Working in a small Drupal shop is very different than working in a big one, or a Drupal team that is part of a larger company. Getting effective project management workflows in place without the overhead of features we are too small for, attracting qualified people, managing our wildly-varying workloads, attracting great clients and managing not-so-great ones are just a few of our challenges. Come join us for commiseration, collaboration, and good clean Drupal fun.
New class on succeeding as a Drupal Freelancer
Hi all,
I've developed a new class on succeeding as a Drupal Freelancer.
http://new-media-solutions.com/drupal-training/drupal-freelancer
It's intended for those getting into the business and those already in the business who need help or support.
In addition to the live three hour course on everything from how to charge to how to find work, there will be an ongoing email support group for participants.
Thanks,
Sam
Market rates for development work
There's an interesting thread on linkedin discussing market rates for Drupal development work (freelance, contract, etc.) here: http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&discussionI...
I'm not sure what conclusion can be drawn, other than the obvious one - rates vary widely depending on location, skills required, etc, etc. Still, the discussion makes worthwhile reading IMHO.
RFP: Philosophy Talk | Stanford University
NB: The application deadline had passed, and we are no longer accepting new proposals.
However, we will continue to post new jobs to groups.drupal.org as they become available.
Regards,
Jasper Group
http://jaspergroup.stanford.edu/
Webform
Hi All
I'm designing product website in that I'm using Webform module to design forms like Enquiry form,feedback form and Request for quote. In the webform i created the email field as from and to. In to field i'm assigning default value as you@somedomain.com.
After filling all the fields like name,email,phone no etc. while submitting the form the mails are not reflected to the to address field.
Anyone please help me to finish this. Appreciation goes who is giving solution.
Regards,
Sabari
Time tracking software
Can anyone recommend time tracking software?
I've got a Mac and have an iPhone, and am probably looking at something web-based. I need to be able to track hours from multiple locations and devices.
I've been using iBiz for a while, but I'm looking to move to something which has an iphone app for tracking work on the go. Ideally, I'd like to be able to have multiple clients/projects and team members, and also use the software to generate invoices (although invoicing isn't a deal breaker).
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Does there is any possibility to write a hack code to delete the database automatically?.
HI,
Does it possible to write a hack code inside the database?.
We have a problem like after we upload the site in live its online for fews mins or hours only, after that showing as a error like there is a frequent truncate of system table which leads to “Fatal error: Call to undefined function user_access() in /home/ziya/public_html/includes/theme.inc on line1779”.
Does there is any possibility to write a hack code to delete the database automatically?.
Please help me, am on trouble.
RFP: Spatial History Project, "Railroaded" | Stanford University
NB: The application deadline had passed, and we are no longer accepting new proposals.
However, we will continue to post new jobs to groups.drupal.org as they become available.
Regards,
Jasper Group
http://jaspergroup.stanford.edu/
Freelance Drupal Developer Required | RoboTransfer
Looking for someone to work on approx 50 page Drupal Site. Must be comfortable with php, jquery and plug-ins. Please email work samples and contact info.
Yet another Drupal for Business group (linkedin.com)
Ok, I'm prepared to shot down down this, you might feel that there are too many Drupal related groups already. ..
Drupal for Business on linkedin.com.
Read moreDrupal7 Site Developer | SlowCarbers
I am looking for someone to help design a "Open Source" Cookbook based on Drupal7.
Required:
An EASY (WYSIWYG) Recipe submission form that provides:
* Upload picture of their Dish
* Cooking it or Ordering it?
* If cooking: Tagging of ingredients, food type (American, Thai, Indian, Chinese, etc), and Meal type (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
* If ordering: Tagging of Restaurant, food type (American, Thai, Indian, Chinese, etc), Meal Type (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Need a Themer with a strong Artistic & Creative background in Zen | Mirage Custom Pools
A Dallas/Fort Worth pool construction firm is seeking a talented and experienced Drupal themer & creative design specialist in the Zen themed web design.
Time frame for this contract position will be on going over the next two years. Remote location is fine for the right person.
To apply
Please send an email to sales@miragedfw.com with your resume and links to 3 or more of your most recent projects.
Groupware for small Drupal Shops?
As javilinsharp pointed out in his post, the groupware solutions that are out there seem to be missing our niche (small dev shops in general -- not just Drupal) entirely. So, I have to ask:
What features would you want, or definitely not want, in a groupware solution for your company?
Groupware in a "micro" shop
Hi All,
Like most of us, I am a member of a micro firm. For the most part, we carry long term contracts of development and maintenance for our clients.
One thing we struggle with is information retention and sharing.
This info could be anything from Customer contacts, Project specifics and deliverables, incident tracking, or the Hosting credentials.
Clearly, we need a groupware system. Ive looked around a many of them, but have not been satisfied yet.
Obviously, most of my time is spent billable, this cobbler's children have bad shoes...
Survival strategies you follow or practices or worked for you
Lets share our thought about survival and the strategies you followed or worked best for you to survive in drupalverse with the big players.
Love the idea of this group, but really don't like the name micro-shop
Love the idea of this group, but really don't like the name.
Micro means tiny, insignificant, unimportant. (Maybe it's because of this article I read this week in Slate about micro-penises http://www.slate.com/id/2271897)
The name also implies that the big shops (should we say the obese shops?) are the norm and the smaller shops are the exception, where it's really the other way around.
I think smaller shops need a better way to describe themselves than "micro." Any ideas?
Contracting with a 3rd party and freelance sites.
Being a small shop(Just myself) I find that building a working relationship with companies who offer services that they contract out is generally a difficult situation. I've done this with 2 projects thus far and each time payment and final approval took way too long, and you usually end up doing more work than the original spec entailed.
Read morePromoting your products/services
As I sit here working on a top-to-bottom redesign of the Suzhead web site, I find myself thinking about how we small shops try to balance promoting our services and products with doing "real" (aka billable) work.
My company web site is outdated and badly in need of the in-progress redesign. It was put up about four years ago when I began consulting, and has received only a few minor updates since. Why? It's just plain expedient to put off playing with my own site when there is billable work to be had, and in the past four years there has pretty much always been some billable work available.
Read moreWhat's the deal with down payments?
Recently, I've been in a state of looking for smaller projects to fill in the down-time between larger ones, and I've run into some pretty outlandish expectations. I could raise my prices a little (especially on service contracts) and just eat the down-time. However, somewhere in the back of my mind is the idea that sub-$3k web sites deserve the love of an experienced developer, too.
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Micro Shops - sizes and projects
Curious to see what kind of work other micro shops do. Currently I'm project lead. We have a 5 person team, with mainly 3 working on the drupal projects (1 designer, and 2 developers). We work on about 2-5 drupal projects a month (we do all sorts of other projects, non-drupal relate), although we are trying to work on less projects a month that bring in more money (balancing many clients at once is not fun). Our projects average between $2500-$8000 for small business websites.
What does your team look like and what do you guys build?
Drupal Micro Shops is live!
If you work for a small (1-5 person) Drupal shop, the new Micro Shops group is for you. Here we'll talk about the ins and outs of Drupal development on small teams: the tools we use, how we set up our workflows, dealing with clients, and more. Please help us spread the word and create a valuable resource for small-shop Drupalistas.
Regards,
Susan Stewart
