How Do I find good developers?

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i have very little knowledge of web design and wanted to know what the best way is to find a quality web designer that isn't extremely expensive.

Because of a lack of experience we want to be able to see public reviews (I.e Yelp).

Due to our needs, we require a USA based developer, not someone overseas, and unfortunately freelancer/upwork seems to only attract the latter.

We were thinking of just going on Yelp and searching for developers in inexpensive cities to live in (i.e. Detroit), where we figured they'd charge less than say a stud muffin from San Francisco. This seems terribly inefficient though, so what would you recommend?

PS we already posted a paid listing for the project in the Ads here, but haven't gotten much.
#developers #find #good
  • Profile picture of the author neshaword
    Greg, You can't find a quality US-based developer on Freelancer/Upwork. That's a little bit hard for me to believe, having in mind that there are tens of millions of freelancers out there. If you want to hire the cream of the cream, then I strongly recommend you use the Preferred Program on Freelancer. You'll get your personal project assistant, and he/she will give you a list of the best freelancers in the field to choose from. Give it a try and see for yourself. Good luck! N
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  • Profile picture of the author Nabaleka
    If you cant find one, you can try overseas, maybe try us. We are not in the US but have worked with US clients before.
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  • Profile picture of the author 3wCorner
    It doesn't matter whether local or overseas, freelancers or a company, just head over into their portfolio and reviews from previous clients, ask some character references to verify whether they are good or bad developers.
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  • Profile picture of the author AkashBorah
    If you are a true coding knob, you can spend months learning about the different languages never mind how to basically develop. To avoid getting bogged down in unlimited analysis, first pause to take inventory of your needs.

    What are you trying to build? Is your big idea a mobile thing, a web thing, or both? If the answer is not 100% web, you need to find somebody with demonstrable mobile experience. Otherwise, you will be paying for that web developer to learn mobile on your dime.
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  • Profile picture of the author richardZ
    I would like to suggest two platform from where you can find good developers. But before going with any developer read other customer's review for their work. And choose web developer as per your website requirement.

    Those two platforms are :

    Fivver.com
    Freelancer.com
    Elance.com
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  • Profile picture of the author onehalf
    The best web developers are found through word of mouth. If you know someone who has a beautiful and professional-looking website, contact them and ask them who their designer is. You can also turn to online market places such as Upwork. Make a list of web designers or agency that you consider to do the job for you. Check out their finished works. Then, test them with small projects. Ask them how they learn new things and what is the most recent thing they’ve learned that helps them in their development. Also, it is very important that the developer is willing and able to communicate in a way and with a frequency that you can live with.
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  • Profile picture of the author riztechpro
    bro,
    you are talking about the affordable developer but also you want a USA based developer. From the USA based developer you mean that it should be physically with you right?
    But my friend, you will find it very very expensive if you want to use USA based developer. There are tons of high professional designers and developer working on freelance based which are extremely affordable.
    You just need to look for the right developer.
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