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How to find and use Freelance Offshore Lotus Notes Developers

• I am building a Lotus Notes application and would like to involve 3rd party developers for building/imporving certain modules of that application. 1.) I am looking for sources/websites that list freelance Lotus Notes developers (with information on their costs (i.e., daily or hourly $ rate or whether they bid for the entire project) 2.) Would like to see if I can get some sort of a "rating" on the indvidual developers (somthing like the Ebay rating system) so that I be a litte confident before working with someone I have never met before. 3.) Also would like some general tips and guidance with working with freelance/moonlighting developers (e.g., confidentiality, accountability etc)

• Answer:

  Hello, vicsing: I know about a website that meet all your criteria, let me explain how it works and how you can get your work done. The site you need it's called Rent a Coder and you can find it here: Rent a Coder http://www.rentacoder.com/ Then you need to subscribe yourself as a buyer, that is, someone who needs some software development, check out this page to know what exactly a buyer is: How Does it Work for Buyers? http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/SoftwareBuyers/Help.asp?txtTitle=How+Does+it+Work+for+Buyers%3F Basically, this is the process you must follow to get your software done: 1) Post your bid request 2) Receive bids from coders 3) Accept a bid and put payment in escrow 4) Work is done by coder 5) Receive and approve work 6) Rate coder And this is how this site meets all your requeriments: "1.) I am looking for sources/websites that list freelance Lotus Notes developers (with information on their costs (i.e., daily or hourly $ rate or whether they bid for the entire project)" Right now there isn't an specific category for Lotus Notes, but this is not a problem, you can mark your work request as Database or Misc and put Lotus Notes on the work subject, don't worry about that, there is a lot of developers that know about Lotus Notes. Regarding rates, you set the minimum and maximum allowed price and you receive bids from coders, then you can choose the one you think it's the best. "2.) Would like to see if I can get some sort of a "rating" on the indvidual developers (somthing like the Ebay rating system) so that I be a litte confident before working with someone I have never met before." You not only get a rating of coders based on previous works, but you get a complete resume and a complete work history to get confident with that person. For example, check out this top coder: About Anuj Gakhar http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/SoftwareCoders/showBioInfo.asp?lngAuthorId=125783 "3.) Also would like some general tips and guidance with working with freelance/moonlighting developers (e.g., confidentiality, accountability etc)" Regarding confidentiality, you can post your own NDA (non-disclosure agreement) the coders must return scanned and signed if they want to know about your project, also you can request they post some feedback each week about the project progress. Regarding accountability, the website (RentaCoder.com) manages all the finances through the Safe Project Escrow system, acting as an escrow agent between you and the developer and protecting you from get *cheated* and assuring that you receive the work you have paid for, check out the following link for more information: Safe Project Escrow http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/SoftwareBuyers/FAQ.asp#SafeProjectEscrow Right now there is a pool of 50,145 registered coders and most projects gets more than 50 bids each, I think it's a great platform, both for developers and buyers. Please, let me know if you have any other question and don't hesitate to request for any clarification. Regards.