# I'm looking for deployment help - $350

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 23, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/im-looking-for-deployment-help-350/141241 "2008-06-23T23:17:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/im-looking-for-deployment-help-350/141241/1 "2008-06-23T23:17:10Z")

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I’m looking for someone to deploy a Ruby/social networking site for  
$350. I’ve had a developer estimate it could take about 8 hours to  
complete. I’m not a programmer, but I’ve been told insoshi would be a  
good off-the-shelf solution. If you can think of a better way, I’d  
consider other open source solutions as well.

Here is a detailed description that would appear on the independent  
contractor agreement, and is negotiable. If you have alternative to  
[slicehost.com](http://slicehost.com), I’m open to suggestions. Please let me know if you or  
someone you know would be interested:

Social Networking Site (“SNS”) with the following fully functioning  
features:

Home page  
Signup page and process  
different access levels for: guest, member, admin  
member profiles area (including uploading photos and other profile  
customization options)  
browsing of member profiles  
searching of member profiles  
polls area  
quizzes area  
events area  
shopping area  
forums  
chat

Install fully functioning production environment “from scratch” on  
Client’s “256 slice” account at [Slicehost.com](http://Slicehost.com).  
Install database to securely store SNS data, such as forum posts, member  
profiles, passwords, polls.  
Test SNS to make sure it functions properly and completely in Client’s  
“256 slice” production environment.  
Guide Client in installing all necessary client-side software to  
administer the SNS and production environment.  
Guided walk-through that confirms that Client can operate and administer  
the SNS and production environment.  
Informal documentation, as Contractor deems necessary.

I do not expect any graphics/layout design for this budget - just the  
essential SNS functions.

Please email your qualifications (c.v. or resume) and availability asap.  
Looking to launch asap. Looking for qualified people for additional  
deployements down the road as well.

Thank you.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![nationwideforum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@nationwideforum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nationwideforum)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/im-looking-for-deployment-help-350/141241/2 "2008-06-24T02:05:09Z")

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Nationwide Forum wrote:

> I’m looking for someone to deploy a Ruby/social networking site for  
> $350. I’ve had a developer estimate it could take about 8 hours to

My personal opinion, whatever that is worth, is that 8 hours is an  
incredible underestimate for writing something from scratch. There  
might be an existing open source project that provides everything you  
want, and in that case, 8 hours to get it set up and running might be  
reasonable. But I’ve worked in development long enough to know that  
vague requirements like “polls”, “quizzes”, “shopping”, and “forums”  
generally open up very large cans of worms.

There are people who could do it for less than me, for sure, but I  
wouldn’t even consider that project for less than about 10 times the  
offered amount.

Peace,  
Phillip