I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is seeking to hire someone for their project (i'm a dev but i work full time) and i've always been curious as to where to actually suggest. I know Upwork/Freelancer is just a no and it's also something he does not want. All i'm aware of so far is Reddit. Would love to know of any suggestions. Thank you!
Why? I find people on there. I think you need to choose carefully, put them on smaller jobs and fire fast. I find trying to work through issues never works. As soon as they show lack of ability/attention to detail etc they go unless you've really established a relationship and know its a one off. I would guesstimate every 5 or so people you find someone good and keep using them.
Alternatively you could find someone on Fiverr
Or potentially you can try me. I've been a professional .NET developer for about 10 years but recently I decided to stop programming as a job but I am kind of looking at part-time and freelance stuff.