I've a new request from a client wanting a drop shipping system with WordPress and WooCommerce. He also wants a merchandise management system.

I never did this and am unsure how to build it, what fuck to expect or even what to charge.

Please send help! 🥺😱😰

Depends how unsure you are. If it's work I feel completely out of my depth on then I'd likely pass it up - I'd have to charge a fortune to cover stuff I'd likely overlook, and probably wouldn't do as good a job as someone more familiar.

If it's just one particular component I'm not sure of, then I'll likely budget in a day or two just in upskilling somewhere, and take it.

@AlmondSauce it's not that I am not familiar with the components. I just never built a drop shipping system....

@ZeldaFan69-2 All the requirements around the use case / industry / services to use etc. should be defined by the customer surely? If so then they're just standard services like any other, and doesn't really matter if it's a drop shipping site or a charity page for saving worms.

@AlmondSauce but what are the possible issues putting those parts together. What if I start installing plugins the shit explodes, or smth...

@ZeldaFan69-2 Oh wordpress plugins?! I wouldn't touch those with a bargepole personally, way too many security scares which I might then be held responsible for if I used them. Possible exceptions from the *really* popular ones. Disclaimer though, I also wouldn't touch wordpress with a bargepole, so YMMV.

I'd budget for writing any such plugins required from scratch.

If you want a less extreme option, then at least make sure you have sufficient contingency in the budget to rewrite parts of, or all of the plugins if necessary.

Honestly if you wouldn’t feel confident building it for yourself for your own use I’d avoid this one. Dropshippers come in two forms: successful and demanding and unsuccessful and demanding. They are gonna point the finger at you either way.