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This is SO my normal day...
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LOL... That is awesome and so true.
People who don't do development would be surprised how many times people literally make requests like this. On the WordPress Pros list that I'm a part of, people frequently makes requests of the following type:
"I need to have a SEO-optimized website built. The site and content should be focused on a specific list of keywords that I will provide and will generate revenue from an ad source (the developer should know which to recommend based upon the keyword mix). The site needs to generate more than 1000 daily search engine hits by the end of the first week, generate more than $1000 the first month, and have a solid flow of $5000 per month after six months. Anyone who is not able to meet these criteria need not reply. I am willing to pay $500 for delivery of this site within three business days."
What I just typed is almost word-for-word the same as a job request I saw not too long ago and it happens often enough that I'm not even surprised anymore. If someone could build such a site and fill it full of content based around some random mix of words and have it generating more than $5000 per month within six months, why would they ever take a measly job for $500?
People are insane.
People who don't do development would be surprised how many times people literally make requests like this. On the WordPress Pros list that I'm a part of, people frequently makes requests of the following type:
"I need to have a SEO-optimized website built. The site and content should be focused on a specific list of keywords that I will provide and will generate revenue from an ad source (the developer should know which to recommend based upon the keyword mix). The site needs to generate more than 1000 daily search engine hits by the end of the first week, generate more than $1000 the first month, and have a solid flow of $5000 per month after six months. Anyone who is not able to meet these criteria need not reply. I am willing to pay $500 for delivery of this site within three business days."
What I just typed is almost word-for-word the same as a job request I saw not too long ago and it happens often enough that I'm not even surprised anymore. If someone could build such a site and fill it full of content based around some random mix of words and have it generating more than $5000 per month within six months, why would they ever take a measly job for $500?
People are insane.
