Hacker News Reader

Parcel out those parts of your project that you know someone with experience can bang out in less than 4 hours, but would take you a few days reading docs and advancing by trial and error. Payment integration and similar APIs come to mind. Prepackaged components can have an even better bang/buck ratio.

Another obvious area is web design. Between 99designs and PSD slicers, you can have a great homepage for $500 (or a decent one for a bit less.)

View on HN

I've never touched payment integration before, so that'll reaffirm your assertion. I guess I'll have to review that code carefully. I'm a bit apprehensive about contracting out that part, but if I find someone who does a good job -- it's very possible that they'll have the necessary experience to avoid financial mistakes that I'd run into. Great idea.

And, I was going to consider contracting out the design but was a bit apprehensive about what I'd get back, but 99designs looks great! Thanks!

Reply on news.ycombinator.com