| If we are in one of our busy periods and can not help you with editing your site or installing a program (this is not very often). Then you can use a service called "Scriptlance" to find a professional webmaster or programmer to work on your site.
IMPORTANT!!!!
Read this entire page before using Scriptlance
Scriptlance is basically an auction site for the services of professional programmers, designers and webmasters.
How it works is simple. Let's say for example you need your site editing and do not know how. You would go to scriptlance, log in, and post details of the work you need doing.
Then all the programmers designers and webmasters registered with scriptlance will be informed that you need work doing, they will go and read the description of what you want doing and place a bid for the work and the time scale they can complete the work in.
You can specify how long you want your listing to run for and at any time you can select a bidder to perform the work on your site.
We will tell you how to sign up for scriptlance in a moment signing up is free.
Once you have accepted a programmer to work on your site scriptlance will charge you a $5 listing fee but only when you accept a bid. Once the work is completed you can pay the programmer/designer directly or via scriptlance.
Each programmer that bids for your work will have their own review section, this is where other sites they have worked for left reviews on the service they recieved. We recommend you ALWAYS read these reviews before selecting a programmer. Cheapest is not always best.
Before you employ the services of any designer or programmer at scriptlance MAKE SURE you read our guidelines on using scriptlance there is a step by step guide to using the service below.
The first thing you should do is go and register as a service buyer. Registration is free you may as well create an account now just in case, and make sure to bookmark their site. You can register by clicking below
Open A Free Account At Scriptlance (this link opens in a new window, when you get to the site click the "signup" link on the left. Make sure you sign up as a buyer) They will recommend you post a project but it is not needed at this point just sign up for an account.
Step By Step Guide On Using Scriptlance
Here are our recommendations for using scriptlance.
Before posting any project at scriptlance make sure you have a current backup of your site and databases. See the backups section of the knowledgebase for help.
Posting your project
- Make sure you have an account if you don't have one already you can open one by clicking this link Open A Free Account At Scriptlance (this link opens in a new window, when you get to the site click the "signup" link on the left. Make sure you sign up as a buyer)
- Log into your scriptlance account.
- Click "Post a Project"
- In project name box give a brief description of the job eg. "editing of three html pages"
- Choose the job type all that you know apply.
- Database system will be mysql IF you are having work done on a shopping cart or some automated program.
- Operating system is Linux
- Describe the project in detail: That means IN DETAIL tell the programmers and designers exactly what you want doing that way you will get an accurate quote. We recommend you specify that they be contactable by one of the main messenger systems yahoo or msn so that you can get hold of them if need be.
- Budget range for this project (optional): tell them how much you are willing to spend to have the work done.
- Select how many days you want to allow for bidding for the job. if you need work doing quickly put 1 in here.
- Submit your project
Deciding who to choose
After your project is posted you should receive email notifications as professionals bid on your job. You can go and read these bids some of them may leave private messages or ask questions you can read and respond to those too.
Important
Before selecting a programmer read their reviews, that way you will find out what other webmsaters say about their work and if they can be trusted.
Remember when you select a programmer, that cheapest is not always best.
We also recommend if you are considering using a programmer from a non ENglish speaking country you communicate with them via the message board first, make sure their English is excellent communication difficulties can increase the time a project takes.
When you see a bid and a programmer you like select their bid.
What now?
Once you select a programmer they will be informed of your choice and contact you requesting access to your site to do the work.
REALLY IMPORTANT before you give them access to your cpanel or ftp change your main cpanel password (and any relevant cart admins or admin sections). Once they complete the work change them back to your usual passwords. You should NEVER leave an outside programmer with access to your site.
Now let them complete the work and pay them when you are happy.
Job Done!
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