Hiring off shore

[Sesso]

Im not a fan of off shore devs. Their hours are not lined up with ours and there is usually a language barrier. My clients use these people and I hear the “they are not available” excuse a lot.

It also depend on if you want to help the American workforce or just you. 



jason



> On Nov 8, 2016, at 1:19 PM, Keith Smith <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I am a PHP programmer and I have a knack for Internet marketing.
> 
> Say I decide to build a lead site or cultivate leads from the greater phoenix area.  Projects you may qualify for.  Then I hire an off shore developer.  I pay this off shore developer $12 - $15 an hour while charging my client $100 or more an hour.  I line my pockets with $85 plus and hour.
> 
> Does this course of action help my community?
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> What if my choice was to pay you a fair wage (or consulting fee) to work the project or hire that off shore developer for 25% of what your willing to work for?  I would make much less as well.
> 
> I'd like you to tell me what to do.  Hire you or someone off shore.  Please tell me what to do.
> 
> Keith
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