30+ Freelance Work Websites and Resources You Should Know

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Waheed Akhtar in All Articles, Resources

Have you ever thought what happen if you lose your job tomorrow? Or your company closes due to some reason? The situation could be anything. Many have faced this problem in last few months. What should be your option to handle this situation? Do you know about Freelance Work Websites and Resources where you could survive in this situation?

Today I am gonna share Freelance Work Websites and Freelance Resources with SmashingShare readers, which they could visit when the time goes wrong. Also I am gonna share my latest experience here with you people about freelancing.

!! Recession !!

Yes recession hit hard the booming city “Dubai” (where I live and work) and my company (where i used to work 9 to 6) was also affected by this. I lost my job in September 2008.

How I survived in Recession?

I never knew about Freelance Work Websites and Resources before September 2008. I came to know about 99designs through one of my friend. After losing my job, dedicated myself to this great Freelance Work Marketplace. I never knew this would help me like hell. I won 15 contest on 99designs in just 7 months only and there was also some big amount prizes included in this list. You can see my profile here on 99designs. I was able to survive in such an expensive city (Dubai) without any job for seven to eight months. Thanks to God and 99designs

There are a lot of other Freelance Work Websites and Resources but never tried any of them excpet 99designs and CrowdSpring.

I would suggest all designers (specially who are new to this niche) to experiement 99designs once. I have enjoyed been there and had good experience. If you have passion and creativity, you would never be disappointed.

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Kindly find below the list of “Freelance Website and Resources“.

99Designs

99designs is a disruptive startup which connects passionate designers from around the globe with savvy clients who need design projects completed in a timely fashion without the usual risk or cost associated with professional design. Till October 2009 number of designers registered on 99designs are 48,898 with 2,789,116 total designs submitted and $7,188,440 prize money awarded.
Investors in 99designs include the founders of the successful online media and publishing company SitePoint, namely Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz, along with internet pioneer and entrepreneur Leni Mayo, and MelbourneIT Non-Executive Director and previous CEO of Hitwise, Andrew Walsh.

CrowdSpring

crowdSPRING is a little company with big dreams based in Chicago – one of the greatest cities in the world. Founded by Ross Kimbarovsky and Mike Samson, crowdSPRING was started to help people from around the world access creative talent, and to help creatives from across the globe find new customers.

Elance

Elance, where companies find, hire, manage and pay contractors online, is transforming the way businesses get work done. On Elance, companies gain instant access to 100,000 rated and tested professionals who offer technical, marketing and business expertise. With well over $200m in earnings to date, independent professionals use Elance to meet clients and get paid for delivering great results.

Guru

Guru.com’s mission is to provide businesses with the most efficient platform to connect and perform transactions with freelance professionals locally, nationally, and globally.

oDesk

oDesk is the marketplace for online workteams, with the best business model for both buyers and providers. Our unique approach guarantees to buyers that an hour billed is an hour worked, while guaranteeing to providers that an hour worked is an hour paid.

GetACoder

Find Freelance Programmers, Web Designers and Freelance Writers for your next request. Outsource jobs to your home country or to countries where labor is cheap. Post a request for free and start receiving bids within minutes. Thousands of outsourced jobs prove that GetACoder is a cost-effective way to get the best talent in the world at an amazing low price. Grow your business and achieve a greater return on investment by using GetACoder.

ScriptLance

Outsource your projects from ScriptLance to freelance programmers and designers at cheap prices. Freelancers will compete for your business. Get programming done for your site in php, mysql, xml, perl/cgi, javascript, asp, plus web design, search engine optimization, marketing, writing, job listings and so much more.

GetAFreelancer

Get A Freelancer is a global outsourcing solution and freelance jobs website. Here you can find freelance coders, writers, programmers, designers, marketers and more. You can also outsource projects and save a lot of money in the process. Getting the best web design, professional programming, custom writing or affordable marketing has never been easier!

LimeExchange

LimeExchange, is an online services marketplace, offering a platform to Small Medium Businesses & Entrepreneurs looking for options to outsource or offshore. LimeExchange provides quick and easy access to freelance talent. LimeExchange currently allows exchange of services for Freelance professionals & experts across various categories such as writing & translation, graphic design, services, web design, web development, software development, networking, audio/video, multimedia, programming etc.

iFreelance

iFreelance is the premier place for independent professionals looking for freelance jobs. Whether you have experience in proofreading, art jobs or data entry, iFreelance is the hub where you can meet entrepreneurs and sell your freelancing skills.

PeoplePerHour

PeoplePerHour is a marketplace for professional services. Operating online we allow employers to outsource work to rated professionals who bid for it directly, in an environment of accountability and trust.

