I hired Upul via elance (at top dollar I might add) and right now I am VERY disappointed! I spent several days reviewing various portfolios and was very impressed with his. I was wary because of his foreign sounding name and insisted on speaking with him by telephone.

Because my website deals with a unique American activity (tailgating) I really needed someone that understood what tailgating is all about. I also let him know that I had to have someone that was very creative, someone that could take the images I have and come up with a really cool flash design and that this is why I was hiring someone because I do not have that talent. (I have been designing websites since 1994 but am not the greatest with graphics or flash).

What I received from him left me perplexed. The first image showed a bbq grill with the ocean in the background???. The rest of the very basic flash went downhill from there. Honestly, I could have put together what I received…pathethic!

When I commented that it wasn’t even close and to put some creativity into the design I received an email back that (In poor English) told me to “put it all together” and let them know so it could be finished all at once. This obviously wasn’t even Upul responding to me.

VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED!

Consider this fair warning if you decide to do business with Upul Ilangamge (OKwebmaster), AKA ilangam on elance!