Elance...

[Determined2012]

I have a job out on Elance for a Shopify website that I want to have created. I am trying to get someone from the US and I have contacted many from the site- though none have responded.

I really want to stay as close to home as possible - where there will not be a language barrier, crazy time zone differences, and all of that. I have received 6 proposals so far. I don't know what to make of how they priced it, and the time it will take to deliver. One offer looks like he will be outsourcing the project to someone else... But other than that--- most are from people in India- the place I am least likely to use above any other abroad place specifically due to the language barrier and time zone difference.

I know someone posted that you should use individual people, instead of companies... or was it companies instead of individual people?! I can't remember. Please tell me if you know.

The 6 proposals for a Shopify site with ONE product:

1. $273.97 India (delivery 3 days)

2. $1,000 India (delivery in 2 weeks)

3. $400 Bermuda (delivery in 2 weeks)

4. $438.36 India (delivery in 1 month)

5. $400 India (delivery in 1 week)

6. $241.10 Bangladesh (delivery in 2 weeks)

I don’t know what to make of this! No one from the US wants to do my site.

When I decided to do this Shopify site someone I highly value (from the forum) told me the cost would probably be about $400 to cover what I want/need. Having that info I set my budget as fixed price project, $500 or less.

Forgetting location:
I feel 1 and 6 are too low- so I won't pick them.. I won't pick 1 again, because if he can do it in 3 days it makes me feel he will rush and it will be sloppy.

I won't choose 2 because I feel he isn't going to be the person doing the work. I think he will pass it off to someone he can pay way less to (who won't be as skilled as him) and he will keep majority of the funds.

I won't pick 4 because he needs one month to create a page with 1 product?! But he is an expert at doing this?!... what will require so much time?!

3 seems like the right one... It shows he has done work- but only $1,175 worth... Yet he has done 10 jobs... So that throws me off. Did he charge $117 per job?!

How do you guys select someone to design a website for you?

In case you are wondering what I asked for... this is my listing:

Hello!
I am looking for someone to create an up to date design for my Shopify site.

*Please go in and create a custom 404 page while waiting for completion of the actual site.

1.Attach my domain name to it.
2. Embed a video.
3. Set up customer contact form.
4. Add payment options.
5. Upload pictures.
6. Theme (?)
etc. and any other aspects of needed functionality for the site.

Site should also display the clear value proposition.
Show well detailed product descriptions. (image optimization)
High quality images. (strategize image dimensions and product angles)
*I would like a smaller image and the option to view a larger image in a pop-up or to be displayed on a separate webpage.
*images below 70kb
*images in JPEG
Clear visual hierarchy.
Very professional and trustworthy looking site.

Specific naming of images and ALT tags

Add Site Heater app to site.
Add instagram and twitter feeds.
Add icons for Facebook, instagram, twitter, and pinterest.
Area to have a blog within the site.

I have only one product that I will be using, with different colors and variations on designs.

If you need more info please contact me.

***I didn't know what to ask for or how to properly post the job. I just asked for exactly what I know I want the site to have...
Any thing I should add or take out?
I want the site to be done by the end of the month... Does anyone have any personal referrals?

 

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