As for Flammeduck's rate, if you think that's on the low side, you're absolutely insane. It would take EVEN FLAMEDUCK, GOD CODER THAT HE IS, a month to write a shareware game. That $24,000 just for the code.
You do know you're lucky if you make $30K a year from a shareware game, don't you? Oh you might hit the lottery and get in the top 10 on RealArcade and hang around there for a month and make a total of $60K that first year, but let's be realistic shall we?
You do know you're lucky if you make $30K a year from a shareware game, don't you? Oh you might hit the lottery and get in the top 10 on RealArcade and hang around there for a month and make a total of $60K that first year, but let's be realistic shall we?
No, you're insane if you think that the cost of hiring a programmer will magically reduce if they're working on a project that won't make you much money. If you're not willing to pay that much, there are a hell of a lot of corporate clients that are, and you'll get whatever is left over.
I'm sure you'll find someone for dirt cheap, but you'll get what you paid for.