davidl

Thank you for all the replies here and for all of the emails. I have already corresponded with a few of you and plan to discuss this with several more. I have learned more today than in several years, about the development process!

These are some great points and I left it out of my original message, but that is always something I have worried about, not knowing the value of advice that I do get.

Nevertheless, I have a real need for someone who can at least take the functionality concepts that I describe and tell me if they are technically possible, describe the level of difficulty, explain any problems etc...

I have built a number of websites using freelancers and in almost every case, I left some technical description off of my rfp because I did not understand the way the underlying technology had to be structured in order to get the desired functionality.

Thanks. I have added an email address, but have not been contacted by anyone. What would an appropriate methed be to try and find an hn type person who could help with a broad range of things? Should I just post something to the effect of what I am looking for?