The Monster List of Freelance Job Sites – 2009 Update
Every freelancer needs clients. We rely on them, nurture our relationships with them, and provide a quality of service that keeps then coming back. And we can never have enough of them! The Monster List of Freelance Job Sites has one purpose: to massively increase your source of potential clients and potential jobs.
This list, like Isaac Newton, stands on the shoulders of giants. The original Monster List of Freelance Job Sites has been valuable and much visited since April 2007. Your hundreds of comments have greatly added to its value. This list is a thorough update, removing dead links, adding new sites, and taking on board many of the suggestions from your comments.
We start the list with FreelanceSwitch’s own Job Board, which has categories for design, development, writing, illustration, Flash, and miscellaneous jobs, and at the time of writing contains a huge 200 jobs. You can see the available jobs with no strings attached, but to apply for jobs, you need to sign up, which costs just $7 a month. And you can advertise jobs at absolutely no cost.
Is this list now finished? I doubt it ever will be. Like the last list, it will become more valuable as you comment on which sites you found most helpful, inform us of sites that have been missed, and warn us when links stop working. And, best of all, get those jobs!
Traditional Job Listings
Classifieds job sites from around the web.
- FreelanceSwitch Job Board
“Freelance Classifieds.” Our own excellent and very busy job board. Registration at a cost is required to apply for jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, design, development, writing, illustration, flash, misc - Freshwebjobs
“A job board for web pros.” Has postings for freelance and full-time jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, writing - Krop
“Krop is a Job Board and career resource website for creative professionals.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, general web, general creatives - Sologig
“Sologig.com is a niche website specializing in connecting contract-to-hire, contractors, freelancers, and consultants with quality employers looking for independent professionals. Registration is free.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - No Agencies Please
“Fee-free direct recruitment for new media freelancers.”
Location: UK
Job types: design, general web, development, writing - Programmer Meet Designer
“This is a site for programmers, web developers, designers, entrepreneurs and writers to find each other and work together to create websites that look and function great.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, general web, development, writing - Blog Posts For Sale
“Get paid for blogging. Write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers. Disclosure required.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing, blogging - PoeWar Freelance Jobs
This blog on writing has a large jobs section, including many freelance writing jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Aquent
“Welcome to Aquent, the talent agency for marketers and designers.”
Location: anywhere – they have agents in a long list of countries
Job types: design, general creatives, marketing, advertising - Authentic Jobs
“An astutely savvy blend of talent & opportunity.” List full-time and freelance jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web - Simply Hired
“Job search made simple.” They have a good range of freelance jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - WritingCareer.com
“Expert career advice for writers and freelance writers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Design Crowd
“A Freelance Job Forum, built for freelancers, run by freelancers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, misc - Writerlance
“Connecting writers with buyers.” Includes hundreds of projects for freelance writers.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - CSS Beauty
“A project focused on providing its audience with a database of well designed CSS based websites from around the world.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web - Guru
“Find freelancers at the world’s largest online service marketplace.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Altpick
“The ultimate source for creative talent.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: illustration - Coroflot’s Design Job Board
“The only job board that gives you access to the full creative spectrum.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, general creatives - FreelanceWriting
“Helping freelance writers to succeed since 1997.” Contains a job board of freelance writing jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Craigslist
Craigslist have a successful general job board. First choose your location, then job type.
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - About Freelance Writing
Freelance writing jobs are posted three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Freelancers.net
“Freelancers.net is UK focused and lists many jobs and projects open to UK freelancers, however clients from across the globe use Freelancers.net regularly to source freelancers outside of the UK.”
Location: UK and anywhere
Job types: general web - Freelance BBS
“Freelance BBS is a free web site connecting freelancers and businesses that outsource projects. You can search and post for free.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Go Freelance
“The freelance work exchange.” Paid registration required.
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Sunoasis Jobs
“Sunoasis Writers Network has two primary purposes. 1. To get a vigorous community going so writers and editors can help one another as they help themselves. 2. To provide a space where employers and agents can find talent.”
Location: USA, anywhere (“Unless specified by location jobs can be done remotely.”)
Job types: writing - With Cake
“CakePHP developers looking to hire or be hired.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: development (CakePHP) - The Burry Man Writers Center
“Resources for a worldwide community of writers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - The CGnews JobBoard
A computer graphic news site with job board.
Location: anywhere
Job types: computer graphics - GeekUp Job Board
“Grassroots job listings for the Design, Development, Technology and Web Industry in the UK.”
Location: UK
Job types: design, development, web - The AWN Career Connections
“Part of the Animation World Networks.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: computer graphics - CreativeHeads.net
“CreativeHeads.net is the most comprehensive recruitment software solution for professionals in the Video Game, Animation, TV & Film, and 3D Technology & Software Tools industries.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: computer graphics - Flay.Com
“News and resources for the 3D artist.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: computer graphics, design, programming - VFXTalk.com
“Digital compositing and VFX.” Includes a job board with a freelancing category.
