consulting

Recently, I've been in a state of looking for smaller projects to fill in the down-time between larger ones, and I've run into some pretty outlandish expectations. I could raise my prices a little (especially on service contracts) and just eat the down-time. However, somewhere in the back of my mind is the idea that sub-$3k web sites deserve the love of an experienced developer, too.

If you work for a small (1-5 person) Drupal shop, the new Micro Shops group is for you. Here we'll talk about the ins and outs of Drupal development on small teams: the tools we use, how we set up our workflows, dealing with clients, and more. Please help us spread the word and create a valuable resource for small-shop Drupalistas.

Regards,

Susan Stewart

Hi everybody!

I've been developing Drupal pages for 2 years and have done a few contract jobs, but mostly work with Drupal in my full-time position. I need to draft a new contract as a technical consultant and/or drupal developer. Does anyone have any good contract document examples that they could post?

I would like to know how i can create a custom node/page that users will interact with to post photos, business contacts and business details on separate sections of the node/page.

On saving/submiting the form...all that should look like an idependent webpage...think of a business directory.
Thanks

I am building a social networking site for a particular sport. I'm using Drupal 6. I've read lots of documentation, a few books and have become quite dangerous. I'm hoping to find someone who would be able to sit down for a couple of 2-3 hr sessions to review what has been done and provide a few pointers. And correct my misunderstanding of how Drupal works. Need some particular help in the Organic Groups area to ensure this is being setup as expected and to understand the features I'm missing.

What are the costs of Drupal consulting, please?

I am building the technology budget for the coming year and want to try to include something for Drupal consulting.

We expect to receive approval to change our church name this Wednesday and so I will need to port over to the new URL and during that time update Drupal, PhP, SQL, etc.

I need someone to assist with doing the transition right and in getting several new features working, roughly in this order of priority:

Linked calendars (master & sub-ministry calendars)
Distributed web area updating by ministry leaders

Are you hiring for Drupal Development in the Naperville, IL or surrounding areas?

NapDrug | Naperville, IL Drupal Users Group would like to extend its opportunity to feature related postings for the Naperville, IL area in this forum.

For more information, please have your HR director contact Mark Watson via the Contact Form. Once approved, please use the Create Job link. Please do not cross-post your job in multiple areas due to RSS.

I thought it might be useful if we created a list of Seattle-area companies and individuals who do Drupal projects for clients. The idea would be that the list could be viewed by potential clients, who might not want to make an account and post a job, and also that other Seattle Drupal User Group members could use the list to find people to refer clients to or help them on projects. It will also give the group members an idea of what type of Drupal expertise we have available locally.

I am posting to ask two questions regarding nonprofits, consultants and Drupal
shops, and the general direction Drupal is headed.  In short, I'd like to
hear your thoughts on whether Drupal is heading in a direction that benefits
nonprofits or leaves many behind. I feel that I need a disclaimer: I'm asking
these questions because I don't know the answer and think some of you will have
great feedback that helps answer the questions, and more importantly improve
Drupal and its community.

1. Is Drupal development getting too expensive, and as a result, pricing many
   smaller (Drupal entry level) NPOs out?
2. Is the professionalization of Drupal -- more modules and themes being
   developed by Drupal shops for paid jobs -- causing more modules, themes and
   improvements to get back to the community and Drupal.org?  Or, are more
   and more improvements becoming for clients only?

In the five months that the Dojo has been active, it's been a constant objective of mine to remain independent, open and supportive of the wider Drupal project and community. Given the obvious and continuing market growth around Drupal, one aspect of this has been trying to keep the Dojo professionally-minded and helpful, but also vendor-neutral.

It's a mark of pride for me that active Dojo participants have found gainful employment in part through this group, but to date we've shied away from any formal involvement with Drupal shops. That seems like a decision worth pondering, and it occurs to me that an important part of establishing the Dojo as a sustainable institution may be finding support and engagement with the growing number of professional Drupal firms out there.

There seem to be a few key areas where help might be effective: