What features are typical among them? As a rule, they are:

-    quiet
-    shy
-    unsociable
-    intelligent
-    diversified (by this I mean they can work at a few projects sitting in your office)
-    focused – or narrow minded? (I did not know developers with a wide scope of hobbies and interests, but they follow all trends in programming – just scan their resumes. Each time I wonder how they can learn and apply so many coding languages, technologies, platforms, etc).
-    and… irresponsible (there are exceptions to the rule, of course, but 90% of web developers I dealt with could not meet simple deadlines in time. And it does not matter if we talk about in-house or outsourced staff).

Field guide to developers covers many points, but from the point of view of a developer. I agree with most points. One I agree completely with:

Programmers do not care about money (within a reasonable understanding of this statement).

Summary: Probably I had poor experience of hiring developers, probably I failed to meet their expectations, probably it is my fault. But I respect coders as specialists in their area only. Special people that require special treating.

And now I have to contact one of the outsourced developers that disappeared two days ago. And I badly need that work completed by tomorrow.

Well, the post sounds like an attack on developers, but in fact I can’t do without these guys. They let me down occasionally and it made me to write the above.

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Web developer profile is a post from: We talk on making money on the Internet

1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel. That is perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Alex Tew sells pixels. He possesses 1000000 pixels and sells each pixel for $1. So now count and see he is a millionaire

2. SantaMail

A brilliant idea. Get a postal address at North Pole, think you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids! Byron Reese sent over 200000 letters since the beginning of his business in 2001.

3. Doggles

The starter of the business created googles for dogs and sold millions of them… so now he is a millionaire

4. LaserMonks

Monks come to your home to refill cartriges. It seems impossible, but in 2005 they earned $2,5 million.

5. AntennaBalls

Jason Wall sells antenna ball online, and now he is now a millionaire.

6. FitDeck

Phil Black created cards featuring exercise routines and earned $4.7 million.

7. PositivesDating.Com

Paul Graves and Brandon Koechlin created a dating site for HIV positive people. In 2006 they earned $110,000.

8. Designer Diaper Bags

In 2004, Christie Rein with her husband, Marcus, designed a diaper bag that can hold a travel pack of wipes and two to four diapers. Now the company has bags in 22 different styles, available online and in 120 boutiques across the globe for $14.99.

9. TruGamerz

The company created Faux-suede padded covers for game controllers and gel thumb pads for analog joysticks. They proved to be extremely popular with annual sales half a million dollars.

10. Lucky Wishbone Co.

The company produces wishbones and retail them for 3 bucks a pop. Ken Ahroni, the company founder, expects 2006 sales to reach $1 million.

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Top 10 Stupid Business Ideas That Made Millions of Dollars is a post from: We talk on making money on the Internet

A blonde who’s down on her luck is walking through a luxurious neighbourhood looking for odd jobs to do when she approaches a large house. She goes up to the house, rings the bell and the owner comes to the door.

He asks the lady what he can do for her. The blonde tells him of her situation, that she is down on her luck and wants to know if he has any odd jobs that she could do. The man thinks about it for a second and then remembers that he has been wanting his porch painted. He asks the blonde if she paints?

The blonde says, “Sure anything.”

“Well, I’ve been wanting my porch painted, how much would you charge?” the man replies.

“I don’t know, say $50 bucks.”

“Sounds good. Go ahead and get started.” He closes the door and walks back inside.

His wife asks him, “Who was at the door?” He tells her of the blonde and her situation and then told his wife that the blonde agreed to paint the porch for $50 bucks.

The astonished wife says, “$50 bucks, but that porch goes the full length of our house and then some. It will be at least a few hours job. You really should pay her more.”

“But that’s all she said she wanted, and anyway she’s a dumb blonde!” 10 minutes later, they get a knock on the door. The man answers the door and the blone stands there and says, “All done.”

With a surprised look on his face, “I can’t believe it, you’re already done painting the entire porch.”

“Yes, and by the way it’s not a porch it’s a Ferrari.”

Summary: do not park next to your home.

Looking for work (joke) is a post from: We talk on making money on the Internet