Quick summary
Bangalore's web development market has excellent developers and a long tail of unreliable ones. These red flags help you tell them apart before you sign a contract.
Why bad web developer experiences are so common
Web development is an industry with low barriers to entry and hard-to-verify quality claims. A portfolio of beautiful screenshots tells you nothing about whether the code works, whether it is maintainable, whether SEO is set up correctly, or whether the developer will be available after launch.
Bangalore's large freelance developer market means options at every price point. But the correlation between price and quality is weak below ₹60,000 for a project.
Red flags to watch for
These signals consistently predict a bad engagement:
- Cannot provide live URLs of past work. Only screenshots or 'confidential' links
- Quote is a single number with no scope document. No breakdown of pages, features, or deliverables
- Promises delivery in under 2 weeks for a complex build
- Does not ask about your target audience, SEO requirements, or content strategy
- Asks for 80–100% payment upfront with no milestone structure
- Uses vague technical language to avoid answering direct questions about the tech stack
- No written contract. Relies on WhatsApp conversations as the agreement
- Disappears for days without response during the project
- Owns your domain and hosting and will not transfer them to you
- No handover documentation. You cannot update anything without calling them
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Positive signals in an initial conversation with a developer:
- Sends you a detailed scope document before quoting
- Can explain their tech stack choices in plain language
- References are reachable and speak specifically about the project. Not just 'nice person'
- Suggests a milestone-based payment structure (30% upfront / 40% at milestone / 30% on launch is typical)
- Discusses post-launch support explicitly. What's included, for how long, what it costs after
- Confirms in writing that you own the domain, hosting account, and all source code
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