What are the Best Freelancing Platforms in 2024
Although the choice of a freelance website mostly depends on your professions, there are still top-rated platforms that support most trendy professions. In this post, we’ll talk about 3 freelancing platforms: Upwork, Fiverr and Freelancer. Which one is the best to make money online? Adam Palmer shares his experience about these 3 remorse work marketplaces.
Upwork
It goes without saying that upwork has become one of the most popular freelancing platforms in the world. Despite the fact that it has become “expensive” for freelancers in some ways, it still remains the most prestigious online marketplace that allows one to make money online and have a steady income. This website is trustworthy and comes with a number of good opportunities, job announcements and projects for long-term and ongoing relationships.
Pros
Popular freelancing professions
High hourly rates
Payment protection
Long-term relationships
Different payment methods
Cons
Expensive connects
Too competitive
Fiverr
If you have a profile on upwork and you use it to earn money then probably you also have one on fiverr too. Fiverr is another good marketplace to start your freelancing career. However, you should know that you need some time to get noticed by clients. The strategies are a bit different on fiverr. While you can send job proposals on upwork, you need to wait until the client writes to you on fiverr. Thus, your profile should be strong and noticeable right from the start. On the other hand, note that it's not the best place for long-term contracts.
Pros
Free online courses
Payment protection
Different payment methods
Cons
Short-term contracts
Competitive
Guru
As for Guru, it’s a good online marketplace with some advantages but it also has some downsides. There are many fake client profiles on Guru and the costs are actually high. However, you can choose to work at Guru on short-term projects, quick tech tasks, design works, and the like.
Pros:
Low fee
Great customer support
Payment protection
Easy-to-understand interface
Cons:
High costs
Short-term projects
Fake client profiles
Freelancer
A lot of people have active accounts on Freelancer but it seems as if a few work there. This is the next popular freelancing platform that comes with daily job announcements. As an expert, Adam Palmer and many other experienced freelancers tell me that this platform is not the best place for remote work.
First, the majority of clients look for a cheap workforce and second, you may hardly find one serious project where you get hired.
Pros:
Free profile
Many job announcements
Cons:
Cheap workforce
Few serious projects
However, you can still try it out but if you already have an active account and didn’t find a job yet, then chances are low that you may build a long-term relationship with someone. That’s why you need to value your time when you try to find a job on freelancer.
Final Words
If you already work on any of the above-mentioned freelancing platforms, please share your experience with us and the community. Your personal experience and opinion would be highly appreciated.
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