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Cyan Ta'eed

Update: Have added 48 extra resources + New Non-English section, keep those suggestions coming! This post has been translated into Spanish by Alfonso at cultura, comunicación y diseño. Thanks Alfonso!

When it comes to freelancing, one of the biggest challenges can be finding work. Even the most successful of freelancers will experience a lean month here and there, so it pays to have as many sources of potential work as possible. That’s why we’ve compiled a monster list of job sites from around the net. There is sure to be a site in here that is listing a job tailor made for you!

Before we get to the list though I would like to mention that as FreelanceSwitch is fast becoming the destination of choice for freelancers we will be adding our own job board for listing freelance gigs. It’s arriving in a fortnight and for the first three months job listings will be totally free of charge to help get the board running.

As with all our lists if we’ve missed a crucial resource, please do send it in, or add it to the comments. We go through these lists every week or so and add in new resources to keep them up to date. Also you will find that we have tagged each site by the types of freelancers who will find it useful as well as the locations it may be applicable for. And now without further ado, here they are:

Traditional Job Listings

These are your bread’n'butter job classifieds, sites from around the web…

  1. FSw Job Board
    GENERAL WEB, WRITERS , DESIGNERS , PROGRAMMERS
    ANYWHERE
  2. WebProJobs
    GENERAL WEB, WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  3. FreshWebJobs
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  4. 37Signals GigBoard
    DESIGNERS, GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS, MISC
    ANYWHERE
  5. Krop
    DESIGNERS, GENERAL WEB, GENERAL CREATIVES
    ANYWHERE
  6. SoloGig
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  7. NoAgenciesPlease
    DESIGNERS, GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS, WRITERS
    UK
  8. Programmer meet Designer
    DESIGNERS, GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS, WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  9. Blog Posts For Sale
    WRITERS, BLOGS
    ANYWHERE
  10. Writers Resource
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE

  11. Aquent
    MARKETING, DESIGNERS, ADVERTISING, GENERAL CREATIVES
    MANY COUNTRIES
  12. AuthenticJobs
    GENERAL WEB
    ANYWHERE
  13. SimplyHired
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  14. WritingCareer
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  15. DesignCrowd
    GENERAL WEB, SOME MISCELLANEOUS
    ANYWHERE
  16. WriterLance
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  17. CSSBeauty’s Jobs
    GENERAL WEB
    ANYWHERE
  18. Guru
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  19. AltPick
    ILLUSTRATORS
    ANYWHERE
  20. Coroflot
    DESIGNERS, GENERAL CREATIVES
    ANYWHERE
  21. FreelanceWriting
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  22. CraigsList
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  23. AboutFreelanceWriting
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  24. Freelancers Network
    GENERAL WEB
    UK
  25. FreelanceBBS
    ALL TYPES
    REQUIRES REGISTRATION
    ANYWHERE
  26. All Freelance Work
    ALL TYPES
    REQUIRES REGISTRATION
    ANYWHERE
  27. GoFreelance
    (Warning: this site appears to require a PAID registration)

    ALL TYPES
    REQUIRES REGISTRATION
    ANYWHERE

  28. SunOasis Freelance Writing
    WRITERS
    USA

  29. With Cake
    DEVELOPERS, CAKEPHP
    ANYWHERE
  30. FreelanceBBS
    ALL TYPES
    REQUIRES REGISTRATION
    ANYWHERE
  31. Burryman
    WRITERS
    ANYWHERE
  32. CG News
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    ANYWHERE
  33. Eurofreelancer
    DESIGN, PROGRAMMING
    EUROPE
  34. Geek Up
    DESIGN, DEVELOPERS, WEB
    UK
  35. AWN
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    ANYWHERE
  36. Creative Heads
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    ANYWHERE
  37. Flay
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    ANYWHERE

  38. VFX Talk
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS
    ANYWHERE
  39. Job Serve Australia
    ALL TYPES
    AUSTRALIA
  40. Job Serve UK
    ALL TYPES
    UK

