It can be difficult to hire a freelancer as a webmaster it can cause loss of time and also money. Let me give you a few ideas what to write when you hire someone in for example Script Lance.

I post a few clear rules in the end of each project

*** I will not pay until the script is working on my server.
*** I can provide you with a server to work on.
*** Payment with Pay pal or Scriptlance only
*** Only members with good REP should offer the service
*** Please give me a dead line you can hold or I cancel the product
*** I work with MSN Yahoo you should have that as well
*** All spam messages will be reported
*** Do not post if you can not do it for the price it will be reported as spam

1. Stops everyone from cheating you but can scare away serious programmers if you do not have any reputations points on Script Lance.

2. If everything is done on your server you have total control but be sure he will not use it to spam or hack into your other system, close down emails and mail from script if you can.

3. This is off course up to you but I prefer this way. Any serious webmaster can find a way to get a pay pal account nowadays.

4. This can make you loose out on the new people but if you do not waste time stick with this.

5. The programmers are notorious to take to much work but keep it clear that you will cancel even if he half way into the work.

6. You need to communicate quick and easy sometimes it is better the email.

7. Some webmaster just give you a long list of website the have done and do not even read what you said. They give you a price of 5000 $ so you not use them

8. See number 7.

In Script Lance there is not much point doing the project private since you only get a few programmers but if it is a lot of money and you need some serius people then this is for you.

I tried the hide project bids one time but it did not work very well I did not get the work cheaper so just skip that one.

To do the project featured can be good in some cases specially if you want more bids but otherwise you can skip it. I got lots more bids when I did it.

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