That's a nice site! I have seen there are not so many offers yet, but I hope it will rise up.

I am using Upwork for myself, but the commission fees for freelancers are very high. No commission fees for freelancers sound very attractive. Though, a good thing at Upwork is that they do the escrow part to protect you from scammers. Wouldn't it be a good idea if you partner up with an escrow service? Like users still don't pay to your site directly, but you could api the escrow service, create an escrow automatically, when a job is accepted and also give the freelancer a green light, when btc are deposited? It think this could be easily automated and add value and security to the service.

Maybe it can be an option to do both. Minimum the funds verification that you offer now, or optional the automatic escrow service? Does it make sense?

Edit: Do you have a referral program or are you planning to create one for existing users who bring in new clients? Like a n% commission fee on the jobs they successfully get finished?