Comments on: Why would you charge someone trying to find work?

By: Brad Marley

Brad Marley — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:53 +0000

I would assume there are more freelancers looking for work because they (and maybe their significant others) have lost their job or the work isn’t coming in like it used to.

Seems backwards to make the people who need money pay money.
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By: Jon Buscall

Jon Buscall — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:19:54 +0000

It’s hot and humid here in Stockholm and I love a good a rant! Yes, me too. I kicked Elance into touch after one month’s trial. It wasn’t just the cost but also the culture and attitude of people posting jobs.

Had the same response to Freelanceswitch ten minutes ago whilst reading about V.3.

Personally, I think local work is easier to get and through contacts and networking. Plus my blog seems to attract customers too. More than Elance and Co did.

If you’ve got great blog SEO you don’t need to be on Elance.
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By: Steve Averill

Steve Averill — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:29:10 +0000

You are exactly right in that they are feeding off their own users in a way that just seems a little sleazy. I think everything will head the way of smaller, more private more like-minded, it just works better. We have had a great couple of days with OCJobTalk (people getting work, new members) and you just added to it! Thanks so much! Steve Averill

By: Fuzz Martin

Fuzz Martin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:27:29 +0000

I agree. I completely gave up on Elance about six months ago. I felt like I was being scammed. Yes, there are people that make money there, but I’d make a better return on investment by buying a good pair of walking shoes and making doing door-to-door cold calls.

Nice article, Kirsten.
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