I know. Two blog posts within minutes of one another may seem a bit excessive; but I have to comment as and when I see something. Otherwise, I’ll forget.

I contacted an Indian company a few days ago about writing some code for me. The initial price came to just over $1000, which exceeded my expectations by 10-fold. The company claimed to charge $12 per hour. They planned to charge $500 for some template software, and then to modify it for another $500.

When I pointed out that that seemed a bit excessive, since in their words they only needed to do a bit of “simple customization,” they quickly lowered the price by $200. This made me even more suspicious about the whole thing.

A friend of mine said that Indian companies have a reputation for moving the goalposts on projects. Between his experience and mine, I’ve decided to look for another solution. What’s your experience? Good? Bad? Diabolical?