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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Excellent article!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Christina<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.lannendesigns.com/"
title="http://www.lannendesigns.com/"><font color=black><span style='color:
black'>http://www.lannendesigns.com/</span></font></a> </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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wp-pro-bounces@lists.automattic.com
[mailto:wp-pro-bounces@lists.automattic.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>David Coveney<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 05, 2008
5:15 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> wp-pro@lists.automattic.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [wp-pro] How to Hire a
Pro</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A while back I suggested I could write a guide on
hiring a professional and lots of people said ‘yes!’. It
followed a number of wp-pro requests that were pretty low-ball, unprofessional
and denigrated the skills of the people on this list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Finally I’ve written a ‘lite’
version: <a
href="http://liverpoolwebdesigner.com/2008/10/04/if-you-want-to-hire-a-professional-act-like-one/">http://liverpoolwebdesigner.com/2008/10/04/if-you-want-to-hire-a-professional-act-like-one/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Unfortunately what I’ve not had time to do is
to write a full ‘how to specify WordPress work’ article, but
I’m hoping to do that in the near future as a guideline for potential
clients. In the above I do raise a few points along the lines of how a
mockup doesn’t constitute a full design document, for example.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hopefully it’s helpful. It might seem a
bit testy, but other developers so far seem to relate well to the issues I put
across.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All the best everyone and good luck in both hiring
pros, and being hired by them :o)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dave Coveney<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Interconnect IT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>+44 (0)151 709 7977</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.interconnectit.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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