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Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to [[outsource]] their work. <ref name="opportunities">[http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/03/opportunities-abound-for-p2p-jobs.html] http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/03/opportunities-abound-for-p2p-jobs.html</ref>. Buyers must register and set up a profile on Freelancer.com. The buyer is able to specify the budget range for a project. Based on this and the project description, the interested provider makes a bid, which is then forwarded to the buyer. The buyer is then able to review all the bids he or she receives and judge for themselves who they would like to select to complete the project<ref name="fees">[http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-fees.html] http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-fees.html</ref> |
Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to [[outsource]] their work. <ref name="opportunities">[http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/03/opportunities-abound-for-p2p-jobs.html] http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/03/opportunities-abound-for-p2p-jobs.html</ref>. Buyers must register and set up a profile on Freelancer.com. The buyer is able to specify the budget range for a project. Based on this and the project description, the interested provider makes a bid, which is then forwarded to the buyer. The buyer is then able to review all the bids he or she receives and judge for themselves who they would like to select to complete the project<ref name="fees">[http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-fees.html] http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-fees.html</ref> |
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Providers, or “freelancers”, are individuals or teams who wish to be hired for outsourced work. Individuals may be full or part time [[self-employed]] persons, or those who wish to make some extra money on an ad hoc basis. Some providers on Freelancer.com are in fact teams or agencies who bid for work to delegate out to one of their members<ref name="providers">[http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-providers-98.html] http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-providers-98.html</ref>. |
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Revision as of 07:14, 10 June 2011
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| Company type | Australian Proprietary Limited Company (Private) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Freelancer Marketplace Online Jobs |
| Founded | Sweden 2004 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, |
Key people | Matt Barrie, CEO Darren Williams, Chief Technology Officer Neil Katz, Chief Financial Officer |
| Website | Freelancer.com |
Freelancer.com is a website that provides an online job marketplace for freelance workers from around the world. Formerly known as GetAFreelancer.com, the company was founded in 2004 by Plendo Sweden, headed up by Magnus Tibell of Swedish web solutions company Innovate It[1]. GetAFreelancer.com was bought on the 7th May 2009[1] by the Australian company Ignition Networks[2]. The buyers changed the name to Freelancer.com in October 2009[3].
How Freelancer works
Users of Freelancer.com fall into two main categories: buyers and providers.
Buyers
Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to outsource their work. [4]. Buyers must register and set up a profile on Freelancer.com. The buyer is able to specify the budget range for a project. Based on this and the project description, the interested provider makes a bid, which is then forwarded to the buyer. The buyer is then able to review all the bids he or she receives and judge for themselves who they would like to select to complete the project[5]
Completing a project
Once a buyer has selected a provider, they are each provided with the other’s contact details. It is up to the buyer and freelancer to mutually agree a timeframe for project completion and payment schedule.[6]
FreelancerAPI
In April 2010, Freelancer.com announced the release of FreelancerAPI, an application programming interface that allows software to task humans with work to be done, rather than the traditional API which allows humans to program computers via software.[7].
Financing
Freelancer.com has been 100% bootstrapped to date. Startive Capital, a boutique venture capital fund and startup incubator based in Sydney, Australia, provided the financing for the acquisition of Freelancer.com by Ignition.[8],[9].
References
- ^ a b [1] http://www.innovateit.com/news.html Cite error: The named reference "innovate" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ [2] http://www.fastthinking.com.au/bloggers/ross-dawson/australia-is-becoming-a-global-hub-for-crowdsourcing-platforms-freelancercom,-99designs,-designcrowd.aspx
- ^ [3] http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/getafreelancer-hits-1-million-users-switches-name-to-freelancer-com/
- ^ [4] http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/03/opportunities-abound-for-p2p-jobs.html
- ^ [5] http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-fees.html
- ^ [6] http://www.freelancer.com/news/articles-about-99.html
- ^ http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-05/new-software-can-assemble-army-overnight-making-human-bosses-obsolete
- ^ [7] http://www.freelancer.com/info/about.php
- ^ [8] http://www.startive.com/portfolio/