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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
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>>>> I'm debating whether I should hire an expert programmer for $X/hour,
>>>> or a company of expert programmers for $2X/hour. =A0It makes sense fro=
m
>>>> a financial perspective to hire programmers directly, but I wonder if
>>>> there are benefits to hiring a really good company.
[snip]
Thank you Florian and Alan. This subject has proven difficult to
research and how cool to get in touch with lucid and experienced
individuals like yourselves.
I think I need to hire one or more programmers and manage them myself
precisely because I don't know how to do it. For many years I handled
all business duties myself, and I've slowly been handing off duties,
and I think that has been working because I know first-hand exactly
how each of those duties should be done. So many times my business
has required something I don't know how to do and I've been faced with
the choice of learning how to do it myself or hiring someone who does.
I've chosen to learn how to do it myself every single time and it's
served me well, although it is very much the long and hard way.
I'll be getting my feet wet with this shortly. Any other tips
regarding the management of one or more programmers working on various
small web projects? Maybe workflow or any key procedures a newbie
manager should follow?
- Grant