Kestrel

Services like oDesk and eLance, which promise to find you clients within minutes of signing up, operate by pitting thousands of working writers and editors against each other. Clients, faced with hundreds of desperate and indistinguishable freelancers, end up differentiating between them solely based on price. This triggers a race to the bottom. Th... e vast majority of freelancers who are competing in these marketplaces work for less than theyre worth. Kestrel is a lead-generation service for professional writers and editors. Three times a week, youll receive a list of high-quality leads right to your inbox. Leads will be screened heavily for quality and relevance and presented in a simple and concise manner. There will be no bulky marketplace with generic freelancer profiles. Instead, youll be able to pitch clients according to their needs. Youll also be able to maintain your privacy (important if youve already got a day job). Were going to start by offering the service for free to qualified editors and writers. Once weve established that the service has real value for those who use it, well be introducing a fixed monthly fee. If Kestrel sounds like something youre interested, stay in touch below. If you'd like to apply for our free closed beta, fill out an application . If you're interested in just staying in touch, you can subscribe here . Kestrel is a spinoff project by Literistic .Read More