Hi, I had a website created by a programmer-designer in 2006 and ClickBank was my payment processor. I made some sales through that site, but had little success with the affiliate program. In 2009 a person came along in my business endeavors and offered to switch me over to a WordPress website to market and sell the same health related products. The end result of this relationship was that the WordPress site never got set-up to completion. I got as far as adding content to this site, added links to products, articles, etc... and placed some buy buttons on the site. However, I have no payment processor to sell my products, so the site is basically an informational source at this time without any capabilities for making and processing a sale. My ClickBank account has been cancelled due to inactivity. I am not sure who I want to work with this time around, as far as a payment processor, but I am thinking that one solution would be to work with E-Junkie since I have e-books to market. Suggestions on how to the approach the marketing side of this would be greatly appreciated. So, I am looking to find a professional to get the WordPress site fully functional, activated for achieving sales, and set on autopilot. I would prefer working with someone that has a very in depth knowledge of both HTML and Web Design. Any people interested in this project will be given an in depth statement of work regarding all details that will cover set-up tasks needed. I will need someone with a good cross sectional background having to do with the complete set-up and implementation of WordPress sites. I am not looking for someone that is already loaded up with customers, super busy, and only able to fit me in sparingly. That will not work. It is not as urgent to me regarding when I start the process then it is to get the work done in a timely manner once the project gets going. Once a commitment and agreement has been made I expect the work to progress to successful completion in a timely manner. I do not pay upfront money, but am willing to negotiate milestone or progress payments as the work gets done to my satisfaction. That can only be accomplished by doing the work required in a timely manner, and by doing it right the first time. I think I am pretty easy to work with, but my expectations are very high regarding the quality of work I will receive from the individual I choose to work with. If there is anyone out there that would be interested in discussing this project with me in more depth than I welcome any responses to this thread. I will also expect to see samples of your work and will also request references that I can contact to confirm reliability and level of expertise. Thank you, Dennis
Dennis, not to step on G705's toes, but you may have better luck in the services section of the forum. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=60 Also, just based on my personal experience, very few people will start a project without a deposit, particularly having to go behind and follow up someone else's work..the first question that comes to mind is, "What happened to the last guy" , (that definitely takes me out of the pool) So you need to do your homework on who you hire and use a reliable method of payment like Pay Pal. Besides someone who knows Worpdress and HTML, you need someone versed in setting up ecommerce sites. Webmasters and Designers are not "one guy knows all". Lastly this: This is some kind of internet folklore. You have just named 2 very different skill sets, and you need to determine what you are looking for besides just having the site built. There is no such thing as "set it and forget it" on the web. You either need to do some very good SEO (or hire someone to do it) to get traffic to the site, or do Search Engine Marketing...advertise via a program like Adwords to drive traffic to the site. Traffic won't show up on it's own and start clicking links and buying stuff. These are all distinct and specific skill sets, and do not all fall under a general "get someone to finish my site" umbrella. I suggest you sit down and determine what you need, and that will help you choose who you should work with. If your goal is "set it and forget it" you need to hire someone versed in all of those things, not just a Wordpress guy, and you should also realize that they still take time, and testing to get the formula right so that you can eventually sit back and just fine tune things every now and then. Both SEO and SEM are usually ongoing services, not just a one time set up. So based on all of your needs, I would be especially weary of anyone who would take on these projects with no money down. Just my opinion. Good luck in your search.
erm hmafiled i have a lot of experience on both if u check all my posts so please dont go on killing clients
My first statement was I wasn't trying to step on your toes.You just happen to post ahead of me...Sorry if it came off like that... But since this is not the right section of the forum anyway, just offering the new member a few tips since he's not from around here.
Hey hmansfiled, By no means are stepping on anyone's feet. I appreciate your input. Thank you for the heads up on posting in the services selection of the forum. I felt it was a little premature to send out a detailed list of everything I need done to my website since I am just looking for parties that are interested in taking on new projects. I wanted to get some feedback from maybe 1, 2 or even 3 people that might be interested in looking at what I need done and then after making those connections, send each person a detailed statement of work for all the things I need done. I did not see the point in doing that on an initial post. As far as posting in the right places I appreciate your help on that issue and I wondered if I had posted in the right place or not. As far as upfront payments, there is not guarantee that you will get what you want by paying upfront money. I do understand what you are saying. I know that some people will expect upfront money. I certainly am not naive and understand how things generally work when receiving services of any value. I am content to wait and find someone that is good at what they do but also willing to negotiate on the payment side of things. On the one hand if a person is really good at what they do, and in demand, then they certainly might think they are entitled to upfront money. The other side of the coin is that there are many instances where people get ripped off by extending upfront payments, unless there is money deposited into an escrow account for the protection of the client and the person doing the work. So, regardless of the situation, my policy is no upfront payments for work that has not been accomplished. Do people get advances on paid hourly wages working for companies? No. Why should a freelance artist not be in the same boat and have to prove their workmanship prior ro receiving any payments for their services. So, thanks for you input but I What happened to the last guy? He just quit working on my project because he had other priorities. As far as folklore about set it and forget it, I understand what you are saying and have been a little out of the loop with staying up to date on the Internet and the things required for success. I do agree that I should sit down and write a list of everything I need done and be prepared to submit that
Yep you have to be careful, but, Web Developers, SEO Experts, PHP Programmers, and Designers are not hourly employees, nor unskilled labor so you will have a hard time trying to pay them like that, and good ones...would never take on a new client with those stipulations. They don't have to. It really has nothing to do with "entitlement", it's just the way most programmers and designers do business. Why? Because clients are worldwide now, and promising to pay later is a common tactic to screw over the web guy. If you have reservations, best to do business with someone in your own locale under the same laws. Would you pay a plumber, electrician, car mechanic or contractor via escrow? Probably not and most won't start a job without a deposit either. What would they tell you if you told them that you want the job started, but aren't paying a deposit? You can give it a shot though... Lotta people on this forum, with a lot of different expertise's. just look around and check them out, you'll find someone. Good Luck.
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Vlam1989, Thank you for the response. I will be reviewing my options for working with programmers-web designers and I will visit your sites to review. I will get back to you with questions thereafter. I appreciate your interest and am very focused this time around to find people to work with that are extremely competent, reliable, and easy to work with. Once I have chosen someone to work with, and have given the green light to proceed, it will be critical that the webmaster-programmer-web designer move in an expeditious manner to get everything set-up. That is why it is important for me to work with someone that is competent with WordPress and setting up online businesses. I work a 10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m shift at a resort so my sleeping patterns are all messed up. I do not have Internet access at work and am finding that I do not have a lot of free time now to be on the Internet. So, I will be in touch. I have next Sunday and Monday off and will be trying to evaluate who has contacted me, where I am at with my product review, and what I need from people regarding any questions, work samples, references, and bids. I created all my products, so I have had these products done for some time. However, I will be going back over them to make sure all links are working and to proofread one more time. I may need to write additional content for the site, so I will try to have all that wrapped up before I commence working with someone like yourself to complete the WordPress website project. Glad to hear you are experienced with WordPress. Thank you, Dennis