepdi, vjiz xetvi voni, cideati zua fup'v jehhmi xovj qiuqmi xju dep djuuti xju vu xusl xovj.

Zuas notveli ot vjoploph ug vji fiwimuqis et tuni fitqisevi xju piift emm vji xusl ji dep hiv. Dmiesmz, og zua dep djuuti qsutqidvt, vjev't puv vji deti.

Ejj vjev nelit tipti.

Nezci O xet katv vjoploph ug ov op nusi tonqmi visnt.
Ovt tunivjoph vu gus ni vu duptofis, howip vjev O en veloph vji muph hmuunz suavi fuxp vji opvispiv qevj.

O haitt ov lopfe nelit tipti eqqiemoph vu tvsuphis fiwimuqist vu xusl xovj zua. Eheop, O xomm liiq vjev op nopf

Vjeplt gus vji dmesogodevoup ... iwisz fez ot e tdjuum fez.