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@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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I'd like you to tell me what to do. Hire you or someone off shore. Please tell me what to do.
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> Keith
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