  41. Job Serve USA
    ALL TYPES
    USA
  42. Flay
    DESIGN, PROGRAMMING
    ANYWHERE

  43. Chin Wag
    DEVELOPERS, DESIGN, MARKETING, ILLUSTRATION
    UK
  44. Job Burner
    IT, ENGINEERING
    ANYWHERE
  45. Employment Guide
    ALL TYPES
    USA

  46. All Data Jobs
    DATA
    ANYWHERE
  47. Filter Talent
    DESIGN, WEB, MARKETING, ADVERTISING
    USA

    ————————

  48. Freelance Seattle
    ALL TYPES
    SEATTLE
  49. Proz
    TRANSLATORS
    ANYWHERE
  50. Translators Cafe
    TRANSLATORS
    ANYWHERE

  51. People 4 Business
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  52. People 4 Charity
    ALL TYPES, CHARITY
    ANYWHERE
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…

  1. JobAgg
    Aggregates: AUTHENTIC, 37SIGNALS, CSSBEAUTY, FRESHWEBJOBS
  2. JobPile
    Aggregates: AUTHENTIC, 37SIGNALS, KROP, METAFILTER, FRESHWEBJOBS, SLASHDOT, CSSBEAUTY, COROFLOT, MINISTRY CAMP
  3. JobLighted (with Map!)
    Aggregates: JOEL ON SOFTWARE, 37SIGNALS, CRUNCHBOARD, SLASHDOT, AUTHENTIC, VENTUREBEAT, TECHGIGGER, METAFILTER, PYTHON, KROP
  4. MostHired
    Aggregates: AUTHENTIC, 37SIGNALS, KROP, VENTUREBEAT, CRUNCHBOARD, JOEL ON SOFTWARE, GIGAOM
  5. Yosumo
    Aggregates: JOEL ON SOFTWARE, 37SIGNALS, CRUNCHBOARD, AUTHENTIC, SLASHDOT, VITAMIN, FRESH WEB JOB GIZMODO, CSS MONSTOR, PLOPT
  6. Indeed
    Just type in "Freelance"
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…

  1. GetAFreelancer
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS, SEO, DESIGN
    ANYWHERE
  2. eLance
    GENERAL WEB, WRITERS, DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, GENERAL
    ANYWHERE
  3. iFreelance
    GENERAL WEB, ILLUSTRATORS, WRITERS, DESIGNERS
    ANYWHERE
  4. FreelanceWork
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  5. RentACoder
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  6. ScriptLance
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  7. GetACoder
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  8. ProjectSpring
    GENERAL WEB, DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  9. AgaveBlue
    ANYWHERE
  10. FreelanceJobSearch
    GENERAL WEB
    USA ONLY
  11. ContractedWork
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  12. FreelanceAuction
    DEVELOPERS
    ANYWHERE
  13. PowerLance
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  14. Freelancers.net
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  15. Project4Hire
    ALL TYPES
    ANYWHERE
  16. Mac Freelancer
    ALL TYPES, MAC
    ANYWHERE
  17. Onforce
    COMPUTER REPAIR, ON SITE, IT
    ANYWHERE
  18. Freelanza
    ALL TYPES
    SOUTH AFRICA
International, Non-English Sites

Thankfully not all the world speaks English, if you’re looking for a job elsewhere try one of these…

  1. XPlace
    GENERAL WEB, WRITING, MARKETING
    ISRAEL
Sites with Occasional Freelance Positions

Mostly Full-time/Part-time, but occasionally a freelance position comes up on these:

  1. TechCrunch’s CrunchBoard
  2. GigaOm Jobs
  3. TechGigger
  4. VentureBeat
  5. SlashDot
  6. JoelOnSoftware
  7. Python
  8. MetaFilter
  9. MinistryCamp
  10. CreativeHotList
  11. GoBigNetwork Jobs

 

Don’t forget, if you have a resource to add to this list, leave a comment and we’ll add it to the list when we do the next update… In the meantime, good luck getting those gigs!

