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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Same here&nbsp;. Working, working, working&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Just noticing that more and more web shops are adopting Drupal,
so maybe the shortage of resources added to the downturn will end the shortage
of Drupalers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My 0.02 euros,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#003300'>Denis Lafont&nbsp;| <b>Capgemini</b> | Drupal Factory</span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#003300'><br>
Mobile: +33&nbsp;6&nbsp;80&nbsp;98&nbsp;46&nbsp;43 / </span><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://twitter.com/dlafont</span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#003300'>Join the Collaborative Business Experience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
consulting-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:consulting-bounces@drupal.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>David Jones<br>
<b>Sent:</b> mercredi 18 mars 2009 06:24<br>
<b>To:</b> A list for Drupal consultants and Drupal service/hosting providers<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [consulting] How is the market for Drupal talent?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'>I'm backed up and over extended.<br>
<br>
I've got a lot more work than I'd like right now.&nbsp; Especially with spring
right around the corner!<br>
<br>
But I guess this isn't a bad problem to have.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:10 PM,
John Saward &lt;<a href="mailto:john@also.com.au">john@also.com.au</a>&gt;
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Don't have time for a proper
reply today. Don't have time to market my services. Don't have time to look for
leads. Don't have time to fix my own website. Don't have time to read RFP's.
Don't have time to give free quotations....<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Always got time for friendly clients. :-) (And all my current clients are friendly).<br>
<br>
Perhaps there is some key advice to incoming free-lancers here: &quot;Above
all; Be friendly&quot;.<br>
<br>
<br>
... My impression is that as (friendly) Drupal consultants/developers we are in
an excellent position to ride through and even thrive through, this 'recession'.<br>
<br>
YMMV.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sorry got to go... get back to my client issues. :)<br>
<br>
:)<o:p></o:p></p>

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<br>
<br>
At 02:35 PM 18/03/2009, you wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>So, how are you folks doing?
&nbsp;Struggling for every lead, turning<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp;business away, or somewhere in between?<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>==============<br>
<span style='color:#888888'>John Saward<br>
<a href="http://www.drupal.com.au" target="_blank">www.drupal.com.au</a><br>
03 5968 1541<br>
==============</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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-- <br>
David Jones<br>
Reverb, LLC / 303-817-7942 / <a href="mailto:david@web-reverb.com">david@web-reverb.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>

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