Posted on March 15th, 2010Finding the right software to help you with the creation, organization and maintenance of your website(s) can be difficult, especially when you have several online business to manage, and all of them have different needs. Many times there are no all-inclusive solutions that will automatically solve all of your problems, so you’ll instead have to resort to using many different solutions at once. However, this can be very confusing unless your organization skills are impeccable, and even then it is undoubtedly time consuming. Unless you are willing to settle for less, the only way around this kind of problem is to have your own solution developed.
How Much Will It Cost?
The answer to this question depends entirely upon what it is you’re trying to do with your web hosting software, and who you hire to help you with it. You may be able to save some money if you have some experience with developing software yourself, as you could then work in conjunction with another more experienced developer and pool your intelligence to save time and resources. If you have no experience, and you are not connected with any web developers, you’re probably thinking you’re going to have to pay several thousand dollars to have the software developed.
The fact is, there are so many programmers and web developers that are desperate for work, it is extremely easy to find one that will work with you to create a customized solution for very little money. In fact, the solution you develop will often be cheaper than paying for a third party solution repeatedly, especially if you have many websites, since you’ll have unlimited access to your own solution, and you’ll be able to resell it.
How Do I Find a Cheap and Reliable Web Developer?
If you want to find a good web developer, then you’ll need to sign up for several freelancing websites and place ads stating what it is you want in a web developer. The wise thing to do would be to hire several web developers, and assign each one a role in developing the software, as this would ultimately save you the most money. Once you have signed up to the freelancing sites, you can browse through the services section and become affiliated with many competent web developers that are looking for work. If you can find just five good web developers, and pay each one a total of $300 for the project, then you would only have to spend around $1500 for your own custom software that is capable of managing all of your websites.
The reason why this can be done so inexpensively, is because there is no need to pioneer anything that hasn’t been done before. In other words, there are no revolutionary challenges required to build such a software since there are so many other content management systems and control panels to draw information from. If you assign each developer a simple task, then you’ll be able to save money and get the software built faster.