Ask HN: Best way to outsource well spec'd out project

I have a sub $5k project, thoroughly spec'd out (I'm a dev myself) from UI down to the DB. What's the best way these days given the tight market to get a tightly scoped project like this of this size (small) constructed well, specifically finding a developer or development shop?

ahsanhilal 15y

Well it depends on truly what the scope of the project is. You could possibly find freelancers and coders at

http://www.rent-acoder.com/ http://www.project4hire.com/ http://www.freelancer.com/

or other sites that could match you with programmers. It also depends on what the project is exactly for, mobile, web app etc. and how many hours it is going to take to finish the project (an estimate). From my experience, it is very hard to get a US based programmer to do the job in that tight a budget, but it is of course dependent on the projects scope.

Hope that helps.

PS I do know some development companies that can give you a quote.

bglenn09OP15y

Thanks for the info. If you have shops you've worked with that you had good experiences with I'd love a referral. The project is web app + mobile optimized web, very data-driven and straightforward.

ahsanhilal 15y

Email me at ahsanhilal@gmail.com. I can refer you to a shop.

luckystrike 15y

I wrote this comment on the India specific HN version that has some suggestions on how to go about finding a good offshore development firm - http://hackerstreet.in/item?id=1058

The suggestions are quite generic and might be of some help even if you are looking for a freelancer/firm in any other geographic region as well.

bglenn09OP15y

great stuff, thanks.

bglenn09OP15y

The project is a web app with an associated mobile app; html/css/jquery/php/mysql type of project.

petervandijck 15y

Put your email in your profile so that people can contact you.

bglenn09OP15y

done. thank you, i had assumed it showed up automatically.

phlux 15y

Whats the platform you're developing for?

Check out http://pervasent.com for mobile.