Ask El Diablo

[meleader2]

El D,

I have an idea for a website that seems like it would generate alot of money through advertising. I have no idea how to make it using PHP. Is it worth outsourcing my idea to pay some chinese company to make it/upkeep it (relatively low upkeep, maybe just server upgrades) or should I consider making it myself by teaching myself PHP to save $?

FWIW, I do NOT know how to make decent webpages and I don't know how to make database inquiry software, also there is already a website for the other side of this market (which they can probably expand to if I don't get in on it first).

[ChicagoTroy]

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El D,

I have an idea for a website that seems like it would generate alot of money through advertising. I have no idea how to make it using PHP. Is it worth outsourcing my idea to pay some chinese company to make it/upkeep it (relatively low upkeep, maybe just server upgrades) or should I consider making it myself by teaching myself PHP to save $?

FWIW, I do NOT know how to make decent webpages and I don't know how to make database inquiry software, also there is already a website for the other side of this market (which they can probably expand to if I don't get in on it first).

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The company I run now has been very satisfied with outsourcing to Indian IT firms. Elance allows you to get bids on projects and read reviews/samples of their past work. It takes patience with the time zone and cultural differences, but we've found it worthwhile.

[meleader2]

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El D,

I have an idea for a website that seems like it would generate alot of money through advertising. I have no idea how to make it using PHP. Is it worth outsourcing my idea to pay some chinese company to make it/upkeep it (relatively low upkeep, maybe just server upgrades) or should I consider making it myself by teaching myself PHP to save $?

FWIW, I do NOT know how to make decent webpages and I don't know how to make database inquiry software, also there is already a website for the other side of this market (which they can probably expand to if I don't get in on it first).

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The company I run now has been very satisfied with outsourcing to Indian IT firms. Elance allows you to get bids on projects and read reviews/samples of their past work. It takes patience with the time zone and cultural differences, but we've found it worthwhile.

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cool, what have you found regarding adding functionality to a website later on? this would be like adding a picture field or whatever, also it'd be pretty small, just like a database PHP web application. very small, and fast, not flashy and slow like myspace