Best Freelance (outsourcing) websites for Designers, programmers & others
Freelance simply means self employment and to get rid of particular company. Yeah! It means, be your own boss. You can work as a freelancer in local or international market. Off course, initially it’s tough to get projects (or clients) if you don’t have any connections or references. But don’t worry, you’re in technology age. You can use internet to find lots of contracts with in few minutes.
You don’t have to wonder here and there wasting time to find employers but you can find a place where all they are looking for you. I will show you and give links to the web portals where employers are specially looking for your skills. If you have any skill/skills written below then you can earn lots of money ($$$)
1. Web Development
2. Software Development
3. Administrative Support
4. Writing & Translation
5. Customer Service
6. Business Services
7. Sales & Marketing
8. Design & Multimedia
9. Networking & Information Systems
10. Writing
11.Check out more skills sets to find yours
I have categorized portals in a way to best suit your needs.
Lets start with top freelance websites where I worked and best for new comers who wants best and genuine clients
1. Elance
It is one of the world’s leading sites for online work, where millions of big and small size businesses are already working with professionals like you. Here you can search for employers and bid on their projects to get hired and earn well handsome money. You need to communicate your talent, showcase your portfolio, and stand out from the crowd with your state-of-the-art profile on Elance. Personally, I have very good experience here. Elance have secured payment system like escrow and hourly projects which save freelancer and employer from being exploited. you get 10 bids/month for basic membership which is free of cost but you have option to buy professional membership and more bids depending upon your needs.
2. Odesk
oDesk has thousands of new jobs available in every 24 hours. Odesk has not escrow system like Elance, guru or freelancer but Odesk provides hourly payment system which guarantee payments when you are working with new or old clients. If you are looking to get fixed project here then I will recommend you to ask employer for some upfront payment. Here you can get up to 25 bids/week and it’s all for free, no membership charges.
3. Freelancer
Freelancer (previously known as getafreelancer) is another world’s largest outsourcing marketplace to get work from small businesses worldwide. Here you can find variety of project depending upon your skill sets. Minimum amount you get here is $30 and the average job is under $200. Escrow system is also available here which makes your project funds safe with freelancer.com and you can ask them release funds when project get completed. Voila! safe place for both contractor and buyer. You get 30+ bids free for a month but you can go for membership if you like.
4. Guru
This is another growing market place for freelancers. Here you can submit proposals for the desired projects and get paid safely for the projects you work on. Employers from all over the world are looking for great talent like you have. Escrow and safe pay system is also available here. Initially you get 10 bids/month for free but you can go for membership if you feel comfortable to work with guru employers. I had good experience with this site and all clients were really genuine.
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