The idea here seems to be that the value is in the management. Or owning the problem and delivering the solution rather than having to act as the manager of your project. Gigster places itself in two areas which independent developers often fall down. Selling their services and managing the project. What often ends up happening is that neither the client nor the developer are able to manage their parts and the gap in…
I know people who built up a business by freelancing on gig sites. It's tough, but by delivering quality results in a timely fashion, they found a few clients who were willing to engage them outside of the gig sites at higher rates. And once you have a few clients, you get more through referrals.