Lots of good stuff here in these replies. I did have a quick look at the site the other day when I found it via different means, but dismissed it immediately as soon as I saw someone bidding '$30 for five articles', or whatever it was!
As long as people are willing to carry out writing work for peanuts then these types of sites will never appeal to writers like myself. I charge £385 for a 1,000 word technology-related case study and I know that's considered quite a good price in my world. So there is a huge mis-match there.
Like the idea of calling them 'quotes' not 'bids' - and stressing that the cheapest one will not necessarily always win. In an ideal world something that was more of a 'dating agency' - e.g. match the perfect supplier to the client - would be more beneficial for writers.
Definitely agree on the GBP not $$$ thing as well!
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