Hiring at Standard Bike Repair

Barter: Learn how to “Build a bike” in trade for Professional Services: Website Development

Your job is to turn our site into better site. Ryan is looking for someone who can take the pre-existing theme turn it into something better than it is now. You will be working with Ryan Kelley, the owner of the bike shop home. He is looking for a website designer that wants to learn how build a bike from scratch. Ryan’s expertise is teaching bicycle maintenance and working with the customer to guide them into doing the repairs themselves. You will work with him to build wheels, design the bike and bolt the parts onto the bike that you thought up. The job requires a proficiency in design, WordPress, and Yoothemes.

Philosophical Thoughts on Bartering

The application process is also the negotiation practice. Depending on the skills that you bring to the table and Ryan’s ability to act as a medium to transmute your dream bike into reality. The bike and the work contract will come into form from your first reach-out.

Bartering successfully is a skill. It’s success depends on the the relationships both parties ability to know what they want and offer their services in a professional manner.

An example of a previous exchange of professional services for a bike resulted in the video below.

Things that Impress Ryan

1. Reading the ad.
2. Experience in Yoothemes.
3. Desire to build a bike.
4. Good negotiation skills.
5. WordPress proficiency.
6. Examples of your previous work.
7. Well-edited emails.
8. “Both sides win” negotiating practice.
9. Doing what you say.
10. Showing up on time.

Questions for you: About the bike you want to build–

• What kind of bike do you want?
• How much do you think the bike that you want is worth?
• Are you willing to use used bike parts?
• Are you an all-weather rider?
• Do you want to build wheels from scratch or just bolt the parts on?

Final Exam

1. Can you teach Ryan how to make the links more relevant as user bounces around website?
2. Can you clean the site up?
3. Can you teach him how to use icons?
4. Do you have knowledge in SEO?
5. Are you willing to teach Ryan how to do it as well as do it?

Call to Action:

Can you make this website more likely to retain the user and impress people? Please, reach out to Ryan.

Contact details

• ryan@standardbikerepair.com
• (720) 837 – 8984
• 1823 Marine Street in Boulder, Colorado