Freelance marketplace

Freelance marketplaces (crowdsourcing or outsourcing marketplaces) are websites that match buyers and sellers of services provided via the internet. Service providers, or sellers, create a profile where they include a description of the services which they offer, examples of their work and in some cases information about their rates. Buyers register and complete a basic profile, they then post projects outlining their requirements. Buyers will then bid for these projects on a fixed price or hourly basis.

Services

Services offered by online marketplaces may include:

• Web Design / Internet marketing
• Graphic Design / Presentations / Multimedia
• Illustration / Cartooning / Painting / Sculpting
• Marketing / Advertising / Sales / PR
• Engineering / CAD / Architecture
• Networking / Hardware
• Legal Services
• Fashion / Interior design / Landscape
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP)/ Customer relationship management (CRM) Implementation
• Programming / Software / Database Development
• Writing / Editing / Translation
• Sales / Telemarketing
• Strategy consulting
• Management consulting
• Photography / Videography
• Finance and Accounting
• Broadcasting

See also

• E-lancing
• Online outsourcing
• Outsourcing
• Public exchange
• Race to the bottom
• Crowdsourcing