Paid Drupal services

Just wondering if there are any Drupal implementers in Sydney, Australia? We are looking at a number of CMS systems (incl. the option of building our own), and our requirements differ somewhat from the more common Drupal sites, however, it strikes me that with a bit of tweaking, Drupal may be the best choice.

I'd be interested in chatting with any local implementers with a view to deciding on a CMS, but also to pay for a pilot system if Drupal is found to be a suitable candidate.

TIA. Grant

I'm looking for a designer/developer of a new PHPtemplate based Drupal theme for an existing (currently non-Drupal based) community with approximately 30.000 members. In addition to the obvious design skills a very good level of familiarity with the Drupal theme architecture are required. Please send me a message through this site with an indication of rates, a link to portfolio and possible start date.

Thanks!

I'm seeking paid consulting services to help with URL-path-aliasing requirements as described here:

http://drupal.org/node/21320

Can anyone be of service? I'm seeking near-term help, in the form of email, phone, and/or instant-message support.

Thank you in advance,
-Matt
url-aliasing-drupal.org@mengland.net
mobile: 312-543-9916

Hello everyone-

I just finished working with a designer who created a Drupal template for me. He has very reasonable rates and is familiar with Drupal theme development.

I was very impressed with his work and would like to share his contact information with everyone here if they are looking for the same services. I receive nothing in return for recommending him, I am just a happy customer.

I was looking at this old thread http://drupal.org/node/16189 and thinking about some work I've been offered recently and just wanted others thoughts on being payed for setting up free software.


I do very little coding and am learning what I can, nonetheless, I've already seen that I can get a decent site running faster then those who have approached me as potential clients. I guess what I'm realizing is that knowledge of an open source software, like Drupal is an expertise. Anybdody can learn it, but not all take the time to. If you gave me enough time, I could probably also learn how to do an appendectomy, but I'm not gonna, so a Dr. gets paid instead- plus all the medical board issues but you get the point.


Wait, do I have a point. Maybe it is time for a quick story. Someone approached me as a potential client and started asking a bunch of questions. A price was set for what the job would cost and how long it would take. They asked me more questions under the guise of "researching for how they want the site themed" etc. Finally, I had explained enough about how to use Drupal for their purposes that they realized that a family member who had some basic website knowledge could do it for free. Job lost.


If this person had approached me in a forum I would have happily answered and explained to the best of my ability how to do what they wanted with Drupal for free. In this situation, I feel a bit cheated. I provided them with my expertise (okay, I've only been at Drupal and other CMS's for a year, but read and learned a lot) and got $0 for it. Had they done the research on their own it would have taken at least a month to weed through the various open source system out there and figure out how to leverage Drupal for their purposes.