Scripting Expert

How to Hire the Right Developer for Your Website and Application

If you just want a good solid web application for your business site, you’d want to hire a PHP development firm to do it for you. Sometimes, you might want to hire a full time developer for in house work. In any case, there are some things you can do to make sure that the developer you are hiring will actually be able to make or maintain an application the way you want.

Description

If you want to hire one of the best scripting experts, you want the applicants to know what is expected out of them. If you are posting on freelancing site, you want to let them know:

What kind of application you want them to develop for your business
When you expect the project to be completed
What kind of hourly rates you are willing to pay for the project

You may or may not want to be too specific about the details of the website you want to maintain confidentiality. If you want a full time developer dedicated to your company, then post that. In such cases, you will find that web development firms will be very flexible. They can assign staff to develop and maintain your website 24/7.

Qualification

There are thousands of scripting firms out there and not all of them will be the same. You want the programmer/s developing for your site to have some sort of experience. You want to find a developer or a firm who:

Has made applications for the platform (programming language) you are interested in
Has a good track record with previous websites (you can ask for references)
Has a history of delivering on time and communicating well

When it comes to web development, past performance is a very good indication of how beneficial the developers you hire will be for your website. Unless you are a development company looking for new talent, you don’t want to hire a developer developing the first application with you.

Identifying experts

You will find that companies that are actually experts in web scripting will ask you questions about what you want and discuss in detail about the pros and cons of various technologies. Most programmers will also provide you with a quote based on the requirements you present to them. Some may provide a free quote, while others charge a small fee for the job.