The 20 Best Freelance websites to find jobs

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Top 20 Best Freelance websites to Find Jobs – Recommended

Freelance websites are platforms where people with different skills can find a remote job (work from home).

Even if you don’t have a particular skill, you can still do jobs like data entry, transcription, etc, which are entry level and anyone can do them. There are multiple freelance sites on the internet where both freelancers (persons with a particular skillset offering services) and clients (Professionals looking to hire freelancers) have had a lot of success.

Expertise levels on some of these freelance website ranges from entry level to intermediate level to expert level, and job categories ranges from as simple as data entry to as complex as website programming.

Below are the top 20 best freelance websites to find jobs online.

1. People per Hour

People per hour has job categories such as admin, business support, creative arts, design, marketing & PR, search marketing, social media, software development, translation, tutorials, videos, photo and audio, web development, writing and more. Freelancers can bid on projects by sending proposals/applying for projects they’d like to do.  Freelancers can send 15 proposals per month for free before they are asked to sign up for a paid plan.

2. Fiverr

Fiverr is one of the popular freelance websites, but it’s a bit different form the traditional freelance platforms. Freelancers post their own ‘gig’ based on the skills they have and the client chooses the gigs/offers that they like. Job categories includes graphics and design, writing and translation, video and animation, digital marketing and more.

3. FreeeUp

FreeeUp is a rapidly growing freelance marketplace that only accepts the top 1% of freelancers that apply to join. All freelancers must submit an application and pass an interview process before being welcome to the marketplace. Once into the platform, freelancers can set their own rates, view all work being requested by clients, and quickly get introduced to new work opportunities.

4. Upwork

Upwork is one of the most popular freelancing website boasting millions of clients and freelancer. It has a large catalog of freelance categories that you can choose from. Work can be done per project or per hour and the skillset ranges from entry level to expert. Funds are paid to freelancer after the completion of projects or per week for tasks done per hour.

5. SimplyHired

SimplyHired has a wide availability of work categories, it is ideal for anyone is almost any field. You can search for jobs by employer names/company, job title, skill, city, state and more. SimpleHired facilitates freelancer in over 12 different languages and in over 24 countries.

6. Guru

Guru has a feature which offers daily job matching to ensure you don’t miss out. You can search jobs by category, location or job type. There are two job types: hourly and fixed.

7. Toptal

Toptal has one of the most talented pool of freelancers. Toptal only accepts the top 3% of freelance talent (applicants), applicants are interviewed and tested. There is a screening process that must be passed in order for freelancers to access the platform and work with clients. Total has one of the most talented pool of freelancers.

8. College Recruiter

College Recruiter is for college students and recent graduates to find gigs which are aimed at the industry of their choice. There are also part time freelance opportunities on this site and this site serves as a great opportunity to jump start your career.

9. IFreelance (Currently Not Available)

With Ifreelance, freelancers get to bid on hundreds of active projects and keep 100% of earnings unlike other freelance websites. Ifreelance has categories such as accounting/finance, admin support, legal, engineering, graphic designer, writing/translation, photography/videography and more.

10. Aquent

Aquent provides freelance job opportunity for freelancers across the world. You can search for jobs using keywords or your location. This site also provides practical training skills to help freelancers sharpen their skills.

11. Freelance writing jobs

As the name suggests, Freelance writing jobs is aimed at writers, proofreaders, bloggers, editors and so forth. The platform is refreshed daily with new jobs that ranges in topic writing about things like healthcare, photography, technology and more.

12. 99Designs

99Designs is for freelance designers. On this platform, freelance designers compete in design contests where the client outlines the details about the project, and the clients choose the best design. Hundreds of thousands of clients and freelancers have had successful contracts.

13. CrowdSource

With crowdsource a freelance will have to sign up, connect their paypal account to receive payments, pass qualification tests and access wok on demand. Freelancers will gain greater compensation and more work is their work is deemed good.

14. Krop

Krop’s intuitive search tools alows you to find jobs that freelance, part time and fulltime, you can simply use their search functionality to search for jobs.

15. LocalSolo

With LocalSolo client works directly with the freelance about rates, payments and contracts, there is no commission fee, it’s free to use, unlike many other freelance sites.

16. Craigslist

Craiglist isn’t just a platform to buy and sell items, its also somewhere where you can find freelance jobs. You can use craigslist search major cities for remote jobs in your skillset. Since anyone can post on craigslist, please do your due diligence on the clients before engaging in any projects.

17. DesignHill

DesignHill is a great platform for freelancers who specializes in digital work. Freelance designers can show off some of their designs by creating portforlios so that potential clients can see and possibly hire them. If you have design related skills this is a great platform to try.

18. The Creative Group

You can search for freelance jobs on the creative group website by simply typing ‘freelance’ in the search bar. It has categories such as art, graphic design, photography, marketing and more.

19. Peer Hustle (Currently Not Available)

With Peer Hustle, Freelancers are competing with nearby freelancers within their location for jobs posted by local company. The jobs are displayed in real time using geolocation. You can choose to work in person  or remotely.

20. Indeed

Indeed is not only for finding local jobs, it’s also for finding online/work at home jobs. You can use the search filters to search for jobs by keywords, location.

Last Updated: January 26, 2019

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Chave Bolt: Chave Bolt is an Internet Marketer with years of experience. She works in a marketing company and also runs her own online business. She loves to share knowledge and gain new experiences. She created this website to help persons in their journey to running a successful online business and start making money online.

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