Leave a Comment
  1. Woaa!! very nice list. it will took hours to check em out.

    Good job guys, and keep up :-)

  2. wow, that´s a lot, thanks

  3. WOW, excelent

  4. I take this site is based in the USA? Alot of the jobs there are American based…

  5. Kewl, very important stuff. Thanks

  6. I publish true freelance writing and editing jobs on Monday, Wed. and Friday - those you can do from home or at the coffee shop. Sign up for newsletter (free) for notice at http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com

    Most of the jobs are hand aggregated, but some are sent to me directly.

    Joblink is also posted at http://www.thegoldenpencil.com, my freelance writing blog.

    thanks!

  7. This list is amazing!! Thank you so much.

  8. Holy smokes! I’m in the startup stage of freelancing, so believe me when I tell you: Thank you for this great resource!

  9. Thanks for this list. I’d add Freelancermap. They use to be specialized in the German market, but they went international a while ago. It’s not the prettiest of apps, but I got several jobs through it and a constant stream of project offers.

  10. Also, http://www.noagenciesplease.com is pretty cool

  11. How about http://sologig.com? Huge resource, and much better than it used to be. Also, http://guru.com. Great list, though.

  12. There’s also WithCake.com, a job board for people who develop with CakePHP.

    (oh, and I run the site so this is just shameless self promotion. ;) )

  13. great list!!! thanks for compiling it…cheers….

  14. Great list! Thanks!

  15. Great list, thanks for taking the time to make it, really appreciate it! :)

  16. Very nice list. I’ve used most of the sites listed. Highly recommend GetAFreelancer for those starting out. FreshWebJobs is a great site as well.

  17. Thanks for the additions,

    @Tyler: Actually we’re in Australia, but I think just a lot of sites list American jobs, if you know some more European, foreign language or other international job listings, let us know!

  18. http://www.xplace.com is a freelance site dedicated to outsourcing programming, web development, writing, design and marketing projects for the international community.
    If possible, please add xplace.com to the list.
    Thanks,

    Allon

  19. Thanks for the list, great resource.

    I didn’t see http://programmermeetdesigner.com listed. I’ve been using it with some pretty decent success.

  20. Thanks guys, just added:

    ProgrammerMeetDesigner
    XPlace (with its own international section!)
    SoloGig
    NoAgenciesPlease
    Guru (actually that was in there somewhere already)
    AboutFreelanceWriting

    Keep those suggestions coming, and if anyone knows more nonEnglish job sites, send them in!

  21. Holy Guacamole Cyan!

    What a sweet list!

    I have a great site to add.

    You guys are gonna love this:

    http://www.burryman.com/freelance.html

  22. thanks Daddyoh! Will head over and take a look

  23. Thanks for info nice post

  24. I used this in the past. Cool site http://www.freelanceglobal.com but seems abandoned

  25. Great stuff. You guys put up some GREAT content!

  26. Could you please start a UK sections?

  27. great list thanks, but dont you think there should be one freelance website in arabic?

  28. Hi,

    Thanks for the awesome list.
    let me press the PRINT button :-)

  29. Thank you so much for this great list …
    I am so happy when I read this posting… :)

  30. excellent UK freelancers site : freelancers.net
    designers and programmers, pitch for a project , or just show your portfolio

  31. Thanks for this list mate

  32. what about http://www.odesk.com/ ?>

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    F.D. Athow

    How about Gumtree? Although it does not cater for US as far as I remember. But pretty much the rest of the world (including South Africa, Australia, Europe) can use it as a freelance platform. Gumtree is owned by Ebay….

