Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Wed Feb 8 22:36:13 CST 2006
Makes sense. The numbers sound right. I can't even compete with programmers in this country let alone overseas where the wage rate is so much lower. Most of the ones I look at are so vaguely worded that I wonder how you can make a reasonable estimate of cost. Rocky John Colby wrote: > Rocky, > > I do work with them. I have one client that I got through them, but I > suspect only because they wanted to actually meet to discuss it and they > were down on the coast. I have actually bid on perhaps 50 projects and > landed exactly one. > > However if you watch what goes by on that site you can get a good laugh. > > "I need a spider to scan the major bookseller web sites, looking for my > books. I need it to find the lowest price, then bid one cent below that > lowest price. Email me the results. And the total cost for this project > must be $75 or less". > > Uhhhh... OK. Idiot. Unfortunately quite typical. > > So yes, we are competing with India, Russia and China. OTOH, we also > probably have list members in India, and Shamil is in Russia. China is less > likely. > > Guru.com claim that less than 30% of all the contracts go overseas, but you > have heard the old saw about "liars, damned liars, and statisticians". My > guess is that less than 40% of all contracts even get awarded, with 75% of > them going overseas. 75% of 40% = 30%. > > And in spite of it all, I still respond if they sound like they have a clue > (which isn't all THAT often). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:36 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: [AccessD] [Fwd: Project Notification] > > Any body work with Guru.com? Anybody have any success with it? Are we > competing with programmers in India, Russia, and China? > > Rocky > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Project Notification > Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:19:26 -0500 (EST) > From: Guru.com <info at guru.com> > To: bchacc at san.rr.com > > > > > Guru.com : Project Notification > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear Rocky: > > Within the last 24 hours, employers posted one or more projects that match > your profile(s). > > How to find the below project(s): > ---Sign in to your professional account: http://www.guru.com/pro/login.cfm > ---On the My Admin page, click the "Project Notifications" link. > > Want to stop receiving Project Notification emails? > Learn how here: http://www.guru.com/help/pro/invites.cfm#turn_off > --------------------------------------------------- > Profile ID: 611628 matches... > Project ID: 192572 > Title: Commission Calculation program > Category: Programming / Software / Database Development > Description: > We are a mortgage company where we hire Loan Agents on commission, based on > funded loans. > > We need a system that will calculate our loan agent's commission according > to percentage, deductions, fees, etc., > > We need to maintain a database of all Loan Agents and their earned > commission. We need to maintance a database of all loans funded. > > We need to be able to generate reports on specific loan commissions on > particular time frame. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > Profile ID: 611628 matches... > Project ID: 192628 > Title: VBA/Access Function > Category: Programming / Software / Database Development > Description: > I need an VBA function to be used in an Access database that will compare > two strings. If the strings are match with only a two character difference > the function should return "True". If the strings vary by more than a two > character difference the function should return false. The strings will > have no punctuation or spaces. I NEED THIS NO LATER THAN 02/08/2006 5pm > CST. > > Examples: > Smith101MainStreet & Smiht101MainStreet = True Smit101MainStreet & > Smith101MainStreet = True Smith10111MainStreet & Smith101MainStreet = True > Smit101ManStreet & Smith101MainStreet = True > > Smith222MainStreet & Smith101MainStreet = False Smith101MaintainStreet & > Smith101MainStreet = False Smoth101ManyStreet & Smith101MainStreet = False > > I will pay $45 for this function. I also have a large amount of similar > work and Access development that I would happily give to someone that can > show me quality and on time results. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________________ > > This Project Notification will be deleted from your account in two weeks. > Avoid deletion, and save a copy to your Watch List. > - Sign in to your professional account: http://www.guru.com/pro/login.cfm > - On the My Admin page, click the "Project Notifications" link. > - Click the "Add to Watch List" button. > > _______________________________________________________ > > Payment Protection Tip: > > Always remember to complete your transactions on Guru.com. 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