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<small><big>I advise against using sites like elance.com, there are
very few professionals on those sites and the fees elance charges for
people to bid on projects is outrageous and deters many people who
possess expert skills. Sites like it and getafreelancer.com and
rentacoder.com have become marketplaces for average designers living in
countries of the world where living costs are low, which is why the
prices are what they are. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on
how you see it) the quality is on level with the prices, so don't
expect to find any experts or reliable people here. They may be suiable
for small isolated tasks but people on these sites seldom possess the
skills to pull something major through.<br>
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</small>Rob Barreca wrote:
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<pre wrap="">These are your best bets:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://drupal.org/drupal-services">http://drupal.org/drupal-services</a>
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The issue with this list is that you have to have contributed in order
to be listed. There are many professionals who do great work but
haven't committed code to Drupal. While I agree with the rule for
listing, just be aware that this list is not exhaustive and may not
necessarily include the best out there.<br>
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<pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://drupal.org/forum/51">http://drupal.org/forum/51</a>
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The forum is a pretty good place to reach developers and designers.
There's also <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.drupalyellowpages.com/">http://www.drupalyellowpages.com/</a> that list people by
country.<br>
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Your best chance of finding a pro is to request a proper brief and then
use your gut feeling to sort out the bad apples. The prices you get are
seldom the final price, the lowest quote may likely be the most
expensive, so it's a matter of weighing professionalism versus track
record and price.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Jakob<br>
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Drupal Designer and Developer<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.jakob-persson.com">www.jakob-persson.com</a><br>
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Mehboob Alam wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Is there one? I'd like to find something like eLance, but that may be
asking too much. I'm interesting in outsourcing certain aspects of a
project like maintenance, module development, theme development etc.
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