I have hired freelancers from US & India for my project via elance,freelancer - Few suggestions/comments - * Even if the freelancer doesn't have any previous r

I have hired freelancers from US & India for my project via elance,freelancer - Few suggestions/comments - * Even if the freelancer doesn't have any previous reviews on the site,I'll look for his oss contributions or 'github' projects or contributions to stackoverflow or other forums. * I don't want to hire 5$ per hr programmer , simply because of their low rate. I prefer good and reliable person even though cost will be little higher. * Quality of work is important, Though I'm an Indian,I have to admit the fact that US freelancer did great job compared to Indian freelancer. * If you want to stick to python please don't put Windows admin on your skills page.It will scare people like me.Please concentrate on specific set of 'related'-skills (Python,Web Scraping,jQuery / Prototype,HTML5,CSS). Best of Luck! ps: For your first customer begin with 15$-20$ per hr. Once you get reviews,slowly increase the rate :)