dear team of experts,

I have never built a website before and am a bit intimidated. I bought salient because of the demos and I knew it was powerful. I designed my website and asked a developer in india to build it - but what should have taken 2 days, considering 'out of the box' took him 7... and he still does not know how to really USE salient. ... HELP! I need to source a web designer who is FLUENT in salient to build my site. I am a new yorker living in london. I have fasthost.co.uk, wordpress.org and i bought salient. but I have been struggling for 2 weeks with poor communciation with the developer in india... he just does not use the forum and videos and i am now trying to teach myself... but i REALLY need to hire an EXPERT in SALIENT who just will build what i need and show me how to update the content (writing a book online)  - the photography and my book are my life... but i need help. I have struggled through someone found on peopleperhour for a week now.... i am stressed out beyond.