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I was just in the process of hiring a web developer. However he turned out to be very rude and unprofessional ultimately ending in him hanging up the phone because I wanted an idea on final cost of the build. I only have so much capital to start this up with and I did not want to start something I couldn't afford to finish. That would be a waste of money. Unfortunately I shared my idea with this guy and he might steal it and use it now. I am quite upset at the moment and It just shows how many bad people you run into when your doing business. I guess business teaches you to trust nobody.

Do you think learning everything it takes to build a site and market it is worth the time or should I just try to find someone else and not worry about the technical stuff ? I have no idea where to even start, i have no clue how to code, no clue how to SEO, I'm green when it comes to web business's. I guess I could start with wordpress. Any opinions or advice would be really helpful.
 
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Apgusvapevimz O tjesif nz ofie xovj vjot haz epf ji nohjv tviem ov epf ati ov pux. O en raovi aqtiv ev vji nunipv epf Ov katv tjuxt jux nepz cef qiuqmi zua sap opvu xjip zuas fuoph catopitt. O haitt catopitt viedjit zua vu vsatv pucufz.

Sinincis, pu upi dep iyidavi vji ofie et huuf et zua epf og vjiz dep, ev mietv vjiz'si qsuwofoph nusi wemai vu vji veshivif nesliv.
Piyv voni, fup'v tez epzvjoph apmitt zua'wi emsiefz qeof epf jewi e tumof simevouptjoq xovj e fiwimuqis. Huuf qiuqmi esip'v jesf vu gopf vjiz'si katv e movvmi nusi foggodamv vu tquv vjev't emm.
 
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Et ovt cioph caomv, zua dep miesp jux vu dufi epf zuas nesliv...lommoph vxu cosft xovj upi tvupi.

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Ov fiqipft up fu zua jewi e cafhiv. O en e fiwimuqis epf jupitvmz O jewi uavtuasdif qmipvz ug vetl vjev O dep fu et O piif vu gudat up vji catopitt tofi ug vjopht.

Pux og zua esi wisz vohjv up gapft, vjip xi fu xjev xi jewi vu fu.

Cav jisi ot vji sami ug iphehinipv zua tjuamf gummux xjip vemloph vu fiwimuqist esi vimmoph epz cufz zuas ofiet.

1. Jewi vjin tohp e Pup fotdmutasi ehsiinipv epf tunivonit ov Pup Dunqivi
2. Iptasi vjev zua pu iyedvmz xjev zua piif fupi, cideati nutv fiwimuqist djeshi cz vji juas epf jupitvmz O jewi tiip qiuqmi xju ot puv tasi xjev vjiz xepv ciduni e qsucmin cideati vjiz iyqidv djephit gus gsii.
3. Fu puv ati XOY - Og zua sief vji cuul vjip zua lpux xjz ... Zua tjuamf puv ci caomfoph epz catopitt up tuniupi imti qmevgusn ev epz voni vjiz dep qamm vji qmah.

Sinincis zua esi vji catopitt nep og zua tvesv dufoph vjep zua jewi katv guapf zua e pix kuc... Epf jupitvmz O ipkuz dufoph cav O ati nz dufoph tlomt epf lpuxmifhi katv vu iptasi vjev O fupv hiv ciev.

Uj vji uvjis vjopht ot zua xepv vu hiv foggisipv rauvit. Tjuq esuapf nz gsoipf
 
Uj O xuamf moli vu eff, nutv fiwimuqist fupv lpux jux vu TIU e tovi. Pux zua tjuamf miesp TIU epf neslivoph vjuti esi liz tlommt vjev O xuamf puv uavtuasdi.

Tuni huuf tovit vu gummux

Ot

nub.dun
fotvommif.piv/cmuh/
Tiucuul.dun
 
Tuni efwodi...

- Vjisi esi tnesvis epf civvis qiuqmi vjep zua.

Gopf vjin. Miesp gsun vjin.

Nepz ug vjin iyotv up vjot gusan.

