Great idea, I think it needs some rounding out.
First off, there are going to be providers with different levels of competency. It would be in everyone's interests, right off the bat, to establish particular services they provide and have some method of feedback allowing individual providers to be rated. I would hate to see a couple of poor client experiences lead to an entire marketplace getting a bad reputation.
Secondly, economics. There are going to be individual consultants who can work for much less than consultant shops which can provide more services. Something that would be interesting, as a way of leveling the playing field between each, is the establishment of a sub-consultancy group as well, where groups can collaborate to provide services. My company, for example, sells a bulk mailing program that intergrates nicely with Drupal through Web services. While I may not be interested in every client out there, people certainly should be able to take advantage of the mailer I have directly rather than sending clients over.
M
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Different parts of the US and the world have different rates that are acceptable for the same services, depending on the local economy. I think it would be unreasonable to have an economy where one would charge less for a service conform to the standards of an economy where one would charge more for the same service, and vice-versa. Some sort of leveling in that area (like using MSA or CBCSA codes, for example) will have to be utilized to make it equal for everyone involved.
pointers?
hi oadaeh,
I'm not familiar with those code systems that you are talking about, do you have some pointers?
thanks.
Jenny