A question regarding hiring overseas

[JamesDavid]

So I ran into a guy the other day who told me he has a programmer he uses overseas to program his code, not graphics or templates but his code.

He made reference that the coder he uses costs him next to nothing, like $200/month and he is constantly working for him.

Now I understand this guy could be blowing smoke but I have to ask.

Understanding people work for different amounts of money all around the world.. Is there coders you can hire on a monthly basis overseas.. and if so what would it cost to hire him/her? Like say I could promise a decent coder a years worth of work, what woudl this cost me monthly?

Thanks

 

[~ The 34 Year Buzz!!]

I can't give you an exact monthly number. Here is something which might help:
Do you know enough coding to evaluate his/her skills, especially related to security?*

*Actually, that same question applies to anyone you might hire, even expensive pros.

Clear communication might also be an issue.
Short answer = "Yes, some people work very hard for what we consider to be extremely cheap."

 

[JamesDavid]

Yes I understand coding well enough to review code and test it..

Any idea how to establish such working relationships?

 

[~ The 34 Year Buzz!!]

Any idea how to establish such working relationships?

~$200/month is pretty cheap; If it has to be that low:

• Craigslist in "poor English speaking countries & India"
• Forums like here, DP & V7N (but you will get replies from many who aren't really qualified)
• One other idea: Post a few (small) jobs on rent-a-coder; How strict are their rules about "future contact" w/ the cheap coders there? (ie. Hire once through RAC and then cut out the middle-man)

Have fun

 

[domainhustle]

some great ideas from the 34 year buzz but again be careful when hiring at that low a price for a service like coding. Also look at odesk and other outsource sites + don't just focus on outsourcing there are some great guys who are younger and don't have a lot of life's overhead yet who will work on a basis of availability for less as well.

 

[jacobatwood]

It depends on the good relations and past works. There is not much risk in hiring overseas programmer.

 

[kidd3r]

I've hired people from EasyOutsource before to carry out some tasks. It's always gone well for me.

www.easyoutsource.com

 

[eagle12]

Just know you get what you pay for. If you want this to be a growing a business then you need to have a good working relationship with that developer.