Freelancer.com Reviews

To become a professional freelancer at Freelancer.com, you have to go through a brief registration process, after which you are directed to a screen where the available occupations and skills are presented. The more occupations and skills you pick, the more job opportunities open up; however, keep in mind that skill slot numbers are limited, therefore only pick those skills you actually have. Furthermore, in order to increase the number of skills up to 100, you need to become a Professional Member. Contrary to the free account, pro membership comes with a monthly subscription fee, but in exchange for your money you can enjoy a larger pool of skills, express withdrawals, external invoicing, special rewards and more jobs to be applied to.

The profile picture is very important, as it serves as a portfolio and a feedback tab: it displays a brief introduction, the contact details and some info about your previous assignments as references. Employers visiting your account can make an educated guess about your skills by reviewing the comments, skill ratings and, quite interestingly, your estimated earnings, which is probably the clearest indicator of your success.

Freelancer.com aims for full customer satisfaction, thus they implemented two features catering especially for employers. The first is a desktop program that functions as a calendar, while it also counts active work hours and takes occasional snapshots. The second feature is a money-back guarantee, which fully refunds your deposit in case you are unsatisfied with the candidates and/or the results.

Freelancer.com aims for maximum efficiency by making the work management as smooth as possible. Live chat is enabled between clients and freelancers, even before the project is awarded, and both parties can rate the other based on their experiences. Whether you hire or work, the site provides detailed information of your finances by listing out all your expenses and income, even allowing you to download them in PDF format.

Freelancer.com isn’t limited to the website: on one hand, freelancers have access to their due projects through the desktop app, which not only organizes all tasks in an easily digestible manner, but also grants a built-in time-tracker. On the other hand, employers who are on the go are able to keep track of their project’s status from their smartphone, whether it runs on iOS or Android. Thankfully, both versions can manage all activities found on the website: projects can be launched or awarded, freelancer profiles are ready to be reviewed, while the cherry on top is the chat function, which is far better than the desktop version.

Just as its name suggests, Freelancer.com is a platform that is free to use for both employees and employers. During the registration, freelancers, who verify their payment method, can earn a one-month free trial of the Professional Membership, meaning more and better job offers and chances. Otherwise the subscription fee for Professional is $29.95 per month. Freelancer.com also provides other paid membership plans, promising more projects, skills, and other, unlimited features. The most basic plan starts from as low as $0.99 per month, but for $49.95 per month (paid annually) you can unlock all features and special rewards.

The site’s service fee for free users comes into the picture when employers award a project and freelancers accept it. For projects, 3% is levied on any payment made by clients, while 10% is deducted from the wage of the freelancer. In case a contest is won, the system charges a 10% fee on the winnings, while performing a service means a 20% deduction of the total. Last but not least, when a client conducts business within the Preferred Freelancer Program, only the freelancer is charged with a 15% project fee.