Location: anywhere
Job types: computer graphics - JobServe Australia
An Internet recruitment service.
Location: Australia
Job types: all - Jobserve UK
An Internet recruitment service.
Location: UK
Job types: all - Jobserve US
An Internet recruitment service.
Location: UK
Job types: all - Jobserve Canada
An Internet recruitment service.
Location: UK
Job types: all - Chinwag Jobs
“Welcome to Chinwag Jobs – take a look inside for hundreds of online marketing, design, technical, business, content, usability, producer, account manager, e-commerce and search engine marketing vacancies.”
Location: UK
Job types: design, development, marketing, illustration - EmploymentGuide.com
Job seeker resources and job search.
Location: USA
Job types: all - All Data Jobs
Job board powered by SimplyHired.
Location: anywhere
Job types: data - Filter Talent
“We connect exceptional creative and marketing specialists like you with continuous opportunities to propel your career ever upward.”
Location: USA
Job types: design, web, marketing, advertising - Freelance-Seattle.net
“Welcome to the Pacific Northwest’s ultimate Rolodex of freelance and contract talent.”
Location: Seattle
Job types: all - ProZ
“ProZ.com is a translation workplace where translators, interpreters, translation companies and end clients can meet and work efficiently and profitably.” Free sign-up.
Location: anywhere
Job types: translation - TranslatorsCafe.com
“Directory of translators, interpreters, and translation agencies.” Registration is free.
Location: anywhere
Job types: translation - People4business.com
“Businesses & organisations can search for, shortlist and set up contracts with freelancers and contractors. Freelancers and contractors can post their skills to find freelance jobs in the UK. ”
Location: UK
Job types: all - People4charity.com
“Charities & not-for-profits can search for, shortlist and set up contracts with freelancers and contractors – many of them offer significant discounts on their rates.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all, charity - Smashing Jobs
Job board for smashing magazine, which delivers useful and innovative information for designers and Web developers.
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, programming - FindNetJob
Job board for Net jobs
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, development, programming - Indeed
“One search. All jobs.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - AllDevJobs
“The design and development job board.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, development - Gizmodo Jobs
Web, programming and development jobs
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, development, programming - ThinkVitamin Jobs
“Nourishment to help the web grow.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, development, marketing, web, illustration - Startuply
“Startup companies, startup jobs.” Post jobs for free.
Location: anywhere
Job types: development, design, general creatives, advertising, marketing - nPost
“We are dedicated to promoting startups, with startup jobs at software and internet companies, startup interviews, and tech networking events.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, development, programming - Design Jobs on the Wall
“A job board by Web Designer Wall where creative professionals come to find and post job opportunities.” Paid registration required.
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, development - Boxes and Arrows Jobs
“Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business.”
Location: USA
Job types: design, development, programming - Wired Jobs
Job board for tech jobs.
Location: USA (some telecommuting jobs)
Job types: design, development, programming - Elance
“On Elance, businesses find the experts they need plus the tools to manage online work from hiring to collaboration to making payment. Elance offers companies flexibility, cost effectiveness and instant access to a vast pool of skilled and tested talent. Professionals use Elance to find work, deliver great results and get paid for doing what they do best.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, programming, design, writing, translation, marketing - oDesk
“oDesk is the marketplace for online workteams, with the best business model for both buyers and providers. Our unique approach guarantees that an hour paid is an hour worked while also guaranteeing that an hour worked is an hour paid.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Freelance UK
“Freelance vacancies from companies hiring freelancers direct.”
Location: UK
Job types: all - FreelanceQ
“Serving up over 50,000 freelance job opportunities daily.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Creative Niche
“We are a full service staffing agency dedicated to one area of expertise – matching outstanding communication, design and interactive professionals with the right companies.”
Location: Canada
Job types: general web, translation, development, Flash, programming - Freelancewar
“We put the ‘free’ in Freelance. Free bidding, free posting, no commissions, no monthly fees.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - TheFreelanceNation.com
“The Freelance Nation is the umbrella website for 119 city-specific freelance job boards where companies post freelance jobs, freelancers find work and recruiters and staffing agencies source quality candidates.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - jobbi
“Search for jobs on jobbi and Every Job Site on the Web.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - The Job Poster
Job board for Web jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, design, development - CDM Jobs
“Creative, development and marketing job board.”
