# Need to Find a Website Developer **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554 "2007-03-26T16:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stewie_Six_Toes)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/1 "2007-03-26T16:00:10Z")
I’ve been working on a business plan for a bit and need to find a developer to partner with to build the website. I’ve tried networking among my friend, but so far that’s yielded few good leads. Is there a site where developers congregate that would be a good place to inquire? Any other avenues I should pursue? I live in New York and am looking to find someone local who would be willing to work almost entirely for equity. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/2 "2007-03-26T16:02:42Z")
Craigslist jumps to mind, post a gig or job on there. Also check [www.getafreelancer.com](http://www.getafreelancer.com) and see if you can find someone there. – IG ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/3 "2007-03-26T19:42:23Z")
What kind of web site do you want: shopping, content, company information? ---
**Author:** ![Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stewie_Six_Toes)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/4 "2007-03-26T21:47:22Z")
Essentially, the project involves integrating payment processing systems and database management with customized off-the-shelf user-generated content software. The most succinct, but not entirely accurate, way of categorizing it would be a Web 2.0 e-commerce site—kind of eBay meets Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/5 "2007-03-26T22:32:34Z")
[QUOTE=Stewie Six Toes] …integrating payment processing systems and database management with customized off-the-shelf user-generated content software… [/QUOTE] That pretty much rules out a HTML tutorial or Front Page Express. 🙂 Have you considered getting the developer with the host. For instance I use [Netfirms.com](http://Netfirms.com) to host my site. They have commerce plans you could try out for $75 for a quarter. With these plans come plenty of tools so you could build the site yourself. At least to complete the business plan. [WebHostDir.com](http://WebHostDir.com) is a place to start looking at which web host would best suit your needs for building a working site. ---
**Author:** ![Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Stewie\_Six\_Toes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stewie_Six_Toes)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-website-developer/397554/6 "2007-03-26T22:48:10Z")
Thanks for your replies. My site’s description is (perhaps overly) simple, but the execution requires real development, tens—if not hundreds—of thousands of dollars worth.