We have compiled below a list of questions that potential clients have asked us in the past.

If you have other questions, we will be very delighted to answer them, please contact us right away.

1. How long have you been in business?
2. Where are you located in Bulgaria?
3. Why have companies outsourced projects to you?
4. How can we trust you?
5. Do you take fixed price contracts?
6. What are your payment terms?
7. How do we pay you?
8. Are there taxes involved?
9. What's the minimum size of projects you undertake?
10. What are your rates?
11. Your rates are low! Is there a catch somewhere?
12. Are your people certified?
13. How do you ensure quality?
14. Can you provide references?
15. How do you assure confidentiality?
16. How do we keep abreast of the progress of the project?
17. Do you provide post-implementation support?
18. We are planning a product, can we co-develop with you?
19. Can you set up an exclusive development team for us in Bulgaria?
20. Can we visit your facility?
21. How do we proceed?

1. How long have you been in business?
seedot.com was founded in 1993. Since 1994, we have leveraged the internet to provide Bulgaria-based offshore development services to organizations worldwide. Go Top

2. Where are you located in Bulgaria?
seedot.com has its Offshore Development Center in the beautiful capital Sofia in Bulgaria. Sofia is the capital, the most socially developed state in Bulgaria. Sofia is well-connected to the world with an international airport and has an abundance of technically qualified personnel. Go Top

3. Why have companies outsourced projects to you?
Below are some of the top reasons why our clients have outsourced projects to seedot.com.

a) To drastically reduce operating costs.
b) To share the risks involved in development.
c) To gain access to world-class software engineering skills from Bulgaria.
d) To seek resources not available in-house.
e) To finish projects which otherwise cannot be finished in-house due to technical or staff limitations.
f) To free up non-capital resources for other in-house projects.
g) To gain a fresh and new perspective on a stalled project.
h) To localize existing software for use in other countries and markets.

If your current situation meets any of the above criteria, you should talk to us right away. Go Top

4. How can we trust you?
Over the past 10 years, we have completed a large number of projects for clients in North America and Europe. We can provide you both Work and Client References. Please contact us right away. Go Top

5. Do you take fixed price contracts?
Yes. A fair number of our projects are fixed price contracts. This way, we insure our clients from cost escalations.

We also work on per-hour basis and also have a unique Dedicated Development Center offering.Go Top

6. What are your payment terms?

For Fixed Price Contracts:
Advance: 20%
Early-Proof of Concept: 20%
Beta Release - 20%
At Sign Off: 40%

For time-and-material projects and Dedicated Development Centers: Fortnightly/ Monthly

We also agree to Milestone-based payment schedules on our Fixed Price projects.

What have been listed above are all typical models, actual agreements may differ based on client specifics and requirements. Go Top

7. How do we pay you?
Payments are made through a wire transfer to our banker's account in The BanCorp Bank, DE.Go Top

8. Are there taxes involved?
As it stands now, there are no taxes involved.Go Top

9. What's the minimum size of projects you undertake?
We take all sizes of projects once we are committed to a client.Go Top

10. What are your rates?
Our rates range from US$ 10-20/hour depending upon skills required, time-line, project nature etc.Go Top

11. Your rates are low! Is there a catch somewhere?
We can offer these rates because we operate from Bulgaria, which has far lower living costs than most of the Western economies. Bulgaria has an abundance of highly qualified software engineers and architects experienced in providing development services to the international marketplace. Both these factors make our rates viable and practical. Go Top

12. Are your people certified?
Our people are certified in relevant Microsoft, IBM and Sun technologies.Go Top

13. How do you ensure quality?
We have processes in place to ensure that quality is maintained every single time. These processes are derived from industry standard practices and have been fine-tuned to meet the unique requirements of remote development.Go Top

14. Can you provide references?
Yes. We can provide both Work references as well as Client references. Please contact us right away.Go Top

15. How do you assure confidentiality?
We sign NDAs and Confidentiality agreements with our clients.Go Top

16. How do we keep abreast of the progress of the project?
Regular Project Status Reports will be sent to you by email.

Over and above that, web meetings and teleconferences are held as and when required. The developed code is replicated/updated to your servers at regular intervals. This way, you get to review the progress of work even on a daily basis.

Our Project Managers and Customer Relationship Managers are available to you on a 24/7 basis.Go Top

17. Do you provide post-implementation support?
Yes, we provide 8 months' free post-implementation support for all our development. Further support is also available at a charge.Go Top

18. We are planning a product, can we co-develop with you?
Yes. Please see our product co-development page. Go Top

19. Can you set up an exclusive development team for us in Bulgaria?
If you expect a steady flow of work using consistent programming languages and operating systems, it may be ideal to have seedot.com set up an offshore team dedicated exclusively to your company.

These contracts are generally for a period of 1 year or more. Please contact us right away to discuss further.Go Top

20. Can we visit your facility?
Most welcome. Visiting our facility will provide you a first-hand experience of our place, our people and our infrastructure.Go Top

21. How do we proceed?
Very Simple, Talk to us right away.

If you have other questions, we will be very delighted to answer them, please contact us right away.Go Top

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