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The Wise 25: Freelance

Marketplaces

When the forests of employment begin to grow dark...

...you need to start thinking outside the box...

...and set your sights someplace a bit different.

Freelancing !

is changing the world.

Freelancing is changing the world.

“ F r e e l a n c i n g o f f e r s w o r k e r s experience and flexibility... as a freelancer, you’re the captain of your own career." !

- Lynn Dixon of Hourly.com ! via @heatherhuhman

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Now through

the wonders

of modern

technology...

...finding freelance work online has never been easier.

The Wise 25: Freelance

Marketplaces

Freelancer.com

Through the acquisitions of a litany of smaller sites, including fan-favorites LimeExchange & vWorker, Sydney’s Freelancer.com has risen

to become the #1 freelancing resource for small business & entrepreneurs.

9,000,000 Freelancers

5,000,000 Projects

www.freelancer.com @freelancer

Fiverr

Starting at just $5 per job, Fiverr is the king of the quick task. The world's largest marketplace for services has freelancing tasks available for

corporate designers, small time hobbyists, and everything in between.

3,000,000 Total

Services

200 Countries

Served

www.fiverr.com @fiverr

Elance

Elance’s massive reach makes for one of the most effective freelancing marketplaces on the planet. Add in their new partnerships with

education minded SkilledUp & assessment minded Smarterer and you’ve got a Triforce of power that can’t be toppled.

2,500,000 Freelancers

500,000 Employers

www.elance.com @elance

oDesk

In terms of annual freelancer earnings there’s no one stronger than oDesk. The contract marketplace heavyweight boasts a robust user

base and, with a dozen industry awards lining their trophy case, it’s no wonder why.

2,000,000 Annual Jobs

3,000,000 Users

www.odesk.com @odesk

Behance

Behance’s mission of ‘creative professional empowerment’ is realized. Users are able to set up online showcases to be displayed across the

freelancing platform’s massive network of connections, in public galleries, and on personal portfolios.

4,000,000 Projects

50,000,000 Monthly Views

www.behance.com @behance

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Care.com

Be it taking Scooby for a walk in the park, picking up the kids from the bus, or dropping groceries off at Grandma’s, Care.com is the world’s biggest online freelance caregiver connector. They even help with

interviews, reference checks, and the rest of the hiring process.

8,000,000 Members

16 Countries

www.care.com @caredotcom

HomeAdvisor

America's #1 free resource for proven home improvement freelancers, HomeAdvisor provides homeowners and workers with a collaborative

medium to connect on projects of al kinds.

80,000 Service

Professionals

25,000,000 Homeowners

Served

www.homeadvisor.com @homeadvisor

Thumbtack !

Thumbtack connects local consumers with service professionals throughout their area. Projects are matched with multiple service

providers, allowing consumers to choose the best fit based on price, location, and reviews from the Thumbtack community.

250,000 Talented

Professionals

200,000 Active

Companies

www.thumbtack.com @thumbtack

TaskRabbit

TaskRabbit strengthens communities and boosts human efficiency by connecting people bogged down with tasks and errands to those with

the time and resources to run them. In the professional space, TaskRabbit can find skilled professionals to help with long or short term

company projects.

15,000 TaskRabbits

15 Major US Markets

www.taskrabbit.com@taskrabbi

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GigWalk

With GigWalk you’ll find an army in the palm of your hands. Their app-activated mobile workforce can do everything from daily errands to corporate research, helping your home and business run like a well

oiled machine.

350,000 Gig Walkers

6,500 Cities

www.gigwalk.com @gigwalk

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PeoplePerHour

Usually focusing on small to medium-sized businesses, PeoplePerHour matches freelance or self-employed professionals to open gigs. Their

popular ‘Hourlies’ service offer fixed price work that can start immediately.

450,000 Total Users

20,000 Open Hourlies

www.peopleperhour.com @peopleperhour

99Designs

Through customizable ‘Design Contests’ users can orchestrate competitions where dozens of designers submit unique ideas for review.

