Top 10 Best Freelance Platforms For Beginners and Professionals
Top 10 Platforms for Freelancers
The Internet contains many platforms with free registrations that allow auto-entrepreneurs, freelancers, or independent consultants to find their customers. The principle of these websites? Connect workers looking for assignments with companies or individuals looking for a service. Here are the 10 sites to know!
1. Upwork: the international leader
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| Upwork: the international leader |
What are the types of jobs on the platform?
Graphic designers and designers
Developers
Support function (administration, accounting, finance, marketing...)
Writers and translators
How does Upwork's compensation system work?
The freelancer indicates his hourly pricing. Once the assignment is accepted and completed, the freelancer can invoice the client. Upwork applies to decrease fees on transactions between the freelancer and his client:
< 500 $: 20% fee
From 500 to 10 000 $: 10%
> $10,000: 5%
The commission rate is degressive for all the contracts you will get with your client.
Upwork includes:
The possibility of being contacted directly by an advertiser interested in your profile, or to respond to projects proposed to the community
The ability to send files through the platform
An integrated chat, email, and video call tool to facilitate exchanges between freelancer and advertiser
A payment mainly by electronic wallet (PayPal)
2. Fiverr: Missions for $5
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| Fiverr: Missions for $5 |
Who is the platform for?
Designers and graphic designers
Marketers
Developers
Writers and translators
Directors and editors
Sound Specialists
How does the remuneration system work on Fiverr?
Fiverr deducts 20% of the amount of each contract, regardless of the quotes you make.
Fiverr is in particular:
Service offers to be defined with their rate (minimum $ 5 - maximum $ 995)
You can offer the same service 3 times at different prices, for example by offering 3 different levels of quality of services
Payment by bank transfer or PayPal as soon as the mission is completed
3. Codeur.com: the largest Francophone community
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| Codeur.com: the largest Francophone community |
Who is the platform for?
Developers and system administrators
Web specialists
Miscellaneous service providers
Graphic designers
How does the Encoder site work?
On Encoder, everything is free for advertisers. It is therefore the freelancers who pay to be able to apply for the offers. For this, they have the choice between several types of subscriptions:
29 $/month: to meet 80 customers
59 $/ month: to meet 200 customers
99 $/month: to meet 400 customers
Once the deal is concluded, they are also liable for a commission of 4% on the amount of the assignment.
Encoder includes:
A news blog for freelancers
Tutorials to learn how to code on certain platforms
Ebooks for entrepreneurs
Job descriptions for students
4. Redacteur.com: offers dedicated to writing
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| Redacteur.com: offers dedicated to writing |
Who is the platform for?
Writers specialized in:
RE.
Press releases
Data Sheets
Corporate content
Blog posts
How does the Redacteur.com remuneration system work?
Redacteur.com takes a 30% commission on each order made on the site.
Redacteur.com include:
A service whose price is set by the platform
Invoicing is made directly on the site, with a minimum amount of transactions that amount to 30 $.
The platform offers a site dedicated to the edition of your invoices online for free
A free text analyzer that will be able to tell you the frequency of keywords, the number of characters, etc.
5. Freelancer.com: auction tenders
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| Freelancer.com: auction tenders |
Who is the platform for?
Writers and translators
Developers
Product and packaging designers
Data scientists
Sales and marketing consultants
Specialists in new technologies
Creative profiles in the broad sense
How does the remuneration system work on Freelancer?
Prices are set per project, or per hourly rate:
The platform applies a fee of 20% on the number of transactions made on the site
For freelancers who have joined the paid premium account, the fee is 15%
Freelancer includes:
Two types of projects for freelancers:
Calls for tenders
Projects assigned to a freelancer selected by the advertiser
No commission on the missions you carry out with your client, if you are registered on the platform and you have brought this new client
The possibility of being contacted directly by the recruiters of the platform when your profile corresponds to the skills sought by a company.
6. Crème de la crème: for digital freelancers
Crème de la crème is a platform that connects the professional world with a community of freelancers selected to work on innovative digital projects. Having recently changed its positioning, the site, which was recently aimed at students or alumni registered in the databases of schools and universities, has now decided to expand its target to the best freelancers in the digital sector in France and Europe.
Who is the platform for?
Computer science
Consulting
Design
Digital Marketing
How does the Crème de la Crème remuneration system work?
The site reserves a commission of 18% on transactions made via the platform.
Crème de la crème includes:
Numerous articles to answer students' most frequently asked questions
Remuneration by bank transfer
Funds were released 3 days after the end of the mission
7. Kang: the platform for self-employment
Kang is a French generalist platform dedicated to different types of independent professions that can work from home. Kang's specificity is to offer its customer base the services of a wide range of professions.
Who is the platform for?
It is devoted to two types of activity:
Consulting jobs that can be done by phone: astrologer, coach, numerologist, lawyer, psychologist, etc.
The digital and creative professions: marketing consultant, writers, designers, editors, sound engineers, etc.
How does Kang's compensation system work?
The payout system on Kang, unfortunately, lacks transparency, but the commission that the platform reserves is 25%.
Kang is in particular:
A system blocking off-platform contact between the customer and his service provider
"Masters" specialized in their field
Rates left to the discretion of freelancers
8. Malt (ex-Hopwork): the platform that becomes your agent
Malt is a platform for connecting professionals, whether small companies or CAC40 players, who are looking for new talent and sources of inspiration. These are the customers who search for the profiles and contact you directly, without making a call for tenders.
Who is the platform for?
Communications Consultants
System Administrators
Directors
Project Managers
Editors
Developers
Creative
How does Malt's remuneration system work?
The platform, which focuses on the reputation of freelancers, applies a sliding scale when the relationship between the freelancer and the client is lasting: during the first three months of work, the costs amount to 10% of the amount of the invoice excluding VAT, and after 3 months, the rate is 5%.
Malt includes:
Quote creation and online invoicing
Remuneration within 48 hours at the end of your mission
A reputation-based system: you can receive external recommendations and opinions from your customers that give a guarantee of confidence to your future customers
A very complete profile to create as soon as you register on the platform so that your customers can find you
9. Jooble: the Google of employment
Jooble is a search engine that helps you find new assignments, clients, and jobs. Are you a fan of Google, Yahoo, or Bing for your internet queries? Jooble faints on the same principle.
How did it work?
Jooble allows you to consult hundreds of thousands of central offers at a single point all the offers of the different job sites but also recruiters and companies.
Un-click is enough for you to find all the available job offers that match your criteria. Thanks to optimized algorithms, Jooble groups and ranks the most relevant offers published on the internet. No need to accumulate several searches on several platforms: Jooble centralizes everything for you. Identical or expired offers are also eliminated and you can filter the results according to custom criteria.
Jooble's teams work tirelessly to help you find the assignments and clients that are right for you. Your searches are more efficient, more enjoyable and you save valuable time.
10. Graphiste.com: the designers' lair
Graphiste.com is a French site dedicated to all graphic design services. Little brother of Codeur.com, it allows advertisers to post a project while waiting for service providers to apply, and to consult the profiles and achievements of the latter.
Who is the platform for?
As the name suggests, to graphic designers... In particular those specialized in:
Logo
Illustration
Motion design and 3D
Brochures and flyers
Web Design and banners
Graphic charters
How does the Graphiste.com site work?
For project leaders, everything is free, even if some options are paid. Graphic designers must purchase a pack of 400 credits at 29 € valid for 30 days, to highlight their profile.
Graphiste.com includes:
The ability to exchange by integrated messaging
A portfolio gallery
Free account creation
A news blog
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