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Telecommuting is a great option because you can hunt for talent (and price)
from outside your range. What I liked about your idea is the fact that you
will co-ordinate and maintain the project. This is vital. The last mile
necessarily has to be done by you -- the local guy.
Freelance rates vary from $25 to $45 per hour. This goes up to $60-70-90
etc in case of highly experience professionals or complex projects. My own
guess is that $25 is a good average rate. BTW, I picked up this figure (and
rounded it) from http://www.computerjobs.com.
BTW, according to me, freelance rates and average salary rates should be the
same. Meaning, if you earn $4000 per month in a job -- you should earn at
least $4000 as a freelancer too. Similarly, if you are willing to pay
someone $4000 as a salary -- if you hire a freelancer you can pay the same
amount of $4000 (i.e. 25 dollars an hour for 160 hours of work). This is my
take on freelance rates.
