How to trust a Freelancer on your next Project Idea?

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Published on 2010-12-28T19:44:01Z Indexed on 2010/12/28 19:54 UTC
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So my friend has this idea about a Facebook application and asked my to work on it, but I may not be able to do it and I suggested to him to post a request on one of the big freelancing websites and his answer was (quoting):

MaH says:
cz i dont trust anyone
i dont want anyone 2 steal the idea
i want someone i trust

I don't really know how freelancing websites work, so the question is simple: How to trust a Freelancer on your next Project Idea?

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