This computer programmer can work for free
I’m interested in working with someone whose aim is to set up a profitable, high-traffic online magazine. I’m willing to work without a fixed payment, for a specific kind of client and project, which I’ll describe below. To be clear, for a particular kind of project, I’d be willing to work simply for a percentage of the money you make. If you are willing to listen to my advice, then I am happy to share the risk. If you don’t make any money, then I am working for free.
I’ve spent the last 6 years working with various startups, most of which, at some point, went in the direction of magazine style content sites. I had a few clients who dabbled with the magazine format, while focusing on software development, and I had a few other clients who were mostly focused on content rich magazine style sites. iHanuman.com is an example of a site that has used magazine style writing to develop an audience for its yoga store. I was the lead programmer on that site. The Second Road has also lately seen dramatic growth of traffic on its blog.
I now understand how to launch and grow a content site. I’d like to work with a client who is attempting to set up a blockbuster.
I envision myself putting in 20 to 40 hours a month. I can imagine putting in 6 months like this, which would be plenty of time to get your site up and running. I will offer advice about technologies to use, writers to hire, and how to pace the writing and payments of writers. I can do whatever programming fits into my limited time, though custom programming can easily demand more than 20 to 40 hours a month.
The subject of your site is not crucial to me. Whether your focus is fashion, sports, television, fishing, yoga, politics, sex, travel, health or more, I’m equally interested.
For the kind of site I’m thinking of, the initial budget should be between $50,000 to $100,000. Here I wrote some about what factors effect the price of websites:
The types of clients I’d like to work with I’ve described here:
Who we would like to work with
I’d be willing to work for free as a consultant and programmer for your project, if you and I felt we were right for each other. Please contact me here, if you are interested:
lkrubner @ geocities.com
434-825-7694