I have a rather prestigious domain name to do with modelling thats been lying around and some how has managed to wangle its way to the top of google. I was going to hack a dating script into what I want it to do but the crappy scripts that are out there give absolutely appaling SEO. I was wondering if there is a known designer / programmer on this site that is reknowned for being good with php sites and a god when it comes to SEO. I daren't waste any money on script lance, i was hoping to see some personall, non affiliate referals. My Budget is between $1000 - $1500
With your budget, what I would do is higher a website designer to create the site (With basic SEO in mind). And with the funds you have left in your budget, use it on an SEO expert to work on your backlinks and ranking of your site. That way you can hire a really good website designer to create an appealing site for your and still have it ranked high. People have different strengths in what they work for. An SEO expert might not be as great as designing a nice looking website and vice versa.