Top 5 Websites To Do Freelancing
1. Fiverr
Fiverr is a website where sellers can sell their services to buyers from all around the world. Sellers can sell a wide range of services ranging from writing to translation to digital marketing to tutoring to coding to digital art etc. These services are called gigs. There are different types of sellers such as new sellers, level 1 sellers, level 2 sellers and top rated sellers. As you progress up the seller levels, you get more and more advantages. Like, for example, new sellers can set up 7 gigs whereas level 1 sellers can set up 10 gigs. You can set the prices, quantity, delivery days etc for each gig. For each gig, 3 different packages can be offered. Sellers will receive messages from buyers to discuss about the order. Buyers might also directly place the order without messaging and just by submitting the requirements. Fiverr takes a commission from each order that a seller sells. Sellers can also offer discounts for buyers opting for subscription plans. Buyers and sellers can review each other upon order completion. Sellers can withdraw their money from their Fiverr account using PayPal or Payoneer. Sellers can also take up tests offered by Fiverr to prove their proficiency to buyers. Sellers can also add any certifications that they have completed, their education details etc on their profile. Fiverr also offers courses through Fiverr Learn. If the seller completes any of the courses offered on Fiverr Learn, it will show up on the sellers Fiverr profile, this will increase the credibility of the seller.
2. Upwork
Upwork is another freelancing website. Here buyers have to post jobs and sellers can send proposals to jobs. If the buyer is interested in a particular seller, they will move forward with that seller. The buyers post the duration of the project, the hourly rate that they are willing to pay and the number of hours per week that they expect the seller to put in the project. All these details are posted in the job description of the job that the buyer posts. While submitting proposals, sellers have to submit the proposal using connects and with extra connects sellers can boost their proposals.
3. LinkedIn
With the help of LinkedIn also, people can get freelancing orders. In LinkedIn, in your profile section, you can find an option called "Open to", if you click on this option, there will be several options such as "Finding a new job", "Hiring" and "Providing services." Here if you select the providing services option, you can enter the services that you offer and clients can discover you via LinkedIn and they may connect with you and message you on LinkedIn to discuss about the project.
4. Contra
With Contra people can get freelancing orders and Contra won't even take a commission unlike other freelancing websites. So Contra is a zero commission freelancing website. In your Contra profile, you can display your skills, you can provide links to your social media accounts, you can show your projects and you can offer services.
5. Legiit
Legiit is another freelancing website. It's format is more or less like Fiverr. People can set up gigs, for each gig they can set up to 3 packages. And again people can offer a variety of services such as digital marketing, content writing, graphics & design, programming, SEO etc. People can withdraw money earned through Legiit by using PayPal, Payoneer etc. Several details about the sellers can be viewed by the buyers. Details such as the country where the seller resides, social media links of the sellers, services offered by the seller, how long ago was the seller last active on Legiit, number of orders completed by the seller, languages known by the seller etc.
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