Elance - The Forgotten Marketplaceby Stuart Reid
You may have heard of Elance in passing, or you may even have browsed
site before, but have you ever considered amazing Marketing Potential of this resource?
Elance operates as a virtual "Skills Auction" where you can operate online tenders for everything under sun.
As a "Buyer" you have a project and you can post it at site. Then "Service Providers" will bid on your project and you can choose who to accept, if any. You can make money on either side of this equation.
Your project can be anything! Popular requests include needing a website designed, needing a ghostwriter, a programmer, a marketer, or even an editor.
It's a simple system that brings together skilled internet persons around world. And that's a key factor - worldwide reach. Costs of living are low in many countries such as India, Russia or "third-world" areas yet they are full of highly skilled people. A completed project can cost you much less than you'd expect!
In truth many Marketers use this service quite often but very rarely talk about it. Most Marketers are NOT programmers, or site designers, or perhaps just don't have time to wear every hat. Elance is a valid alternative to employing expensive companies or copywriters yet you will find individuals offering their skills easily as qualified as these.
You need to join Elance to use service. There is a free membership level as well as various paid schemes , but you won't need these until you are experienced.
You can create a complete product using Elance freelancers at a bargain price. For example, you can have an ebook written, sales page designed, and graphics created for less than $200 if you chose right people. And that's without offering individual incentives such as a profit-deal. Many individual programmers or writers are open to such offers.