Location: Canada
Job types: general creatives, development, marketing - Writing Job Roll
List of writing jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - VirtualVocations
“VirtualVocations offers a unique service to those who are looking for high quality, credible, work from home positions. We are a job compilation service that provides our users with a convenient, time saving resource for applying to telecommute and work at home positions on a daily basis.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - ProBlogger Job Board
“The ProBlogger Job Board is where bloggers looking for jobs and companies looking for bloggers to hire meet.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing, blogging - JournalismJobs.com
List of journalism jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Blogger Jobs
List of writing and blogging jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing, blogging, advertising, design, marketing, podcasting - WhizOlve
- Where clients find freelancers and consultants.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, general creatives, Flash, programming, development - SearchWebJobs
“A job board for creative and tech pros.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design, development, marketing, tech - LingoTip
“Translating the world.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: translation - Post a Position
“Always free to post jobs.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, design, development - ContentCentral
“If you want to commission copy for a website, article or press release, you can post your project here in the relevant category. Freelance copywriters can then contact you directly to enable the project to quickly move forward.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing - Outsource Your Logo Design
“Staff posts logo design orders that need concepts designed for them, and you fill them. All you need to do is decide which order from the ‘Orders Receiving Concepts’ you want to work on, than create a logo concept for it based on the order detail. Once Staff has approved the concept you upload the source file, your account will be credited the appropriate amount, and your job is done. The full amount in your account is paid out twice a month via the method you choose when you sign up.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design - Freelance Jobs Network
“We provide developers and webmasters the opportunity to expand their business and reduce their costs. There are no setup fees, no monthly fees, and it’s free to post a project or view projects.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, design, Flash, writing, development, programming - I Can Freelance
“Its absolutely free to signup and search for freelance projects. If you have a skill there is sure to be a demand for it. You can make money while you are home and best of all its easy.”
Location: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Australia and more
Job types: general web, programming, design, writing, translation, marketing - ShortGig
“ShortGig.com Is A New Place To Both POST And FIND Temp Jobs, Quick Jobs, Side Jobs, Weekend Jobs – Anything That’s Not Long Term Employment – This Is A 100% Free Service! – So Enjoy And Start Posting!!”
Location: USA
Job types: all - Blellow
Job board with a good freelance section.
Location: anywhere
Job types: all
Job Bidding Sites
These sites work a little differently, here you will bid for a job.
WARNING: Be careful that you don’t sell yourself short on these places as they do tend to favour the clients.
- Get A Freelancer
“We can help you find freelance programmers, Web Designers and Copywriters. We can offer freelance programmers, interpreters and graphic designers the ability to work independently. As a freelancer you can choose among hundreds of outsourced projects. Join free and pay only a small commission.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, developers, SEO, design - Elance
“On Elance, businesses find the experts they need plus the tools to manage online work from hiring to collaboration to making payment. Elance offers companies flexibility, cost effectiveness and instant access to a vast pool of skilled and tested talent.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, programming, design, writing, translation, marketing - iFreelance
“Post your profile today and get access to 1000′s of buyers in need of your professional services. Advertise to buyers, bid on projects, and earn money doing what you love to do. Commission-Free!”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, illustration, writing, design - Freelance Work
“Freelance Work was created to connect freelance and contract professionals with qualified employers. Through our project and job seeker databases, freelancers can find their next great projects and list their qualifications so employers can immediately find them.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - RentACoder
“Earn cash with your high tech skills on 2,548 currently open bid requests. Then subscribe to our newsletter and receive daily bid requests from our 117,207 registered buyers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - ScriptLance
“Connecting businesses with programmers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - GetACoder
“Find Freelance Programmers, Web Designers and Freelance Writers for your next project. Outsource projects to your home country or to countries where labor is cheap.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - ProjectSpring.com
“Programmers, IT Service Providers (4 dollars per month – pay 12 dollars for 3 months – PROMOTION!) Bid for any number of Projects. Your Contact Information available to Buyer even before project is Awarded. NO Transaction Fee or Hidden Costs.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - Freelance Job Search
“Browse projects and find leads. No commission or subscription fees.”
Location: USA
Job types: general web - Contracted Work
Bid on projects against other freelancers.
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Freelance Auction
“Are you a web designer? Do you work part-time as a freelancer or as a contractor? Do you provide web site design, graphic design, logo design, flash, database development, related services? Get a freelancer account at freelance auctions to bid on jobs. Pay a small commission, if you are picked to work on the job.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: development, design, web graphics, Flash, general web - PowerLance.com
“Your reliable source of freelancers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Freelancers.net
“Freelancers.net is UK focused and lists many jobs and projects open to UK freelancers, however clients from across the globe use Freelancers.net regularly to source freelancers outside of the UK.”
Location: UK
Job types: general web - Project4Hire
“Project4Hire.com is the place to find Freelance Programmers, Web Designers, Graphic Artists, IT Professionals, Translators, Writers, Consultants & other Freelance Professionals. Find qualified freelancers willing to do the job within your budget! Post your project for free and receive bids.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - MacFreelancer
“Project outsourcing. Simplified.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all (Mac) - OnForce
“OnForce is the trusted nationwide network of over 12,000 highly-skilled service technicians, available when and where you need them.”
Location: USA
Job types: tech support - Freelanza
“Freelanza.co.za is an online outsource portal for professionals. Clients may outsource work to the available service providers by means of posting jobs on the notice board. Jobs will be awarded by the clients, to providers as they see fit.”
Location: South Africa
Job types: web, programming, design, marketing, writing, translation - AgentSolo
“Where freelance meets business – Canada’s most trusted business network.”
