[fakeElonMusk]

I have used or looked into past and existing services that attempted some or all of these features. Every client project is different and a client typically already has their own preferred stack for communication, onboarding and payments. As a freelancer, I already use services like Gusto and Harvest and don't want to consolidate into a single platform (they do what they do very well).

So the only thing you can really offer that freelancers would pay for is really good leads. IMO that will be very hard to package as a SaaS service. Look at LinkedIn Pro Finder - it takes a "client" 2 minutes to fill out a project request and about the same for a freelancer to respond. Most people are just messing around, very few are serious or have a real budget or project.

I know people who pay individuals (also freelancers) to find leads and generate business. You could do that but how do you scale it? If you charge a monthly fee then how long will people stay signed up without any leads? If you charge a percentage based on a project, how do you verify the cost of the project? What if it's hourly for an indeterminate period?

As far as how much we make it varies from small projects in the 20-30k range to over 100k for bigger projects.