Our platform promotes and popularizes freelancing as a way of life. And most of our team members are professionals in their field, actively working in freelancing. And we are ready to share our experience by collecting an extensive selection of freelancing marketplaces.

The freelancing trend has been experiencing a boom of new users since quarantine times. Someone was forced to switch to the free market, and someone consciously chose this path, having felt all its advantages. And you need to have several different platforms at your fingertips to successfully take orders.

We have collected a list of 23 platforms of different directions - among them you will definitely find the right resource and more than one.

Freelance exchanges provide an opportunity to find both one-time and permanent orders in different areas from programming and web design, to writing and translating texts. Almost all types of remote work can be found on these sites, including both general and specialized.

Advantages of using freelance exchanges:


  • Variety of tasks: on such platforms are collected a variety ofask, including in fairly narrow niches. And also orders come in different levels of complexity.
  • Guarantees of safe transactions: many platforms act as an intermediary in matters of payment. This helps the client to get confidence in the performance of the task, and the performer to know for sure that he will be paid.
  • Improving your rating: by completing tasks and getting positive feedback, you can improve your rating and take on more expensive tasks in the long run.
  • Ease of search: you save time searching for clients, just choose the right task.
  • Ability to sell finished projects: sometimes you can sell what is already done, which is convenient for many professionals.
  • Diverse level: there is work for both beginners and experienced professionals.
  • Remote tasks: freelancing exchanges allow you to find tasks for everyone who has the Internet, to work anywhere, not limited by location.


And here's our big selection - take advantage!

Universal platforms

  • PriceWork. Online platform with tasks of different directions. Web development, translations, design, copywriting, marketing and more. There are built-in tools to facilitate cooperation. The exchange is available in different languages. 
  • Workzilla. The platform is quite large, for permanent work it is desirable to register a pro-account. Modern methods of selecting tasks, large base, user-friendly interface.
  • UpWork. About this exchange you definitely already know. But it is simply impossible not to include it in the list - it is a really powerful platform. To work, you will need knowledge of English, and also important are the rating and reviews to work on. But also the average price tag here is quite high.
  • Freelancehunt. The platform is focused on digital professions, including programming, design, layout, creating mobile applications and other areas. Here there is not only project work, but also the opportunity to find permanent employment in projects.
  • Freelancer. Originally an Australian exchange that has become one of the largest in the world. Here you can find jobs in 2700+ categories! Web design, mobile app development, graphic design, logo design, PR, translations, writing, marketing, accounting, programming, illustration, link building, 3D modeling and more. 
  • Guru. This is another popular freelancing exchange where you can find many projects in web design, programming, copywriting and translations. Here you can create a profile, specify your skills and start receiving orders from clients. The platform has been operating since 1998! You can sign short-term and long-term contracts. The platform has a built-in time-tracking feature and the ability to work in an online room with a team of similar freelancers if you are hired for one project. And there's also a blog with interesting articles and current news in the world of freelancing.


Exchanges for designers


  • 99designs. This exchange specializes in design and is often used by customers to create web design. Here you can participate in contests and offer your services.
  • Crowd Spring. Here the competitive basis of receiving orders is practiced. You need to try hard. But here is a decent payment and attractive projects that you will definitely want to place in your portfolio.
  • Toptal. This is an American platform for top freelancers, including web designers. They go through a strict selection process here to ensure high quality projects for customers. You need to know English, pass the soft-skills test, then pass the technical test and interview, and in case of success you also need to make a test project. And only then you become a resident of the platform. The exchange claims to have gathered only 3% of freelancers - the best ones. And you realize that the projects there are not pennies.
  • Behance. This site will not surprise you. It's not uncommon for firms to choose specialists right here when looking for performers. You can get great offers for one-off orders and invitations for permanent work.
  • LogoMyWay. A platform focused exclusively on logo production. But you can often get a bulk order for corporate identity development (read in detail about the intricacies of this task in our material). There are both small and large requests from corporations.
  • Programmer Meet Designer. A kind of "working tinder". Here designers pull programmers into their projects and vice versa. A place for collaborations and finding colleagues to work with. 


