Freelancer

Find or post a project or post on this platform to get the best bids from a gamut of skilled web designers, copywriters or freelance programmers.

Elance

A popular online portal for freelancers, this is the ultimate place to meet professionals with business, technical and marketing expertise to get work done at an affordable price.

Upwork (formerly oDesk)

The average budget size of a job here is around $5,000! It’s no wonder that this online marketplace is a great asset for both service providers and employers.

Toptal

Toptal is a hiring marketplace for developers of (almost) all programming languages; it provides “A”-level developers who truly skillful in their fields. You can apply as a freelance developer with the possibility of working with top tech companies or a cool startup.

99designs

99Designs is where companies go to get their logos, banners and websites designed. Designers are awarded a pre-determined amount of money if their design is chosen.

Envato Studio 

A house for creatives and developers of many fields to find freelance gigs from all over the world. Apply as a service providers and once you are accepted, you can name your price for your service.

Fiverr

Want to test the waters of freelancing? Give Fiverr a shot. Projects go for between $5 and $10, and this is a great place to gain some experience to add to your portfolio.

Guru

Here’s another spot to find the industry’s offering of professionals from all over the world. The Escrow payment gives this site an edge over many other freelancing sites.

Hirable

Hirable is a social site where freelancers and employers can meet. Get a free account then follow peers that share the same skill with you. Indicate your availability with a "Hirable" status, and opt to the "Busy" status when you are not.

Crew

Crew opens up opportunities for freelancers to apply to work on projects. It focuses on web design, app development, and brand identity project.

Gun.io

Gun.io has been successfully delivering freelancers for companies like Amazon.com, Zappos and LonelyPlanet. To apply as a freelancer in Gun.io, you would need a Github account, filled with great codes and repositories, to be qualified.

LocalSolo

LocalSolo is a site to find local freelancers in many countries from a wide range of expertise including design, engineering, copywriting, photography, and even analyst. You can sign-up as a freelancer or an employer for free.

OnSite

OnSite is a place where designers, developers, and copywriters can find many opportunities for freelance jobs. Applicants are carefully curated. Once accepted, freelancers can show off their portfolios, set the price rate, and manage their availability.

Folyo

Folyo is a curated list of designers available for freelance jobs. It matches freelancers to the employer’s expectation and requirements. If you want to be on the list, you may apply to be a Designer.

HireMyFriend

A personalized site for friends to endorse their friends for freelancing jobs from startups. Once accepted, you can get an anonymous profile and showcase your skills, experience and jobs you are interested in. Interest companies will contact you.

YunoJuno

Another great site to find freelance gigs, YunoJuno connects freelancers with employers, and also provides tools for generating contracts and invoicing.

Joomlancers

Joomla professionals can now jump with joy as this site caters to different work aspects of Joomla. Come and find work that adds to your credibility as a Joomla professional, and reward you with a great sum.

GetACoder

Save costs and enhance efficiencies by outsourcing your programming, writing and web designing jobs to the right people at this famous online freelance portal.

GigScribe

GigScribe is subscription service that curates available freelance jobs based on your skill and hourly rate, and send them to your email daily. Subscription is $4/month or $3.3/year.

Localancers

Localancer is a site to find freelancers in creative and IT fields within the client’s reach. Clients can sort options down to the location, skill, timezone, countries, and the price. To be listed as a freelancer, there is a sign up cost of about €17.

People per hour

Based on the simple bidding system, you can hire efficient freelancers here and enjoy the on-demand flexibility while saving money at the same time. Marketing, legal, accounting, writing, programming are some of the most common industry types covered by this site.

CrowdSPRING

What makes crowdSPRING different is that instead of outbidding and competing with someone with a larger portfolio, how you approach a project and your level of creativity is what gets you that project.

DesignCrowd

DesignCrowd is a graphic design marketplace that gives creative people opportunities. Businesses can post requirements or request quotes for logo design, business card design, advertising artwork and website design.

TheShelf

TheShelf is a site where bloggers and freelance writers, covering fashion, lifestyle, food, and travel, connect and collaborate with brands to reach the right audience.

Working Nomads

Working nomads are freelancers who travel from city to city, coutnry to country, and still working their jobs as they travel. They find remote jobs on site like this. Job categories include Design, Development, and even Management.

Bark

bark is a marketplace for almost any kind of work field from painter to photographer to party caterer. A great site for regular people to find local professionals. If you are a Pro, sign up.