Whether you are a professional looking for a place to freelance, or you have an idea that you would like to realize but have no appropriate skills, consider below list of the top freelance sites.
Some of them allow you to join for free. Others are subscription sites where you pay a recurring monthly/quarterly/yearly fee. Besides, most also charge a transaction fee which is a certain percentage of the project budget.
You can find much more freelance sites, but most of them are not as popular as those listed below.
For professional programmers, interpreters and graphic designers. Ability to work independently and choose among hundreds of projects. Unique feature: freelancers can signup for fully functional debit MasterCard®, which can be used at ATMs, at stores and online anywhere around the world. It is like Western Union, but more simple and flexible. There is a free escrow system for freelancers and buyers.
ScriptLance (Canada, started in 2001)
Provides a service that helps businesses find freelance programmers and designers for their projects. Over 100 new projects posted every day, most of them are web-based. This site has the lowest fees.
ScriptLance provides users with escrow payment options to help projects get completed smoothly. No recurring fees, no project posting fees. Webmaster/Programmer will have to pay per project fee at the point of project acceptance (when webmaster had selected a programmer for the project and programmer accepted the project). Best if you want really cheap coding. Join for free and get $1 signup bonus.
eLance (USA, founded in 1998)
One of the largest freelance site. The best site if you want a large professional job. However if you are looking at a smaller job or you cannot afford yourself spending much money you may be better off with Rent-a-coder or Scriptlance. Elance charges the freelance providers to just be listed on the site, whereas Rent-a-coder and Scriptlance only charge the providers once a project has been selected.
Guru.com (USA, started August 2000)
Directly connects businesses with over 520,000 freelancers who specialize in over 160 professional categories including: website design, programming, graphic design, business consulting, and administrative support. Whatever your specialization, you can be sure that the site has a wealth of projects in your field.
The site has about 20,000 registered buyers. When you get a project done through Rentacoder you put the entire project fees into an escrow account. You don't release the fees until the project is complete. This is good because it gives reassurance to the coder that they are going to pay you, but it also can be difficult if you have a large project, because you have to pay the entire amount into an escrow account, although you can put the project into stages and pay based on each stage.
September 24, 2006
http://www.SoftwareProjects.com/projects
It's a great alternative to chasing offshore freelancers. These guys are us based. Their best feature is - you get a quote within hours and there are no bidding games.
They're more expensive than RAC and Elance but I guess you get what you pay for.
marketing [anti-spam] dynamicwebsol.com
November 7, 2006
Please add this new freelancers site to your freelance sites list:
http://www.freelancers2work.com
Bidfreelancers
March 18, 2007
Hi,
You can also add http://www.BidFreelancers.com to your list. No registration fees no Project posting Fees. Indian Freelancers can be paid via ICICI or any other local ank trasnfer as well via Paypal.
Charles R.
March 21, 2007
Getafreelancer is very Good. Now I had a very bad experience with getacoder. These people are FRAUDS!! Please do not go there. Find out their schemes on this site http://getacoderscam.tripod.com Expose this fraud
Fluffy Designs
May 12, 2007
Another one which is growing rapidly is http://www.it-globalized.com. They launched in April 2007 but are already attracting a steady flow of projects.
Jon
May 26, 2007
I feel www.netafreelancer.com is also very good it has lower fees than the others, plus there support is amazing they have live chat and will respond within minutes unlike waiting days for other stes
Muhammad atif
May 26, 2007
Well, The www.codeguru.com is also a good site for professional elancers. You can add it to listing.
Lois
June 27, 2007
Sologig.com is another really good resource, they don't charge freelancers any longer and they have a ton of great projects.
Tushar
July 19, 2007
Following are two authentic lists with To Freelance websites list
http://onlineincome4indians.com/top-freelance-jobs.html
http://www.paidsurveys.co.in/topfreelance.htm
Thorsten
August 22, 2007
try <a href="http://www.sourcebench.com/category/reviews/the-ultimate-list-of-freelancing-job-sites/">Sourcebench's list</a> for better results
naveedul_haq [anti-spam] hotmail.com
September 5, 2007
I found New and better freelance site
it is http://www.workoutsource.net
November 6, 2007
Stay away from Scriptlance they are thieves! Dont believe me search google for a few minutes "scriptlance scam" This is the worste freelance website yet.
PS: zubrag.com Why do bother with a captcha when it is only text? You know it is readable by bots?
