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Nicole says that you can call in and talk to a facilitator 7 days a week… I have to disagree. I have tried to call in numerous times and not been able to reach anyone.
Additionally, if you decide to work through vWorker (Rent A Coder's new name), don't be in a hurry to get paid. Their pay periods end on the 15th and the end of the month and then they have 7 days to get your money to you. So, lets say you finish a project on the 1st of the month. That project will go on the pay period ending the 15th. And then it very well may be the 22nd before you get paid. So, almost a month has passed since you finished the project.
Additionally, when getting paid, even though vWorker has already charged you 15% of the amount that you bid on the project, they still will charge you 2.00 more to process the money for you.
During these possible 21 days, where has your money been? My guess would be in vWorker's bank account drawing interest that you will never see.

-Nicole

Great point that vWorker is a good place to start. It is after all, where I got my start in freelancing and I haven't looked back since. Many others like myself have chosen to stay with the service, as it offers the best protections in the industry — in particular with the arbitration service. I am glad that vWorker's arbitration service is available at vWorker at my disposal, and I'm glad that it's completed quickly without fear of additional costs.

As far as users creating multiple accounts, these types of situations seem to make themselves known without much effort. People get sloppy in their attempt to deceive and they inadvertently trigger a red flag prompting due investigation. Of course, we cannot disclose the things that trigger investigations since it would encourage dishonest persons to try and cheat the system. Our goal at vWorker is to keep it a safe working environment for all.

But I have not seen the Expert Guarantee program offered on other services. If you would point out where else it is available, I will greatly appreciate it.

-Nicole

If you already became aware of that, then I apologize for repeating it. Thanks again for the open dialog and for being a long-time user at vWorker.

Dawn Ippolito
vWorker.com

Just to make things positive I think I have already reviewed vWorker and it is now one of those programs which I tend not to use but there is nothing against it. Now regarding some of your points.

Point 1 : I agree on job range but then majority of them are in low range job but I guess it is good for many to start with as well.

Point 2 : Arbitration. I have not landed on any arbitration does not mean I have not involved in anything related and I know about the fees but that is when there is any legal activity needed. Elance first contacts both the party and arranges a conference call with Elance representative as mediator and if buyer and seller agrees on common terms the arbitration closes without any charges but if they cannot come to common terms it goes to third party for legal confrontation and this is when the fees come into picture.

Point 4: Say if I have 2 accounts how would you know. I am not using them parallely but when one of them had some bad rating I opened a fresh account.

Point 5: Yes my personal experience. See my last few job as buyer and you would see what I mean.

Point 6: The question is how would you or I know it.

Point 7: Expert Guarantee program is provided by many other sites as well and not only on vworker.