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@Linux Thanks, yep I already told that. I explained him the differences about programming language, framework, CMS, and a website. I think he thinks I'm just lazy.
Oh yeah, when I told him that I need about a year or two to learn about PHP, it's framework, and to make a custom site, he said "Don't you remember that you learn to made that e-commerce site in just a week?"
"Dad, that's not how it's works". -
@Jumpshot44 Haha, well on second thought, he's really sounds like a good sales partner.
I hope he can understand projects I'm interested doing. -
@wubstepper Oops I forgot to write it.
Her site is 1/2 completed by her ex-dev.
She want me to finish her site like adding the email confirmation function for new sign ups and make the seller can't give their contact info to the buyer (what the purpose of her site if the buyer can sell directly to the seller?). -
@Christine Hhmm, that makes sense. I told him about that once, like this:
Me : "Dad, I don't want to make people disappointed. What if their site went wrong? I'm still learning this."
Dad: "But, this is an opportunity. Can you just learn along the way?" -
My advice would be "take any experience you can get".
But not blindly though.
Now when you meet with the client be very clear with what you can do and how much will it take you to do it, maybe the client has a long deadline and doesn't care about the time he just needs it done and done cheap, you're already determined to learn PHP.
What i mean is don't waste a year or 2 of opportunities because you want to learn PHP, just dive right into it if you have the time, but if you don't have the time then just say you're busy -
I understand where both of you are coming from.
But in this instance I'll say take the project your dad has for you, you have nothing to lose, and I'm sure you will be able to deliver on the project when the time comes. Like someone mentioned above - you can use WordPress for this project to!
My first freelance project started exactly like this, it was for a project way out of my league at the time, but I did it. I struggled my ass off but at the end the client loved it, and the rest is history. -
@wubstepper Yes, you can integrate PayPal to your WooCommerce site. You don't need to integrate other card services if you using PayPal.
Sorry for my bad english.
So, I made an e-commerce site for a company once. It's actually just a WordPress site with that WooCommerce plugin.
After that, my dad was "advertising me (suggesting me?)" to one of his friend that I can make a website.
Then his friend called me and I asked what to do. In short, she has an online marketplace website where the users can be either a seller or a buyer (just an ordinary e-bay like site). Her site is built with PHP (codeigniter 2).
I can't make custom site that's why I'm using WordPress for my client, I'm still learning PHP right now. How do I tell my dad to not "overestimate" my ability to make sites. I already told my dad about my abilities and I'm still learning, but he keep saying that I should accept it because it will give you experiences.
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