Any good experiences outsourcing programming/development overseas?

[DanDeceuster]

Hi Mozzers-

One of the projects I am working on is not cutting it with what I was able to develop myself with WordPress and various plugins. Not generating links, not very marketable, just not what it needs to be in order to push a strong SEO campaign.

What I need to do is get custom programming and development of a mobile app. I've gotten quotes from various agencies and all are $35K or above. It's not that complicated or complex and the design elements are already there, so I'm not considering spending nearly that much for this.

Has anyone outsourced programming or development overseas and had a good experience? I've had several bad experiences outsourcing marketing overseas, so I have a bad taste in my mouth. But I know when it comes to design and development there can be some very cost effective options. Anyone ever come across a cost effective option some place that wasn't a total disappointment and waste of money?

Any help and direction is greatly appreciated. Sorting through Google's search results proved to be tedious, time consuming and a dead end.

Thanks!

[vmialik]

If you haven't worked with overseas teams on smaller projects or have that experience in this. I would try to pay a bit more and get someone to do it domestically. $35K is def on the higher side, so with enough searching around you should be able to find a price that works for you, app developers are in great number these days. Yes the quality ranges as well.

As for searching for a developer, this should give you some ideas: http://www.quora.com/iOS-Development/How-do-I-find-an-experienced-iPhone-app-developer

Hope this helps

[sedamiran]

I use overseas development team but generally for small fix &  maintain issues. After working with different developers now I have a good contacts that i work with but I did have pretty bad experiences in the past... such as messing with codes and not fixing it, leaving the task half and once I had to pay double to get it fixed etc.. You need to be very careful  with overseas agencies as it is not easy to reach them as it looks. However, working with local agency doesn't mean that you will get a good quality job. One of my client, worked with agency in Brighton, I can easily say they weren't good at all and company lost quite a lot money for small fixes and maintains until they move to another agency. I think the best way is to work with an agency who has a good reputation and good reviews. It seems it won't be a inexpensive project.

I know couple of good developers in Turkey, just to get an idea if you want to get a quotation i am happy to drop them a line to find out for you.