After choosing the appropriate art, the user can work collaboratively with a freelancing designer for further customization. All within 7 days!

255,000+ Designers

$61,00,000 Total Payouts

www.99designs.com @99designs

Guru

With an easy-to-manage desktop tracking tool, in depth analytic support, and a committed Q&A community, it’s no surprise Guru has

risen to become the net’s largest online skill marketplace.

400,000 Active Gurus

3,000,000 Completed

Tasks

www.guru.com@Guru_co

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Amazon Mechanical Turk

Powered by superpower Amazon.com, Mechanical Turk connects skilled developers (called ‘Turks’) to businesses in order to focus on tasks

in need of a human touch, or ‘Human Intelligence Tasks’ (HITs).

500,000 Active ‘Turks’

280,00 Open H.T.I.’s

www.mturk.com @amazonmturk

DesignCrowd

DesignCrowd offers risk-free visual services to anyone willing to whip up a short description. With design options shipped to user inboxes daily,

it’s one of the least stressful freelancing tools on the market.

140,000 Designers

$11,800,000 Total Payouts

www.designcrowd.com @designcrowd

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CrowdFlower

By “distributing small, discrete tasks to many online contributors in assembly line fashion,” CrowdFlower has ballooned to become one of

the internet’s leading crowdsourcing services.

1,000,000,000 Completed Tasks

5,000,000 Contributors

www.crowdflower.com @crowdflower

crowdSPRING

Chicago based crowdSPRING connects digital and written creatives to businesses in need via painless and effective crowdsourced projects.

120,00 Skilled

Creatives

30,000 Satisfied

Customers

www.crowdspring.com @crowdspring

Coroflot

Coroflot exposes the portfolios of creative freelancers to their massive and respected community via a self contained job board. Among

satisfied customers include Sony, Blu Dot, Nokia, & Nike.

2,000,000 Images

150,000 Monthly Projects

www.coroflot.com @coroflot

Twago

The top online work destination from across the pond puts fate in the hands of the user. Describe a project, pick from a slew of qualified

freelancers, and dictate the direction once the work begins.

230,00 Users

36,000 Projects

www.twago.com @twago_inside

TopCoder

TopCoder’s software community contains 600,000 of the world’s best developers, designers, and data analytic experts. Competitions are hosted or users to show their best to peers and spectating corporate

sponsors alike.

600,000 Registered Developers

30+ Specialized

Contests

www.topcoder.com @topcoder

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Skyword

Skyword is a content marketing & publishing platform offering services to authors with proven SEO and writing chops. Through four distinct

tracks freelancing writers connect to employers for measurable marketing growth.

20,000 Writers

3,000 Writing Gigs

www.skyword.com @skyword

3Desk

This heavily customizable tool works on setting up physical meetings with freelancers in one’s area. With a strong feedback system 3Desk

uses community reviews to find the cream of the local freelancing crop.

400,000 Total

Freelancers

Used by 50%

of All UK IT Recruiters

www.3desk.com @3desk

DoNanza

DoNanza aggregates postings from hundreds of job boards and privately sends tailored lists to freelancers using the service. They track

and measure the performance of the site’s top freelance workers, ranking them for employers in an internal search database.

400,000 Freelancers

80,000 Open Projects

www.donanza.com @donanza

GreatLance

Employers and freelancers worldwide can connect to work collaboratively via Greatlance’s secure platform. A heavy focus is

applied to feedback and connections in an effort to foster entrepreneurial growth.

50,000 Freelancers

3,500 Twitter Followers

www.greatlance.com @greatlance

HireMyMom

HireMyMom focuses on flexible and part-time freelancing work tailored to the hectic life of parenthood. Freelancing moms must show 2+ years

proficiency in an area of work to guarantee competency.

18 Years Experience

1,200 Mothers Placed

www.hiremymom.com @hiremymom

The Wise 25: Freelance

Marketplaces

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