tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post7629409516142481793..comments2023-03-23T08:01:44.418-07:00Comments on The Writer's Journey: Freelance RoundupL. Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049000451207165700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post-54996430769619171762007-12-14T20:28:00.000-08:002007-12-14T20:28:00.000-08:00I agree. Customer service is really horrendous. I'...I agree. Customer service is really horrendous. I'm still out $21, plus about 15 hours of work on that one project, and that's just one of three non-payers. I can't imagine where they get off making it more expensive for providers. I still haven't gotten an answer from customer service about whether I'm getting a refund. I wouldn't recommend Elance to anyone.L. Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049000451207165700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post-81456996074406021442007-12-14T14:13:00.000-08:002007-12-14T14:13:00.000-08:00Also, I'll agree with the deadbeat buyers never pa...Also, I'll agree with the deadbeat buyers never paying. Elance is more for the buyer than the seller. I won a project for a book cover and the client stopped communicating with me (she said she didn't like my work and stopped trying to work with me). And guess what? I got charged the project fee - it's been 3 months and she still hasn't paid up!! In my business documentation it states that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201784593169111985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post-7331006009592840972007-12-14T14:09:00.000-08:002007-12-14T14:09:00.000-08:00I've been on Elance for quite awhile now and I'll ...I've been on Elance for quite awhile now and I'll agree on the ridiculous prices and add my two cents worth. The projects pay dirt...I can't make enough on Elance to support my self employment, let alone consider myself a successful freelancer. I do graphic art, which in a way is different than writing, but probably the same once Elance is considered. Some huuuuge companies bid on hundred of Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201784593169111985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post-88109279446427490112007-11-13T17:47:00.000-08:002007-11-13T17:47:00.000-08:00Well, I would qualify for it if I had another veri...Well, I would qualify for it if I had another verified credential- I only have one now. All of my feedback is positive and I get a lot of positive feedback and repeat business. That's not really the issue. The issue is charging so much more for service that is already sub par. <BR/><BR/>The only real question I have is why the site is doing nothing to get deadbeat buyers to pay, particularly L. Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049000451207165700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855950334653809254.post-91013305122590336532007-11-13T12:26:00.000-08:002007-11-13T12:26:00.000-08:00Hi L.,I work at Elance and I wanted to address you...Hi L.,<BR/><BR/>I work at Elance and I wanted to address your concerns about the changes we are making to the site. We reached out to our active members yesterday to make sure they had a heads up on the changes coming, and I’d like to share with you some of the reasons behind the changes.<BR/><BR/>Over the last year the volume of activity on Elance has more than doubled and we are updating our Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999039050433291515noreply@blogger.com