[consulting] Contracted Help (As Needed Basis)

[josephine liang]

Totally agree.  A standardized way of qualifying drupal professional would
be very helpful.  Maybe a certification program.  That way, at least there
is somesort of benchmark on the quality of drupal consultant.

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Kevin Davison <kevin at quevin.com> wrote:

> With 3,000 Drupalers at DrupalCon SF recently, it's only a matter of time
> before there are more Drupal professionals than there are now. But this also
> means that it may be that much harder to actually find good help.
>
> It's easy to just watch a few free or paid (Lullabot) videos and get the
> Drupal basics right. But there's so much more to learn, which takes training
> and experience. I'm always learning something new, slapping my forehead to
> say, "doh!" -- only to realize I could have saved myself hours by knowing
> that simple thing. Kind of like to first time you learn about Views and CCK,
> just after you charged the client 20 hours to hack core (I've never done
> that, I swear!).
>
> That said, I'm perceptively very busy right now too, but I can't be sure
> until each contract is signed, and the retainer has been paid to begin.
>
>
> On May 28, 2010, at 03:28 AM, Fred Jones wrote:
>
> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Marie Bradley wrote:
> >>
> >> WOW!!!
> >>
> >> Thank you to everyone that responded..     This was definitely the
> correct venue…
> >>
> >> I’ll be combing thru the responses and contacting some of you within the
> next couple of days.
> >
> > Previously on this list there have been repeated indications that many
> > developers are overloaded with work and don't even have to look for
> > for--it just comes to them. Some even are looking to expand or
> > outsource some work.
> >
> > Ms. Bradley's second post would, however, indicate the contrary, would it
> not?
> >
> > Perhaps some folks have work and some don't...
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