December 13, 2007
This is a freelance site where You will find good affordable Indian Freelancers.
http://www.e-guru.in
All India Freelance IT Jobs Portal
jagtapvikrant [anti-spam] hotmail.com
December 27, 2007
I want to work part time.Data entry or vb6 softwares
meard [anti-spam] hotmail.co.uk
February 2, 2008
rty FixMee.com, worked for me,
http://www.fixmee.com
February 7, 2008
Get A freelancer, is a very bad site for buyers, their support does not answer questions.
They use stock answers.
If there is a problem with a project, well you pretty much lose your money.
I suppose I'll never see that $4000 again. Lesson Learned.
March 20, 2008
i am a provider and have recently started using such sites for promotion; i do agree that GAF has problems-they didn't even respond to my question about their gold membership. I can't understand how people are working for less than $1 per 1000 word article- i can only imagine that clients like yourself are getting cheated.
On the other hand, i feel that the client also has responsibilities. Be realistic about your budget. Don't provide unreasonably low estimates, or the good ones don't bid.
May 7, 2008
I got badly insulted on GAF several times. GAF not only did not respond, but the rude member still remains GAF member. GAF is extremely slow most of the time and hard to navigate. I'm surprised it's a Swedish company. Definitely not recommended.
saifpia20 [anti-spam] hotmail.com
May 11, 2008
LivePerson has acquired Kasamba.com. LivePerson is a very good freelance site.
varun [anti-spam] galaxyweblinks.com
May 24, 2008
Also you can view latest freelance projects on - http://www.freelanceprojectupdates.com . It is the biggest search engine of freelance work. Freelance projects for freelance coders and designers
gjones [anti-spam] coremega.com
May 31, 2008
www.ICanFreelance.com is what works for me. There is a decent amount of jobs to programmer bids and makes it easy for me to get jobs also the interface is very easy to use and beautiful.
admin [anti-spam] remotegurus.com
June 10, 2008
Another freelance site worth mentioning is RemoteGurus.com (http://www.remotegurus.com)
John Richter
July 11, 2008
I would say, there are two very good sites:
www.FreelancerNetwork.org
and
www.ContractorJoint.com
Best, easy to use and lots of security protection for users.
cyths
July 22, 2008
www.Odesk.com is more secure and assurance of payment not like www.GetaFreelancer.com it's not secure buyer's sometimes run away and never get you paid.
mosekhou [anti-spam] yahoo.com
August 11, 2008
I have used most of the sites you described above-Guru and elance are goods. On the other sites, you get low-skilled consultants underbiding each other. The quality work is rubish and the project cost is well below anyone could think.
However, I now outsource my company projects to these guys www.ivoireconsultancy.org. It's not a bidding site-their consultants are all postgraduates, PhD, MBA and they work around the clock.
You know who you working with and they're very professionals.
August 12, 2008
Hi,
https://www.projectbidz.com is another really good resource, they don't charge freelancers any longer and they have a ton of great projects.
Anil
August 31, 2008
I think try www.savvylance.com also there is only 5% commission if you complete $100 project, gold webmasters fee is reduced from $10 to $5.
September 22, 2008
STAY AWAY FROM SCRIPTLANCE. They are horrible (I mean the staff and the way they conduct their business). The programmers are as good/bad as any other freelance site because they all have accounts on all of the other freelance sites! So don't believe one freelance site will build you a better application than another :)
Scriplance will take your deposit and freeze it into their account and not respond to questions as another poster experienced. I know someone who transferred a large sum of money from SL as a withdrawal and it never made it to his bank account. When he contacted SL they said they didn't have any record of his money or transfer!
for software testing projects
September 24, 2008
I would recommed to get your software tested in 360logica software testing lab. I used these guys for my 3 projects and they are very professional. delievered end to end testing solutions, accessible around 16 hrs in a day. And very good domain knowledge in mobile, finance, retail, telecom, ecommerce etc softwares.
Cooen Berg
San Diego
September 30, 2008
Freelance-Projects.info aggregates freelance job postings from the sites listed above. While it’s really geared towards helping freelance service providers find their next contracted project, it can also be a great resource to help you mine for the experts you need to complete your next project. You can do this by simply using their search engine to find posted projects that are similar to what you are wanting to do or those that require the same technologies or programming language expertise that are required for your project. Just type in the relevant keywords and phrases that relate to your project, click on one of the search results, and begin researching the list of bidders (freelance service providers) associated with that project.
thomsan.sophia3 [anti-spam] gmail.com
October 21, 2008
Another alternative-
Hello every one!
i wanted to hire virtual employees for web designing and SEO. Actually i am looking for whole virtual team. Because now it's become very expensive for our organization to recruit employees :( And we need reliable and quality virtual employees.
