Elance is an online service where freelancers can post their services and others can bid. It's easy to think of eLance as a kind of eBay for services. That is, a marketplace where sellers and buyers meet and sell their services for a fee. Their services make it easy for businesses to outsource their projects. For instance, businesses can also post jobs on the eLance Web site, and receive bids from freelancers or service provider. …showed first 75 words of 563 total…

…showed last 75 words of 563 total…ratings and feedback from other buyers. So this makes it easy to choose the bidder that fits the job and once the job is completed they can pay for those services online. Therefore, eLance has made it easier for people to get the services they need done. And, by implementing new features to its web site that encourage freelancers to continue doing business with them. Works cited: Strategic Electronic Marketing by Brad Alan Kleindl, copyright 2003.