Yeah, you should be carefull with those new guys, if I was posting a service request, I would of made sure that the person doing the job hs been here a long time, visits and posts often, and has a higher post count. HATE just registered about a month and a half ago and only has 40 posts.
Yeah, you should be carefull with those new guys, if I was posting a service request, I would of made sure that the person doing the job hs been here a long time, visits and posts often, and has a higher post count. HATE just registered about a month and a half ago and only has 40 posts.
I'd say an asseessment based on registration time and post count alone, is a bit off, though it does play a role. I've been here a year now and still don't have 100 posts, but I've contributed to the hacks and offer assistance when, and where I can. Not everybody is 'bad', just check them out thouroughly.
Having a lot of posts has nothing to do with anything, A user can easily be active and know much more about vBulletin / Coding or what not than someone with 200 posts, just dpeends how long they have been around. Also be sure that the user has a portfolio and maybe some testimonials of past jobs/customers.
If you have time to wait, you can check up on the user, by asking other members here what their opinions of that user is - If they say "never heard of him/her", take it as a sign that maybe they aren't the best person to have to complete your service request
Yeah, you should be carefull with those new guys, if I was posting a service request, I would of made sure that the person doing the job hs been here a long time, visits and posts often, and has a higher post count. HATE just registered about a month and a half ago and only has 40 posts.
Sometimes an old member registers under a new name.
In my opinion, i wouldn't pay the person upfront, i would wait for them to finish what you asked of them, unless ofcourse they are doing a 'huge' service, and you pay them a certain % upfront.
I've always asked my clients to pay me what they think the job done was worth and only after i have completed the service and they are fully satisfied, but that's just me, i get overly paranoid and guilty too easily.
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