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August 24, 2005
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I just found the coolest resource! It’s called Rent A Coder, and you can post any project that you need help with, whether it be as simple as installing WordPress / MovableType / etc for you on your server, or as complex as asking someone to write a custom blogging platform for you. Want a custom template for TypePad or a special WordPress theme and don’t have the time or skills to do it yourself? Just Rent A Coder to do it for you. You can even find people to help you with Search Engine Optimization, people to write content for you, etc.
Once you post the specifics of the project you need help with, coders will then bid on your ‘job’ and you can decide who you want to hire based on their bid, the feedback they received from other users on other projects they’ve completed, etc.
From their website:
Need a coder to help you create the next 'killer app' or answer questions? Just post your program or question here and coders from around the world will email you bids on doing the work.
You can review each bidder's resume and reputation online, and when you're ready to make your decision, you can rent your personal, expert, coder with just a few clicks! Its that simple!
Posting a bid request is free, and you are under no obligation to accept any bids sent to you unless you choose to. Once you accept a bid, you will place your payment into escrow. The money is not released to the coder, till they complete the work according to your original specification. There are no service charges or finders fees for buyers.
On the flip side, got skills? Flaunt ‘em and earn cash!
Looking to earn extra income using your hard-won technical skills? Rent a Coder lets you locate and bid on coding projects and questions from around the world! By completing a free registration, you can publicize your skills on the online resume system and receive emails as new bid requests come in.
So those of you who are creating all those great free themes and plug-ins (which I hope you’ll continue to offer for the sake of the blogging community), you may wanna consider listing your talents at Rent A Coder and earning some extra $$ through freelancing.
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Just found your site while looking for WordPress templates, and I'm impressed (and a little saddened by you and your fiance's recent health/work issues). Just a thought on your rent-a-coder entry - the url you list under Resume is mistyped. Not a good place for a typo!
Posted by: Paul | Oct 30, 2005 9:13:22 PM
I'm developer at Rent A Coder, it is too expensive for coders (15%) site is complicated, fuzzy with complicated forms, payment took to long...I still bid with low interest on Rent a Coder, I believe scriptlance is much better: http://www.scriplance.com woth a try...
Posted by: Sergei | Dec 5, 2005 3:05:40 PM
.. actually, its http://www.scriptlance.com
Posted by: Kat | Jan 12, 2006 3:52:51 PM
I recently loaded b2Evolution, and am wanting to set it it up basically the way you have yours here, i want to offer my web hosting packages from the sidebar, and when one of the package options is selected, open up its details in the center of the page, but leaving the other packages on the left sidebar, and the blog information on the right. Do you have any pointers on how to accomplish this. Basically what it will contain are just custom pages parsed into the center of the blogs page.
Posted by: john miller | Feb 8, 2006 7:29:37 AM
There are other sites better than http://scriptlance i recently launched a site similar http://neolancers.com havent done much on it, but we are getting there. I belong to scriptlance as a developer, and i agree with the previous post, the site is slow, its slow becuase its cgi, and the database i believe is flat file. Here are just a few that i belong to. http://getafreelancer.com, http://guru.com.
Just a note on the difference between guru.com and the other two mentioned sites. Guru.com has strict parameters that you must adhere to as a developer, your skills are matched with the clients requirements, it also has a geographical comparison, so that you are shown projects in your area, in case it is a "work on site" project.
The only problem I see with scriptlance and getafreelancer, are the types of programmers that are there. Since I paid for my education, and have invested countless hours in learning past that point, I refuse to work for five dollars an hour. If a project is posted with a budget of $300, you will see that the middle easterners are bidding so low, its not even worth booting up a machine to attempt the work. Of course we all want to spend as little as possible, and thus the more experienced american programmers are being shot out of the saddle "so to speak" as our econoical structure isnt as depressed as that of somebody from India. At any rate, that was not what my post was about. It is about the fact that there are multiple sites where you can list your project, and have competent programmers and developers bid on your project and take care of the work for you.
Please check out http://neolancers.com post your comments on my blog http://dosdawgs.com
Posted by: john miller | Feb 8, 2006 7:39:04 AM
RentaCoder is a great example of how the internet has globalized commerce. I am a registered coder but have to compete against top-notch people in developing countries who will work for a lot less (their currency goes a lot farther).
Posted by: Dedicated Linux Server | Mar 2, 2006 11:24:11 AM
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