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Each week, Elance Providers are awarded their first projects, receive hundreds of positive reviews, and reach significant earnings milestones. We celebrate the successes of our amazing providers by recognizing them on our new Provider Network Milestones page.



Just last week, 203 providers won their first project – and last month, 84 providers completed their 10th project with positive reviews.

Did you make it on the honor roll? Find out by visiting the new Milestones page in Elance University.

Wendy Piersall is the owner of Sparkplugging.com, formerly known as eMoms at Home. Wendy has years of experience freelancing, working from home and juggling the roles of business owner and mom.


Wendy Piersall - Guest Contributor

Through years of trial and error, Wendy discovered a few simple ways to find a balance that works for her. For a special Mother's Day post, Wendy shares some tips with us:

We are excited to announce the latest product release to the Elance community. The primary goal of this release is to optimize the evaluation, interviewing and hiring process for buyers (and in turn, leading to successful award outcomes for our providers.)

Imagine a ‘friend’ who could recommend websites you’re interested in. Sound good? StumbleUpon could be the friend you’re looking for – and might just help you drive traffic to your website or blog while you’re at it.


Brian Reeder - Guest Contributor

StumbleUpon isn’t a search engine; it’s a web browser plugin that allows users to discover and rate web pages, photos, and videos. Once you download the plugin (don’t worry, it’s a fast download), you’ll use the StumbleUpon toolbar to “stumble” the web.

Paul Ranson, Founder and CEO of UK-based Slam Productions, creates computer and video games for game consoles such as Sony PS2 and Nintendo Wii. The company was founded in 2007, and has created many video games - Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Telly Addicts, and Top Trumps, to name a few.


Margot - Lead Character
Margot's Wordbrain Game

When a downturn in the video game industry prompted Paul to streamline staffing from 12 to 4 in-house employees, he turned to Elance to find and hire creative talent to help fill in the gaps of his newly slimmed down team. The in-house Slam Productions team is now completely comprised of programming talent.