Hiring a Dedicated Magento Developer, Some Helpful Thoughts
If you are looking to hire a dedicated Magento developer, this is something that we can help you with. We work under such models for clients all over the world. There are many advantages in utilizing the help of a highly skilled dedicated Magento Commerce developer and as well as many benefits, however the key question is whether or not you need this service (yet!).
If you are an end client (run your own website) or a development partner (website Development Company, eCommerce consultancy, agency, etc.) were are able to help you take advantage of a dedicated Magento developer assigned to your project and team.
I just want to outline some thoughts of information we share with clients when they enquire about this type of Magento development service with our company. I find that either clients’ have crossed the point of no return or it seems that hiring a dedicated Magento developer is the best possible option. Some are border line and are not quite sure if they should take up that option. And off course some are not quite ready yet for various reasons and are thus better suited to waiting a while until they are certain that this is the best model to adopt.
When deciding to hire a dedicated Magento developer, there are various options to consider. Please all allow me to outline some of these below. I hope this is helpful in both helping you understand what this involves or assisting you in understanding how we can facilitate you in this specialized area if you require these services.
The first thing you need to decide is if you really require a dedicated Magenot programmer or developer. This will depend on the nature, scope and scale of the project(s) you require help with. It may well mean that you do not currently require a dedicated developer and instead are better suited to using dedicated Magento development services on project-by-project, or what we also refer to as a stage by stage basis. This can help minimize the level of commitment if you are not certain that you will require a dedicated Magento developer for the next 1-3 months, or that you will have a steady and certain flow of development work to assign to them.
Using our dedicated Magento development services on a project-by-project/stage-by-stage basis is the most common option and also viable alternative for Magenot developed and many of our clients use this development service. This method of project development involves us providing you a quote on the project development work on a stage-by-stage basis. This means that you send us your initial requirements; we review them carefully and provide you with a fixed cost quote. Essentially it involves us understanding what you require, determining the estimated time frame for completing the project and then quoting you accordingly. We will generally itemize the development items required and the time it will take to accomplish the project at hand. With this development engagement we quote projects based on our development hourly rate so you will know exactly what the project will cost to complete as well as the development time frame.
This kind of model works well for clients that have some immediate needs but will also have some in the future, but not necessarily immediately after the first stage commences.
It’s also appropriate for clients that don’t want to commit to a dedicated team member (which is the second option I will discuss). In such cases this method can work really well. Once we become familiar with all the requirements of your project, your company, website and the likes, which will happen during the development phase, we are easily able to continue the Magento development work as you require.
We are very methodological and have a detailed documentation process which enables us to easily provide development services on a continuous basis as you need them. We love gaining ‘best people for the job’ status for ongoing projects through our ability to understand your needs intimately and also provide you with professional work and a high level of service.
If you have this available, we you can send us the immediate and secondary stages of the project – stage/phase 1, 2, 3 and so forth. This way we can look into all of your requirements at the initial stage, quote you accordingly, get your approval and then commence stage 1. Once this phase is completed and we have both gotten to know each other, and offcourse you are happy and well pleased with our work as well dealing with us, we can then proceed to the next stage of the development, as outlined in the development plan. This is good for clients that have well defined development and project plans, were they plan to address one set of requirements at a time, staring with the most important things first.
If this is the way you would like to proceed, kindly send through your requirements. We will review your Magento project requirements and reply with any questions and/or an itemized proposal ASAP.
There are advantages to undertaking development on a stage-by-stage basis, as mentioned above, one of which is the fact that there is less of a longer term commitment to you, which means that you can can easily stop and start the Magenot development work. Many clients feel comfortable to know this. This method is also helpful for clients that have ongoing Magento projects but not necessarily on continuous basis.
One small disadvantage is that each stage can have some potential delay due to the ‘stop and start’ aspects of this type of development service, as we may not necessarily have someone readily available on immediate short notice to commence the next phase of the project. This often requires us to scope the project, quote it and then schedule the work at each stage once we get your approval. This works well for client clients that don’t mind this stage-to-stage buffer, but may not work for clients who need immediate response time.
I mean, it may only be a few days and often a minimum time gap, but still, some time space will be there. Also, depending on how you are sending the requirements, these would have to be reviewed and quoted at each stage. Don’t get the wrong idea; we do our best to provide service continuity which is helped by the fact that we become very well familiar with your project. However we find that if there is there is continuous ongoing work, it is always more efficient for our clients to take advantage of a dedicated Magento developer. Having a dedicated Magento developer means that the requirements development can commence immediately when sent as the quote and confirmation process is not required due to the pre-determined month by month development commitment.
As I have been discussing, the other option is hire a dedicated Magento developer that we would assign to you personally. Under this arrangement, a dedicated Magento developer will be solely dedicated to your company and project for 1-3 months of dedicated Magento development and support. This is very desirable for clients who have a continuous and constant flow of development work and require complete dedicated attention.
This option provides a good cost reduction, bringing the development rate down to as low as $12.50 USD per hour (prices may vary after the point of publishing this article so please check with one of our sales consultants before making a decision or refer to the appropriate section on our website which will contain up to date rates). This cost reduction is very advantages. Our dedicated Magento developer services can be used by companies all over the world to help them build and establish highly skilled and cost effective Magento development teams. The lower rates will help you greatly reduce your development costs even by as much as 80%.
Another great advantage of having a dedicated Magento developer is the fact that it can help you scale or reduce the development capacity you utilize based on your project(s) requirements as needed.
Finally, the fact that you will always have immediate development and support from a experienced and highly skilled Magento development consultant that is completely dedicated to you will help you add value to your organization and website allowing you to keep it current, evolving and healthy.
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