So, you’ve got your budget in order and a solid idea of who you need now. Now, where do you find these people? There are so many places online to look for contractors that we could write a book on it. However, we will go over some of the bigger and better places to find skilled Drupal workers.
Since your website is a Drupal site, one of the best places to find these helpers is the "playground" of Drupal users and coders. Drupal.org offers several different areas on their website alone in order to find a person. You can try the forum at http://drupal.org/forum/51 - this will take you right to the Paid Drupal Service forum. Here you can post exactly what you desire, how much you’re able to spend and get quotes for time as well as cost for entire or part of the project. Make sure you provide contact information in your post, or go into your account and enable your contact form so people can reach you.
You can also try http://drupal.org/profile/drupal-services. This will take you to a list of names and contact information of people who provide Drupal services. You can check out their profiles at this site, as well as be linked to their personal websites and even what country they’re located in.
There is also the #drupal-consultants channel on IRC (chat).
Another handy site to check out is drupalancers.com. This site is a one-stop shop for anything and everything Drupal freelancers. You have to register and pay to post a job, but there is a rating list to see who the top programmers are. Make sure you ask about specific Drupal experience.
You may not really think of Craigslist as a place to find programmers. However, it is an excellent way to find a programmer in your area or long distance. Listings are free and you can mask your e-mail address. Again, you should be very specific in what you’re looking for and always remember to be careful on these types of sites. Make sure the person is legit before offering any form of payment. The last thing you want is a person saying work is done and then not giving you anything more than an empty wallet.
Elance, Guru and odesk are exactly what you’d think - on-line marketplaces to find freelance workers. These three are a lot alike. They all provide escrow services to ensure that you get your finished product before turning payment over to the contractor, and even help you with things like issuing tax forms or file storage for your work-in-progress.
However, watch out for very low cost providers who may not offer the kind of quality you need. We’ve had varying luck with contractors on these sites – some stellar quality work for rock-bottom prices, but some miserable experiences with providers who vanish or misrepresent their skills. You’ll have to sign up to post projects on each of these sites, but, there is no cost for posting jobs (they make their money on a percentage of what you pay contractors) unless you want to feature your ad.