We were prepared to post our requisite on freelancers’ site. But we have observed that it's very time as well as money consuming process. So, what next?
Our team comes out with conclusion to directly contact companies who are providing virtual employee services. But the question is "RELIABILITY and Hiring charges".
We have got replies from some forums and communities. So, now we have one option company www.marketraise.com. it's nice.
But we want best service provider with better package.
Thanks in advance
Sophia
October 25, 2008
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lancerglobal [anti-spam] gmail.com
November 17, 2008
http://www.lancerglobal.com
The World's Biggest & Cheapest Freelance Network
Welcome to LancerGlobal - A Freelance Hub For Web-Business.
gbalachander
December 14, 2008
getafreelancer.com is the best site according to me. I got all my projects done very professionally and no complaints about the freelancers there.
I do agree that some freelancers are bad. To avoid such situations always try to hire freelancers with atleast 10 good reviews and you will get good result.
The major mistake done by most buyers is that they post trial project because it is free, but you have to realize that only new freelancers with 0 reviews can bid on the trial projects.
nagwan
December 14, 2008
hello everyone
well iam in search of data entry work and i have tried getafreelancer and scriptlance and odesk and actually most of reliable freelance websites but like gbalachander is advicing they choose ones with at least 10 reviews...ok if i am good and new on the site ,how will i get good reviews if no one actually tries me , i am fast and hard worker and dedicated to my work so much and i am actually looking for a chance to prove myself but no one wishes to try me
what should i do ?????
www.freelancerjungle.com [anti-spam] gmail.com
December 14, 2008
another new site for freelancers www.freelancerjungle.com. totally free for service buyers, no fees, no commission, no charges. it is the top economical freelancer site FOR BOTH SERVICE BUYERS & SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ashley
December 24, 2008
I have had an amazing experience working with Limeexchange.com.The user interface is very simple to use and is appealing as well. One different thing that I've noticed with this platform is that they have umpteen different features available for users that none other sites have or provide!!! The budgets of the projects posted really goes to as high as 'More than USD 50,000. To add advantage to their amazing services, LIMEXCHANGE has a 24*7 team of professionals to assist the users instantly. They are true professionals to work with. Extremely happy to work with them. Must advise to definitely try them!!!!!!
lancerglobal [anti-spam] gmail.com
December 29, 2008
The biggest freelance website.It’s free to all freelancer /webmaster
http://www.lancerglobal.com
Find Freelance Web Designers for Custom Web Design,Programmers, Graphic Designers, Coders,
Writers and more http://www.lancerglobal.com is the place to find Freelance Programmers, WebDesigners, Graphic Artists, IT Professionals, Translators, Writers, Consultants & other Freelance Professionals. If you have a project you need help on, you’ve come to the right place. Find qualified freelancers willing to do the job within your budget! Post your project for free and receive bids instantly.
Lance
January 7, 2009
Hey guys-
Don't know if you left these two out:
http://www.freak-lance.com (Web and graphic design projects only, worldwide)
http://www.thesuperlancers.com (All types of freelance projects, worldwide)
Thanks,
Lance
info [anti-spam] reedy-web.com
January 31, 2009
Hi,
Another freelance site that looks promising is
http://www.UnitedStatesFreelancers.com
It started out in '08 as a US only freelance site and was recently changed for international freelancers.
tspatel83 [anti-spam] gmail.com
February 15, 2009
which freelancer site is purely reliable and fully protected.??
1onica
February 18, 2009
If you are a professional or a serious buyer go to Elance, rentacoder is really bad for the professional because the arbiters there are retards, guru.com is full of cheap copying indians who would do a logo fro 5-35$ but the logo will have 100% copyright issues as it will take from brandsoftheworld.com or some stock vector pack from well all over the net.
1onica
February 18, 2009
Elance is a bit more expensive but It will give you some fantastic projects and for buyers get Award Winning Designer or Programmers, tested, carefully watched by the Elance staff and most of all real pro's.
I have accounts on the accounts above, I use to work on GAF, really bad website cheap and not really a good way to make money, I had 2 accounts on rentacoder (they don't know and will never know:)) ). and the best way to make money is Elance by far, the rest a copies or just plain all bad sites.
One more Suggestion for designers.
1onica
February 18, 2009
If you are good go to 99designs.com, if you will not a contest that has great prices logos from 500$ to even 1000$ and websites from 200 to 1200$, you will see the work of some of the best designers out there and learn from them.
1onica
February 18, 2009
Thanks for reading my messages, I hope they will help everyone who reads them.
