Outsource to India. Wordpress / Joomla Templates

[gav240z]

Hi Everyone,
I'd like to commission some templates to be built for Open Source Software. Primarily looking at getting some Joomla templates and Wordpress templates made cheaply in India.

I'm wondering what website is best to post to for this kind of request and what I should expect to pay for something that is of decent (no perfect) quality.

Also if anyone has done this before and has any advice I'm all ears.

Its not for a client, the templates are for me to provide to the Open Source Community. I'd create them myself, but I have such little time these days to do it myself and I'm a bit of a Web Standards Perfectionist.

Also should I do a mockup in Photoshop first or just let them come up with a design concept?

Also apologies if this is in the wrong section.

 

[babyboy808]

Hi Gavin,

I would look into GetaFreelancer.com - I would think you should get a lot of bids for this type of project. And regarding letting them come up with a design concept, I would be careful - they could easily hack an existing template and call it their own.

cheers,
Keith

 

[Drang3d]

You could try 99designs.com , also theres a jobs section on Joomla.org but most of the stuff you'll get are very basic designs.

 

[n3tFl0w]

Why india, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Drang3d]

Well it just seems from my experience on the joomla forums or dp forums etc., most of the companies that are offering copy writing services, directory submissions etc. seem to come from India. They will do it at a very cheap rate and have good written english. There is a large amount of computer skills in this region also. Thats not to say you couldnt find someone from another country but its just its easier dealing with a large group of potential suppliers.

 

[babyboy808]

Why india, if you don't mind me asking?

Cheap services!

 

[figment]

We have a client (dev company) in India who comes to us for design because they find the quality of design lacking there. But they might not be looking properly...

 

[gav240z]

We have a client (dev company) in India who comes to us for design because they find the quality of design lacking there. But they might not be looking properly...

I'm sure they're correct, but I'm looking for someone to build cheap wordpress templates to offer to the community. I'd do them myself, but time constraints kind of make it difficult.

I would pay someone, but I'm not sure what is a reasonable price for a high quality template, not to mention I'm broke. (Story of my life).

 

[fmk10]

Outsourcing

Elance.com has a wide variety of companies all over the world. India is good (and cheap) for coding, but not design (in my experience). For that you might look at South American companies. Also, 99designs is a low cost way to get design work done.

 

[caminowebmaster]

I would do the psd file yourself and then get them to port - I have posted some stuff on getafreelanncer and the design were awful.

 

[littlegreenman]

I've tried India in a couple of places and I was let down each time. Perhaps it was the companies I used, but its such a task, that at the end of the day it is cheaper to either do it at home, or farm it out within a developed country. "One company had a power failure for two weeks, and I needed the design quickly".

I came across a not for profit website, in Issue 144 of Web Designer. Find students and jobs on studentgems.com - the online network of students, businesses and individuals. Basically its a link to UK college media students. I haven't used them yet.

 

[Anouilh]

I think it must be very difficult to organize a good design over the internet, without having contact with the designer. The interesting aspect of design is that it is the result of ideas sparking off one another, with several people having an input. Much of the bland and often very conservative work on the Internet is a result of people playing things safe and looking to commercial gain over creativity. India has some wonderful web designers, but the time spent explaining what one needs would probably be better spent with a local designer who can revise the work quickly, when needed.