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Elance - A Marketplace of Freelancers

Elance is a fantastic tool if you are looking to hire a freelancer. It has a broad range of freelancers ready to bid on your project. The skill sets range from web site developers, to virtual assistants, marketing managers, and everything in between. If you go to their site www.elance.com you will see a big long list of skill sets available. Depending on your needs you will be able to find professionals to help you with one off projects or on an ongoing basis. The way they have structured their site and the hiring process is really easy and intuitive. A great feature on their site is the freelancer’s bio section where you can review not only the standard bio information but also the projects that the freelancer has worked on previously (projects they won through Elance) and the reviews their past clients have left. I really like this feature for a couple of reasons: 1 it keeps the freelancer somewhat honest because they know there are repercussions to th...