Clients do get a ton of spam but there are better solutions than resorting to xenophobia. From my experience as a client, 90% of the spam proposals are copy-pa

Clients do get a ton of spam but there are better solutions than resorting to xenophobia. From my experience as a client, 90% of the spam proposals are copy-pasted so they could simply filter them out. They could also reduce 'connects' (freelancers have a maximum amount of points they can use to apply for jobs. You can buy more points).