Why don't you tell us more about the project, maybe we can help you create a budget? Sounds like you probably don't know what you're in for. If it's an extensive project you might be better off managing some smaller projects first before you try doing a larger one.

People think all they need to do is have a brilliant idea, then find the right person or team to do it, and bam! Really, it takes the right balance of experience to give the sort of feedback which makes these projects successful without ballooning the budget. And, this starts with understanding there is no such thing as "fixed price", all software will need maintenance in the future.

Is it possible to share the basic idea of your Software, So that we can assist you for the budget.

Also, I know some software development companies that have done great work, If you want I can share their details.

Hi Guys, thanks for the responses.

the project is simple. We want to develop a landing page drag and drop online app for SBO here in Belgium with landingpage link tracking and some more features. A little bit like leadpages but simpler and in drag and drop fashion.

Try fiverr some superb developers @ $5 per 30 mins which is cheap for what your wanting.

There is this site named Ghuru I dont remember if is net or com but was recommended to me as a freelance freak site,indian programmers are rising and I think you can grab them there the way you want more negotiating than per hour

Would like to give my advice also. Please remember that good software costs good investments. The main issue, based on my experience as a programmer, is that people who are new to web / app business doesn't have any good estimate of how much there idea is. Probably because there are so many programmers also that has $5/hour rate or even lower. So marketers or people who want to hire developers doesn't have any good standard for comparison.

One thing to remember when hiring people is the phrase, "You get what you paid for".

And lastly, like what already mentioned above, fixed-price is only good for small projects and is possible to a certain-degree. But since you are looking to build an application (which is a never ending development, maintenance and updates) you should forget the "fixed-price" concept.