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Freelance coding - where to find and how much shouod I pay?

by sosoride
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There are dozens of freelance websites, what is the best one if i need someone to
create for me a mysql database?

Basically i want that each visitor's session on my website will be logged into a database and will include his ip ,his referrer, and some actions that he took on the website. I want to be able to view this information whenever i want, in an excel datasheet.

How much should i pay for such project?

Also, I saw on elance for example that people charge per hour, but how can i know in advance how many hours it will take the person to finish?
#coding #find #freelance #pay #shouod #wherr
  • Profile picture of the author robsterhews
    I see you have not gotten a reply so I will help you some.

    I really don't know how much what you are looking for will cost, but you can start like this:

    Put the job up for $200 (as I said, I don't know how much this SQL database work really costs) and see what replies you get. If you get none or just a few that look like BS - cancel the job and up your price.

    As far as price per hour, a job like this should submitted by you as a fixed price, not an hourly job, in my opinion.

    Be sure to write in the job description exactly what you want. Many good professional providers will not respond unless they have a very good understanding of what you need done.

    I hope everything works out great for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author sosoride
      Thanks, $200 though is way over what I would like to pay. Is there some forum on the internet where I can get some evaluation of what it should cost? I was thinking about spending about $60-$75 for such project.
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      • Profile picture of the author robsterhews
        $200 is too much, OK.

        You should post the job you want done, at the price you want to pay, and then see how many people reply back to you that are willing to work for that price.

        As far as going to a forum and finding out what people think the price should be, you are going to hear prices that very wildly especially if you don't say exactly what you want done. If you still want to do this, just search Google for "programming forums" or "coding forums."

        I am not sure if you have outsourced before, but the key to getting the project done successfully is to make your job description as detailed as possible.

        Good Luck To You
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      • Profile picture of the author agc
        Originally Posted by sosoride View Post

        Thanks, $200 though is way over what I would like to pay. Is there some forum on the internet where I can get some evaluation of what it should cost? I was thinking about spending about $60-$75 for such project.
        Since you appear to have more time than money, perhaps you should invest that time in learning SQL and PHP so you can do these things for yourself?
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  • Profile picture of the author hagendazz07
    You could post your offer to the wanted - members looking to hire you section of the warrior forum. You could also try doing a research on mysql database on freelancing sites like freelancer.com, guru.com or upwork.

    From what I know creating a mysql db is something pretty easy. If you already have a website it is likely that you already have a db.

    Joel
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  • Profile picture of the author sosoride
    Ok thank you both. I created my website from scratch, so I know for sure I don't have a db set up
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Whisonant
    If you have cpanel hosting just download your raw server logs. Load them in Excel and sort on the fields you want. For example.

    Sort on IP and then time

    Now you can view where a user came from and what page he entered. Then what pages he viewed and in what order.

    You may not need a custom script.

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    • Profile picture of the author error404
      Originally Posted by Rob Whisonant View Post

      If you have cpanel hosting just download your raw server logs. Load them in Excel and sort on the fields you want. For example.

      Sort on IP and then time

      Now you can view where a user came from and what page he entered. Then what pages he viewed and in what order.

      You may not need a custom script.

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      Yes was going to suggest the same you can probably get this information from your Raw Server Logs if you have Cpanel it has exactly what info you have and much more!
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      • Profile picture of the author sosoride
        I'm aware of raw server logs. I mentioned I want the information to include further information such as "some actions that he took on the website". for example, if he clicked on some button.
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        • Profile picture of the author Rob Whisonant
          Originally Posted by sosoride View Post

          I'm aware of raw server logs. I mentioned I want the information to include further information such as "some actions that he took on the website". for example, if he clicked on some button.
          If the button is a link to another page it still will be recorded in the server logs. If not, you just increased the cost of the script substantially.

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  • Profile picture of the author Applepiee
    I highly recommend using freelancer.com
    When placing a project there, you can select how big the project is. I recommend choosing simple project.





    And if you really want the most accurate price for your project then you can seal the project, by doing this other freelancers will not being able what others bid, forcing them to select a fair price (instead of just going a little under the previous bidders)





    After that you will get a lot bids. Just talk to them to find out who is best balanced between professionalism and price.

    Hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stormhashe
    Hey,

    Just have in mind that if you want to spend little money, you might get replys, but they won't be good and you'll get awful work most of the times. Im a programmer, and my hourly rate is usually between $40 and $50. This project is simple, but not so simple to finish in a couple of hours. If you want quality work, you have to spend like $300+

    Just a heads up, programming is not a cheap service.
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    • Profile picture of the author sosoride
      Originally Posted by Stormhashe View Post

      Hey,

      Just have in mind that if you want to spend little money, you might get replys, but they won't be good and you'll get awful work most of the times. Im a programmer, and my hourly rate is usually between $40 and $50. This project is simple, but not so simple to finish in a couple of hours. If you want quality work, you have to spend like $300+

      Just a heads up, programming is not a cheap service.

      Isn't that part of the advantages in globalization and outsourcing though? that it is possible to find good programmers from weaker economies, that would be happy to work for much less than western programmers?
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    Originally Posted by sosoride View Post

    Basically i want that each visitor's session on my website will be logged into a database and will include his ip ,his referrer, and some actions that he took on the website.
    Then you said:
    Originally Posted by sosoride View Post

    I created my website from scratch, so I know for sure I don't have a db set up
    Based on your OP, it sounds like you want an engineer to develop a coherent strategy for data acquisitions and implement a database for you. Then, you want him to develop a tool to examine your raw data and to generate an accurate interpretation and visualization of the results. For this you want to pay $60-$75. This is not realistic.

    You probably should consider what Rob Whisonant suggested and just download the raw server logs. However, you still need to develop a tool to analyze that raw data otherwise it will make no sense.
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    • Profile picture of the author sosoride
      Originally Posted by Joe Ray View Post

      Then you said:

      Based on your OP, it sounds like you want an engineer to develop a coherent strategy for data acquisitions and implement a database for you. Then, you want him to develop a tool to examine your raw data and to generate an accurate interpretation and visualization of the results. For this you want to pay $60-$75. This is not realistic.

      You probably should consider what Rob Whisonant suggested and just download the raw server logs. However, you still need to develop a tool to analyze that raw data otherwise it will make no sense.
      I don't need to analyze existing raw data.
      I simply want to implement a PHP code into my website that going forward, will create a session for each unique visitor, collect details about the session (such as IP, and custom data), and simply store these details in a database that I can occasionally view.
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      • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
        Originally Posted by sosoride View Post

        I simply want to implement a PHP code
        So, you want a simple code. Just remember, everything is just simply implemented code. Google is just code, this website is just code, even the most complex machine learning or artificial intelligence software is just code but someone has to know how to write that code.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I know a guy name Adrian Ling who could help you out with your Mysql database coding. He did it for me when manually installing "EasyClickMate" for me. Took me 45 minutes to get nowhere. Took him 5 minutes to have me fully operational for my affiliate program. Google him and contact him.
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