Okay, so I guess I'm saying it should be easier ;) You have places like Elance where people can find freelancers / contractors to do work for them and you have

Okay, so I guess I'm saying it should be easier ;) You have places like Elance where people can find freelancers / contractors to do work for them and you have places like LinkedIn for finding employees, but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to find fellow freelancing folks to trade / refer work with. You're already letting them bill each other, so why not help them find each other in the first place? I think a lot of independent folks could be a lot more successful if they had even a small network of fellow freelancers they know they can trust to do good work in areas where they aren't experts.