Where to Find Freelance Jobs and Projects

Freelancing has all the resources available on the web. Which means that by just searching for "freelance jobs" you'll be surprised by hundreds of results and thousands of jobs right at your fingertips. But of course, we are confused on what site to trust and how we can find reliable clients on these sites. To save you time looking for legit freelance job search websites, I have here a list of websites offering freelance jobs and projects that I have been to and I'm planning to find jobs/projects soon:



Top 5 Freelance Marketplace

Freelance marketplace are the best place to look for jobs and long term projects. They have a system to make sure clients benefit on freelancers the same way freelancers benefit on clients. You can create your own profile, add skills, and make it visible to clients so it is not always you that looks for jobs. When a client did not pay, you can file for dispute. There are also tools to guarantee payments on freelancers like a desktop application that takes snapshots of your work. And when freelancers get hired, payments are automated so no need to bother clients over and over for missed payments.

oDesk.com
Elance.com
Guru.com
Freelance.com
IFreelance.com

Top 5 Freelance Forums
Tips, advice, projects, jobs, and other income opportunities are what you'll find in most freelance forums. A word of warning though, freelance forums do not have a system that manages job seekers, and employers unlike in a freelance marketplace.  There may be times that a client won't pay for your project or there may be times when you won't get what your client promises. But they say clients that are looking for freelancers in forums pay high compared to the freelance marketplace.

freelanceswitch.com
work-at-home-forum.com

freelanceforum.com
talkfreelance.com
thefreelanceforum.com

Top 5 Freelance Job Search in the Philippines:
Global competition is tough, so narrowing your search for jobs from international to the Philippines alone can increase your chance of having projects because freelance jobs online in the Philippines are not yet known to many.

Jobstreet.com
remotestaff.com.ph
Bestjobs.ph
Essays.ph
writers.ph

Tips:
Search for jobs based on your expertise. You cannot get web developer projects if you are a freelance writer.
Do not stay on one freelance website, explore other websites.
Take as many jobs/projects as you can but make sure you can finish it all.

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