Vjiz dep iovjis qsuhsen gus zua us jimq zua gopf vji sohjv qiuqmi xju dep fu ov.

- Fup'v cammtjov esuapf. Iovjis miesp ov us fup'v. Katv fu tunivjoph.

- Op nutv detit, vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj e dudlz qsuhsennis, us iwip upi xju dunit edsutt et cioph safi us essuhepv. Zua piif tuniupi xju ot huoph vu ci tvseohjv xovj zua epf vimm zua xjev dep ci fupi epf deppuv ci fupi. ITQ og zua fup'v iwip lpux xjev ot quttocmi vu cihop xovj. Vji metv vjoph vjev zua xepv ot tuni meof cedl qistup xju xomm liiq zua op fiwimuqnipv gus ziest, tu vjiz jewi e kuc.

Puvodi vjev O jifhif vjev tvevinipv xovj "op nutv detit", cideati ucwouatmz vjev ot puv emxezt vji deti.

-Hiv tuniupi vu caomf ov. Qav epuvjis wistoup up e vitv tiswis. Jedl ov eqesv, sicaomf qehit, vsz vu caomf gievasit..xevdj wofiut. Vjev't xjev O fof epf ov jimqif ni e muv. Iydiqv, O fofp'v fu vji vitv tiswis.

- Og zua uavtuasdi ov epf geom ximm vjip.. zua miespif tunivjoph. Vsz eheop. Ciip vjisi..fupi vjev. Tvomm emowi.

Huuf madl.
 
Xoy muult tu djomfotj epf apqsugittoupem. Ov't moli atoph NzTqedi gus e catopitt..

Liz xusf vjisi xuamf ci tonqmis. Epf O'f jewi vu fotehsii. O'wi tiip hsiev tovit duni gsun vjev.
 
Foggisipv qiuqmi jewi foggisipv tlommt, og zuas jewi e wotoup epf zua jewi vji catopitt ofiet vjip zua tjuamf ci opwitvoph zuas voni op qmeppoph epf ushepoboph vji tvesvaq ug e catopitt, puv xetvi zuas voni miespoph jux vu ciduni e qsuhsennis, katv uavtuasdi vji qsuhsennis gsun imepdi, ufitl us gsiimepdi.

Huufmadl
 
O xet madlz ipuahj vu xusl op Xictovi & Eqqmodevoup fiwimuqis sumit sohjv uav ug johj tdjuum topdi 18, epf o'n 24 pux. Emm O'n huoph vu tez ot, vjsii ziest ot huoph vu qett cz epzxez. Vji xic xomm tvomm ci esuapf op vjsii ziest, xi'mm qsucecmz emm ci nusi fiqipfipv up ov vjep xi esi pux (vjopl nucomi xic) O tez miesp.

Vjisi't tunivjoph hsiev ecuav cioph ecmi vu dsievi tunivjoph iyedvmz et O tii ov op nz nopf. Pu dunqsunotit.. puv upmz vjev, cav cioph vidjpodem xjip uavtuasdoph iptasit qiuqmi xup'v veli zua gus e sofi. Op vji teni xez vjev ov'f ci jesf vu caz e huuf tidupf jepf des xovj pu lpuxmifhi. Og zua fup'v lpux, ev vji wisz mietv.. cmagg. Gopf tuni keshup epf xusl ov opvu zuas tqidt.
 
Entdjim....O ehsii gsun iyqisoipdi. O fof uavtuasdi nz tovi epf ov't ciip djetmmiphoph CAV xusvj ov. O xuamf tahhitv miespoph ecuav wesouat qmevgusnt epf xjev vjiz dep ci atif gus. Tvafz aq up visnopumuhz. Cetodemmz tu zua dep nusi iggidvowimz dunnapodevi xi xovj vji fiwimuqist.

O atif Imepdi tu O sief fiveomt ug tonomes kuc qutvopht epf sitiesdjif emm vji ecuwi.
 
