The most popular FREE freelance marketplaces on the Web according to Alexa.
Most of the sites listed here are free to use in their most basic form both for freelancers and employers, however some of the sites have fees for at least one party and most of the sites have paid premium features.
The list also mentions site specialties and main language when not English.
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1) Elance.com – general
2) Suite101.com – writing
3) odesk.com – general
4) GetAFreelancer.com – SEO, writing, programming, design, marketing
5) rentacoder.com – programming, graphic design, writing, translation
6) ScriptLance.com – programming
7) Guru.com – general
8) proz.com – translation, interpreting
9) 99designs.com – design
10) mediabistro.com – writing/editing, production, graphic design, publishing. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: membership fees.
11) freelanceswitch.com – general
12) getacoder.com – web design, writing, programming, legal
13) limeexchange.com – writing, translation, graphic and web design, web development, networking, programming
14) taskcity.com – programming
15) ifreelance.com – proofreading,arts, data entry, graphic designing, photography, bookkeeping. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: membership fees.
16) peopleperhour.com – programming, design, administrative tasks, accounting, PR
17) freelancer-job.com – programming
18) joomlancers.com – everything related to the Joomla CMS
19) freelancewritinggigs.com – writing
20) eufreelance.com – programming, web design, writing, development
21) Freelance.nl – Dutch, general
22) gofreelance.com – general
23) freelancedesigners.com – web and graphic design, programming, photography, writing, fashion design, industrial design, video production, advertising, logo design
24) freelancer.co.uk – programming, web and graphic design, SEO, writing, translation, interpreting
25) project4hire.com – programming, translation, consulting, graphic design
26) freelancers.net – general
27) trabajofreelance.com – Spanish, general. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: contact fees.
28) designcrowd.com – design
29) freelance.com – general
30) freelanceindia.com – general
31) freelancewriting.com – writing
32) contractedwork.com – general
33) freelance-info.fr – French, consulting. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: access fees.
34) genuinejobs.com – telecommuting
35) directfreelance.com – writing, graphic design, programming
36) allfreelance.com – general
37) upstack.com – design
38) seed.com – writing, photography
39) freelancejobsearch.com – web & graphic design, photography
40) xplace.com – designing, programming, writing/editing, translating, marketing, photographing. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: bidding fees.
41) bizreef.com – writing, programming, graphic designing, marketing, translating, photographing.NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: contact fees.
42) freelancefree.com – general
43) itmatchonline.com -general
44) freelancesuccess.com -writing
45) noagenciesplease.com – general
46) myzoox.com – general
47) governmentbids.com – general
48) outsourcexp.com – SEO, engineering, administrative tasks, marketing, writing, databases, graphic and web design, programming
49) freelanceprojectupdates.com – general
50) programmingbids.com – programming, databases, graphic design. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS:membership fees.
51) maglance.com – programming
52) outsourcetoday.net – programming, databases, design
53) freelanceauction.com – programming, design
54) writerlance.com – writing
55) freelance-informatique.fr – French, general. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: intermediary fees.
56) trally.com – translation
Special mention
Craigslist.org – general
Although not technically a freelance marketplace, many people do use Craigslist to post and bid on free job listings, both freelance and salaried jobs.
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At least two of these sites that I know of are anything but *free* — they require paid subscriptions to join…or am I missing something?
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Liz- which sites are you referring to?
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— February 9, 2010 #
Jacob, ifreelance.com is not free for providers of services you have to be a member to provide services but I think you can post jobs for free. I have been a member for more than 3 years so..
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Twitter: @pandancake — February 10, 2010 #
This is really gr8 effort for freelancers…hope I will grab some projects
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Great list, thanks!.
I would like to recommend on DoNanza, a freelance projects search engine which let you find projects from all the marketplaces on the web, based on your skills and desired budgets.
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— February 12, 2010 #
Hi,
I will also liked to add the Auctions For Business http://www.auctionsforbusiness.com/
thanks
Comment by Mel
— February 12, 2010 #
This list is awesome. i make use of odesk. Rest I haven’t tried so far.
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— March 1, 2010 #
where the hell is hiremyparents.com
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Twitter: @steveathmp — March 3, 2010 #
Got a new one for you! http://freelancerunplugged.com
Check it out – it’s all about connecting people socially with events and online, with a few awesome articles put in with anyone who wants to create their own blog!
Comment by Diesel Laws
Twitter: @free_n_unpluggd — March 4, 2010 #
GoDesign is a Design Contests Marketplace.
It is a unique design marketplace, first of it’s kind in the Israeli market
to offer a meeting point exclusively for designers to link with potential clients.
Comment by Sarah
— March 11, 2010 #
Not yet in the Top 50, but free to use and online since the beginning of this year:
http://www.freelancematch.nl
Let us know what you think!
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— May 16, 2010 #
Great list. I recently launched WhichLance.com – the world’s first freelance marketplace comparison site. It enables freelance workers and those interested in outsourcing projects on freelance marketplaces to compare the major features of freelance marketplaces side by side, while also enabling people to rate and review the freelancing websites which they have experience of using. I hope people like it!
Comment by Saif Bonar
Twitter: @whichlance — July 14, 2010 #
hi
great list.
here is another freelance market place.
visit http://www.greatlance.com
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— July 21, 2010 #