I can only speak from the freelancer's side. The best clients I get generally come through referrals from people I know or people I've worked with. I think the

I can only speak from the freelancer's side. The best clients I get generally come through referrals from people I know or people I've worked with. I think the same goes for looking for a freelancer, if you're not sure, ask around among colleagues, friends, people you know in the industry. Hourly works best for both sides I think. An easy way to do it with a fixed budget is to say you have X budget which translates to Y number of hours from the freelancer, discuss together with the freelancer what you can get out of that and what you both expect.