At Solvate we are in the awesome position of working with a who’s who list of the best independent professionals in the country.

This summer we went out of our network for a special job – we needed a summer intern, and we turned to Step Up, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting and advancing women and girls.

Last week BusinessInsider published a piece called “5 Red Flags You Shouldn’t Ignore When Hiring Remote Workers,” as told by oDesk’s Erica Benton. (Advertorial??)

In that spirit, I’d like to make the following edits and resubmit the piece to BusinessInsider on behalf of Solvate:

Title: “5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Trust oDesk”

The oDesk disclaimer:

“Finding a remote worker online… continue reading

It happens every day. The thud of an iPhone 3G slipping through my fingers and crashing to the ground. But this time, it was different. The thud sound was more of a cracking of glass on the pavement. Uh oh.