Just a couple of notes about this pre-launch (yes, our help's too long/complex, and we'll address these things soon :-).
1) The money's real money. You can deposit (from PayPal), pledge, get paid, and withdraw (via PayPal). All real dollars.
2) If you've got projects you've already mostly finished, you can easily start a project as sole developer. If you just want a simple donations-only project, type in $0 for the quote amount after you've created it (it shows you how). Yes, we know this is klunky -- fix coming soon. :-)
1) The money's real money. You can deposit (from PayPal), pledge, get paid, and withdraw (via PayPal). All real dollars.
2) If you've got projects you've already mostly finished, you can easily start a project as sole developer. If you just want a simple donations-only project, type in $0 for the quote amount after you've created it (it shows you how). Yes, we know this is klunky -- fix coming soon. :-)