Location: Canada
Job types: design, web, programming, writing, translation, marketing - PeoplePerHour.com
“Outsource Your Work To Rated Professionals. Save cost by using freelancers and home workers. Stay flexible by hiring remotely on-demand. Find trusted professionals and pay only for results.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: web, programming, marketing, design, writing, translation - BIZReef
Freelance Marketplace with a fee per job to contact the buyer.
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing, general web, design, development, marketing - Freelancer Store.com
“Freelance Programmer – Freelance Projects – Freelance Websites. This site is Totally FREE! We don’t charge to post projects or charge after accepting a freelancer; which other websites do. We don’t take any commission from freelancers; which other freelance websites do. No sign-up fees, No monthly fees, No commission fees. It’s totally FREE!”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development, programming - Freelancer Listing
“Looking for Freelance work? Find the latest freelance job postings and bid on them absolutely FREE!”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, design, marketing, development, Flash, writing - eTEQ.com
“Offering everything that project owners and freelancers could possibly need, eTEQ.com contains auctions, job postings, and freelance ads all for free. Project owners can post their projects for free and have the site’s competent freelancers bid on it while freelancers, on the one hand, can also sign up for free and begin browsing for various projects up for bidding posted in the site.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: programming, graphics, design, writing, translating, marketing, development, general web - ITMatch Online
“Are you a BUYER looking for outsourcing IT or BPO projects? Are you a PROVIDER looking for outsourcing IT or BPO projects? ITMatchOnline is the easiest way to find the right partner.” Free registration.
Location: anywhere
Job types: graphics, design, writing, translating - DesignQuote.net
“The best site on the Net for professional designers.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, graphics, design, development, programming - MondayWorks
“International Service Providers at your Fingertips!”
Location: anywhere
Job types: graphics, design, marketing, writing, programming, illustration, web, translating - P2W2 (People To Work With)
“P2W2 identifies the right partners, negotiates terms, establishes the outsourcing relationship and manages projects for small business ”
Location: anywhere
Job types: SEO, writing, marketing, blogging, development - Project Worm
“Builds bridges between Project Owners and Project Professionals.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: graphics, design, programming, writing, translating, marketing, training - rfpDB (The Request for Proposals Database)
“Welcome to the Request for Proposals Database (RFPdb), your source for RFPs and new project leads. This site is free to join and there is NO fee. The site works on a credit system.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - BidItOut.com
“Work on what you want, when you want and where you want to! The lifestyle of a freelancer is taking off and gives unparalleled job flexibility. By working as a freelancer online, you can greatly increase your client base and job throughput. Have the surety of being paid on-time with our trusted escrow system for payments. For the first time you can even work at home and tap into a global pool of suppliers across a huge range of industries!”
Location: anywhere
Job types: all - Savvylance
Bid on web, graphics and development jobs.
Location: anywhere
Job types: graphics, development - Jobloha
“It’s a new way for you to find and get work done online. Jobloha is mainly being used by freelancers (Coders, Designers, Writers,…) but offers a great variety of remote work and local job offers. Whether you are looking for the right person to do a specific job for you or you are a freelancer looking for work, Jobloha is right for you.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: writing, programming, general web, Flash - Jobshuk
“Outsourcing your project to Israel makes smart business sense – ensuring a balance of high quality, reliability & cost savings. JobShuk connects English-speaking freelancers, small businesses, and service providers based in Israel with the world.”
Location: Israel
Job types: design, general web, programming, marketing, writing, translating - LancerGlobal
“Find qualified freelancers willing to do the job within your budget! Post your project for free and receive bids instantly.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, graphics, design, programming, writing, SEO - Freelance Projects
“All freelance projects at one location.” Contains pop-up ads.
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, development - FreakLance
“Web and graphic design marketplace.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, graphics, design, Flash - The Superlancers
“Fast, simple freelance marketplace.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: general web, graphics, design, marketing, writing, programming - United States Freelancers
“Freelance Website to connect International, Offshore, Outsourcing Freelancers and Freelance buyers. UnitedStatesFreelancers! We are pleased to announce that we have made concessions to allow for international, offshore, outsourcing freelance work. As the United States is a huge melting pot, so should our site be… United States Freelancers is open to all international buyers and all international freelancers.”
Location: USA and everywhere
Job types: general web, programming, Flash, SEO, writing - DesignBay
“Get opportunities to be creative using the DesignBay marketplace.”
Location: anywhere
Job types: design
Job Aggregators
As you can see there sure are a lot of job listings out there, so here are some sites that aggregate listings from elsewhere to make for handier listings.
- Jobagg
“Aggregating Web design and development job boards.”
Aggregating: 37signals Job Board, CSS Beauty’s Monster, Authentic Jobs, Fresh Web Jobs - Job Pile
“The Job Pile aggregates the best job boards on the web.”
