Thanks for the weigh-in Jess! Glad to hear about both your personal inclinations and your prominent use of the “Decline” button. I am sure both will go a long way to putting some folks’ minds at ease. The concept still brings up a questionmark for the average person on first visit (I’ve sent you out to my network, curious of their take) — but the service is not meant to service the average person, though it does -affect- the average person, so there is obvious disconnect there. I am curious as to what sort of stats in search and social media results the average user of your service tends to bring in for the average “job”.

And yes, as you say, good quality content does have a tendency to distinguish itself regardless, once it’s known — though it still has to wade through the… other stuff… that also tends to float to the top. :P