If I Want A Magento Plug In Written

[DSLiverpool]

I have had an idea for a plug in that helps owners self manage a magento site, I am wary of just talking to my web company as they could just make up a figure - whats the best way to progress?

[ModernAndy]

DSLiverpool said:

I have had an idea for a plug in that helps owners self manage a magento site, I am wary of just talking to my web company as they could just make up a figure - whats the best way to progress?

I'd speak to a friend who is computer savvy and understands the actual work required to give a guesstimate of the price. They might also point you to an existing product.

[DSLiverpool]

I spoke to our webby about the facility I wanted on our new site and they couldn't come up with anything and all they do is Magento - if I ask them to quote though I feel they will have me paying over the odds

[Du1point8]

I would assume you have not included magento go business users in any of your figures? as many tens of thousands of those businesses are moving as magento go support stops on Feb 2015.

[DSLiverpool]

In all honesty the thing is essential to all magento site users, from the biggest to the smallest and it doesn't exist. I am going to get a price on getting it made from three magento webbys and see how it differs.

[951TSE]

This website is into promoting Magento as a product for all levels of users. They might be able to put you onto a developer or suggest another solution.

http://understandinge.com/

[jammy_basturd]

I was just about to say, the only way to go about it is to get as many quotes from people as possible. Don't just ask for a quote but ask for a proposal - I imagine with the amount of work you've done with webbies you've got a relatively good idea when they're making stuff up. So the more people you talk to the more you'll be able to work out which ones know what they're doing and then whether their cost is reasonable or not.

Not something I often to recommend to non-coder people, but maybe worth sticking an advert on oDesk or Freelancer and offering it to Europe, Eastern Europe and American coders to see what quotes you get back from there too.

[DSLiverpool]

Thing is chaps its such a good idea and potentially every magento webby and user would use it that I don't want to piss on my chips.
I have looked into protecting it before I unleash the beast.

[jammy_basturd]

Protection is usually worthless, the best form of protection you can get is to make your extension the best and continue innovation and adding features.

If you really want to find out if others share you opinion that it's a great idea, spend a day to create a landing page for it, drive some traffic and see how many beta signups you get.

[DSLiverpool]

jammy_basturd said:

Protection is usually worthless, the best form of protection you can get is to make your extension the best and continue innovation and adding features.

If you really want to find out if others share you opinion that it's a great idea, spend a day to create a landing page for it, drive some traffic and see how many beta signups you get.

May just do that - typical Jan chaos at the mo but will look on in Feb - ta

[billythekid001]

I'll give you a ballpark quote for the work if you want? I've worked on a couple of Magento extensions in the past and have made a few Magento CE stores. The quote won't be anything detailed as that takes time but I can give you a low/med/high days/weeks/months indication in the time it takes to read the spec.

[DSLiverpool]

billythekid001 said:

I'll give you a ballpark quote for the work if you want? I've worked on a couple of Magento extensions in the past and have made a few Magento CE stores. The quote won't be anything detailed as that takes time but I can give you a low/med/high days/weeks/months indication in the time it takes to read the spec.

Great stuff will PM you tomorrow