Aggregates: Authentic Jobs, 37signals Jobs, FreelanceSwitch Job Board, Krop, Metafilter Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Slashdot Jobs, AllWeb Jobs, Coroflot Jobs - Joblighted
“Joblighted is a single page jobs aggregator.”
Aggregates: Joel on Software Jobs, 37signals Job Board, CrunchBoard, Slashdot Jobs, Authentic Jobs Full-time, VentureBeat JobBoard, TechGigger Jobs, MetaFilter Jobs, Python Job Board, Krop Jobs, Coroflot Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Smashing Jobs, JavaScript Ninja Jobs, Ajaxian Jobs, Startuply, Ars Technica Job Board, nPost Startup Jobs, Jobs on the Wall, Boxes & Arrows Job Board, Read/WriteWeb Jobs, Hidden Network, RealWebJobs, Wired Jobs - Most Hired
“There’s a job here for you.”
Aggregating: Jobs and Giggs, 37 Signals Jobs, RealWebJobs, 37 Signals Gigs, Krop, Venture Beat, Authentic Jobs, GigaOM Jobs, Joel On Software, Crunch Board, MeFi Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Slashdot, CSS Beauty, MinistryCamp, Boxes and Arrows, Design Meltdown, nPost, Web Pro Jobs, coroflot, Most Hired, crispspot, Jobs on the Wall, searchwebjobs - YoSumo
Job board aggregator. Had some RSS errors on the page.
Aggregates: Joel on Software, Authentic Jobs, Gizmodo Jobs, 37signals, Slashdot, FreshWebJobs, Vitamin Jobs, CSS Monster - Freelance Writing Career
“I have just put together an aggregated feed of writing jobs that are offered on the big bidding and job posting sites (currently we are tracking 25 sites). Rather than having to keep track of all sites, you can view the available jobs in one convenient location.”
Aggregates: Craig’s List, Elance.com, GetACoder.com, Getafreelancer.com, GoFreelance.com, IFreelance.com, Indeed.com, Monster.com, ODesk.com, Project4Hire.com, RentACoder.com, Scriptlance.com, Yahoo Jobs, AgaveBlue.net, AuthenticJobs.com, BloggerJobs.biz, ContractedWork.com, CoroFlot.com, FreelanceSwitch.com, JournalismJobs.com, Krop.com, ProBlogger.net, VirtualVocations.com, WritingJobRoll.com - Lancepost
“One feed to rule them all.”
Aggregates: “Lancepost is a feed aggregation website for freelance job posts on bidding sites such as scriptlance, GAF and RAC.” - Freelance Job List
“Freelance Job List features thousands of freelance jobs in web development for: Web Design, CSS, PHP, Python, JSP, Flash, AJAX, Javascript, Java, C/C++, ASP, .NET, Joomla, Perl/CGI, Drupal, ZenCart, Ubercart, osCommerce, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more.”
Aggregates: This site seems to aggregate other job boards, including Get A Freelancer, Craigslist, Scriptlance Projects, Projects4Hire, Hot Freelance Jobs.
Sites with Occasional Freelance Positions
Mostly Full-time/Part-time, but occasionally a freelance position comes up on these.
- nPost
“We are dedicated to promoting startups, with startup jobs at software and internet companies, startup interviews, and tech networking events.” - Crunchboard Job Board
“Advertise jobs, startup services, and things for sale to the TechCrunch community.” - GigaOM Jobs
“The GigaOM Job Board provides info on job opportunities for hi-tech professionals at notable technology-focused startups and companies around the world.” - TechGigger Jobs
“The tech:gigger job board lists jobs at venture capital backed tech startups around the world.” - Slashdot Job Board
“Jobs for nerds.” - Joel On Software
“Great software jobs, great people.” - Python Job Board
Job board for Python programmers. - Perl.com Jobs
Job board for Perl programmers. - MetaFilter Jobs
“MetaFilter Jobs is an area for sharing job openings among members of MetaFilter. If you’re logged in, and your latitude/longitude is stored in your profile, you’ll also see how far away each job is from you.” - Creative Hotlist
“Job searches, portfolios and recruiting for graphic and web designers, writers, photographers and illustrators.” - Go Big Network Jobs
“The Go Big Network connects you with the people that can help you nurture and grow your business.” - Myspace Jobs
“Finding a job has never been easier.”
Location: USA, UK - Careerjet
“Careerjet is an employment search engine.”
Location: USA - Jobs.com.au
General job search site.
Location: Australia
International, Non-English Sites
Thankfully not all the world speaks English, if you’re looking for a job elsewhere try one of these.
- XPlace
“Express outsourcing.”
Location: Israel
Job types: general web, writing, marketing - Freelancermap
Location: Germany - Freelance INDIA.com
“FreelanceIndia a common platform for freelancer. We help you in finding Project Work, Part-time Jobs, Assignments relevant to your field.”
