Know what to ask, what to check and what must be in your name, before you sign.

By the time you finish, you'll have

• A written brief a developer can quote from
• A checked quote, so you know what to ask and what's missing
• A list of what has to be in your name: code, accounts and logins
• Interview questions, and a small paid trial task to give them
• A way to handle scope changes, agreed before you start
• A handover plan, if AI built the first version
• A check on whether it's safe enough to launch

What's in the kit

• Should you build this yet?Fix it, rebuild it or sell it by hand
• Brief a developerWhat to write down so they can quote itYou fill in: Developer brief
• Who to hireJudge how they think, not the tools they nameYou fill in: Interview questions, Trial task
• Check the quoteFine print, milestones and paddingYou fill in: Quote check
• When scope changesAgree it before you startYou fill in: When scope changes
• Keep it in your nameCode, accounts, logins and hostingYou fill in: Ownership list
• What it should really costRough ranges for a fix, a rebuild and an agency
• When it's going wrongWhat to do if it starts to slip
• Handing over AI-built workGetting a prototype to a developerYou fill in: Handing over an AI prototype, Safe enough to launch?

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