EUFreelance

EUFreelance.com will help you find new customers around the globe. Find highly skilled programmers, web designers, writers, developers and more. Buyers from Europe and providers from the whole world makes EUFreelance.com the largest potential freelance market in the world. Buy and sell services in euro on EUFreelance.com. Post a project and let freelancers from all over the world bid on it.

Joomlancers

JoomLancers Freelance Marketplace – Freelance Portal for Opensouce Projects: Joomla Magento Drupal WordPress Vbulletin .

DesignQuote

DesignQuote is a place for free Graphic and Web design bids and quotes. The growing creative marketplace in the world. Over 40,000 professional designers. logo design, web and graphic design project RFPs. Browse web design leads and place your bid.

GoFreelance

At GoFreelance, now it’s easy to market your freelance services and find all the business you need to succeed. We have thousands of jobs in our database, with fresh contracts and projects being added daily.

Freelancer

Welcome to Freelancer.co.uk, where you can find freelancers, freelance jobs and freelance projects of all kind in UK. Check us out online!

Project4Hire

Project4hire.com is a worldwide Freelance Marketplace that allows clients to post projects and contractors to bid to work on those projects. We have freelance programmers, web developpers, translators and other talented professionals from the United States, the UK, Canada, South America, India, Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Romania) and other parts of the world registered on this site to provide you with competitive services.

Pro-Freelance

Pro-Freelance is a platform where freelancers can find all freelance projects from most important sites and the projects owners can find best experts at the best price. you can also freely propose your services on our classified page.

Freelance Webmarket

FreelanceWebmarket offers an exciting professional environment where a diverse group of talented, experienced individuals work together as a team to build a new and exciting marketplace with a broad range of projects and services available to you at any time necessary. Our members are freelancers, companies and individuals from the United States, Canada, India, Romania and many other countries.

All Freelance Work

AllFreelanceWork.com is a central information base for freelancers to find everything that they could need all in one place. We are an online freelance ezine, job site, and portfolio provider all in one.

BidHire

BidHire contains the most comprehensive freelance jobs database on the web. You can offer your services to employers around the globe without paying any signup or commission fees.

PHP-Freelancers

PHP-Freelancers.com is an freelance reverse auction site with PHP Projects available for PHP Programmers to bid on.

Freelance Projects

OutsourceXP

OutsourceXP is the only one free freelance marketplace in the world , provides buyers and sellers the free opportunity to connect, ineract and work together.

Freelance Auction

At FreelanceAcution you can find freelancers or contract programmers right here in the USA or outsource work to a skilled programmers, freelancers, web designers and graphic designers to overseas developers. As a buyer you can post a project for free and have no obligation to pick a freelancer until you are ready and comfortable.

ozLance

ozLance is the easiest, and most effective way, for businesses to connect with talented freelance professionals from Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the globe. Our projects cover many different categories; Web development, Content Management Systems, Photography, Cartooning, Creative Writing, SEO Strategies, and of course, Software Development. By outsourcing projects through ozLance, businesses typically, get projects done in half the time, and at half the cost.

SOSExpert

SOSExpert is a network of freelance programmers and web designers. Get custom web design. Freelancers and experts bid on outsourced projects. Outsourcing to India, Romania, Ukraine and many other countries. Outsource your project and let web developers bid on it.

CoderBuyer

Coderbuyer.com is a worldwide Freelance Professional Marketplace that allows users to post projects and bid projects to save money in the process. As a marketplace, Coderbuyer.com is dedicated to ensuring that our workplace, culture, and benefits encourage all members to thrive both professionally and personally. In Coderbuyer.com, Buyers can get a freelancers, coders, programmers, designers, from United States, Canada, UK and Many other countries to work upon such projects.

PostBidWin

At PostBidWin, Posting freelance jobs is always free. Our team of 1000+ professional freelancers will send you custom quotes within minutes! Choose the best freelance artist or graphic designer for the job. Save money by working with qualified and experienced artists.

BizReef

At BizReef you can outsource your assignment to rated freelancers in web design, programming, graphics, writing, translation and more. You simply post your project and get offers from professionals. All you have to do is to choose the best bid and get your work done! Your money is transferred from escrow to the freelancer only after you approve the work.

The Freelance Nation

Find freelance jobs and post freelance work. Find freelancers jobs for copywriters, website designers, programmers, photographers. The Freelance Nation is the umbrella website for 119 city-specific freelance job boards where companies post freelance jobs, freelancers find work and recruiters and staffing agencies source quality candidates.

CebuFreelancer

CebuFreelancer is an online marketplace for freelancers and employeers. Whether you’re a professional looking for freelance employment, or a company looking for a talented freelancer for your project, then CebuFreelancer is a good place for you.

TheSuperLancers

TheSuperLancers is a web development freelancer marketplace – find and outsource freelancers for web design projects, offshore programming, custom software, php programming logo design, graphic design projects, translation, freelance writing and writers, and web development outsourcing.

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