Location: India
Job types: all - Bumeran.com
Location: South America - Laborum.com
Location: Latin America - Trabajo Freelance
Location: South America - Joobs
Location: Romania - Pinoy Jobs
Location: Philippines - Motamot
Location: France - Okeli
Location: Sweden - Projekurdu
Location: Turkey - Circa Lavoro.it
Location: Italy
Seems you forgot good old craigslist ( http://craigslist.org) and GURU (http://guru.com )
Great list overall though.
Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed my Google News Reader..
Matt Hanson
Wow! Thanks for this!
Superb list! It would take me a week to get through all those websites A great additional to flash/graphic designer’s toolbox.
Lovely, thanks for this!
Great list, thanks!
@Clemente aka kreativeKING: either the article’s been update since your comment, or your attention to detail needs some work Both of those sites are included in the list… right near the top too!
Hello, Newbie freelancer here!
I will probably try other sites. Right now I’m in using Odesk.com.
Thanks for the list. More power!
This is a great resource. Especially since I’m looking to increase my freelance client base. Thanks!
One more useful link to the Non-English sites:
TecnoTrabajos http://www.tecnotrabajos.com/
Location: South America/Spain
By the way, excellent list!
Very good list )
Can I suggest my: Web programming jobs http://www.allapis.com/web-programming-jobs.aspx to be added at Job Aggregators list
Wow, very impressive and lengthy list, thanks alot!
How in the heck was YouWebJob.com left off this list? I guess more promotion is needed. Maybe next year.
Bah — Can’t even type our URL correctly; I’ll blame the iPhone. What I meant is Http://YourWebJob.com
WOW..Such a Great resource for all of us Freelancers..You Rock Man !!
http://www.taskhive.com looks cool and it’s free.
Awesome list! I have not heard of many of these.
Don’t forget the best: ReferralKey.com
Agreed, great list. I hope you’ll consider FlexJobs.com in the next update, also.
Great list. Will add this to my recommended links of the week.
Recently, I’ve been posting a lot about job hunting and working as a freelancers.
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What a valuable resource–thanks for compiling it!!
How come Tomedes.com is not at the list…
Which site do you recommend if I’m looking for individuals that do their own shipping. For example I’m looking for someone to take care of my internet orders. Thank you
Great list but you may want to rethink freshwebjobs.com — nothing “fresh” about it. Job postings are very old.
They definitely went stale for awhile but it appears that they are back and starting “fresh” if you will… looks like they are even offering free listings.
WOW – Thanks guys – this was on my To Do List for my LA freelancing group! You saved me heeps of time! I hope you don’t mind me emailing and posting links to this list? This is one of those resources that is “priceless”!!
Thanks again! Love your site and I send lots of people to you. This list again just shows how good you guys are!
Happy Tax Day,
Colleen
Holy, now that’s what I call a list.
Great job Adrian, or shall we call you Mr Awesome from now on?
You guys for got Werkadoo! But hey, we’re only a few days old
http://www.Werkadoo.com
Hi you may also be interested in http://www.creativesync.co.uk
Great post and very useful information! Thaks
Awesome collection. Anyone have any advice on one site over another? I’ve never tried any sites like this I’m not sure what to expect.
I’m not going to lie, that dog looks kind of freaky…
alas, thanks so much for this list. I”m be graduating soon so I’d like to get a head start on my work
Holy Crap! Just what I was looking for! Thanks.
Just signed up for the2200, did not see them on the list… I think they launch soon. Looks like their specialty is for the freelancing “nite owl” in all of us. Until then, Odesk.com FTW.
Hey.. Has anybody visited LimeExchange.com….I read this news article about them.. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS153461+07-Apr-2009+MW20090407
Just need to know if anybody has worked on it….
NIce list. Wil see if I can use it to generate more business.
BTW; for the Dutch among use: http://www.freelance.nl
A brilliant list, very comprehensive. Thanks for sharing
To be honest ‘monster’ doesn’t really cover it! Incredible list, bookmarked for some late night registration sessions! Thanks for a great post.
Great list! Very detailed and through. I will make sure to keep this in my files for reference.
Thanks for the wonderful resource for all us freelancers!
Plasis Jobs (http://www.jobs.plasis.co.uk) aggregates freelance development jobs from quite a few of these sites. It saves you having to check lots of different sites for jobs!
many startups look for people here: http://jobs.rubynow.com
Wow! What a list!!
I dugg this article… you should too!
http://digg.com/business_finance/The_Monster_List_of_Freelance_Job_Sites_2009_Update
Thanks for sharing, share please if you have another sites
http://teuing-saha.blogspot.com
Thanks for adding AllDevJobs.com to the list. We also run MashedJobs.com, a design/development job aggregator as well.
Hello, the website is not circa lavoro.it but cercalavoro.it
Thanks for the good work.
The only question is: how many of the resources listed are just startups with hardly any content?
The ideal list would give a rating or something to indicate their value for a freelancer.
Thanks for the list – the only problem now is I’m too lazy to make on more work.
I vote you add http://www.yourwebjob.com! It’s the best looking with the best pricing!
If you’re more interested in building your business by having local clients find you, consider a freelancer directory like http://www.FreelanceLocalTech.com, which provides free listings for freelancers in over 30 countries.
