Thanks for the heads-up on the new site. I just went and visited it.

What I don't understand is why the initial sorting of coders is region specific instead of skills specific. Meaning, at least for me, I don't care where the coder is based out of. I just want to find a person who has the abilities that I need for my project at a price point I can afford. Oh and references from other 'trusted' coders makes a huge difference.

I say this because even though I am based in the U.S. to date I have hired only international coders as they were the best for the given job. I would dig through the forums for the object that I was working on and needing help with and look for the 'person with the answers'. then I would simply look at their body of work, and if it looked like they had the ability I would make contact with them to hire them.

Anyhow, the new site is a good start, I just hope to see it expanded into specific abilities, examples of work done, referrals, etc.. almost like a resume but searchable.