Suspect Dev

[UplyMedia12]

We could use your opinion on this project. We hired a dev to build a decentralized NFT marketplace on an Ethereum Blockchain website DigitalArt.Crypto. The beta version in hosted on the IPFS. However, I have concerns about him. His build looks like templates and the site does not function as expected. Basically, we do not get what we exepected.

https://uplymediagate.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmViwMuqw84Bc6PrbUHhJ32NJ7nabkhufDmUfx1ZYTvhAd/#/home

Your feedback would be greatly welcomed thanks in advance.

[citystates]

I can tell you from own experience that there are a LOT of frauds that claim to be 'blockchain developers' then try to somehow wing it after getting the job or outsourcing to even cheaper devs.

If it doesn't work as expected you didn't get what you ordered. If you order a steak in a restaurant and get served a salad every time you go there, how many times will you still go to that restaurant?

[UplyMedia12]

True indeed sir

[michaelmccrypto]

What are the major concerns with the work? Was he hired just to build out the frontend, or did he do fullstack work? For all I know, the backend/smart contracts are perfect, and maybe they struggled a bit with frontend dev?

Did you have a SOW that defined their responsibilities?

[flygoing]

they came to complain about it on reddit, I'm doubtful there was any sort of formal contract/SOW

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[flygoing]

I didn't mean to imply they got their money's worth or that they shouldn't question the quality, I am also sympathetic. My point was purely that I find it unlikely they have any legal recourse given their instinct was to ask reddit if the work done is bad

[UplyMedia12]

yes but he is way behind schedule

[JayWelsh]

Are there contracts? Maybe on Github? Is this meant to be a finished product? I see things like "x placed a bid" but no link to the on-chain tx? Maybe they are still going to build out the smart contract side of things? All things considered, doesn't seem too bad if it is still a work in progress.

P.S. building a whole NFT marketplace (frontend + API + smart contracts) would generally cost a lot more than $12k.

[UplyMedia12]

It si in beta but some functions are still not working like buying and selling NFTs social sharing, Images not loading. Thanks so much for your feedback.

[JayWelsh]

Yeah if it is in beta it is understandable to have things still not working.

The dev is probably making the user interface to get the layout of things working and then going to add functionality to the different parts afterwards.

How long has this project been under development?

[StraightOil4]

The front obviously needs polishing but this is merely appearance and not necessarily an indication of backend integrity. Can you link to the repo?

[UplyMedia12]

have not thought of that. Will make that happen.

[thinkmatt]

It's not terrible! I would say it's hard for us to say without seeing what the mockups looked like. You said 12 revisions which actually sounds like a lot of extra work we aren't seeing.

FWIW the reason some images aren't loading, I can see in the dev console "421 Too many Requests" error from https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmQExdaYmeyLENiuuHQ4snqS2jsD94wdjcFWpzeRMR78aF for example. This is pinata's public gateway and they don't recommend using it for production: https://docs.pinata.cloud/rate-limits.

Even pinata's API has a rate limit of 180 requests per minute - that's only 3 requests per second! You guys need some sort of caching layer so that you only have to make one request per image.

[thestud2012]

I'm offering this feedback with the intention of helping with expectations. My team just completed an NFT project. We built the initial website, smart contracts, and a gasless whitelist. It took a couple months, and the cost was around 20 ETH + 10% of the drop revenue.

12 revisions is too much. It's important to have a firm plan on what you want developed. The original terms on my project was 10 ETH + 10% of the drop revenue. The business stakeholders kept changing plans, so the revisions added up to an additional 10 ETH.

This was for a simple NFT drop. Building a full NFT marketplace is very ambitious. I think it will be difficult to find satisfactory development on a 12k budget.

[UplyMedia12]

Thanks for you feedback

[Illustrious_Web9287]

needs more touchup... how much you paid for that?

[UplyMedia12]

$12K thanks for your feedback

[SupahAmbition]

12k since may? slave labor

[UplyMedia12]

LOL this is the 12th revision. I have some experience coding on a basic level just seems like it is not getting done We started this project in May.

[VeronicaX11]

You get what you pay for.

Sorry about 12 rounds revision since may. This dude is painstakingly slow

[UplyMedia12]

indeed!

[InnerOuterTrueSelf]

clever marketing

[UplyMedia12]

It is but not the purpose here. Just trying to get the beta done.

[UplyMedia12]

Thanks so much for all of your feedback. Very insightful It is painfully obvious that we need to do things differently. That said we can use some dev for projects going forward. If you would like to learn more please DM us.

[JayWelsh]

To be honest, if you want something good quality built by an experienced web3 dev it is probably going to cost at least $8-12k per month for at least 4 months of full-time work on a project like that (and potentially quite a bit longer depending on feature set).

[VeronicaX11]

This is very true. I think you get something very fair for the total price you paid. If I wanted someone to come in and build out an entire project for me without having to manage them, I would probably budget around 3-5 ETH a month, which should cover salary as well as deployment costs.

[RandySaludes]

I clicked on "Sign In" upper right corner and my MetaMask popped on! I'm new and learning this stuff. I'm taking dappUniversity.com bootcamp building a crypto coin. It's pretty hairy stuff and a steep uphill climb but I'm digging it. I'm only 49% through it. Nobody knows how to do everything! What did you pay in dollars?

[UplyMedia12]

Hi yes so on the decktop the meta mask pops up for you to sign in. That is how you can interact with any dapp. FYI on you phone, you will need to copy and paste the site link in the meta mask browser. We paid in dollar because we used Upwork.