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by JBReefer 3607 days ago
I'm sorry but the hourly rates on that site are insanely, insanely low. $20/hr for a senior developer in anything is nuts. There's a freelancer that wants $19 an hour and has 10 years of PHP experience! You can make $19 an hour doing most front-of-house restaurant jobs, easily.
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But you can't do it sitting in your living room. For some people, that's enough to take the job at that rate.
Most of the time, you get what you pay for. Their '10-years experience' does not equals competence or even good client communication.

Even though most clients there want to find cheap labor, there are some that understand they need real expertise and are willing to pay for it. Not sure if you find it worth the effort to dig through the crap projects.