Something we've been talking a lot about recently here at Volacci is the community behind Drupal. In fact, our favorite section on Drupal.org is the showcase section of the forums. This is an entire board dedicated to showing off your stuff. You can post your site, post the theme and modules you used, ask for feedback, or simply gloat at your hard work. We recommend checking out this space and seeing if it inspires you. Having others learn from, or teach you, based on your work is truly the definition of community, right?

We all know that Drupal is capable of producing some really unique, innovative, creative sites, but how do those projects get started in the first place? Another area of the forum that we think is particularly important is a board called Paid Services. This community within the community is a place where anyone who would like to hire others to help with their Drupal based site, can do so. Kind of like a Drupal version of Craigslist. Simply post your project with as much, or as little detail, as you see fit, name a price, and wait for the experts to offer their services. Now, of course, there are technical support sections in the forum where questions about problems or other advice is given. But, Paid services is just that. If you bit off more than you could chew and need someone to build it for you, this is the place to advertise.

This little community is a very active one too. Unlike some of the other sections on the forum, there are almost daily posting of projects that need developers. In fact, the first 9 pages are all projects that have been listed in just the last month. Once you decide that you need a little help getting the results that you want, it can be mere minutes before you get a response from some able and willing Drupalers who would be happy to help... for a little cash of course. So, whether you are a programmer, a web designer, an entrepreneur, or a freelance consultant, this is just another great example of how business and Drupal can work together and continue to build the community.

-Clare Meyers
@cam766