Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by abbasmehdi » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 4:39 AM UTC

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Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by jordanvisco » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 4:49 AM UTC

I've had a lot of luck running a design contest on 99 designs and then continuing to do work afterwards with the people I chose as finalists for the design. My 2c.

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by trussi » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 5:51 AM UTC

jordanvisco wrote: post #2

I've had a lot of luck running a design contest on 99 designs and then continuing to do work afterwards with the people I chose as finalists for the design. My 2c.

I had great results with a logo contest. But the web page contest (opted for the $495 option) didn't work out so well.

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by trussi » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 5:52 AM UTC

As the saying goes, 'You can have good, fast or cheap. Pick two.'

Check out BuildItWith.me for a great listing of designers and developers.

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by abbasmehdi » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 6:13 AM UTC

trussi wrote: post #4

As the saying goes, 'You can have good, fast or cheap. Pick two.' Check out BuildItWith.me for a great listing of designers and developers.

Love that saying! Good is constant, fast or cheap are variables, cheap is becoming a constant as well ;)

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by lachyg » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 8:37 AM UTC

I honestly really wonder what the reaction would be here on HN if you were to change designers in the title, with developers, or coders.

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by ig1 » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 10:12 AM UTC

Try local students, etc. they'll often lack experience and need more hand-holding, but you can get get raw talent at a cheaper price than you'd have to pay for more experienced talent.

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by joshkdavies » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 11:51 AM UTC

Define "cheap"

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by fernandose » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 11:54 AM UTC

A couple of decent places I always check first are

http://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/ Always found designers here who are either looking to build their portfolio or have time off between big projects.

http://dribbble.com/ You may not find cheap designers, but it's a great tool for looking for serious design talent.

Hope this helps

Re: Where can I find good and cheap design freelancers?

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Post by abbasmehdi » Sun, Apr 10, 2011, 5:53 PM UTC

lachyg wrote: post #6

I honestly really wonder what the reaction would be here on HN if you were to change designers in the title, with developers, or coders.

They'd probably get offended for not being referred to as "hackers".