A small gig, an international response

Steve Safran May 5th, 2007

Occasionally I need a little coding help that’s beyond my ability. (I’m a dumb journalist, not a smart coder.) That’s when I post an ad on boston.craigslist.com under “computer gigs.” I recently posted and I heard from more international offerings than ever. I like to work with locals, but I have to say I was surprised by how many international groups are monitoring local boards. Some of the offerings are suspect, and some seem to be form letters from companies offering services way above what I was asking. But others were clearly personal responses from individuals. (No offers to help spirit money out of Nigeria, sadly.) Yes, I know that every note I get has the big Craigslist warning about avoiding scams and working locally. Just thought it was interesting how the world watches even the smallest offering from a guy outside Boston.