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Maybe not in America but India's different and remember, smart phones made in third world countries have different markups since manufacturing is cheap and nearby.

Do you think there's any chance that the latest advancements in video calling might change that? Things like "living on video"... Streaming the remote office and maybe distributing Google glasses etc.

What about taking advantage of the back log of denied or pending, highly skilled U.S. Visa applicants? It seems to me that tech companies can't import them fast enough. I'm thinking it's time to go to the source instead.

Thanks for your feedback. Just curious... Have you tried it or do you have some sort of negative experience with remote devs? I'm going to need to do something sooner or later.

Great tips, thanks! I'm really looking to collaborate with them as equals, not merely remote assistance. It just seems like a great people policy.

Yes, isn't that possible with direct hiring instead of paying more to go through outsourcing firms? My understanding is that roughly $500 monthly puts an Indian in the middle class. Double that and I figure we would be really attractive to young, entry level programmers.

Thanks for your feedback! I'm not an Indian native but I am taking language classes in anticipation of doing something in the future. I'm hearing that it really depends on the people.

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the tip! Isn't $1-2k per month pretty high for direct pay? My estimate for starting salaries was substantially lower.

You hit it, thanks! Not interested in outsourcing, per say. My goal would be to leverage low market wages in India by setting up a foreign office with it's own management etc.

How far above average pay do you think I would have to go?

Not trolling, 100% serious. I don't actually want to do outsourcing, per say. My interest lies more in leveraging low market wages in India and actually setting up a foreign office with it's own management etc.

You still think India's bad for business?

Thanks, are you saying they tend to be lower quality coders or just outdated coders? Maybe you're saying both. We're talking as more or more than 80% worth of discounts in compensation packages when compared to American programmers.

Yeah, I've not the access to a massive network with shiny new hardware so my target market is shared hosting for now. Just looking to give it a premium twist instead of playing the $x/month game.

I like that motto. My mantra was all about keeping it simple but that might be worth weaving into my support setup. Thanks for your input!

Hey, thanks. I like what those companies are doing but I'm already doing the same with shared hosting. I've already committed to really, really good support. I have integrated live support available most of the time customers are awake.

Basically I've got a dedicated server and a virtual server which I use to sell $x/month bargain hosting, just not basement bargains. Short-term goal is to be slightly premium as in $xx/month. I feel that fanatical support and stellar uptime on well-managed servers will make me a fortune in time.

So all that is identified already. In fact, I'm up and running. I just need a better way to get to my 20,000 accounts goal sooner rather than later.