Thread: scriptlance

Has anyone hired someone from posting a project at scriptlance for a Real Estate related website?

we have not used Scriptlance but we have used Odesk and have been very pleased with result on 4 or 5 sucessful sub-projects - their prices seem to be quite a saving

www.odesk.com

There are some good freelance programmers out there and a lot of bad ones.

Besides doing reference checks, I suggest that everyone that utilizes freelance programmers protects themselves with a good contract. Among the things you should include in the contract are:

1. Assurance the the work provided is original work. You don't want to get hit with a copyright violation because somebody plagiarized someone else's work. This is not only true for code, but also for any content, graphics, and photos.

2. When the project is complete the copyright is assigned to you. This protects you in case the developer tries to resell the work. At least it gives you some legal footing.

Speaking of legal footing, you need to be very, very careful when you hire overseas developers. If you get screwed you have little or no legal recourse.

3. You should ALWAYS agree on a price based upon the total scope of the project and not an hourly, weekly, or monthly payment. You will get blead to death with this, and your project wil see more delays than you can imagine.

4. Progress and due dates should be included in the contract. You should also suggest withholding at least 50% of the fee until the project is up, running, and thoroughly tested on your site. I would also suggest that the developer be monetarily penalized if they do not meet the final due date (money forfeited from the final payment).

I know that sounds harsh, but you need to protect yourself at all costs. Freelancers are notorious for delay after delay, and that could cost you money.

Remember - it's your project and you are in charge!

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such great and detailed advice.

I really appreciate it and will definately consider everything prior to accepting any deals.

Thanks Again,
M