Wow so much link spam in here its unreal. Looks like the word is out on Google Alerts.
Thanks for the roundup!
This is a great list of resources. I would like to give the heads-up on Sologig… I signed up with them over a year ago, and wish I hadn’t. All the postings they send to me are home business (MLM) pitches, not real jobs. I was very specific about the types of work I am looking for too. I look forward to looking at the rest of these links.
This many different sites on freelancing jobs tells me one very important thing: Freelancing is here to stay, so I might as well get involved.
Thanks!
Thanks a mil, Adrian for the post. Clearly alot of work went into it. One of the most promising ones to me as a South African, seemed to be sologig.com – However upon application I realized that they only cater for freelancers within the US – despite the post suggesting otherwise ["Anywhere"]. That is, anywhere in the U.S. – Just a heads up for those outside of the U.S. considering Sologig… luckily there are many more, but really I liked Sologig’s non-bidding approach.
Don’t forget LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/).
Thanks thats a great list.
Thanks for the list!
Marie Cox over at Artypapers does a great job aggregating several of these sites…
http://artypapers.com/jobpile/
I am a freelance translator. I’m working for a few weeks not with http://www.tomedes.com . They are very honest and have big clients.
Great Resource – still checking many of these out. Will be linking to this!
Once again awesome list. I would love to know your trick to getting so many comments. Please share:)
Adrian – Thanks so much for taking the time to put together this list. With new job boards popping up left and right, TheCanned.com, a website to help the unemployed, has redesigned their Job Board Directory (JBD). Hopefully, our New/Improved Job Board Directory can be of assistance to you, and your readers.
With our new directory, you can rate job boards, read user comments, and find the job board best tailored to your needs.
Fabulous post, finally got around to scouring through them all… is it just me, though, or is it rare to find anybody offering fair rates for freelance work? Maybe it’s just illustration that’s intensely undervalued, but I went through most of these and could hardly find a single posting offering anything close to fair.
Wow thanks for this list its huge.
Wow this is an incredible list. Do you mind if I share with my readers?
Stacey
Thank you!
That covers just about every one of them. Please add the two famous job directories:
http://gulfjobsites.com/
http://www.worldjobsites.org/
Hi,
I’m trying to get this service started in the UK for freelance programmers and designers. It’s designed so employers can seek out freelancers who have registered, and each freelancer will have an seo friendly profile page that will eventually be spidered by search engines and they can be found that way too.
The site is at http://www.find-professionals.co.uk, and the freelancers will appear on each of the Find Professionals sister sites.
Thank you for reading, I hope this may be of help, and I think with some promotion the site could prove quite popular.
Thanks again – great list by the way!
Matt
I can’t beleive FreelancePulse.com isn’t on the list. They are way better than anyone else listed here when it comes to finding telecommuting jobs.
Nice list! I recommend to add to “Job Aggregators” http://hotfreelancejobs.com – this site collects only open (hot) freelance jobs from many freelance job sites…
Great!
I was always searching for a great blog like this so that i can get some help to search freelancers. The above information given by you is very impressive and helpful.
Thanks
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Thanks for adding SearchWebJobs.com , great list!
Great list but equan is missing
I like http://simplyfreelanced.com, a aggregate site. Simple and easy to navigate all jobs by categories – this site collects freelance jobs from many freelance job sites…
Great list, what about artshub??
Here is new site collecting freelancing jobs in one place: http://polylance.com. You can see the projects coming in the sites immediately by choosing Live on the top of the projects page and you can also filter the projects by choosing some options.
Wow, fantasteek! Cheers for that. Better dust off the ould cv!
I think you have missed http://www.freelance-jobs-now.com/ It is an aggregator for many freelance sites and constantly adding more and more projects. Anyway, the list is just great, gives a lot of options!!!
Thanks for this! It is just what I was looking for!
http://www.pooq.nl is a new Dutch based freelance (ZZP) website
Hey great resource that you’ve shown above. I’d also like to ask if you’d include
http://www.contractors.co.ns in your listings : its a jobboard for freelancer and contractor positions in New Zealand.
Hi.
You can also look for a job opportunities at the freelance-leads.com website. It has about 700 IT jobs added daily. And it hasn’t any competition like another *lance websites.
Thanks.
This is Great listing thank you.
You should add http://www.donanza.com which is a freelance job search engine with deep filtering mechanism.
Simply astounding! I heartfully thank you for providing such a detailed list. A great, unbelievable work. Kudos to Andrian!
Extraordinary publication (thank you). I would like to have some real statistical information or simple facts about the amount of freelance workers like us acting worldwide (this to develope my profile and sophisticate my skills as a freelance services provider).
Very good luck and regards
Pablo
Thanks, & thanks again!
Please include http://www.freelanceradar.com/.It is an aggregator website that aggregates freelance job listings from more than 5 websites
Please include easyoutsource.com to this list. This is a new but very promising job site. The workers/providers are all Filipinos.
