Work freelance - Scriptlance review

The sudden spate of job layoffs and no jobs has allowed a lot of people to take up to work freelance as an option. Now, staying at home, freelancers can think to make a whole lot of money. In fact, early results seem to indicate that freelancing job is soon being treated as a way people could establish their online business. Surely, they are worth a look.....errr... a listen, definitely!
Freelancing often means you approaching work to your clients on an independant basis. Assuming you work from your home, apart from your electricity and Internet bills, your cost overheads are considerably low. This is, thus the time, for you to know which one is the best Freelancing site around. Well, I deal with this in two parts. In part 1, I would talk of various freelancing sites, their advantages and possible drawbacks. Of course, I would look at it from a neutral view because I have been a member with most of these sites for the last 3 years now.
So, here we go!
1. Scriptlance (Hosted at http://www.scriptlance.com/)
Advantages
1. User-friendly interface for you to post projects and invite bids from candidates or freelancers.
2. You could post your project on any domain (Writing, programming, Website designing)
3. Safe escrow feature that allows you to minimize your risks in dealing with programmers
4. User rating system that allows both parties to review their work relationship on a scale of 10.
5. Forum, which allows you to voice your concerns and share your opinions.

Disadvantages
1. Scriptlance has received a lot of negative reviews due to their unfriendly customer service. See their reviews submitted by users and buyers at http://www.xomreviews.com/scriptlance.com.
2. High commission fees - Scriptlance deducts 5% of project fees as commission for the project. This is a bit high compared to other freelance work sites.
3. Account suspension - Scriptlance is not known to be a provider-friendly site. See the reviews at http://www.xomreviews.com/scriptlance.com and you will know of the many instances when the site has been accused of stealing money off people.

Final Thoughts
This site has about 3600 active programmers on the site, over the last 7 years since it ever started. A good place for you to approach work on low-billing projects! It though has to prove itself on high-billing projects, especially when it comes to releasing monies to programmers.

In the next article, you would read the review of Getafreelancer, another freelance site.