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Originally Posted by woj
what kind of project are you looking to get done? you are probably better off hiring someone known, recommended, etc...
those elance places are hit or miss, it's not uncommon to go through 10 or more services providers before finding the right one... be prepared to get jerked around for weeks...
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It's a database application (web based) but the estimates I got from U.S. based companies were outrageous. I am familiar and have a working knowledge of PHP/MySQL/Javascript and have a fundamental knowledge of how long a project should take. I provide them an extremely detailed flow chart with all the logic defined.
U.S. Company 1: $10,000
U.S. Company 2: $12,000 + $3000 down
U.S. Company 3: $5000 but their portfolio was shit
Examples of bids I've received so far on Elance
Elance Bid 1: $2,500
Elance Bid 2: $1,000
Elance Bid 3: $500 and they had a great portfolio. I think the $500 was a placeholder bid
Elance Bid 4: $10 an hour and about 10 hours to complete.
Obviously the $10 an hour would work out a lot better but I'm gun shy about working with them because of the hourly wage thing.
I tried to hire people to do work for me here on GFY back in '05-'06 and got completely fucked! I'm pretty jaded on coming to the forums to post projects unless I know and trust the person since I was sent on a wild goose chase and lost a couple grand the last time I tried.
Thanks for the input, fellas. Woj, I've actually spoken to you about projects years and years ago and you know your shit.