Hi everyone,<br><br>Been a lurker here for a while, but I'm facing a problem and was hoping to gain some insight from this list.<br><br>I've got a day job but am constantly asked to do moonlighting for various people. I've come to rely heavily on Drupal and another project called Qcodo. Using these two open source projects in conjunction have really improved my productivity, but I'm at the point where I just can't handle more work.
<br><br>So, I hired a subcontractor. This guy is really nice, very sharp, lives in Canada. He's not cheap, but I found him to be inexpensive. I did my best to communicate the requirements to him and set him off to go and work. Unfortunately, this has resulted in almost total failure, but not for the reason I expected. My sub was very good at doing exactly what I asked, but nothing in the site flows together. It's like I've been given all the pieces of the puzzle (most of which are decently good), but nothing is connected.
<br><br>I'll be able to pull this together no problem. However, I am realizing a fundamental flaw in how I've approached this subcontractor issue. I need somebody who I can ask to take the site from beginning to end, rather then just provide me the pieces to put together.
<br><br>So, here's my questions:<br><br>Where do you find quality people?<br>What is a decent rate to expect? hourly, by project? I've seen this vary wildly depending on geography.<br>What is the best way to communicate requirements when I've effectively placed myself as a filter between the client and my subcontractor?
<br><br>Thanks,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mike Hostetler<br><a href="mailto:mike.hostetler@gmail.com">mike.hostetler@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://www.amountaintop.com">http://www.amountaintop.com</a>