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Permalink Reply by Susi Schuele on July 17, 2009 at 9:20am

Collette, I just read a post this morning on another list about Elance. You might want to check this out. It was just posted on "The Washington Post."

Here is the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2...

It looks like if you didn't receive notification from them, then your
information may not have been compromised.

Also, as a rule, I generally don't post at any of these bid places. There are competing businesses on there that charge ridiculously low prices that always win the jobs for that reason. I am focusing my efforts in the areas of RFPs at the different VA forums and word of mouth through social networking and the local BNI group. As an FYI, the local BNI group has really done us well for the investment. Hope this helps!

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Permalink Reply by Joel D Canfield on September 3, 2009 at 2:32pm

Any time you enter the arena of 'bidding', price becomes the primary concern for whoever's awarding the 'bid.'

Never ever make money the primary concern on either side of the relationship. Places like Elance are for folks who value money over quality, relationships, and sustainable business.

Make personal connections. Don't burn your valuable time bidding on jobs; build a marketing plan that gets *them* to come to *you*

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