Where can we bid online SAP-ABAP projects?

Where on the web to post non-coding projects/requests in for bidding?

• outsourcingfilter: Where on the web to post non-coding projects/requests in for bidding? For outsourcing programming/web/coding projects, there are many sites to submit your requests in for others to bid on. Then there is Etsy Alchemy for handmade goods and crafts. What about custom graphics? Where would I go (besides Craigslist) if I want a custom vector logo done? What about engineering? Where would I go if I want a custom lawnmower robot made? Those are the two main fields I'm looking for answers to, what about projects for other fields? Looking for sites where you can post a project for others to bid on.

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  DISCLAIMER: I work for the company that helped these guys build their product (although I didn't work on this particular project). http://www.mavenlink.com/ is a site that was designed specifically for finding professionals that weren't necessarily just technical (like accountants, lawyers, business consultants) who can provide small businesses with one-off or periodic services (say, a few times a month or so). It just went to a public beta last week, and I see there's only a single project at the moment, but I think it'll be interesting to see where it goes. I know they spent a lot of time really nailing the UI, and I know they're interested in providing an experience that's something other than the 'race to the bottom' mentality you see on other bid-for-work sites. It also looks like the Mavenlink guys had a bunch of people from their professional network join up, so you might have a limited time to get work done by folks who wouldn't normally be looking at smaller online jobs. Anyways, to answer your specific needs, there are a number of sites that 'crowdsource' graphics: http://www.crowdspring.com/, http://99designs.com/, etc. (see http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/crowdsourced_workforce_guide.php for more). Be careful, if you crowdsource graphics, you will likely earn the permanent ire of your designer friends, as you will most likely be committing the sin of asking for http://www.no-spec.com/! There have been endless debates about spec work on mefi, which hopefully won't show up in this thread -- however, they may have a point about quality. A co-worker used 99designs to have a logo created for his side project site*, and to be honest, I thought every single one of the finalists was terrible (that said, he was fairly happy with what he got, while I come from a design/art school background and am highly critical of these things). That said, good design and good illustration is hard, and you As for engineering -- well, you may be interested in http://www.ponoko.com/ -- a little less engineering and a little more product design, but very interesting. http://www.wired.com/culture/design/multimedia/2008/12/pl_create * as an aside, I gave him a little guff about it, but then I realized that this sort of spec work is meeting the needs of extremely small and lowbudget businesses -- something which boutique or independent design is usually very poor at -- designers aren't really losing customers to these types of sites, because these people really wouldn't ever have been customers in the first place. In fact, they may be gaining customers, as more people learn about the value of design first-hand.