Some personal thoughts and opinions here: People that go on Elance to find workers, well, they get what they pay for. I am sure that there are some great freel

Some personal thoughts and opinions here: People that go on Elance to find workers, well, they get what they pay for. I am sure that there are some great freelancers out there but you are far better to find yourself local clients, charge more, and get referrals. Really, try face to face business first. More and more people are realizing that talking to India at 4am is pain in the ass. Also, a lot of people think that they can go on Elance and hire a guy that is charging 14 goats, and they expect this to be done as if they were paying him 100 goats. However, face to face business will really depending on how you present yourself, your age and if you can sell. All these websites: Elance, 99 designs, etc etc are making money for their co-founders (hopefully), and very little for freelancers. Getting 40 logos for 299 dollars? 40 people working for 299 and 1 of them is getting paid. Don't sell yourself low. PS. I deal with small businesses that tried these things, even larger companies that make millions of goats / year. And they tell me these stories after they hire me. I laugh! :)