Freelancer
Job Description
Freelancer.com is the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and projects. We connect over 56,673,872 employers and freelancers globally from over 247 countries, regions and territories. Through our marketplace, employers can hire freelancers to do work in areas such as software development, writing, data entry and design right through to engineering, the sciences, sales and marketing, accounting and legal services.
Freelancer Limited is trading on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN
You can find just about any job you can imagine.” A quick search of recent jobs on Freelancer.com include everything from a “Calculus expert” to an “SEO project for a chiropractic site” to “Copy Data from Scanned Images”, so it does seem to vary quite a lot, wih a mixture of big jobs and small gigs both locally and internationally.
The way it works for freelancers is that you complete a profile on the website and browse the list of jobs and gigs. Once you find a gig that suits your price/skills, you can post a bid on the project and write a brief statement that shows why you are the right person for the project. If you are chosen for the job and complete it successfully, you get paid.
There is a desktop app that can help you manage your business and keep in touch with clients.
HOW TO APPLY
Go to the How It Works page on their site and click the “Sign Up” link in the top right of the page.
Then, follow the instructions and fill out the online form with email address, name, and profile picture.
You are not required to provide any personal information but they do have a KYC (Know Your Customer) program to verify your identity. For the KYC program (which is highly encouraged as it’s used to “market yourself as a trusted member of our online community”), you need to submit:
- Proof of Identity: a valid government-issued ID
- Keycode Verification: a photo of you holding a unique code (that we will provide on the Verification Center page) and your ID side-by-side
- Proof of Address: a utility bill or bank statement under your name and address that has been issued within the last three (3) months.
They have lots of “Gig” jobs in over 1350 different categories. Freelance, remote work, and long-term/part-term opportunities including:
- Website Development
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Marketing
- Writing
- Mobile App
- Accounting
- SEO
- Linux
- Legal
Experience Level
Varies widely, from beginner to expert. You do have to have the related qualifications or skills to perform tasks as a baseline, and then having experience would generally give you a better chance when competing for a gig.
Pros
You are able to choose from a database of freelance gigs available and bid on work that fits your wants or needs.
Cons
- Hard to compete with people who have been freelancing on this site for a while.
- While the membership to this site may make finding work easier for some, it is a big downfall because it adds to the expense of work performed, in addition to having to pay 10% fees on all money made.
- In comparison to other similar sites this one seems expensive.
- Some reviews also state that the company always takes the side of employers and not the freelancers.
- Also it seems like some of the companies aren’t vetted well and once you get signed up to work with them they try to get you to do work for free.
- It seems like some of the jobs posted are fake/scams as well.
Price to Be on the Platform
There is a required membership to this site. The first month is free, and then there are five membership options ranging from $.99 – $69.95 per month. The higher memberships are the best option because they allow the freelancer to apply to more jobs, have additional skills listed in their profile, and provide access to higher paying gigs.
And then, on top of that, for hourly work there is also a 10% fee charged to the freelancer for hourly work, and10% or a $3 fee, whichever is greater for projects.