Anyone on Elance? at DVinfo.net

Ali Jafri · August 7th, 2009, 12:23 PM

I've been on Elance a while now and its not such a bad deal. I take on small editing projects targeted for web streaming mostly, its fun!

Was wondering if anyone else is on Elance? What are your thoughts on it? Would be good to get to know others who are already signed up or people who're just interested to join.

Bryan Gilchrist · August 7th, 2009, 12:25 PM

Not on eLance, but I'll have to check it out. I am on ProductionHUB, though.

Dylan Couper · August 9th, 2009, 07:07 PM

I've hired lots of people from elance, been very happy with it. Never thought of using it to get work. How many jobs do you bid on vs. what you get?

Ali Jafri · August 11th, 2009, 12:34 PM

I'm not making millions on Elance, not yet at least! But since the jobs are fairly simple and hardly take any time its well worth it. Also, it works out well for me since I have young students who are more than happy to learn and build their experience doing these projects. So for a hour-long job of transcoding a DVD into 10-minute clips ready for YouTube I can get a clean $200. Usually the people who need this sort of work done are totally unfamiliar with the process and would rather pay to get it done. Elance works out for them because they can choose from many bidders all over the world.

August 7th, 2009, 12:23 PM	#1
Ali Jafri Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 210	Anyone on Elance? I've been on Elance a while now and its not such a bad deal. I take on small editing projects targeted for web streaming mostly, its fun! Was wondering if anyone else is on Elance? What are your thoughts on it? Would be good to get to know others who are already signed up or people who're just interested to join. __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit // i7 2600K // 16GB RAM // ASUS P8P67 Board // NVIDIA GTX 470 Sony Vegas Pro 13 // Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 // http://vimeo.com/alijafri

August 9th, 2009, 07:07 PM	#3
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I've hired lots of people from elance, been very happy with it. Never thought of using it to get work. How many jobs do you bid on vs. what you get? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

August 11th, 2009, 12:34 PM	#4
Ali Jafri Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 210	I'm not making millions on Elance, not yet at least! But since the jobs are fairly simple and hardly take any time its well worth it. Also, it works out well for me since I have young students who are more than happy to learn and build their experience doing these projects. So for a hour-long job of transcoding a DVD into 10-minute clips ready for YouTube I can get a clean $200. Usually the people who need this sort of work done are totally unfamiliar with the process and would rather pay to get it done. Elance works out for them because they can choose from many bidders all over the world. __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit // i7 2600K // 16GB RAM // ASUS P8P67 Board // NVIDIA GTX 470 Sony Vegas Pro 13 // Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 // http://vimeo.com/alijafri

August 7th, 2009, 12:25 PM	#2
Bryan Gilchrist Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 224	Not on eLance, but I'll have to check it out. I am on ProductionHUB, though.