My team has decided to put the launch on hold, for now, I appreciate everyone’s interest in the project and I’m very thankful for all of the input and helpful discussion.
I tried making a Freelancer post, as I used their service once years ago and it was generally pleasant, but I was immediately bombarded with AI Applicants and an AI Recruiter grilling me for answers to its questions. Immediately deleted the post and the entire account.
Where do I go to get a quote for some work done by some actual human beings? I don’t need AI, I don’t want AI, if someone automate their quoting process then I’m out because I’m not gonna fuckin negotiate with the hallucinating vending machine.
EDIT: I attempted a post on UpWork.com and there is far less AI response than on Freelancer, but I’ve still declined all offers so far because they failed an important filter question. Still, I’ve been able to get quotes! FINALLY! Looks like my website could potentially be built for some number between $5,000 and $38,000. Very interesting. As some commenters have suggested, I’ll check out some options in local cities, though I doubt I’ll find much in my small studio’s price range. EDIT2: These quotes are bogus, I think. I’ve been seeing the same phrases repeat across multiple proposals “AI is a powerful tool but no replacement for creativity”. I went through so many proposals and not a single one looked like a real human capable of adhering to a no-ai policy.
Try going directly to a college or university and speak to humans directly. Middle-men have taken over the entire hiring process for most companies because there is coin to be made by putting up one candidate over another. Bring back classified ads in local newspapers. Surely printing newspapers everyday, like they used to, would have less of an environmental impact than just one datacenter? Yeah, I know, Boomer shakes his fist at cloud.
A long time ago I lived in Denver but right now I live between Nowhere and Limbo and the closest UNI doesn’t offer a comp sci degree or such.
Search locally. Try finding web designers/developers in your city first, and if that doesn’t work then check out websites of local businesses and see what developer they used (usually linked at the bottom of the home page).
I’m definitely not local to you, as I live i Scandinavia, but if you want a quote, feel free to hit me up.
Not working with JavaScript sounds like a refreshing challenge.
Seems to me all the brick and mortar web developers are calling themselves “SEO/Marketing” consultants these days. You might have luck looking for one of those businesses geo locally.
