Don't bother

I've been ask if can built an online survey for this particular organization that I don't want to reveal, in just 5 days. After reviewing the project scope, I said yes, it can be done. Since the time is insanely short and their budget is also low, I decided to customize an existing full fledge online survey available.

It is called Lime Survey. Looking at the online demo survey on their website, I thought this is more than what the project requires. I manage to built the entire survey within few hours and send the prototype to the project manager for their evaluation.

The very next morning, to my surprise, I was told that the deal is off. Sigh! Luckily I didn't built from scratch. What we learn that day is that the next time we hear such low budget with short time of deliverable we will politely advice them, "please don't bother us, go look for a freelancer". So many mouth to feed with so little piece of pie, it's simply not worth it. 

So, if you want this similar kind of online survey in the future, you now know what & who is the most suitable to look for.