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Freelance sites … is there anything worth using?
Since I am self-employed right now (3 weeks ago the radio station I worked for closed) and have a lot of time on my hands, I was trying to see what more I can do as a designer/content creator.
So I started some accounts on some ‘top’ freelance sites. Right now I have a sour taste in my mouth.
elance.com - started the account some time ago, logged in (of course after losing the pass and username). Good thing I still use that email address. I was using the free option and selected some time ago the content creation category. Today I saw something cool in the design area and wanted to bid. Nope, can’t do this. I need to update my profile and after some hours already it’s not changed. The “premium” price for the upgrade is pretty decent, but everything moves TOO SLOW for me. I want to make changes and pay (if needed) or just see the changes right away, if I make them on the free account.
guru.com - FRUSTRATING. I have spent almost 2 hours tweaking my darn profile with all the info needed and when I wanted to see what’s for me to bid on, ONLY premium member solutions. It’s impossible for me to grasp how such a huge site can’t offer 1 lousy project for a regular user. All the paid options are VERY expensive, especially for a beginner account. I want to test and see some projects, do some work etc. Not pay 150 USD and then realize it’s useless to me. I have deleted my account. Nobody will pay me for those 2 wasted hours though.
getafreelancer.com - I think so far is the best one I am using. Can’t say I am desperatelly in love with it, but it seems to offer me a fair share of possible jobs and maybe I’ll be able to make some pocket money out of it. Should I be pleased, I might upgrade the account.
What other freelancer job sites whould you recommend? I am a designer/article writer, no programming experience though.
Should you have your own experiences in this, please do share them. I’d love knowing if you were pleased with these sites.
I’ve started on Rentacoder.com. It’s free, and it has a very fair system. I don’t think there is premium accounts or something like this, but you will lose some % from your share.
It’s nice that you have arbitration, the money stays at Rentacoder until the project is done. In this way you can be sure you get your money if you do your task right, even the the owner change his mind.
The downside of this site is that most of the prices are small, but you can find also great projects. Patient is all that matters. Biding without having any previous projects done is tricky, you may find it a little bit frustrating.
If you need any help on rentacoder, please let me know and will share my experience and knowledge with you. I also have an account there, 2 project completed with two recomandation.I’ve started on Rentacoder.com. It’s free, and it has a very fair system. I don’t think there is premium accounts or something like this, but you will lose some % from your share.
Thank you for the tips. I will surely try them too. And of course I’ll also bug you when I run into problems
+1 on Rent A Coder
I use getafreelancer.com to outsource my projects. So far its good and happy with their service
Hi Ramona! A good freelance site for your skills would be 99designs.com.
Hi’ Ramona,
Above three are the Best Freelancing sites. You should stick to them.
Here are Few other Top Freelancing sites
1) RentACoder.com
2) IFreelance.com
3) Allfreelancework.com
Another one is oDesk.com. It’s pretty similar to getafreelancer.com and it lets people leave feedback for each other, which is great for your reputation when someone is comparing potential freelancers to hire.
I have been disappointed with all freelancing sites. Unless the project requires a very high skill set the other bids are just impossible to beat.
I have been disappointed with all freelancing sites. Unless the project requires a very high skill set the other bids are just impossible to beat.