NEVER USE FREELANCER.COM! If you think Upwork is bad, Freelancer.com is waaay more EVIL. Once they have your bank account number, they'll freely dip their greedy little hands into it and guess what - my bank didn't support me and made me pay. A quick backstory -- I entered a design contest which awarded $100 to the winner (supposedly). The FIRST thing they did when I entered was WITHDRAW $100 from my bank account. They said that when you entered a contest, they "HOLD" the winnings from your account and if you don't win the contest, they give it back to you. GOOD LUCK GETTING IT BACK. Another story -- I won a bid on a writing job which only paid $15 to the winner. I got the job and did it - customer was VERY happy. After deducting all their "fees," it COST ME $85 TO DO THE JOB! After months of my bank letting them take all they wanted, I was finally able to block all transactions at my bank. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! If anyone knows a trustworthy site for freelancers, PLEASE TELL ME!

I don't know why. They simply don't give any support and are not opened to negotiate. They just closed my account and don't want me as client. I'm using Freelancer.com instead and it works very well.

Vicki - It all works out well for making money on the side, until you get an unethical client. Once you have that unfortunate luck do not expect Elance to help you. In fact, they will flat out say "tough luck," to you. Use at your own risk.

They closed my account for no reason.If you want I can give you a link to my account so you can check the reviews clients left me there. All wonderful.It took me 3 years to build that kind of reputation. I had to do a lot of jobs practially for change just to get good reviews and be able to get better paid jobs.And now that I have they cancelled my account, because apparantley clients complained about the quality of my work and of course they can't tell who those clients are...

Where there is smoke, there's sure to be a fire. Elance has issues, but other platforms are far more dependable, and you can market your skills in many ways.

Who is closing them, elance or freelancer?
It could be the fees they have to pay. What type of work do you do?