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Each time I hired a freelancer I carefully looked over each portfolio and would often interview the freelancer with Yahoo IM or by similar means. Every single time they would tell me exactly what I wanted to hear and showed me a stunning portfolio that was of sites that they probably worked on and failed. The owner probably hired a design firm to fix up their mess but the freelancer thought it was ok to keep the site in their portfolio. I've also heard outrageous lies from freelancers who claim they made websites such as CafePress.com, MySpace.com, and Photobucket.com (never hired them of course). Every single time the freelancers I hired would not deliver quality work no matter how hard I would work with them. The last time I hired a freelancer was for customization of an online auction script. I worked with this guy every single day for TWO MONTHS. I honestly feel he could've had this done in 10 days. The results were moderate and I would've been better off hiring the design firm I initially decided on until the freelancer came along. Don't listen to anybody who tells you that I'm probably hard to work with because I am the easiest and most patient person in the world to work with. My advice to you is to spend 2 or 3 times more and to get the job done RIGHT the first time. Don't waste your time with freelancers who are doing work in a field where they are lacking skills and creativity that often comes naturally. This is often the reason why they're a freelancer.
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