[consulting] Consulting directory

[Jakob Persson]

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.


Rob Barreca wrote:
> These are your best bets:
> http://drupal.org/drupal-services
>   
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.

> http://drupal.org/forum/51
>   
The forum is a pretty good place to reach developers and designers. 
There's also http://www.drupalyellowpages.com/ that list people by country.

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.


Cheers,

Jakob

Drupal Designer and Developer
www.jakob-persson.com
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> Mehboob Alam wrote:
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>> 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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