Hello Fastlane Forum members,
Why I am Here
I am professional Software Engineer by trade looking to expand into my own Web Application Development Agency. Over the years it was never my intention to do so as a career - it has always been a source of fun/hobby creating my own applications. For that reason I have now decided it is time to start a portfolio and will be offering ONE forum member a custom built web application - at no cost. I specialize in professionally made business systems. But first some details:
But why should I care - I can find Web Devs in India for pennies on the dollar/ $5/hour ?
You should care because there is truth in the old adage: you get what you pay for. Here is a comparison:
Professional Web Application:
Don't be mistaken - this is not an expensive vs cheap comparison. This is about profit. If you had someone build you the cheapest race car but it ran like crap and you didn't win any race prizes would you still consider your selection cheap? Don't take my word for it you can also Google 'experience outsourcing software development' - notice all the positive websites also *coincidentally* sell outsourcing services?
Did you know a recent study showed 68% of Technology projects are considered failures? (http://www.zdnet.com/article/study-68-percent-of-it-projects-fail/) . Do you want to trust your business to budget talent against those odds?
Here some descriptions of projects I have completed:
This is my livelihood and career - If I had to guess I am messaged/called/linkedin by recruiters on average 3-5 times a week to come work for their company due to my knowledge and my current employer pays me four figures a week. I do not say that to be cocky but to say that while I need to build a portfolio I am not going to be filling it up with subpar examples - I am not desperate to prove myself.
How To Be Considered
You must submit a post here with an overview of the problem you are trying to solve and I will select the ONE that will make the best case study. For example - " I need a site for my restaurant" would be ignored while "I need an application that allows me manage my restaurants inventory in a way that no software on the market currently allows for" would be considered. This is not a timed event - it will be a first come first served type situation - so when the right partnership presents itself they will be selected - do not delay.
Update: A selection has already been made thank you all for submitting!
Why I am Here
I am professional Software Engineer by trade looking to expand into my own Web Application Development Agency. Over the years it was never my intention to do so as a career - it has always been a source of fun/hobby creating my own applications. For that reason I have now decided it is time to start a portfolio and will be offering ONE forum member a custom built web application - at no cost. I specialize in professionally made business systems. But first some details:
But why should I care - I can find Web Devs in India for pennies on the dollar/ $5/hour ?
You should care because there is truth in the old adage: you get what you pay for. Here is a comparison:
Professional Web Application:
- Exactly what you need - not just the closet premade Wordpress theme/plugin.
- Done the right way - Built with maintenance in mind. Future tweaks don't require rewriting and code is made to be as reusable as possible - saving you time/money in the future allowing the site to grow as your business does.
- End-to-End tested - systems are complex - if your website does not have automated testing that is run before each production change you risk a 'little change over here' breaking something 'over there' and not knowing about it.
- Compromise Required - the smallest tweaks have constant push back because it requires editing code they didn't write (premade themes/plugins). Quality is thrown to the wayside.
- Appears to be the right way - pages that should be loading data dynamically are handwritten, future maintainability is not a consideration (aka your pocket book).
- Laziez-faire - No protection against your users loading up a page riddled with known issues. Automated testing is ignored.
Don't be mistaken - this is not an expensive vs cheap comparison. This is about profit. If you had someone build you the cheapest race car but it ran like crap and you didn't win any race prizes would you still consider your selection cheap? Don't take my word for it you can also Google 'experience outsourcing software development' - notice all the positive websites also *coincidentally* sell outsourcing services?
Did you know a recent study showed 68% of Technology projects are considered failures? (http://www.zdnet.com/article/study-68-percent-of-it-projects-fail/) . Do you want to trust your business to budget talent against those odds?
Here some descriptions of projects I have completed:
- Logistics coordination and Vendor Management system
- Complicated business logic - database of over 140 tables
- Modern frameworks/languages - AngularJS/Bootstrap/C#
- Integrated Maps to track shipments
- Cut down multiple manual tasks that required hours of employee time down to seconds through automation.
- Event management tracking application
- Allowed users to submit and subscribe to multiple time sensitive events
- Integrated Paypal payments
This is my livelihood and career - If I had to guess I am messaged/called/linkedin by recruiters on average 3-5 times a week to come work for their company due to my knowledge and my current employer pays me four figures a week. I do not say that to be cocky but to say that while I need to build a portfolio I am not going to be filling it up with subpar examples - I am not desperate to prove myself.
How To Be Considered
You must submit a post here with an overview of the problem you are trying to solve and I will select the ONE that will make the best case study. For example - " I need a site for my restaurant" would be ignored while "I need an application that allows me manage my restaurants inventory in a way that no software on the market currently allows for" would be considered. This is not a timed event - it will be a first come first served type situation - so when the right partnership presents itself they will be selected - do not delay.
Update: A selection has already been made thank you all for submitting!
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