Chapter
18
The Elance Community
In This Chapter
• The growing Elance community
• Where to interact with other Elance members
• Health insurance options
• Elance’s referral programs
• Training videos that cover the basics of Elance
Hundreds of thousands of people have joined the Elance community as clients and/or contractors. Growth on Elance and in this sector is phenomenal and shows no sign of slowing. It makes sense, too. With a stagnant world economy, work still goes on, just in a different way. A more flexible and creative way.
What this means for you is not only are you not alone in this community, but you’re part of an exciting new worldwide trend. I’ve included stories and advice from successful clients and contractors in this book because there’s always something you can learn from someone else, especially when they’ve already figured it out.
The learning doesn’t need to stop with this book. You now have the knowledge and tools to achieve your goals with Elance. If you apply what you learned here and mix it with a good dose of elbow grease, nothing will stand in your way. But there’s always more to learn, especially when technology is involved. Stay involved, keep up to date, and read on!