I'm looking to provide customized orders for a product that's yet to launch.
Namely, I would like to provide an option where customers can choose the dimensions of their product to suit their needs. I require a sewing service with an API in order to automate this in a sensible way.
Anyone aware of such a thing? If not, please start one and I'll be your first customer ;)
I'm not usually prone to looking for free advice, but I don't have anywhere else to turn. Help me hackernews!
Also, I'm going to be forthright by saying, I can't code, which is why I need some advice. I've got an idea for a very small project that sells specialized virtual goods. I'm a little worried that because I lack the technical knowledge, and it is hard to find developers in my area (foreign country, and I lack the language skills to work with locals on this), if I share my idea in its entirety with a freelancer online it would be fairly simple for them to build it on their own. Consequently I could little about it. I'm in the dark with what kind of skillsets are required to complete this, or where certain sections should end with one person, and begin for another.
Basically, any advice at all would be fan-freaking-tastic and probably give you enough karma to ride out the week. :)
What I've done:
-I have already purchased the domain, it is being hosted with dreamhost.
-I know I need someone to do the front end work - I've mocked up and wire-framed with some bootstrap graphics how I want it to look and feel.
What I think needs to be done:
-I may want to only have users login via an existing network (facebook, google, etc). It's not a must have, but I think this may be easier, and I want to hold as little details on my side as possible.
-I will need to generate a PDF based on some unique identifiers from users account details.
-Google checkout is the likely candidate for payment processing.
-There will be a piece where once an order is finalized, I will send the customers address out via another API (a mailed receipt).
Again, any advice would be great on what skills I may need per each point.
Humbly,
ar4s
