On 11/7/2009 Phillip Hendricks posted an ad on getafreelancer.com looking for SEO content providers for a list of new websites he was contracted with. I placed a bid for my company, and was notified on 11/9/2009 that he had accepted my bid. The original project was for a total of 60 articles for a company called "Brisbane Builders". The total budget for the project was listed at $300.
I contacted Phillip Hendricks via the email address he listed with getafreelancer, and we came to an agreement. The first 15 articles were to be provided in 24 hours, and payment would be made upon receipt through PayPal.
I submitted the first batch of articles and submitted them, he returned them with revision requests. This wasn't a big deal, and we revised the articles as requested and resubmitted.
After that he started telling me payment would be made on Monday. I heard this for 4 weeks in a row. He closed his getafreelancer account, and his PayPal account.
I'm grateful that I didn't submit all 60 articles!
I did contact the client directly, and filed a complaint with getafreelancer and several other freelance sites.
If you are an SEO content provider, beware of anyone going by Phillip Hendricks!