O/T : Looking for an entry level LAMP developer for contract work.

[Keith Smith]

Thanks!!


On 2015-07-22 13:19, Stephen Partington wrote:
> I shared this to someone i know that is looking.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Keith Smith
> <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I posted for an entry level LAMP developer a week or so ago
>> figuring I would find a number of people wanting to break into LAMP
>> development. What I received was a lackluster response. I was
>> offering $22/hr 1099 with the potential to bill 40 hours a week. I
>> figured by the time that person pays for health insurance figured at
>> $250/mo, pays he self employment tax, and takes some vacation time
>> and holiday time off, this compensation would be about $18 an hour
>> W2 or $36,000 a year.
>> 
>> Here is the contract description:
>> 
>> I am looking for an entry level LAMP developer. Would like someone
>> with entry level PHP skills and entry level Linux skills. Stuff
>> like the ability to add a user, add a sudo user, and configure
>> vhosts on apache. I will give directions with examples and they
>> will be working on a development VPS so if they blow it we just spin
>> up another. As for PHP skills if this person knows how to write a
>> MySql connection string and is able to insert, update, delete and
>> list.... this person could be what I am looking for. This is a
>> maintenance job. This person would need to know some HTML and CSS.
>> jQuery would be a plus.
>> 
>> This contract could last as long as 2 or 3 years. At that point we
>> would need to either up the compensation or understand when this
>> person takes off for other opportunities.
>> 
>> Is the compensation fair? Any ideas why I received such a lukewarm
>> response?
>> 
>> Your feedback is much appreciated.
>> 
>> Keith
>> 
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