  34. wow great thanks for the list

  35. hey guys you forgot the job board over at cgnews! job boards are becoming a increasingly better, faster and cheaper way to get your jobs out there…
    http://www.cgnews.com/jobs

  36. A good place to find jobs http://jobs.perl.com/

  37. You forgot one: Eurofreelancer.com - Freelance web design and programming for the european market, denominated in Euro’s.

  38. Thats a nice list.
    I have come across a website for freelance creatives
    http://www.openad.net

  39. That’s an impressive list of sites, I help run a job board which features both freelance and full time positions.
    http://jobboard.geekup.org/

  40. impressive list! Thank you so much!

  41. Nice list! No jobs on our site but lots of resources guides and a forum for freelancers too:
    http://www.freelanceuk.com

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    Steve Button

    What, no JobServe? This is easily the BIGGEST used site for freelancers in the uk.

  43. Hi,

    I did not see http://www.Project4Hire.com listed in your list of Job Bidding Sites. It’s a good freelance job site.

  44. Thanks Steve, I’ll get that in with the next update!

  45. This is a very comprehensive list. For those thinking about thinking about freelancing… Good Job

    Blog: http://www.tecnologianow.com

  46. impressive list! Thank you so much!

  47. Also need to mention the forum sites like forums.digitalpoint.com

  48. Here’s a job aggregator: morpheed.com/jobs

  49. This site seems to be appearing more in my job related web searches:
    http://www.employmedirect.co.uk

  50. Chinwag Jobs isn’t on the list. Mainly UK (though not restricted to), developers, general web, writing, marketing, illustrators, designers.

  51. nice list..you forgot a new one: http://www.jobburner.com

  52. http://www.companymeetcreative.com/www/ is launching, mainly aimed at the UK audience :)

  53. This is a popular offshore outsourcing source for buyers and service providers around the world.

    http://www.OffshoreXperts.com

  54. Great list! I always use RAC so far.

  55. Great list! And great site btw! I discovered this blog a few days ago, but I love it already! Thanks!

  56. You my friend has one awesome website with equally amazing content :) Kudos for all those lists .

  57. Awesome list man!

  58. Thank you for the mention. You’ve put together a great list.

  59. You can also find jobs at:

    http://www.employmentguide.com - Hourly Workers, Part Time
    http://www.jobalot.com - Over 1 Million Jobs
    http://www.careersingear.com - Just for Truck Drivers
    http://www.healthcareerweb.com - Nurses find a job!

  60. And soon profession-web.ch for freelance in switzerland !

  61. Fantastic! I am kind of obsessed with job lists myself. I practically read them like I read reddit or digg.

    Another great job board site is http://www.YoSumo.com/

  62. Briliant collection of freelancing sites :)

  63. Don’t forget about FreelanceQ. This site delivers jobs right to you sort of like GMail would deliver email. Check it out: Freelance Jobs

  64. Hey,

    You forgot to include AllDataJobs.com. The #1 site for Data Professionals. Jobs include:

    Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, DBA, Database Administration, ETL, Metadata, Data Mining, Master Data Management jobs

  65. Mac freelancers should check out this website:

    http://www.macfreelancer.com/

  66. Don’t forget OnForce.com, which is kind of like an “indie Geek Squad”. Anyone can become an independent “OnForce Provider” which makes them eligible to accept work orders that are posted by OnForce’s “Service Buyers”. OnForce is the middleman and takes a cut of each work order.

    The most common types of assignments available are cabling jobs, break/fix repair and new computer set-up at residences and small businesses. However occassionally other work comes by … Cisco switch configuration assistance, web site maintenance, wireless network site survey, etc

    It is a great way to get some income in-between gigs.

  67. Hey I really like reading your posts, but you don’t have a technorati button… I was hoping you could join technorati so I (and others, I’m sure) could stay tuned! Thanks!

