Ask HN: How do you handle small web/tech requests from friends?

Re:Ask HN: How do you handle small web/tech requests from fr... by dotBen on Monday February 28, 2011 @04:20PM (#2272972)

Good point. I'm a consultant/contractor by trade so I have a very clear billable hourly rate...

But my billable rate for SF-based high quality developer network and API ecosystem strategy + development is not good value for setting up WordPress. In fact it's probably a degree of magnitude bigger if you compare it to getting a student or off-shore person to do it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: How do you handle small web/tech requests from fr... by nl on Monday February 28, 2011 @11:07PM (#2274231)

I've had a number of "please setup Wordpress" type requests. These days I just point them at a hosting company with a One-Click-Installer (Dreamhost has worked ok for me) and tell them to have a go.

If I don't think they are going to be capable of doing that, then I point them at Wordpress.org

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: How do you handle small web/tech requests from fr... by dotBen on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @04:03PM (#2277186)

Well I'm a shareholder in WPEngine.com (WP hosting platform!) so yes, I should route all my WP requests I receive to them! :)

[ Parent | on HN ]