Freelancing
SHOULD I USE FREELANCER TO START MY BUSINESS?
Freelancing
Freelancer was established in 2009 by Australian technology innovator, Matt Barrie. It is a global crowdsourcing marketplace, which allows employers to post jobs that freelancers competitively bid on to complete the job for a set budget.
The types of jobs posted are varied across various industries including:
- Websites, IT & Software
- Mobile Phones & Computing
- Design, Media & Architecture
- Writing & Content
- Data Entry & Admin
- Sales & Marketing
- Product Sourcing & Manufacturing
- Translation & Languages
- Engineering & Science
- Business Services and
- Local Jobs & Services in your home area.
If you are a small business starting out in one of the above industries, Freelancer is a great place to start. It connects you with potential employers whereby you can complete a set project and move on, or have the potential to create long-standing partnerships with those you work with.
As it stands today, Freelancer has over 19.5 million users across the world and growing.
The opportunities are endless, and for a small monthly admin fee and a percentage cut from Freelancer per project, you can bid on as many projects as you can muster. Build your profile, receive client feedback and improve your Freelancer rating for more jobs.
Freelancer does take a cut from the income you make through the platform, but it is a small price to pay for the wealth of opportunities if brings.
Matt Barrie’s net worth isn’t estimated at $320 million for nothing! (2013: Sydney Morning Herald)
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