[notastartup]

I'm trying to avoid that site and elance, largely because I find that it's extremely hard to compete with someone willing to work for less than $4 an hour and work with someone who just doesn't seem to understand that what they expect is not only unfeasible given their tiny fixed budget but that they themselves do not know what they want so they ask for everything for nothing.

An example I found (wasn't hard as it's filled with postings like this) is someone asking for a full fledged screen recording application (he has previously asked for a Java Swing GUI) to be delivered in 4 days for a budget of $25 dollars, he lives in the United Kingdom, and feels that someone residing in an ex-British colony should be able to feast on the earnings for years to come. What is even more ridiculous is the specification document is one sentence long. I doubt that this person would even take the time to write a paragraph of recommendation if someone unfortunately took that job.

https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/job/_~01f423d25fa7e5a13d/