I'm trying to get an appointment through an online booking system that only updates with new slots at 23.00 on Mondays and Wednesdays. When I've tried booking, the site doesn't load due to increased traffic at those times, and by the time it does load all slots are gone. Phonecalls and emails just refer back to the booking system.
Is there a way of automating this booking somehow, something I can run so I don't have to stay up two nights a week trying to refresh the page? If not, can I pay someone to make one?
OP here. I haven't had the time to work on this but it's an urgent appointment, so I've had a guy on Fiverr working on this for me for a few days.
He's been "testing" the code and sending me videos of it working so far. I'm pretty pleased with the result. He seems flexible about pricing.
This is a fairly unusual web automation task, as I understand it, and he's had to work around several quirks of the website and my requirements (e.g. scheduling Mon and Weds).
What's a fair price to pay him? I have no idea of a reference range here.
I was thinking of 200 - 300 GBP as this seems fine for a weeks worth of tinkering. Too much? Too little? A bonus if the code actually gets me an appointment
>>28114 Your original offer sounds very fair.
Out of interest, who gets the source code/ownership?
I've never seen Fiverr used for anything other than commissioning artwork so I'm curious.
Not a clue, and have no idea whether it's in Fiverr's T&Cs. I'm more interested in the code working, really, and the guy I've commissioned doesn't seem all that bothered, either.
I've now been able to run the automated browser actions, and impressively, it works.
Unfortunately, the website doesn't let me log in using the automated window, despite using the exact same credentials in the same browser. The programmer obviously tested this before sending it to me, and it appeared to work fine in videos.
Has the website detected my automated jiggery pokery, or has something more obvious gone wrong here? The message is infuriatingly vague.
