Comments on: Elance Going Beyond a Job Bid Site

By: bstart

bstart — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:21:30 +0000

Please check our new B2B & B2C marketplace http://www.bstart.com where companies and individuals can advertise and trade their products and services for free.

By: Emphasize Outsourcing

Emphasize Outsourcing — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:54:51 +0000

Elance changed my life. Im using this freelance website for past 5 years. Get your project done at Internet marketing

By: Kristi Patrice Carter

Kristi Patrice Carter — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:12:40 +0000

Informative article and interesting perspective about Elance. However, I honestly must disagree with the basic premise that Elance is for newbies or those trying to establish myself. In my opinion, Elance is the best online marketplace for talented newbies and experienced professionals. I, for one, started on Elance over 10 years ago and to date, have successfully completed 700+ projects. I still use Elance as my primary marketing venue and find the site extremely user friendly.

Although I agree that there are some buyers on Elance looking for a bargain, I think that if skilled Elance providers are selective, clearly differentiate themselves from their competitors and always put their best foot forward, they too can succeed.

Looking around Elance, I am but one of many success stories. : )

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:29:44 +0000

Some are happy with elance but there are horror stories out there. Here is a list of some collected from the net.
http://www.medlawplus.com/classaction/elancecomplaints.tpl

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By: Dyna

Dyna — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:39:30 +0000

I’ve just started to use the site, so I can’t exactly speak to the process and experience that Elance provides. But in trying to understand how it works and using the Watercooler forums as encouraged I have been shocked by the snarky nature of the responses I’ve seen from other providers. I’m used to posting all sorts of questions in technical forums and getting helpful answers but all the Elance community seems to do is put down the questioner and post flaming, unrelated comments. It’s very strange and immature, often vindictive. So do what you will with the site, but steer clear of the Watercooler or you’ll be attacked!

By: Thomas Larson

Thomas Larson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:50:08 +0000

Feedback provided: Elance has a big problem, you need to pay for everything and their Memberships are not helpful because they are expensive and don’t offer much advantages. A friend suggested me to try GetACoder .com and since then I always get projects there. The fees are not high like in other freelance sites and their Membership offers nice benefits moreover you don’t have a limit of bids to post like on Elance.

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By: saad1984

saad1984 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:02:59 +0000

I have been a elance member for about two weeks now. My first bid got me the job at a low but ok price. Since then i have been trying to get more work but looks like buyer trend is changing now. Buyers seem to be using elance to get an estimate of cost for work by getting the lowest possible bid for the job. I have seen 9 random listings ending without a pick from the buyer even after i went ahead and offered the lowest possible price for the job $50.00 (to create a website with cms).