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and how does this make you feel?
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If the website is a straightforward website and/or its functionality can be done using Wordpress, then build it yourself. You'll learn a ton, which will help if you need to outsource later--it's WAY easier to outsource something you know how to do, rather than trying to hand off something & hope whoever you hire can/will do it the way you want.My next plan tomorrow is to outline the tech/functionality the site I would need and then weigh the pros/cons of learning it myself vs hiring a website developer.
The obviously pro in hiring the website developer is speed but the slower track of learning it myself would seem to have more long-term value. Thoughts?
If the website is a straightforward website and/or its functionality can be done using Wordpress, then build it yourself. You'll learn a ton, which will help if you need to outsource later--it's WAY easier to outsource something you know how to do, rather than trying to hand off something & hope whoever you hire can/will do it the way you want.
Ok, great and that makes sense. I'll see what wordpress can do and then go from there. Thank you!
Wordpress does 99% of what you'd need to do for most prototypes - DM me if you have any questions.
You've got good points about it maybe not being a good idea to just quit your only paycheck and start on a venture that probably will fail.
Shows more common sense than most Gary V chanters.
Here's what I'd suggest - take some of your best business ideas. Figure out what they have in common. Figure out what your role in taking action for those ideas will be. Maybe you'll do it all - but you'll probably outsource some quickly if its at all successful.
Now that you've figured out your role - try to freelance in that role for a bit. You can often make enough to live off (maybe a bit spartan) of working as a part-time freelancer.
Now you're:
1. Getting paid to learn the thing you need.
2. Seeing ways that other people's ventures get all *****'d up, so you're raising your odds of success.
3. Saving enough extra time in the day to put into your venture.
If it fails - no problem, you acquired a ton of skills, and can try again.
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