Below are some of the best sites we could find for you in the field of freelance work. Each site has hundreds of projects listed in different categories. You can find anything from writing a matrimonial ad for someone to designing websites. You just have to look. Register as service providers on these sites and find a serious new source of income.

GetAFreelancer is owned by Innovate it, a Swedish company. It was started in February 2004 and is today one of the top players in the online freelance area. This is a global site and has freelancers from India, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United States, UK and many other parts of the world. Some statistics you might be interested in

Statistics from February 2004 to August 2006 -

Number of posted projects: 84,494

Number of verified users: 176,161

Money spent by users: $ 3,812,580

ScriptLance

ScriptLance is a service that connects programmers with webmasters that need custom programming done for their websites. Much like an auction, programming projects are posted and interested programmers bid on them.

Register with scriptLance. Browse the list of projects posted by businesses for the ones you would be interested in. You can also choose to have ScriptLance send you an e-mail anytime a new project is posted that fits under your expertise. Then you can decide to place a bid on the project, as well as provide details of the work you can do. Update or retract your bid anytime you want. When the project creator chooses a programmer (winning bid) you will be notified. If you are chosen you can begin work on the project and get paid

There is no signup fee and no monthly fee, but you are required to give ScriptLance a commission on each project you win a bid on. The commission is 5% of your bid.

Freelance Work Exchange

This is another good website if you are interested in freelance work. Among other things they provide

Writing and editing jobs

Web design and development projects

Medical and legal transcription jobs

Internet research and email support work

Data entry and administration jobs

Programming and technical projects

Graphic design and illustration jobs

CGILance

CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface, which is the technical term for the interactive forms and applications you see on many websites today. Any time you click a radio button or type in a text box, there is a CGI script on the other end, processing your input and doing something with it.

CGI Lance is an online auction for all kinds of CGI projects. It's a one-stop solution portal for professionals, which currently offers service in many categories.

Webmasters, use CGI Lance to efficiently post projects, receive and evaluate competitive proposals, review detailed profiles of providers that include references and client ratings.

Programmers, sign up, post your profile, search the project list and then bid on projects that match your expertise. Get the job done and get paid.

CodeLance

If you'd like to join CodeLance, as either a buyer or developer, create a free account. There is no obligation and you can start using CodeLance immediately.

If you're a developer:
View available projects, discuss details with buyers then bid on the projects you want to work on. Start work on the project with the peace of mind offered by the CodeLance escrow payment system. There is NO COMMISSION to pay on primary projects and low commission on other projects.

If you're a buyer:
Start by posting your project and wait for programmers to bid for the work. You are under NO OBLIGATION to accept any bid and there are NO COMMISSION charges. Discuss the project with potential programmers before choosing the right one for you. Once the work is done to your satisfaction pay the programmer through the simple and secure CodeLance system.

GetACoder

GetACoder is a leading Global Services Marketplace doing business in more than 200 countries. They are seeking professionals with the following skills: Web Design/Development, Programming, Graphics/Multimedia, Writing, Marketing/Promotion, Project Management and more. You are welcome to provide your services, whether you only have one of these skills or all of them. Once you sign up you can immediately start bidding on projects, and placing that winning bid!

eLance

In 1999, Elance introduced its first offering, the Elance Marketplace. Since its debut, the Marketplace has evolved into the world’s leading project-based marketplace, helping tens of thousands of small businesses outsource to service providers in a wide variety of categories - including graphic design, web design , software development, engineering, writing, translation and market research. Some interesting facts about this company that you would like to know-

100,000+ potential buyers visit Elance Marketplace every week

Web's #1 consulting site and top 1,000 most visited site

Awarded Best of the Web by Forbes (2003)

Reliability Certified by the Better Business Bureau

To see the projects available on this website click here

Contracted Work

Contracted Work is services subscribers around the world. In fact, over 30% of it's subscribers in certain categories are international. There are plans in the future for a multi-language site with some initial development already under way. Essentially the users interact in an environment where the "job" availability is known and the need to connect is high.

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