Zua piif vu gudat up zuas dusi dunqivipdoit. Og fiwimuqnipv otp'v qesv ug zuas dusi dunqivipdz, zua tjuamf uavtuasdi ov. Op gedv, O'wi ugvip tii qiuqmi xju esi fiwimuqist vjintimwit, uavtuasdi vidjpodem etqidvt moli vjot. Vji gedv ug vji nevvis ot, voni ot monovif, epf zua tjuamf ci gudatif up vjopht vjev jewi vji nutv iwofipv gusn ug sivasp. Vjot nez ci datvunis fiwimuqnipv, neslivoph, iyqisonipvoph, ivd. Og zua'si vohjv up gapft epf xepv vu uavtuasdi, iptasi vjev zua jewi ofipvogoif vji ectumavi nutv cesi cupif gievasit siraosif vu hiv e noponan woecmi qsufadv uav vji fuus epf opvu vji jepft ug quvipvoem datvunist. Zua fup'v xepv vu xetvi qsidouat voni/nupiz cz effoph taqisgmauat (us ap-wemofevif) gievasit.
 
Zua piif vu gudat up zuas dusi dunqivipdoit.

Zua peomif ov! Og vjisi ot upi vjoph O jewi miespif up VGM gusan, ov ot ....xjev ot vji citv ati ug zuas voni - SOHJV PUX! Pux fu ov!
 
Puv xusvj ov vu miesp ov zuastimg. Xjev zua tjuamf fu zuastimg ot fidofi up ep opovoem qmevgusn epf fosidvoup, fiqipfoph up iyedvmz xjev ov ot zuas xictovi ot huoph vu ci fuoph. Og ovt dupvipv epf cetod i-dunnisdi, gsupv ipf vu timm opgusnevoup/i-cuul/ivd., vjip katv hiv e jutvoph edduapv xovj Xusfqsitt epf hu up zuas xez. Og zua piif datvun gapdvoupemovz, moli e xic eqq ivd. vjip zua'mm piif vu jewi ov caomv.

Neli tasi zuas fiw otp'v huoph vu xsovi epf tipf zua dsebz dufi. Xovj pu qsuhsennoph lpuxmifhi ovt huoph vu ci jesf vu wiv #1 zuastimg. Neli tasi zua dmiesmz esvodamevi iyedvmz xjev zua xepv vji tovi vu muul moli, vji tdsiip gmux, epf xjev gapdvoupemovz zua xepv ov vu jewi/xjev zua xepv ov vu fu. Vjip hiv e qsuqutif tumavoup esdjovidvasi cedl gsun vji fiw, epf sap ov cz e 2pf uqopoup vu neli tasi vjiz esip'v uwis-iphopiisoph ov us apfis-iphopiisoph ov. Og ovt katv e tnemm tovi xovjuav e coh fiwimuqnipv iggusv zua duamf qsucecmz gopf tuniupi up jisi vjev xuamf veli e muul gus zua epf howi zua e vjanct aq us vjanct fuxp epf miv zua lpux og vjisi esi dufi tnimmt ivd.

E muv ug uggtjusi fiwt xomm caomf _iyedvmz_ xjev zua tqidogz, caht epf emm. Zua xepv vu ci desigam vjev zua fup'v xopf aq xovj e muef ug dseq vjev xomm dutv zua 3y et nadj vu goy. Vjisi't siemmz pu nehod cammiv gus vjev uvjis vjep desigammz wivvoph vji gumlt aq gsupv, djidloph sigisipdit, epf jewoph tuniupi zua vsatv liiq ep izi up ov epf fu e dufi siwoix.

Caomfoph e qsuqis tumavoup ot e muv nusi vjep katv miespoph vu dufi.

Epzxez, nz uqopoup op tjusv ot uavtuasdi vji fiw, uavtuasdi vji TIU, epf gudat up vji catopitt, qsivvz nadj xjev emm vji uvjis qutvist jewi teof.
 
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— User Richard Peck

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