OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

[Kaoru Wilbur]

Yeah, but Paul with oDesk, it's a 1099 situation    :)
So, depending on the consultant,  could be more!




On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Paul Mooring <paul at getchef.com> wrote:

> Not to discourage you from trying to make this happen, but a bit of
> perspective might help.  Currently android/java developers are in great
> demand, where I live the average salary is around $110,000/yr or roughly
> $2100/week.  Having done a bit of contract/outsourcing work myself, I can
> tell you the experienced contractors/developers intended to lose as much as
> a weeks time on any project just trying to understand what needs to happen
> and working with the stake holders to make changes along the lines of "one
> more simple thing".  The take away is there's going to be a minimum
> price/complexity to justify taking on a project for a skilled/competent
> developer and if your app doesn't meet that benchmark you're going to have
> hard time finding a U.S. based competent developer interested in it.
>
> This doesn't mean it's a bad idea or you shouldn't do it, just keep in
> mind that while you may be really passionate about your idea to developers
> it's one of many offers to work on a contract for an individual  offering
> below market rates.  That's a great fit for  contractors in India, students
> or a dev trying to expand her skill set (web dev still learning mobile
> apps, etc.) but not so appealing to established professionals.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 10:04 AM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
>> Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...
>>
>> How can I find a skilled/competent/reasonably priced Android App
>> Developer ... preferrably Arizona local or at least in the U.S.?
>>
>> I've tried elance.com and odesk.com and several similar sites, without
>> success. Mostly get proposals from India and Pakistan, etc.
>>
>> I'm willing to pay up to $1,000 (perhaps more) to get the results we need
>> for an app to read, scroll, flip pages, and search within a book. Should
>> be relatively simple and straight-forward.  Need to be able to add to the
>> content and submit updates to the Google playstore myself.
>>
>> See my first-attempt (which does not yet work as well as we need it to)
>> here:
>>
>>
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.CompareBibleVersionsPackage
>>
>> Please respond either here or off-line to joe(at)actionline.com
>>
>>
>>
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