Hi there,
I have found one more freelancer website http://www.getaelance.com
Its free to join, There you can make your online portfolio, resume and do alot more stuffs.
This website is specially targetted for indian freelancers and international providers.
Main concept behind this website is to stop online fraud by making authenticated accounts only.
I highly recommend BeMyWriter at http://www.BeMyWriter.com. It’s a free job bidding site with much promise. Volume is a bit low at times but it’s relatively new.
To compare the top 7 sites in the industry, see this list:
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/DotNet/misc/VirtualWorkerIndustryComparison_ForWorkers.aspx
Rod Smith
http://www.RentACoder.com
http://www.easyoutsource.com is a good site to find Filipino online workers to hire. The talent pool is fresh and it is free to join and post jobs.
I felt Few Freelance Job search engines like
http://www.freelancersjobz.com
can be added here
http://www.workathomejobs.in also provides freelance projects from several websites.
I’m thrilled to have access to this amazing list of freelance opportunities. My clients will be thrilled too! Thank you for all the hard work you put into creating this.
You forgot to add one website http://www.questoutsourcing.com i have been accessing this website regularly good projects on this website.
Its really smart work. Thanks a lot.
excellent list freelance job site. Great work
Not in this list but worth the try!
New FREE marketplace for freelancers and clients!
Online since the beginning of this year:
http://www.freelancematch.nl
Try it out and let us know what you think!
You will guys will like http://www.TinyWorkers.com , they provide easy and tiny jobs that don’t take hours to complete.
Check out http://www.Graphic-Freelance.com
It’s only for graphic designers though!
Yet another job bidding site http://www.ofreelance.com
No fees to freelancers. No fee to job posters.
NRISoft.com saved quite a bit of fees freelancing on ofreelance.com
I would like to recommend another site for freelance jobs.
http://www.ITeezy.com
It allows you to post your services at fixed rate and offers bunch of other tools.
I would also recommend http://TinyWorkers.com/
The provide very tiny jobs.
Ofreelance.com is now http://www.Outsource.FM
Please make the change.
Thanks
Shawn
This site allows you to post your job openings for free.
thanks a lot for sharing this superb post!like it!
Thanks for compiling the list..
Guru doesn’t show job listings. It’ a job board. Not the same.
BTW – You forgot KillFive – 10 handpicked telecommute writing jobs daily.
A very helpful site for jobhunter. Good step you have been started
Best of luck
Right now i am working through odesk. I have done more than 40 WordPress assignments there on a single profile but right now there are a lot of new providers (bidders) so some time the employer may not see my profile before he go through my profile (although my profile is very strong as all the 42 jobs are done using WordPress) but I am not getting value of my skills in odesk so I want to switch to another freelance site. I want to switch to something that is paid so that new providers (bidders) can not apply to jobs and I can get best for my skills. I came to know about elance, guru and freelancer.com which is best one for me? I am willing to pay some money for bidding. But I need a lot of work as I need work for a team of four members.
Been looking at doing some SEO and bettering the web design on my website for a long time, so this post has been really useful. Easy read as well, so thank you!
Pretty please add us to this list! We’re a UK based list of freelancers with a freelance projects board accessible by members. Currently £75 a year to join with regular special offers and a site relaunch planned for mid January! Thanks very much, Happy New Year!
hello! this site very learning site of how to online free lancing training.
Awesome guys, thanks from the bottom of my heart! Really nice list and it is so HuuuuuGEEE!:)
this is a good list of sites. but it is frustrating when you check them out and they’re based on bidding and competing with other applicants! if only more sites were like http://www.push1.com/freelance allowing you to apply for a freelance roles directly to the employer and not having to bid… we need more sites like this
And http://www.wpjoblist.com
This probably the best aggregation site in Australia with around 17,000 jobs for the state of Western Australia alone. They have plans to replicate the site in all other Australian states in 2011. Should be a winner.
Site is WestJobs.com.au/
I find it useful somehow… yeah there’s a lot of them.. but here’s where I get more money with, https://www.referralkey.com/, thought you might be interested with..
great resource for freelancers.
Is there a newer version of top freelancers for 2011
I wonder how could you collect this monster list of freelancing resources. I am not aware of many of the sites. Thanks a lot for widening my opportunities in freelancing sites. I have used few sites like greatlance, 3to30.com, freelancer for earning money. These sites works well for me. Let me try more.
This is a interesting and nice learn. The blog is published such that it is so easily readable and understand. I’m a lover of your website. Many thanks for sharing this information.
I would love a list rating them if even by users that being said I have to say elance is time consuming and not for someone who needs quick work. It takes time to establish yourself even if you are a seasoned professional. Unless it’s something like a scripwriter where people will want you because you wrote the last #1 film but then you’d not be looking for work on elance
Regardless I’d love a rating! I’d give elance a 4 out of 10 losing 6 stars for difficulty to get business too much competition
I am so surprised for having such a great list.