Why are coders so unreliable???

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What the hell is it with coders who like to disappear? How about this - I need coders on a near-daily basis. If you're a coder, and by that I mean PSD->HTML, XHTML, CSS, please list (or pm) your typical hours available (aka best times to reach you), any screennames that you wouldn't mind being reached on to discuss projects, and your typical price for a one page LP. I'd like to have a fairly large list, so that I can find someone quickly when needed.

[Note - YES I "tried the search function" already. In fact, I've contacted about a dozen coders today, or rather, TRIED contacting them. No one is around.]
 


I'm online 14/7 from 10am until midnight. Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
AIM/YMS: senorfixie
MSN/G-Talk/E-Mail: fiksie@gmail.com
Prices start from $40, but if it's a simple page like Criminal Country then I would charge about $30.

As for the reliability, heh, I used to say to people that I could code a page within a day of receiving the psd file but that's not always possible (I've had only 4 requests for coding a page within a day and only once I met the deadline). So turnaround is about 2-3 days.
Or just message me and I will tell you my availability and amount of time for work on current projects.
 
brentdev said:
speed, cost, quality.. pick two you can't have three.....
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As a graphic designer and a writer, I'm well aware of that. I don't recall asking for someone who could do it in 2 hours for $10 and have it perfect. I only asked for people who actually finish what they start, as too many coders seem to think it's acceptable business practices to accept a project, then disappear for a week or two. When I ask a coder at the beginning of a project for a turnaround time, whatever it may be, and they give me an ETA of 12 hours, I expect not to be messaging and/or emailing them 24-48 hours later asking where my files are. I don't often give coders a deadline, I let them tell me when they can have it done by.
 
SilentPen said:
As a graphic designer and a writer, I'm well aware of that. I don't recall asking for someone who could do it in 2 hours for $10 and have it perfect. I only asked for people who actually finish what they start, as too many coders seem to think it's acceptable business practices to accept a project, then disappear for a week or two. When I ask a coder at the beginning of a project for a turnaround time, whatever it may be, and they give me an ETA of 12 hours, I expect not to be messaging and/or emailing them 24-48 hours later asking where my files are. I don't often give coders a deadline, I let them tell me when they can have it done by.
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ETA of 12 hours on the project, or 12 hours from now? There's a big ass difference.
 
Bofu2U said:
ETA of 12 hours on the project, or 12 hours from now? There's a big ass difference.
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The most recent coder told me "This will take me 4 hours to complete. I've got another project to complete first, but you'll have your files within 12 hours". Unless I'm mistaken, that meant 12 hours from the time he said that.
 
This is a weird problem that I have encountered (first- or secondhand) a lot on forums.

Does not only apply to coders though, also applies to grafx artists, writers, etc..

Only explanation I would have for this is that contracts only made by email / PM are not seen as "binding" so much as other contracts, but I really do not know.

Fun side note:
We have switched to physical documents that have to be SIGNED and sent back to us from some of our partners.
Why?
Because we had the same problem with email communication. People would say "yeah I checked and everything is working" only to come back to us a few days later, red with rage because some minor shit was out of whack. Same for contracts / technical specifications / deadlines / you name it.

You can literally see the change in attitude once they have to physically sign a document.

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SilentPen said:
As a graphic designer and a writer, I'm well aware of that. I don't recall asking for someone who could do it in 2 hours for $10 and have it perfect. I only asked for people who actually finish what they start, as too many coders seem to think it's acceptable business practices to accept a project, then disappear for a week or two. When I ask a coder at the beginning of a project for a turnaround time, whatever it may be, and they give me an ETA of 12 hours, I expect not to be messaging and/or emailing them 24-48 hours later asking where my files are. I don't often give coders a deadline, I let them tell me when they can have it done by.
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My bad, that comment was actually directed at HBZSoftware.com's comment (which was right before mine).. probably should have used the quote function.

Well I agree with you 100%. As both a love and a fighter myself, i think it doesn't matter whether its a coder, copywriter, designer or even pool boy, if a deadline is agreed upon before the service begins, unless something unforeseeable occurs (at which time they should immediately contact you so that you can both work out a modified timeline) you should expect them to do their job as promised.
 
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