  68. Hey Dan, we’ve added one now for you!

  69. Another resource http://www.filtertalent.com.

  70. In the Pacific Northwest we have Freelance-Seattle.Net. It’s a community where freelancers network (on the fs-Discuss mailing list) and get work (on the fs-Projects list).

    http://freelance-seattle.net

  71. Another couple worth adding and in a currently unrepresented field are ProZ (http://www.proz.com) and Translators Cafe (http://www.translatorscafe.com) for freelance translators. Both are comprehensive sites, not just job listings, but the job listings are a huge draw.

  72. Hello again. I don’t know if I can ask here this.
    I want to know if someone here as any work experience in sites like http://gofreelance.com
    Is it really wort it?

    :)

  73. Bloggers can make money by selling blog posts on http://www.blogpostsforsale.com

  74. hi,
    great list. Simply Hired is an aggregator, not a traditional board.

  75. Keep a permanent profile / advert on http://www.myskillregister.com.au and find new leads for your next job!

  76. Nice List!

  77. well lots to update, we’ll add all these great resources to the list this week to keep it current.

    Also just found another one myself for South Africans - http://www.freelanza.co.za/

  78. Awesome list! I’ll definitely be checking them all out….well, almost all of them lol.

  79. Hi Cyan,

    I’m the founder and MD of a UK website for freelancers called people4business.com - and have also just launched a sister site called people4charity.com which specialises in providing freelancers for the not-for-profit sector.

    I used to sell my services as an IT contractor and set up people4business because I thought there must be an easier way!

    Basically, Buyers and Sellers of services register on the site for free. The Seller specifies the rate they want to receive - we uplift this by a flat margin of 10% and make their details available on our search engine at this price. Contracts take place through the site and we invoice the Buyer at the price they have seen and pay the Seller the price they have asked for. For our margin we provide the platform, marketing, customer service, contracts, timesheets, invoicing, credit control - and we guarantee to pay the Seller of services irrespective of whether or when we are paid by the Buyer.

    We have been running for a year now and have 6,000 Sellers (freelancers) and 750 Buyers (businesses).

    If you need any more info. I’d be very happy to supply it.

    Kind regards

    Duncan

  80. So, um, is the list going to be updated any time soon? I notice the translation resources still aren’t up there. Granted, I appear to be the only freelance translator here, but still.

  81. Yikes, sorry Geof - that would be my fault! I’ll get it updated first thing on Monday!

    Actually I think there are a couple of freelance translators, someone else wrote to me about the same topic.

    What languages do you translate between?

  82. Gravatar

    Andrei Potorac

    I used only rentacoder.com so far and that kept me QUITE busy. I don’t need to search for more work. Not yet at least! :)

    Search my name on rentacoder and you’ll see how many projects I handle. Waaaay to many to search for more, but I checked out some of the websites from the list. Amazing, so many jobs out there. :D

    Good job!

  83. Can’t believe, this is still pulling visitors.
    To any one with a job site or related topics!
    Do not leave this one out!
    Thumbs Up!
    myskillregister.com.au

  84. Hi guys,

    We’ve now reviewed and added the sites that have been suggested in the comments. Thanks for letting us know about them! Sorry about the wait - there were quite a few of them :D

  85. Ssshhh…stop telling everyone where the contracts are ;)

    Seriously though, thanks for the list. I knew about most of them, but there’s a couple there that I didn’t know about so hopefully something good will come of that. Cheers!

  86. Okay, for a minute there I thought they left off eLance. This has got to be the most conclusive list I’ve ever seen though (aside from a straight up Google search). It’ll take me a while to wade through it and find the best ones. Can we get a tagging/voting system up in here so as to quickly rank all the links by quality?

  87. Hey all - This is a response to Ana’s question from April 07. Personally, I use gofreelance for getting most of my jobs and have always received good rates. One of the benefits of paying $2.95 to join is that you establish a quality marketplace of clients and freelance service providers. I can’t say enough good things about it, so check it out - http://tinyurl.com/35r9vv

  88. Another one to add to the list of online marketplace is also https://www.it-globalized.com

  89. One of the questions that I’ve always thought about (and struggled myself as well) has been that how do buyers differentiate between all the different providers. The same question I came across on ResourcePad exchange here: http://www.resourcepad.com/blog/2007/07/12/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-good-service-provider-part-1/#comment-15

    I hope some of you guys can answer it.

