Elance, Guru and Other Bid Sites

We talk about Elance, Guru.com and the rest of them a lot around here, don't we? One blog post from last February garnered 48 comments arguing the pros and cons of Elance, although when I revisited the Elance debate this past Spring, there wasn't as much interest. I regularly note that I think places like Elance and Guru are a good place to start, and that you can use them to see how much money other freelancers make. Well, all that is interesting and good for writers (especially beginners and newbies) to know, but another great perspective showed up at the New York Times online. "Enlisting a Global Work Force of Freelancers" talks about Elance and other bid sites through an employer's eyes. It's a good read!