[AccessD] [Fwd: Project Notification]

Charlotte Foust cfoust at infostatsystems.com
Thu Feb 9 10:10:35 CST 2006


ROTFL  Wow!  A whole $12 and hour??  You've hit the big time!

Charlotte


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:33 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] [Fwd: Project Notification]


>Most of the ones I look at are so vaguely worded that I wonder how you 
>can
make a reasonable estimate of cost. 

And the answer is, I don't make an estimate of cost, I quote my hourly
rate plus expenses, with a disclaimer that their spec is so vaguely
worded that a fixed quote is not possible. Of course my hourly rate is
about 5-10 times that of an Indian responding so if these companies are
inclined to do that I can't compete.

I actually got a phone call the other night from a company in India,
quoting me $12 / hour for all kinds of offshoring work.

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 11:36 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] [Fwd: Project Notification]

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
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>
>
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> Dear Rocky:
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> Within the last 24 hours, employers posted one or more projects that
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> 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.
>
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> 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.
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