Ankesh
January 24, 2007, 02:12 AM
For two reasons Bob...
1. Many of them don't know how to sell anything - they are only good in one thing - programming.
2. Most of them want money now. Yes - they could make more money selling the script on their own for a year - but they want to make money now - and the only way they can do that is by delivering the script to you.
The best thing you should do is - don't go after a freelancer. Instead hire a freelance team of 4-5 programmers or a whole company of 40-50 programmers. They will be a bit more expensive, but your idea will be secure.
(A freelance team usually gets steady work or they would have dis-banded long ago. And because they get steady work, they won't be tempted to steal your idea.)
1. Many of them don't know how to sell anything - they are only good in one thing - programming.
2. Most of them want money now. Yes - they could make more money selling the script on their own for a year - but they want to make money now - and the only way they can do that is by delivering the script to you.
The best thing you should do is - don't go after a freelancer. Instead hire a freelance team of 4-5 programmers or a whole company of 40-50 programmers. They will be a bit more expensive, but your idea will be secure.
(A freelance team usually gets steady work or they would have dis-banded long ago. And because they get steady work, they won't be tempted to steal your idea.)
