Hey guys, I need some advice on a startup I have been planning for a few years.
I have an online business idea I plan on starting in the next few months. Throughout college, I wrote the business plan for this startup. The website will require extensive php programming which I have no knowledge of up until 3 months ago. I bought a book and started studying php. I am 3 months in and realize that to build the site I desire, I am a long way off. Here is my plan... I will start to write the code for the site and learn everyday, adding the features neccessary. I think this will take minimum a year to complete. My concern is that the final product won't be as functional as I had planned. In addition, this idea will take credit cards through a merchant account so I am a little bit concerned with security.
My other option is to hire a coder on elance to build the site for me. It would cost somewhere around $5000 but I assume they would build it to my needs. I know eventually, if this project becomes successful I woudl have to hire a php engineer. Does anyone have any advice on the best route to take?
I have an online business idea I plan on starting in the next few months. Throughout college, I wrote the business plan for this startup. The website will require extensive php programming which I have no knowledge of up until 3 months ago. I bought a book and started studying php. I am 3 months in and realize that to build the site I desire, I am a long way off. Here is my plan... I will start to write the code for the site and learn everyday, adding the features neccessary. I think this will take minimum a year to complete. My concern is that the final product won't be as functional as I had planned. In addition, this idea will take credit cards through a merchant account so I am a little bit concerned with security.
My other option is to hire a coder on elance to build the site for me. It would cost somewhere around $5000 but I assume they would build it to my needs. I know eventually, if this project becomes successful I woudl have to hire a php engineer. Does anyone have any advice on the best route to take?
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