Could not agree more! Hiring someone who has already done something similar and received a good review is as close to a guarantee that the project will work out

Could not agree more! Hiring someone who has already done something similar and received a good review is as close to a guarantee that the project will work out as you can get. I have done some That said, once you've used them, I find it is ok to branch out a little and stick with the same person. Still, I generally stick to branching out only a little because I find giving a web app to the "Firefox Extension Guy" might mean you are out of their sweet spot--they may not enjoy web app development which slows them down, or they may not be very proficient at it.