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AL-Benjamin
01-26-2007, 03:41 PM
Afternoon all,

i think the title there pretty much sums up the request for information :)

Basically i am looking for some coding work to be done, but you know what i have no idea where to get a programmer from. I mean are there like auctions for PHP programmers? Can i go down to the local store and pick one up in a box ;) or is there some secret place they all hang out?

silly questions i realise but for somebody who can code a 'hello world' script and still get it wrong, this is a serious question.

I have used cgi-lance in the past but it always find its the same person bids without actually reviewing the post and so on.

so ay recomendations?

- Benjamin

maxymizer
01-26-2007, 04:06 PM
Maybe http://www.scriptlance.com/
I believe that other members will also propose similar websites. Good luck with finding the right person.

AL-Benjamin
01-26-2007, 05:44 PM
excellent, thanks for that :)

Xeentech
01-26-2007, 07:43 PM
There's programmermeetdesigner.com which is new-ish and has a good rep (never used it personally though) and rentacoder.com which has a teriable rep. ;)

Also heard good things from people using elance.com, been around a while and has a wide userbase.

Just watch out, often best to pick the guy with the best communication skills rather than the guy that has a list of what he says he's proficient in or even the guy that says its all possible for $0.25

AL-Benjamin
01-26-2007, 09:26 PM
that first one has possibly the worst name, but i shall check it out anyway.

used elance many moons ago, had fogotten all about them to be honest.

thanks for those :)

vasam
01-27-2007, 09:51 AM
Hello,

use www.elance.com , www.guru.com .
At least use me! :)

stuffradio
01-27-2007, 09:47 PM
you can also post in the Employment section

pudding
01-28-2007, 01:44 AM
ya, why dont you look into the employment section

RobinWrit
01-28-2007, 02:00 AM
I've found this board to be an excellent source.

AL-Benjamin
01-28-2007, 11:00 AM
hadn't thought of that...

off to the job offers section :)

Lagniappe-labgeek
01-29-2007, 02:32 PM
http://www.odesk.com is another one... The one nice feature of that one as an employer is the screenshots of the contractor programmer's screen while he's supposed to be working on your project.