OK, every now and then I like to check out craigslist just to see what’s out there, what kind of demand there is for web design work, UI work etc. It blows my mind the posts you will find on there. People that are clueless on design, web in general probably. yet how specific they are on what they want and how easy it is for them to point out that our job as designers/developers is so easy that they should not have to pay that much for it, or that we should be available exclusively to them, they are the brain we are the labor. These people just don’t get the fact that we can make or break their online future!

Below are 2 examples I just had to share! Enjoy, and feel free to respond to any of them if interested

I made sure to highlight the areas in each post that made me laugh, just to make sure you don’t miss them!

Wordpress Project – 125 sites

Reply to: job-kxzut-1336039150@craigslist.org

I have a serious of web sites I own all related to investor relations. I need someone that knows WordPress very well. Someone that can work with many themes and help launch about 125 domains live as individual WordPress sites.

Think of these as “microsites.” Some will be more generic. Others will be about a particular subject. Ultimately, I need to get all live with about ten different themes. Each with its own database, twitter account, syndication feeds, and a few other things. I am looking for someone who knows the shortcuts to copying a WordPress site, changing it up a bit to fit the new domain name, set it up with its own feeds, etc., then move on to the next one.

I am going to pay per set of five microsites as they are completed. Be reasonable, as this is not that hard a project.

Someone with a sense of style and ability to make a theme look good with a few simple plugins would be a much sought after commodity in doing this.

Website Design/Read This (Plano)

Reply to: job-9hmhf-1342910554@craigslist.org

I am looking for someone to work on a contract basis for 1 week to 6 weeks depending on how well you do.

You will be 1099 with no taxes withheld.

I need someone who is without a doubt experienced in the following:

designing and building websites HTML SEO Page Ranking Links search engine submission Familiar with top Google PR domains (PR4-PR7) that really will be available to get the following day!
Keyword Research Navigation Analysis.
Links
email contact management

I am not sure if there is someone out there that really knows these things or thinks they can fool me

I will not do business over the Internet. You must physically be able to meet in person and be able to work 40 hours per week Monday-Friday