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Thanks! Would you reccomend that I post a very detail page about what I need or just a basic outline of it and then discuss further after I see their qualifications. Each time I make a posting, im always receiving bids from people from India with nothing on their cover letter but a list of previous projects they have worked on.

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If I were hiring, I'd skip the qualifications and ask for a prototype with every bid. The prototype in itself could be something very simple (I'd give examples but you haven't mentioned about what it is you want made).

Also, if you want good hackers, you must be willing to pay good money as well (and be sure to talk about that in your listing as well).

Edit: forgot to answer your question: yes, a decent outline should suffice most of the time.

Thanks again. For example my friend runs a construction company and he is looking for a web based crm type of system that will help him keep track of leads and task. What would I ask for in a prototype?

Something like a mockup of the main user interface you have in mind, but in code.

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