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Smashing Magazine
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This is another great job board, and it’s a great resource for both developers and designers to utilize. It comes with the time cost of sorting through the postings yourself, but it’s easy to find freelancing jobs with the time commitment you want.
Envato Studio
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Envato Studio’s most popular category is logos, so if that’s your thing, start here. They’re also known for very fast turn-around and an easy-to-use platform, both win-wins for beginners!
Joomlancers
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If you’re a tech wizard and you’re chomping at the bit, go to Joomlancer first. They have a super fast sign up process, and you can pretty much immediately start bidding on jobs.
Gigster
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Software designers, web designers, even app developers can find their home on Gigster. They have a screening process, which can make it tough to be accepted, but they use AI to match freelancers with projects, which is just plain cool.
Freelance Writing
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This source of writing jobs is excellent for freelancers all over the map, from brand spanking new to very experienced. It’s easy to filter for the type of job you want and the experience you have, and it’s totally free.
10x Management
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This site is pretty broad in their “tech” allowances, and looks for all sorts of freelancers, from developers to cybersecurity gurus. This is a great place to start if you have a niche tech specialty, or you have an interest and want to see the possibilities.
Belay
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Belay is a company that offers virtual personal assistant work to their clients, and it’s always remote, so it’s definitely worth it to check and see if they have any openings in your specialty.
The Creative Loft
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The Creative Loft is actually a great destination for creatives seeking freelance jobs in a variety of categories—ranging from photography to fashion, interior design, event planning, entertainment, music and more. With most of their freelance jobs (especially in the photography section) being listed in the US, the opportunities do skew more towards US-based photographers.
Rent a Coder
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Pretty self-explanatory – clients that are looking for programmers, developers, and even designers will go to Rent a Coder to… well… rent a coder. Also, it’s 100% free to sign up!
Fancy Hands
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They’re another site that hires freelancers to provide services for their clients, everything from phone calls to data entry. They parse it out by task, which are worth various dollar amounts, and they even have managerial positions available.
YouTeam
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If you’re an experienced software developer, YouTeam is a great site that’ll pair you up with remote contract work (and even freelance jobs) on-demand. While most engineers on their platform aren’t full-time freelancers, this can be a great place to pick up some long-term projects if you’re already a contractor for another IT consulting firm or software development shop.
Coroflot
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On Coroflot, you post your portfolio, and clients post the projects they need. The difference here is that Coroflot is the go-between, setting up connections between the freelancers and clients themselves.
Lorem
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Lorem is quickly on the rise as one of the strongest destinations to land short-term freelance jobs related to designing, building and fixing websites. What makes it appealing to clients, is that there’s no monthly fee in order to list freelance jobs, and most gigs (for quick projects) pay between $25 and $250.