[markbolyard]

Originally Posted by iogames

That's why here in America we outsource our work LOL

And there is why America is in the shape it's in with it's economy, but that's another topic. But honestly, as mentioned above, the post made in the paid request forum here of someone wanting a logo design for $5.00, style coded for "No more than $10.00"... really, what are people thinking. I completely understand that people have budgets, and although I am one of those who charge a substantial hourly rate, I always try to work within people's budgets and often what they pay isn't the total amount of time I've put in. I also understand that there are younger members that just don't have a lot of money to put into their forums, but those members have to understand that those of us that work for a living and between work, and volunteering here and there on vbulletin.org, there's not a lot of time left in the day to do those types of jobs simply to help out.

You do get what you pay for, and just because you think you got a good deal somewhere for that $10.00 coding job, try finding that person in a month when you need changes or find out that it doesn't work in all browsers, etc, etc...

I think that the paid request forum here is great, and there are many qualified individuals that can do a outstanding job. Perhaps vbulletin.org needs to set minimum prices for jobs to be posted (like sitepoint had with contest) so that the quality of professionals in that forum providing these services get paid a fair wage for the job, and the people seeking the work get quality work. Granted, vb.org is not associated with any of those transactions and is only providing the forum for those in need and those able to provide the service.