[sebringj]

The problem with these sites like oDesk is it ends up turning you into a marginalized commodity and its hard to stand out from that view point of the usually numb-nutted clientele that trolls there. You want to get in front of dollars, not squalor, yah heard me (hands up).

What worked for me is instead create an open-source project or even mini-project like some JS plugin, make a LinkedIn account, get your StackOverflow account, make sure each refers to the other, then (drum roll), you'll get offers flying in and you'll have to fend them off or start ignoring them as they will get annoying and that's a better problem to have.

The funny thing is, if you create that site, you'll probably get great offers because of that rather than a listing itself but beware of making another odesk that marginalizes its workers and try to attract big dollar companies to look at that rather than chump-changers.