Elance is good in my opinion. It took me a while to get started mainly because, like SkyrocketSEO described, some people are extremely lazy and don't deliver. But there are ways to avoid that, like looking at reputation and so forth.
Elly, I feel for you. Many writers ask for half-half (half before starting work and half upon completion of the project). I'd definitely adopt that business practice.
Yahoo boards are very good sources. I think a website is very useful and doesn't really take much time/work to set up. But if you're not keen on it, have you tried blogging to have a virtual presence and drive traffic your way? You could have a free blogger account with different sites for...
You need to be good and bear in mind that it takes forever to establish yourself. It's doable if you're flexible, offer competitive rates and work on building a very good reputation. Also, get professional references.
As far as I know, you need to be a US resident (not citizen) with a 'verified' address (no P.O. Box). MMBlack is right about the PayPal/Yahoo name match.
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