Bonus 

A designer can also use the Etsy site to make money by applying various strategies:

  • Selling digital goods: illustrations, postcards, posters, desktop wallpapers, stickers, emoji and more. You can offer individual design elements as well as kits and different merchandise options - the main thing is imagination.
  • Providing custom services: logo design, branding development, packaging design, creating personalized illustrations, etc. 
  • Selling ready-made design projects: templates for websites, logos, banners, brochures, postcards, menus, etc. Customers can purchase these templates and customize them to their needs.
  • Tutorials: if you already have enough experience and knowledge in design, you can create and sell tutorials on Etsy. These can be courses, video tutorials, ebooks, and templates for tutorials.


For word processing

Even if you're a designer or a proger, you can write expert articles - the demand is there. 

Nuance: on platforms for text work you can find a professional performer for your design projects. Make cool banners, websites, newsletters and slogans if you don't know how to express a thought beautifully. Or if you have taken an order in a foreign language that you don't know at all - you need to either write competently, or make a quality translation, or check/proofread what you have translated with the help of services.

  • People Per Hour. This resource offers orders of various directions, but it is mainly suitable for copywriters and marketers.
  • OneHourTranslation. This exchange specializes in translations. Different levels of complexity, different volumes, different languages (more than 100).
  • Proz.com. The peculiarity of the exchange is that here there are translation tasks as well as training. An interesting option for students of Inyaz - an opportunity to pump skills and earn money at the same time.
  • Fiverr. A platform where freelancers can offer various services, including editing and copywriting, but also design and programming. Users can create their own services (hygiene) and set their own prices.
  • Constant Content. A copywriting platform where freelancers can create and sell unique articles and content on various topics. Customers can purchase ready-made articles or place orders to create content according to their requirements.
  • iWriter. Here you can place orders for writing articles, blogs, press releases and other content. The platform provides different payment levels depending on the experience and rating of the freelancer.
  • Contently. One of the largest specialized platform for copywriters that provides opportunities to work with big brands and media companies.
  • WriterAccess. An exchange for copywriters and content managers offering orders for writing articles, blogs, social media content and more. Provides the opportunity to work with various companies and agencies in the field of content marketing.


For developers


  • GitHub. It is the world's largest platform for developing and collaborating on software projects. Here developers can store their projects, work in teams, track changes and much more.
  • Stack Overflow. This is a developer community where you can ask questions, discuss technical problems, share experiences and learn new things. One of the most popular resources for getting help and feedback in development. And to find projects, of course.
  • Codementor. A platform where programmers can offer their services for online consultations, programming help and code-reviews. The service provides an opportunity to earn money from both live consultations and customer support.
  • RemoteOK. A specialized platform for finding remote jobs in programming, web development, DevOps and other technical specializations. Offers a wide range of remote jobs from companies around the world.


What else is required?

Most job exchanges will require a convenient international wallet, like PayPal or Payoneer. But it all depends on the conditions. Some platforms allow you to receive payment in cryptocurrency, which is also quite practical.

You will also need a sufficient level of English. Or mastery of translation services. Read our article "How a designer to pump up the level of English" - it will be useful.

And we also wrote about how to minimize rejections on freelancing - this knowledge will definitely come in handy when you want to take a tasty order on the exchange and bypass other applicants.

To work on exchanges will require all your skills of time management and self-discipline. Here you need to be able to calculate your time, adhere to deadlines and do not dial more projects than you can do. 

And of course, it takes skill. Practice is your best teacher. But you should always start with a competent educational program. Up-to-date knowledge, secrets of professionalism and imperishable base are waiting for you on the online course "UX/UI legend". Hurry up to apply to get into the next stream!