1. Upwork
Commission - 10% - 20% (depends on the amount of the contract, the larger the amount, the lower the commission)
Payment methods - PayPal, Payoneer, direct payment
One of the most popular freelance platforms in the world. The base of almost one and a half million clients allows freelance specialists from almost any industry to find an order for themselves. Most importantly, both short-term and long-term. The platform has recently launched a premium account for top-level freelancers.
The essence of the changes is that by building your portfolio and the projects you've worked on, you get to choose which projects to show to a potential customer. This means that when a customer sees your offer on Bid, he or she sees projects that are relevant to him or her that you have selected specifically for him or her.
According to the platform's statistics, in 2017, the most popular skills among freelance specialists were Robotics, Blockchain, and Bitcoin. One of the significant disadvantages of the platform due to its massive popularity is the large number of specialists from India who offer cheap and low-quality services, which leads to an outflow of serious clients and, obviously, freelance professionals.
2. Toptal
Commission - $500
Transfer - Payoneer, PayPal, to your foreign currency account
This platform selects only the cream of the freelance world. As they themselves declare for their customers: "You have a chance to work with the top 3% of freelancers in the world." Compared to other platforms, Toptal stands out for its rather specific freelancer selection process, which consists of 4 stages.
Stage 1 is a language test and a personality test. It is not too complicated and takes up to 15 minutes of your time
Stage 2 - technical testing. You are given 90 minutes to solve three problems. If you solve two correctly, you will definitely move on. The tasks are sent according to your data and the specifics that you send the day before.
Stage 3 is a technical interview. You will communicate with one of the company's engineers. He will give you several tasks to solve. It is important that you have to solve all of them, if two are correct and one is not, it means that you have failed.
Stage 4 is a test project. You will be given a project to implement in two weeks. After the allotted time, a company engineer will review your results and give you feedback. If the answer is yes, you become a "resident" of the platform and have access to projects of such companies as Airbnb, Zendesk, and so on.
3. PriceWork
Commission — 8%
Pricework.org is an online platform that offers a wide range of freelance services for customers and freelancers.
On Pricework.org you can find freelancers with different skills and specializations, such as web development, design, marketing, article writing, translation, administrative support and more. You can also post your project and invite freelancers to bid on it.
The services offered on Pricework.org include not only finding freelancers, but also tools that help customers and freelancers work together effectively. A secure payment system ensures that all transactions are secure, and you can receive reports on payment status and project deadlines. You can also communicate with freelancers through built-in messaging and task discussion tools.
For freelancers, Pricework.org provides the ability to create a profile where they can post their portfolio, resume, and information about their skills and experience. This allows customers to quickly and easily find the right performers and find the best match for their projects.
Overall, Pricework.org is a convenient and reliable tool for customers looking for qualified freelancers and for freelancers who want to find work in different categories.
Freelance Service
Pricework.org is international and available in multiple languages, making it possible to work with clients and freelancers from different countries and cultural backgrounds.
Commission — 20%
Also quite a popular site for freelancing. The main distinguishing feature of the freelance exchange is the geo-targeting system. This system allows you to hire people who are close to you to work in the desired region. You can take orders as a response to the project, and if the customer will contact you.
The exchange also has a number of other features: you can create an account and work simultaneously as a customer and freelancer, all payments are protected by Escrow and PeoplePerHour Wallet, the availability of curators, who check the quality of freelancers.
Commission — 12%
This freelancing exchange also from the CIS, here you do not need to know English. The site is possible to create orders in two formats - projects and contests. The project - is the usual order with the task, as in other freelancing exchanges, the competition involves the selection of the best work, which will come in response to its publication. Accordingly only it will be paid.
On the exchange secure transactions are present, as well as the arbitration of disputes from the administration of the exchange. If fl.ru its concept is more like Freelancer, the freelance exchange Freelancehunt essentially tried to copy Upwork with the addition of some details from Fiverr and People Per Hour. If you do not want to communicate in English you can try this site.
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