konradh
It is amazing that someone with a healthy budget, detailed requirements, all the artwork and content, and a mock-up showing the lay-out can't find someone to take his money.
 
I have been looking for a year!  All I get are "I'm too busy" or "my nephew is taking a web class at his high school."
 
Seriously, this is a 2-4 day effort for a pro.
 
WTH?
 
 

Konrad,
 
I'm in IT and all I can say is that a 'pro" as you call it would look at a 2-4 day effort as an aggravation not a project.
 
You may not want to believe it but a pro looks for 2-4 MONTH projects. Unless (s)he is out of work.

So someone with a small company or working as an independent consultant wouldn't take $2K to $5K to work part-time for a week and build a simple 2-4 page site when the design, layout, and artwork is already done?  I find that hard to believe, but if that's the way it is, I won't aggravate anyone.

konradh
So someone with a small company or working as an independent consultant wouldn't take $2K to $5K to work part-time for a week and build a simple 2-4 page site when the design, layout, and artwork is already done?  I find that hard to believe, but if that's the way it is, I won't aggravate anyone.

I added the caveat "if out of work". 
 
Don't despair. You just need to the find the pro that is currently out of work.

Well, I think we can let this topic go.  People who are not out of work do side projects, and a lot of small companies—like graphics shops—do small jobs.  I just don't believe there aren't a lot of people out there, but we'll see.
 
I think we can close this thread.
 
Best regards, --K

Have you tried one of the many sites that sell templates.
Most of these places have a staff that will also build the site for you.

Templatessold.com comes to mind IIRC

Also most hosting companies have staff or third party individuals that they can recommend.

Thanks, Tom.  I would not be happy with a template; however, I will probably just hire someone from Network Solutions to build the site due to lack of response from others.
 
I have also been in IT many years and it is insane how much trouble I am having with this.  People are always complaining about being short of money, out of work, needing extra cash for Christmas, etc. and yet I can't give my money away.

Oh wait, you said you want to give your money away.
 
That's a horse of different story.

If I half-way considered myself either a pro or one with all the right tools for the job, I would certainly take the task.  However, so far, I've only created websites using a web-host's own site building tools which hardly qualifies.  Once you start getting into taking payments you want to make sure it's done right and that the SSL is correct or people won't trust the site enough to use it.

If I half-way considered myself either a pro or one with all the right tools for the job, I would certainly take the task.  However, so far, I've only created websites using a web-host's own site building tools which hardly qualifies.  Once you start getting into taking payments you want to make sure it's done right and that the SSL is correct or people won't trust the site enough to use it.

If I half-way considered myself either a pro or one with all the right tools for the job, I would certainly take the task.  However, so far, I've only created websites using a web-host's own site building tools which hardly qualifies.  Once you start getting into taking payments you want to make sure it's done right and that the SSL is correct or people won't trust the site enough to use it.