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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Last update: July 19, 2011
1) Freelancer.com – SEO, writing, programming, design, marketing
2) Elance.com – general
3) odesk.com – general
4) Suite101.com – writing
5) 99designs.com – design
6) Guru.com – general
7) vWorker.com – programming, graphic design, writing, translation
8) ScriptLance.com – programming
9) mediabistro.com – writing/editing, production, graphic design, publishing. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: membership fees.
10) proz.com – translation, interpreting
11) peopleperhour.com – programming, design, administrative tasks, accounting, PR
12) freelanceswitch.com – general
13) gofreelance.com – general
14) getacoder.com – web design, writing, programming, legal
15) ifreelance.com – proofreading,arts, data entry, graphic designing, photography, bookkeeping. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: membership fees.
16) Freelance.nl – Dutch, general
17) designcrowd.com – design
18) freelancewritinggigs.com – writing
19) taskcity.com – programming
20) trabajofreelance.com – Spanish, general. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: contact fees.
21) joomlancers.com – everything related to the Joomla CMS
22) freelancer.co.uk - programming, web and graphic design, SEO, writing, translation, interpreting
23) project4hire.com – programming, translation, consulting, graphic design
24) freelance.com – general
25) freelancedesigners.com – web and graphic design, programming, photography, writing, fashion design, industrial design, video production, advertising, logo design
26) freelancer-job.com – programming
27) freelancewriting.com – writing
28) seed.com – writing, photography
29) freelanceindia.com – general
30) freelance-info.fr – French, consulting. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: access fees.
31) eufreelance.com – programming, web design, writing, development
32) freelancers.net – general
33) genuinejobs.com – telecommuting
34) freelancefree.com – general
35) freelancesuccess.com -writing
36) xplace.com – designing, programming, writing/editing, translating, marketing, photographing. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: bidding fees.
37) allfreelance.com – general
38) upstack.com – design
39) contractedwork.com – general
40) directfreelance.com – writing, graphic design, programming
41) governmentbids.com – general
42) noagenciesplease.com – general
43) bizreef.com – writing, programming, graphic designing, marketing, translating, photographing.NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS: contact fees.
44) maglance.com – programming
45) trally.com – translation
46) freelancejobsearch.com – web & graphic design, photography
47) outsourcetoday.net – programming, databases, design
48) programmingbids.com – programming, databases, graphic design. NOT FREE FOR FREELANCERS:membership fees.
49) writerlance.com – writing
50) freelance-informatique.fr – French, general. NOT FREE FOR EMPLOYERS: intermediary fees.
51) freelanceauction.com – programming, design
52) freelanceprojectupdates.com – general
53) outsourcexp.com – SEO, engineering, administrative tasks, marketing, writing, databases, graphic and web design, programming
54) myzoox.com – general
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.
If you liked this article, and if you have small projects you want done quickly, check out my Top 25+ Micro Freelance Marketplaces and Why You Should Use Them.
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— February 8, 2010 #
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 11, 2010 #
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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 #
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Twitter: @steveathmp — March 3, 2010 #
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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.
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— March 11, 2010 #
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— April 5, 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
Comment by sophica
— July 21, 2010 #
That was a great job this list! Btw the one you mentioned last (trally.com) is actually the one I got more jobs from this year, as a translator (even if the graphics of the site is awful, imho).
Anyone from Trally around here? You should really get a good freelancer on some job board to redesign your site LOL.
Very good post!
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— December 18, 2010 #
This is a great list of freelance sites, I have used many of them and found them all to be very good online places to find professional freelancers.
I was just a bit curious as to why you never mentioned any micro job freelance sites like fiverr.com or the one we use in Canada called http://Frogerr.com These types of online freelance micro job sites are gaining in popularity and are showing people how they too can bank on their skills, talents and resources
Comment by Steve
— February 25, 2011 #
Steve- you’re right, not sure how we missed Fiverr. We’ll add it in the next update.
Comment by Jacob Share
Twitter: @jacobshare — February 26, 2011 #
Hi there, sublime article!
is it possible to add Freelancematch.nl? The best freelance website in The Netherlands!
Comment by Stephan Strack
Twitter: @#!/freelancematch — May 18, 2011 #
GigTon.Com – Freelancers Marketplace to Buy and Sell Anything for $5, $10, $15, $30, $50, $75, $100.
http://www.gigton.com
Comment by Maik
— June 9, 2011 #
Trying to find a job, but when they ask for my age, (won’t interview me unless I give it) and I tell them I’m over 50, they tell me there are many other applicants, and it seems to me there is age discrimination here…I’ve been looking for work for over eight months, now…
Comment by Janine Laura Bronson
— June 14, 2011 #
Janine- read this:
Should You Put Age or Marital Status on Your Israeli Resume?
and this:
Long Job Search? 25 Action Tips To End Yours ASAP
Comment by Jacob Share
Twitter: @jacobshare — June 26, 2011 #
Steve- we created a second list just for micro marketplaces like Frogerr and Fiverr:
Top 25+ Micro Freelance Marketplaces and Why You Should Use Them
Another one we need to add here in the next update is:
http://www.wordpressfreelance.com/
Comment by Jacob Share
Twitter: @jacobshare — June 26, 2011 #
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— September 11, 2011 #
Elance is not free…just to name one…the first one you list. Elance cost almost $50 to join, which I did, only to get zero work
Comment by Abbie
— October 5, 2011 #
Abbie- sorry to hear you’ve gotten no work so far. As an employer on Elance, the people I’ve used were the ones who made the best (not necessarily lowest) bids on my projects, and for following projects I would just send projects to them directly on the site. That site is far too large to wait for employers to come to you until you have an extremely rare skill(set).
Also, I did say above “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.”
Comment by Jacob Share
Twitter: @jacobshare — October 5, 2011 #
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— October 20, 2011 #
http://www.BountyIt.com has a freelance marketplace and it’s main section you can earn money for creative ideas or feedback on resumes, websites, etc.
Comment by Cliff
— January 18, 2012 #