WhyDoWork.com launches online reverse auction system for freelance and contract work

When www.WhyDoWork.com was launched in June of 2004, the foremost goal of the site was to provide members with free access to helpful online articles, tools, discussion forums, and job postings. Starting with a small group of volunteers WhyDoWork.com slowly grew in terms of both content and member strength. The highly active forums at the site provide visitors with real answers and legitimate advice on how to successfully operate a home based business or obtain legitimate work at home. The launch of the online reverse auction systems will enable members searching for contract and freelance work from home to bid freely on projects posted at the site.

With membership now taking on an exponential growth, it was absolutely essential that the online reverse auction system be released on time and within the project scope. The system is designed to operate much like other popular online auction sites; an employer can post a job or project for free and other members can have the chance to bid free on that project with all bids remaining confidential. At the end of the auction, the employer has the ability to choose who he/she wishes to complete the work, and the winning bidder is then notified. According to Technical Director Joseph Ross ìWe really tried to keep the users in mind with the design of this system. The interfaces have been thoroughly tested for ease of use and weíre all very happy with the way things turned out.î

A major challenge with the launch of any new web service is attracting members. Vice President of Corporate Development Natalie Rebot suggests that ìWith the launch of our marketing campaign we expect the number of users of the new system to grow rapidly. Without vision we are blind to opportunity, and all of us here at the company feel that we have harnessed our goals and are ready to compete in the marketplace.î

According to market research, reverse auction system on average, can lower the cost of procuring products and services as much as 20 percent, making them the e-Business application of choice for companies faced with declining sales and margins. The reverse auction system at www.WhyDoWork.com is live and both employers and potential employees are encouraged to register. On top of great cost saving benefits for employers, the system will ultimately allow members to obtain freelance project work at home.

Overall the system should help WhyDoWork.com further its reach in the home based business market. According to Matthew Rivard, President and CEO of WhyDoWork.com, ìPutting members first is what has enabled us to succeed in a highly competitive market and what will carry us into the future. With the limited amount of legislation on the Internet, the work at home industry has been tainted with scams and illegitimate opportunities. Our members are the heart of our organization, and having solely virtual contact with our member body it has been difficult to establish our goals and mission. By providing honest and friendly advice, we have in turn built an honest and friendly community devoted to bringing the home based employee into the limelight, and for that I am grateful.î