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Zippy Networks, LLC looking for temp to perm. Team member

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:25 pm
by thesailor
We are looking for a project manager and several developers over the course of a couple of years to work on some advanced interactive real estate related web sites.

Currently we have mostly php and javascrip doing the bulk of our data importing and open source project as front end for real estate site - however we also have a completely custom built site which need to be revamped. ( http://www.finehomeswichita.com ) it is live and works, but in need of design changes and some feature upgrades to the code for better user interface. Also we need help working on an administration area for agents and managers. This is NOT a short term thing - and can be worked on over time, part-time, if you have a better paying job elsewhere.

I have the sales team and industry contacts, as well as the industry experience - and a naval technical background. I am not the best coder out there - in fact I am miserable... I can fix things, but starting from scratch is hard for me sometimes - I over think it... then when I do write something it's ugly and even I hate it... but it usually works...

anyhow - we are based in Kansas of all places, but position need not be local. I have several projects for this test service to add to it.

Challenge? You bet... pay - we'll determine a bounty for each part of the project, part of the reason we need a PM is to help with this function and set up a tracking site to add code and add developers for each part...

I am trying to keep this budget under $30,000 US this year - and I know most of my features for this one site can be done by 2 good developers in under a month - then we can focus on the more intersting ones which are seriously lacking in the real estate and sales industry ... I mean I attend events all around the country and world and see similar boring garbage websites and "user CRM" software out there - but nothing that will really automate an office or help speed things up that does not need a huge learning curve to understand only to be phased out the next year - add to that all the groups that think realtors are the richest people on this planet (I have to say I think most are broke and just good at dodging the bullet of foreclosure by one commission at a time like most living payday to payday... but they sure appear to habve $$... think about their debt too... advertising is very expensive now...)... anyhow - I am a bit odd and come up with ideas every day... I just never have time to work them... plus, my graphics design abilities really suck.

I hired a group to design a new look for finehomeswichita.com - it looks sharp but they fell off the face of the planet it seems over in india.. not sure what happened... but no one I met is capable of taking the time to open up photoshop to otherwise to slice the image apart and put it into html for my index divs.

By the way - anyone looking for a real estate IDX MLS import utility - I have several options... my last developer redidi my perl code in favor of php for the task and it works well... we use fnis mls services but it could be adapted for just about anything...

I can pay basic developers about $20 per hour contract time or if you want a full time legal job under Zippy Networks, LLC please let me know.. we have a great office place with hundreds of other businesses here all small and medium sized businesses just dying for good it and programmer talent so they can get their products published or off the ground... plenty of freelance work - even in Kansas!

Call or email me please...

-Eric
1-316-771-7325 Office (Advantage Parnters, LLC)
Eric@GoZippy.com

anytime!

If it helps - pay can also have bonus of 10% of gross sales when we are finished and using the sites and code we develop.

I am also looking to integrate joomls, open realty perhaps, our mls site, a better contact manager/tracking system (currently we are tracking everyone and everything they do but have no way to display it to admin or agents for practical use...)...

wow I am all over the place here... I need a PM to straighten me out.. and get some things done!