Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code

Re:Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code by Raed667 on Sunday November 15, 2015 @01:23PM (#10570466)

I can relate to this. A few years ago, as a young student that have invested time to learn PHP, MySQL and the inner workings of WordPress Themes and Plugins I found that people who didn't even know HTML where filling the local freelance market with prices I can't beat.

I ended-up offering higher prices for custom solutions (that took me more and more time) finally it reached the point where the highest price I could ask for (as a 20y/o student) wasn't worth the time invested in each project, and I quit freelancing.

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Re:Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code by jakejake on Sunday November 15, 2015 @01:57PM (#10570615)

I have a few reasonably popular Wordpress plugin, maybe around 500k installs. I get offers all the time from people wanting me to build them something for $25.

If you use Wordpress to find clients, it's tough to find good paying work. But if you find clients elsewhere, then you can use Wordpress as a part of your overall solution and save time.

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Re:Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code by Raed667 on Sunday November 15, 2015 @02:29PM (#10570741)

These "WordPress admins" are just giving the rest of us a bad name. Last time I tried to convince a client that a WordPress would suit their needs just fine with a custom theme that I'll write, they first disagreed and wanted some framework then tried to cut the budget in half (just for mentioning WordPress)

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Re:Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code by nofearinc on Monday November 16, 2015 @04:26AM (#10573441)

most _capable_ people selling WordPress nowadays don't sell WordPress itself, but a solution, purely because of the bad rap and the "WordPress developers" out there. I personally don't feel comfortable being "ashamed" of what I work because of the fact that 9 out of 10 people out on the street sell WordPress websites and claim that they are developers.

And I don't see a reason to switch to a more elitist community just to avoid the ones who've intruded or don't know better due to the lack of educational resources and standards.

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Re:Don’t Call Yourself a Developer If You Don’t Code by jakejake on Sunday November 15, 2015 @09:10PM (#10572232)

Wow that sounds like a bad client!

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