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| foundation = [[Australia]]<br />2009
| foundation = [[Australia]]<br />2009
| founder = [[Matt Barrie]]
| founder = [[Matt Barrie]]
| location = Freelancer <br /> Suite 52 <br /> Jones Bay Wharf 26-32 Pirrama Rd <br /> Pyrmont, New South Wales
| location = Freelancer <br /> Level 20 <br /> 680 George Street <br /> Sydney, New South Wales
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| industry = Freelance Marketplace<br>Online Jobs
| industry = Freelance Marketplace<br>Online Jobs
| key_people = [[Matt Barrie]], [[CEO]] <br />Darren Williams, [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] <br /> Neil Katz, [[CFO]] <br /> David Harrison, Vice President of Engineering <br /> Willix Halim, Vice President of Growth <br /> Matt O'Kane, Director of Products
| key_people = [[Matt Barrie]], [[CEO]] <br />Darren Williams, [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] <br /> Neil Katz, [[CFO]] <br /> David Harrison, Vice President of Engineering <br /> Willix Halim, Vice President of Growth <br /> Matt O'Kane, Director of Products
| num_employees = 350 (Feb 2014)
| num_employees = 350 (Feb 2014)
| homepage = [http://www.freelancer.com Freelancer]
| homepage = [https://www.freelancer.com Freelancer]
| num_users = more than 11 million<ref name="freelancer">{{cite web|url=http://www.freelancer.com|title= Freelancer - Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online|publisher=Freelancer}}</ref>
| num_users = more than 11 million<ref name="freelancer">{{cite web|url=https://www.freelancer.com|title= Freelancer - Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online|publisher=Freelancer}}</ref>
| language = [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]]<ref name="freelancer"/>
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Freelancer
File:Freelancer logo color on black large.jpg
Type of businessPublic company (ASX: FLN)
Available inEnglish, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Filipino, Dutch[1]
FoundedAustralia
2009
HeadquartersFreelancer
Level 20
680 George Street
Sydney, New South Wales
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Matt Barrie
Key peopleMatt Barrie, CEO
Darren Williams, CTO
Neil Katz, CFO
David Harrison, Vice President of Engineering
Willix Halim, Vice President of Growth
Matt O'Kane, Director of Products
IndustryFreelance Marketplace
Online Jobs
Employees350 (Feb 2014)
URLFreelancer
Usersmore than 11 million[1]
Freelancer.com

Freelancer is a global outsourcing marketplace, founded in 2009. Its headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia, though it also has offices in Vancouver, London , Buenos Aires, Manila and Jakarta. On November 15th 2013, Freelancer Limited (Freelancer's holding company) listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with the ticker FLN.

Description

Freelancer is a marketplace where employers and employees are able to find each other. The site allows employers to post work to get done. Anybody is then able to offer quotes to complete the project, upon which point the original employer is able to award the work.

Background

Freelancer has acquired several outsourcing marketplaces including Get A Freelancer.com and EUFreelance.com (founded by Magnus Tibell in 2004, Sweden),[3] LimeExchange (a former business of Lime Labs LLC, USA),[4] Scriptlance.com (founded by Rene Trescases in 2001, Canada)[5]- one of the early pioneers in freelancing, Freelancer.de Booking Center (Germany), Freelancer.co.uk (United Kingdom),[6] Webmaster-talk.com (USA), a forum for webmasters,[7] and vWorker (founded by Ian Ippolito, USA).[8]

As of 8 January 2013, the company has set up 25 regional marketplaces with local language, customer service and currency support including the United States (Global), United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Philippines,[9] India[10][11] and Latin America.[12] On 2nd April 2014, Freelancer acquired Ukraine based digital content marketplace-Fantero. [13]

Awards

  • 2012 Deloitte Australia Technology Fast 50[14]
  • 2012 Silver Stevie Award, International Business Awards[15]
  • 2012 People's Voice Webby Award for Employment, 16th Annual Webby Awards[16]
  • 2011 Webby Award for Employment, People's Voice Award, 15th Annual Webby Awards[17]
  • 2011 BRW Fast Starters[18]
  • 2011 BRW Fast 100[19]
  • 2010 Best Export Achievement, People's Choice Award, 17th Annual AIMIA Awards[20]
  • 2010 Anthill Cool Company Awards: Best Online Business[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Freelancer - Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online". Freelancer.
  2. ^ "Freelancer.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ^ "News". Innovate it. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. ^ "Crunchbase listing for LimeExchange.com".
  5. ^ "Freelancer acquires Scriptlance.com - article on TechCrunch".
  6. ^ "Freelancer Grows: Global Acquisitions Continue for Leading Job Market Website".
  7. ^ "GoRumors Article covering Webmaster-talk.com".
  8. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (November 19, 2012). "Freelancer Buys Another IT Job Site, vWorker (aka RentACoder.com), For A Price In The Millions". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  9. ^ [1], Gadgets Magazine
  10. ^ "Website for freelance assignments launched in India". The Times Of India. 2012-02-09.
  11. ^ [2], E27.sg
  12. ^ [3], BNAmericas.
  13. ^ theaustralian.com.au "Freelancer acquires Fantero.com". TheAustralian. 2014-04-03. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  14. ^ "Deloitte Australia Technology Fast 50".
  15. ^ "Stevie Awards Site".
  16. ^ "16th Annual Webby Awards".
  17. ^ "15th Annual Webby Awards".
  18. ^ "BRW Fast Starters 2011".
  19. ^ "BRW Fast 100 2011".
  20. ^ "17th AIMIA Award Winners".
  21. ^ "2010 Anthill Cool Company Awards".
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