Hi, this is Nicole Miller from vWorker.com (formerly known as Rentacoder.com).
I have to agree with MoonBuggy. The way our service (and other similar services) is set up gives workers the platform to volunteer for a job. No one forces them to bid. But there are certainly arguments for and against the system as you stated, and it's particularly hard to argue against the system when it overwhelmingly works for those who make thousands of dollars.
Even those who aren't pulling in the big bucks manage to earn a sustainable living -- and I'm speaking from experience here. It really depends on what a person is willing to do. I would never work on a per-penny basis and I know you wouldn't either, so I wonder how the conversation would shift if we directed these questions toward the worker rather than the employer.
Hi adamofgreyskull,
Just so you know, workers can bid on jobs of their prefered price range by customizing the vWorker (Rentacoder) site to filter out Projects that they aren't interested in. Projects that don't meet their filters -- such as a certain price range, will not show up on the site, nor in their daily newsletter (if they've chosen to receive it).
-Nicole
Hi Red Falyer, this is Nicole from vWorker.com (formerly known as Rentacoder.com).
vWorker hosts jobs contracted at wide price ranges. Some jobs are priced low as very small business projects under $100(USD) while others are priced at $50,000 and more (enterprise business projects are priced at $50,000(USD) and above). If you take a look at our Top Worker roster, you'll see that 2 of our top earning workers are American.
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Hi, this is Nicole Miller from vWorker.com (formerly known as Rentacoder.com). I have to agree with MoonBuggy. The way our service (and other similar services) is set up gives workers the platform to volunteer for a job. No one forces them to bid. But there are certainly arguments for and against the system as you stated, and it's particularly hard to argue against the system when it overwhelmingly works for those who make thousands of dollars. Even those who aren't pulling in the big bucks manage to earn a sustainable living -- and I'm speaking from experience here. It really depends on what a person is willing to do. I would never work on a per-penny basis and I know you wouldn't either, so I wonder how the conversation would shift if we directed these questions toward the worker rather than the employer.
Hi adamofgreyskull, Just so you know, workers can bid on jobs of their prefered price range by customizing the vWorker (Rentacoder) site to filter out Projects that they aren't interested in. Projects that don't meet their filters -- such as a certain price range, will not show up on the site, nor in their daily newsletter (if they've chosen to receive it). -Nicole
Hi Red Falyer, this is Nicole from vWorker.com (formerly known as Rentacoder.com). vWorker hosts jobs contracted at wide price ranges. Some jobs are priced low as very small business projects under $100(USD) while others are priced at $50,000 and more (enterprise business projects are priced at $50,000(USD) and above). If you take a look at our Top Worker roster, you'll see that 2 of our top earning workers are American. Nicole vWorker.com