Running my own web development company specializing in open source web development in general.
How to get full benefit of my expertise:
For more than 10 years being in out sourced computing industry I have observed that the most crucial aspect which lead to lower than expected results is lack of complete communication. On Kasamba many times I get contacted by clients with very brief description of thei problem, and it delays the solution and costs as well. Always remember , the problems, project requirements and specifications should be as precise and to the point as possible so that it leaves no scope of assumption as to what you may need. As my prospective client I would always strive to deliver the best of my expertise and to let us achive that goal, I always advise do some home work before making a first contact either live or via email.
Keep the following handy before you contact.
1. In case of trouble shooting with any application, website or script please keep a screen shot of the error on page and the url of the page where it occured.
2. Keep the ftp and control panel access ready should we happen to fix the issues immediately. Most of the problem will be quickly resolved by looking at the error and using control panel looking at error logs and determine exact cause of issue. Always take a backup of site source codes should something goes wrong how ever its quite unlikely if you are with right expert however better safe.
3. You can provide selective access to files of your site by creating ftp users for that directory where to be debugged files reside. It will help you make sure you dont expose everything to the expert.
4. You must test everything when expert says job done. In case of errors provide immediate feedback to expert and the same will be resolved.
Above tips are applicabe if you are contacting me for web scripts writtejn in php, perl, java scripts , web pages, flash action scripts and scientific computing use Mathematica and Matlabs.
Tips for new project (Check Before you contact):
1. Document your idea and write specifications in as much detail as possible for various functions your project needs to perform.
2. Make a check list and deliverables lists so that you can check what expert is delivering against your check lists and make sure everythingg goes as par plan.
3. Unplanned and un-documented computing projects will have less probability of getting finished to minute details.
4. Outsourcing does provide competitive costs and access to variety of experts and if done properly using proper documentation of specifications of the project, you can expect better out come at minimum costs.
5. Always mention your deadline if any in all new project requrests. Avoid providing or requesting personal information as its againsts Kasamba's provacy policy.