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New to freelancing? There are a ton of websites for freelancers where you can find an online job. But as a newbie, you can start with these 5 most popular ones. These are websites which stand as a 3rd party platform between freelancers and employers.
1) Upwork
Wond'ring why Odesk and Elance were out of the online job marketplace industry for a long-time now? That's because they merged and formed Elance-Odesk on December 18, 2013 and rebranded with the name Upwork in 2015.
I am an Odesk member prior their merging. Member accounts of former Odesk and Elance were just transferred to Upwork. Our accounts were not deactivated and it's up to us if we will continue to work on the new platform given that there's a lot of changes in their policies.
Website: Upwork.com
Membership Registration : Free, chance to apply to jobs or projects is initially 10 connects but as you received projects and good feedbacks, Upwork will give you more free connects. An option to upgrade
membership is available for $14.99 USD monthly subscription with the benefit of having your profile more discoverable. You will also have additional 70 connects or application attempts to bid on projects
membership is available for $14.99 USD monthly subscription with the benefit of having your profile more discoverable. You will also have additional 70 connects or application attempts to bid on projects
There is also an option to buy additional connects based on your budget.
Pros:
a. You choose how you get paid. Payment Options are direct bank deposit, Paypal, Payoneer, wire
transfer and more.
b. You can create/build your own team. You get to earn extra when you are a team creator/leader.
c) You can choose how you will work. Either short-term or long-term, on a fixed project or hourly-paid project.
d) Payment is guaranteed through an escrow.
Con:
Service fees.
Service fees, formerly called as commission, is an amount taken from every freelancer for every completed works/projects computed based on percentage of your earnings.
20% for the 1st $500 USD bill to clients
10% for the total billings between $500 to $10,000 USD
5% for the total billings exceeding $10,000 USD
You may join Upwork through this link: Sign Up at Upwork
2) Fiverr
Fiverr is a website where freelancer can offer just about anything as long as it is legal and complies
with Fiverr terms and conditions of use. There are over 200 categories to choose from.
A gig starts at $5 per project but it's up to you how you will price your service.
Example: I can translate 500 words from Tagalog to English for $5. (short-term)
I can be your virtual assistant for $5 per hour (with potential for long-term or repeat
projects depending on the needs of the clients)