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Odesk isn't a place for quality artists. If you are not confident in your ability to identify professional artists from amateurs than I would not advice you to go through odesk. co…

I think the problem comes down to the kind of market and audience you're attracting. As a freelancer you really have to position yourself for the right market that corresponds to y…

it really depends on the culture of the location you're planning on attacking. While Reddit/Digg is hot here in the states. the same concept might not fly in other countries. I had…

we're looking to hire a freelance hacker who's an expert with java media framework and knows about CDN (amazon cloud front) to help us build our product. The product is a platform …

yea I would definitely invest some time learning photoshop at least, it's the most powerful package up to date. Since almost all designers use it, it'll be easier for you to commun…

I'd say that web design in today's market is as deep of a rabbit hole as development and coding itself. You really have to know the fundamentals of design, grid system, the trends,…

thanks for the advice guys. Good thing my site is already designed around a lot of the questions asked on the app. I'm working on a project that i believe will bring e-learning to …

oh, i mean it's out of the question to hire someone local because of the bootstrapping situation now. I've been funding development out of my own pocket until this point. I'm start…

are you looking for designers or enginners? most product designers handle the visual styling and the functionality of the objects only.

I was just introduced to this wonderful site a couple weeks ago. I gotta say this is such an amazing resource and thanks to everyone for sharing their insights. I'm a designer work…

can't you share photos on dropbox? and you would still have complete access to your original files.

do a contest to select a group of people where you give them a make over and a perhaps a couple dating lessons. then pair up people on dates. Document everything in videos. what ki…

I find myself focus better after 11pm to whenever i sleep. Probably because there's less distractions around this time of the day.