The cheaper the project is, the more likely it is to attract weirdos. $2000 is the daily rate of quite a few freelance programmers I know, and the projects they do take longer than a day.
For one $2000 project, people are going to want to see your face. For a $500,000 project, people are fine with email and phone.
This seems to follow the bikeshedding line of thought (i.e. the more approachable something is, the more you involve yourself)?
Since this site seems to be an international offer I see the following counter points:
* Getting $2000 per day is ridiculously high for lots of people. Just think of eastern Europe & India, to name some obvious samples
* Paying $2000 might be a lot as well: Again, thinking on an international. If you live in a "poorer" place investing $2000 to get someone to create your idea might be more close to the $500,000 for your guys (those with $2000 per day have to work 250 days to get there. $2000 can be close to a yearly income depending on your place of work).
And in the end I don't understand that people want to offer remote jobs/telecommuting, but still want to talk face to face. But I understand that this is something a quite personal decision or preference, so maybe this is just to be expected for some people/clients.
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The cheaper the project is, the more likely it is to attract weirdos. $2000 is the daily rate of quite a few freelance programmers I know, and the projects they do take longer than a day.
For one $2000 project, people are going to want to see your face. For a $500,000 project, people are fine with email and phone.
This seems to follow the bikeshedding line of thought (i.e. the more approachable something is, the more you involve yourself)?
Since this site seems to be an international offer I see the following counter points:
* Getting $2000 per day is ridiculously high for lots of people. Just think of eastern Europe & India, to name some obvious samples
* Paying $2000 might be a lot as well: Again, thinking on an international. If you live in a "poorer" place investing $2000 to get someone to create your idea might be more close to the $500,000 for your guys (those with $2000 per day have to work 250 days to get there. $2000 can be close to a yearly income depending on your place of work).
And in the end I don't understand that people want to offer remote jobs/telecommuting, but still want to talk face to face. But I understand that this is something a quite personal decision or preference, so maybe this is just to be expected for some people/clients.