Ioan Popa
Award Winning Designer,
http://www.1onica.com
1onica
February 18, 2009
Oh and as far as protection, rentacoder is 100% safe but will take 20% of your money..even more..(they say 15% but it's not true), Elance is 100% safe just as long as you have a payment plan discussed with the buyer, I use 50% Down Payment and 50% on Completion but very very Important 100% in Escrow.
Ioan Popa
Award Winning Designer,
http://www.1onica.com
Anstar
February 26, 2009
You, probably, should add joomlancers.com to your list (joomla related freelance projects).
And also take a look at http://hotfreelancejobs.com - it has a lot of freelance projects from different freelance sites (only open projects!) at one place.
John
February 28, 2009
really GAF is not a good site, they never care for there members!!
i like these 2 sites
http://www.lancerglobal.com
http://www.doiop.com/RENTCODER
lancerglobal is new site but its good one,there behaviour is really nice.
Prabhu
March 17, 2009
Yes GetAFreelancer is not a good site, they never care for there members!! If you are in a need to build a web site just visit www.metasoft.co.in
robin.tgl [anti-spam] gmail.com
March 19, 2009
We are the graphics and web outsourcing firm in Indian sub continent. please visit our site http://www.tradexcelgraphics.com
acekabir [anti-spam] gmail.com
March 25, 2009
have you checked out www.questoutsourcing.com its a B2B marketplace for freelance project as well as huge projects that companies outsource. the best part is you even get tenders on this website. its free to register however you have to a minimum fee of 5-10USD to access the contact details of the clients, or go for membership which gives u unlimited access to projects and tenders. but only first 10-15 people get to access the project details in order to aviod more competition. Neat site, even they have online help for problem solving, many other features, overall a clear and clear concept site a must visit.
Robin
April 2, 2009
Dear all, we are now using elance.com and guru.com for our freelance. Our service is Graphics outsourcing. For more details http://www.tradexcelgraphics.com
Thanks
vijay_lawyer123 [anti-spam] yahoo.com
April 9, 2009
Really Mr ACE.Kabir
your site is really helful i liked the membership options that you have. I think you have a really bright future.
Keep it up........Cheers
April 14, 2009
Hi, We are bidding the elanc.com. Elance is very nice site for bidding. Thanks to zubrag.com and elance.com
Robin
http://tradexcelgraphics.com
m3fs [anti-spam] hotmail.com
April 20, 2009
I'm glad someone took Getacoder from the List. Getacoder is probably the WORST site on the business. They have absolutely NO RESPECT for anyone. Dont go there please. GETACODER IS A SCAM!! Choose Scriptlance!
parsibagan [anti-spam] gmail.com
May 2, 2009
What are the best freelance sites that are reliable and offer opportunities to content writers, Thanks in advance for the feedback
luke [anti-spam] gmail.com
May 8, 2009
i use this site for php work
www.setuuubal.com
Jeff
May 20, 2009
I used www.limeexchange.com for getting freelance projects... looks a good site
June 5, 2009
i hate odesk.com, people were so greedy and they dont find ways helping newbies to find a job.
harun.sumon [anti-spam] live.com
June 10, 2009
Dear all,
I am working in Motorola (BD) Ltd. as a Sr. Executive (Project Planning). I want to participate in Freelancing jobs e.g. Project Management/ Data Entry and Virtual Office Work. Even though having confidence in successful completion of the assigned project, how can I find a project after bidding as it is tuff to manage without review?
Harun
nirmal
June 12, 2009
hey i got a overview of all freelancers sites, thanks for sharing. post some more so that it may useful for many freelancers.
gautam3393 [anti-spam] gmail.com
June 19, 2009
Please remove Scriptlance.com from your list of Freelance sites. This is a third rate site for service providers. It may be good for buyers - but for service providers - its not good as they deny payment withdrawal requests without rhyme or reason. Even if a Freelancer has money in escrow - they wont be able to withdraw it.
Joel
June 19, 2009
Hey guys. I just saw this new site - it might be worth checking out - www.professionalsupermarket.com
support [anti-spam] congruentsolution.com
June 21, 2009
Visit: http://www.onlinemarketpoint.com/ For professional programmers, interpreters and graphic designers. Ability to work independently and choose among hundreds of projects. Unique feature: freelancers can signup for fully functional debit MasterCard®, which can be used at ATMs, at stores and online anywhere around the world. It is like Western Union, but more simple and flexible. There is a free escrow system for freelancers and buyers.
shreerambhat [anti-spam] gmail.com
June 27, 2009
best elance sites
