> YOU are right, but this actually means, > buyer thinks that it is the cheapest place to get work done > and when you dont have anything to eat, you may even consider grass. I haven't such experience. > For example, take a look at your profile, > all your recent projects done there less than $50 > except some which are about $100 or one with $2,000. I earn more (per hour) than many other programmers from my country. Each $50 gives me $100 from the same buyer. If you have time to check - "one with $2,000" comes from my old buyer. Our 1st project was $40.00 (October, 2004). > Despite on Elance, even I have to pay something, > but I have to Pay less transaction fee > (8.75% if I earned less than $10K in last 6 months, 7.75% > If my earning is less than $40K in last 6 months, 6.65% otherwise). Did you earn anything? Or - this is just theory? From $2000 I pay 10%, because it is private auction. > So I believe, you should build more confidence about your skills, and try paid site once. Business model for all job-related paid sites: 1. Post advertising "We are good site, bla-bla-bla". 2. Rent 2-3 "senders" 3. They post scam projects 4. Collect monthly subscription fee from credulous programmers 5. Go To 1 Also - no way to check statistics: 1. how many subscribers? 2. how many completed projects? May be 10,000 subscribers compete for 100 projects. Every month. RentACoder's statistics[^] available for everyone. -- Sergey I.Grachyov [MCDBA, MCAD.NET] My profile at RentACoder.com[^]

>The bad thing is, no mimimum amount for a project which cause the buyers to post even $5 project out of which $3 is deducted by RAC and you get $2 only. Horrible???? Yes! If you care about $5 projects. > So, $1,000 project means, you lose $150 and get only $850. You lose. But I pay $150 for protection against bad buyer. Did you ever hear about arbitration feature at RentACoder.com ? > If you really want good thing (both as buyer and coder), I will suggest Elance.com. I decline all job-related sites where I should pay monthly subscription fee. In fact - you pay $$$ to get possibility to receive some job. -- Sergey I.Grachyov [MCDBA, MCAD.NET] My profile at RentACoder.com[^]

To Ed: I have 783 projects, completed via RentACoder.com I have many repeated buyers, mostly from USA. To coders: If you are expensive for nothing - you can't compete with me. To buyers: If you employ expensive local staff today - you will be bankrupted patriot tomorrow. -- Sergey I.Grachyov [MCDBA, MCAD.NET] My profile at RentACoder.com[^]