Ecommerce & Web Development

[Jambo]

Hi,

I run an ecommerce site which we recently had designed on a new off-the-shelf solution. It is really great but because it is new it is not greatly feature rich. It is therefore restricting me from developing a few custom marketing ideas etc, things that could make a significant impact on our business.

I am thinking about maybe taking on a part time web developer which may result in redeveloping the site on a bespoke basis.

I was just wondering if you think this is a good idea rather than outsourcing the work as I would like to have someone in house to develop the site on an ongoing basis.?

As it is part time, I am guessing that I am more likely to find a student for the job. I was just wondering, do you think a student will generally have enough experience to take this on on their own? If you are a student web developer who has done anything similar could you tell me about your experience please?

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[Jambo]

Thanks for the feedback. I can definitely see it from both sides.

The thing about outsourcing is that it is often difficult to explain exactly what you want in an email or over the phone.

In an ideal situation I'd like to get someone in to develop the existing code but I don't think our provider will allow us access to the back end code.

tsinc80697, how did you find out about the fireplace job?