Ask HN: Can anyone recommend a web development company to fix my webiste?

13 pointsby newyearnewyou10 anni fa23 comments

Need US based company to fix my website. I've had poor experiences with Craigslist, Freelancer, etc. Looking to spend ~$60 hour. Project is PHP and MySQL based. Needs some GUI work as well (responsive). Looking for reputable company to start long term relationship (I have other projects in the pipeline). Thanks.

24 comments

timdavila10 anni fa

While I'm an individual, not a company, I'm Texas based and regularly take on LAMP projects on a freelance basis and would be happy to talk to you over the phone, by email, or in person about your needs and whether I'm a good fit for your project. I have several designers that I partner with when the need arises. I do work full time as a full stack developer so any freelance work occurs outside business hours (Central Time)

If that sounds good to you, send me an email - tim at timdavila.com - with a little more detail on your project requirements and deadline, and we can go from there.

I look forward to hearing from you.

jblok10 anni fa

How do you find taking on extra work outside business hours? I tried the whole freelance on the side of full time thing for about 6 months a few years ago and it was really tough. I was basically coding 24/7 with no time for anything else. Add on top of that the stress of dealing with clients and other freelance crap you have to contend with. I figured it wasn't worth the extra cash in the end. I did learn lots though.

timdavila10 anni fa

By not taking on more than I can handle.

I consciously limit the number of hours per week I am committing to. Most of the work I take on is pretty straightforward (primarily WordPress plugins/themes) without tight deadlines, so that helps too.

nhance10 anni fa

This is a really interesting article. I'm enjoying watching the responses come in.. it appears the only way the poster would be able to choose here is based on who responds first, as there's little qualifying information to make anyone stand out without investing a ton of time researching each lead.

Granted, there hasn't been a lot provided in the request. I just find it fascinating to watch the sales process work out somewhat in the open here.

How would you stand out if you were looking to win this?

ericgrigorian10 anni fa

I'm not a company but a US based developer that has been working in the LAMP stack for 5 years now. My work is predominantly responsive websites so the work that you are looking to do would be pretty straightforward. I have references from people/organizations that I have worked with previously and work samples if you would like. If this sounds like what you are looking for, you can reach me at ericgrigorian at outlook.com and we can go through requirements.

I look forward to working with you.

- Eric

zengr10 anni fa

I am surprised no one has suggested https://www.upwork.com/ (formerly elance/odesk) yet. I have hired people for small work there and made professional relationships with them too. You can find good US based companies there and they do good work! Strongly recommend.

grzm10 anni fa

See this recent discussion for reasons why they might not:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12773282

There have been some very negative experiences reported here wrt upwork.

dkdkang10 anni fa

These guys have done some solid work in the past: http://rangle.io

gobezu10 anni fa

I have over 7 years website/application/hybrid mobile app development experience and would definitely be able to help you. In particular I have worked with PHP/MySQL/Joomla! Just send me some more details on your requirements and I will be able to propose to you... I can be reached at my hn username at gmail.com

metaloha10 anni fa

We're a Canadian company, not US-based, and if that's not a problem then all we do is responsive websites backed by PHP and MySQL (in-house). Please feel free to contact me at russel at metaloha.com and we can discuss the things you need done :)

fast_and_clear10 anni fa

Hi, I am a Boston based team lead and would be happy to help you.

Give me a ring at 617-209-9002 and ask for Art.

I've helped startups as well as some very large organizations get their projects on track. Maybe I can help you.

Looking forward to connecting,

Art

jstewartmobile10 anni fa

This is my company: https://eggplant.pro/web.htm

All work done in-house, responsive websites are easy-peasy.

robberts8710 anni fa

I know it was mentioned but I'd check out HappyFunCorp out of New York City, I've heard great things about them.

kaizensoze10 anni fa

HappyFunCorp is pretty good.

http://happyfuncorp.com

windows4862610 anni fa

Pivotal Labs is good. I've also heard good things about HappyFunCorp too.

testland10 anni fa

Great product/services plus a cool company vibe!! Happyfuncorp is great

presty10 anni fa

I recommend http://minuscode.com

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sharemywin10 anni fa

how many hours per week?

darrelld10 anni fa

Email is in my profile. Shoot over a note and let's chat.

darrelld10 anni fa

Thanks for the notes about my certificate to all who mentioned it. I'll get it taken care of tonight. That's a personal site that I haven't paid much attention to recently.

smeyer10 anni fa

Your email isn't actually in your profile (the email field is just visible to you and used by HN, not visible publicly), and it doesn't appear to be on your website, either.

neogodless10 anni fa

Additionally, you have https on your profile, but that takes you to do a safety warning page...

0xmohit10 anni fa

Your website certificate has expired. You could consider using Let's Encrypt [0] to generate a free certificate.

[0] https://letsencrypt.org/