I know that there is a love/hate relationship about Elance, Guru, O'desk etc, but I need to be clear: I need to have some sort of income as my unemployment is running out and I may not be eligible for an extension. So within a few weeks, if I do not get the extension, I will literally have NO income. I am not going to be using this as a client building strategy.

That being said, does anyone have tips for building a profile that gets attention? I need to start this week.

Thanks!

Caroline