At Your ServiceYou can't custom-order an outside software developer, but you can still find what you need.
ByMie- Yun Lee•
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Need to track customers' orders on your Web site? Or createa customized internal billing system? Unless you're technicallyinclined, trying to develop custom applications for your businessis like ordering dinner in a foreign country-but with morerisk. It's one thing to waste money on a meal you didn'trealize you asked for; it's another thing altogether when yourcompany makes the mistake of pouring thousands of dollars into aproject that doesn't pan out.
No matter what software development project you want, you canmake it succeed even if a technical person isn't on staff. Hereare some tips for working with outside developers:
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