  90. wow. nice work. looks like we all appreciate your time and effort :)

    celieceaurea.com

  91. Gravatar

    Tanmay Agarwal

    I am freelancer from India.I have got many freelancing jobs from http://www.freelanceindia.com.This site is most popular in India.Your list is quite useful.I suggest you include http://www.freelanceindia.com also.It will prove to be a very useful.Thanks ,keep it up.

  92. Gravatar

    Pablo Matamoros

    Hy Cyan,

    I worked as freelancer years ago, when there weren’t as many resources as now. Then things got nasty in my home country (there was a big economic crisis in Argentina), I lost the contracts that I had on side of my day work. Finally I left my country. I’ve lived in New Zealand for the last 4 years.

    After a couple of busy years as immigrant, I have a more stable situation. So, I decided to get some extra cash like I used to do in the old times. And, what a surprise!!! I found so many resources online! I still can’t believe it (can I?). It is hard to start though.

    Thanks for your list. I love freelanceswitch. It is an excellent site!

    Since I have experience in the South American and Kiwi (New Zealand) market, I have a few sites to add to your list:

    Traditional job listings:

    South American sites (Spanish) sites:
    - http://www.bumeran.com: jobs from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela. Includes also an international section.
    - http://www.laborum.com: jobs from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and other South American countries.

    New Zealand sites:
    http://jobs.search4.co.nz/
    http://www.seek.co.nz/ (and it parent from the UK http://www.seek.co.uk/uk/)
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jobs/index.htm

    Job bidding sites:
    I only can add from South America: http://www.trabajofreelance.com

    I haven’t found a good bidding site in New Zealand. If anyone know any other bidding site in Spanish or from New Zealand I would appreciate if you added to the list.

  93. For those freelancers not looking to jump from project to project and instead want to find long-term clients for their services, look into http://www.freelancelocaltech.com . It’s designed to help clients find freelance technical consultants in their respective communities. Consultants compete locally, so no worrying about low-priced consultants on the other side of the world. Small businesses absolutely want to meet with their freelance consultants, and makes that easier. No middle-man: clients contact consultants directly, and if the client posts a need, registered consultants can contact the client directly.

    Best of all: free free free! Free for consultants to post their services, free for clients to post their needs, free for consultants and clients to contact each other. Check it out at http://www.freelancelocaltech.com

    Keep up the good work! Ciao!

  94. FreelanceBBS is repeated on 25th and 30th place.

  95. Creative Niche has always has a number of freelance jobs to offer…check out the job board on the website:

    http://www.creativeniche.ca/candidate_jobs.cfm

    Can you please add this to the list?

  96. These are the sites I have found work through:

    http://www.gofreelance.com/
    http://www.geolance.com/

  97. Another great site, thats new but growing is http://www.freelancewar.com . It is a digital battleground for freelancers and project managers to connect and bid on projects. Whats cool about it is that theres no commission fees or monthly service fees.

  98. Another great site just launched its English version, formerly only French was available. It’s aimed at Canadian freelancers and small business. http://www.agentsolo.com

    It’s very cheap. Making a profile is free and is indexed by Google. Also a nice way to get visibility with lower costs.

  99. What about a list of freelance jobsites that cater to international assignements but in English…? Thanks.

  100. Launched since publication….Check out…

    http://www.TheFreelanceNation.com

    TheFreelanceNation.com is a network of 119 city-specific freelance job boards designed to enhance the interaction between companies looking for contract talent and those Independent Professionals who provide it.

  101. With the popularity of 3-D virtual worlds, freelance project matching/job bidding site