Here you will find more detailed descriptions of a few freelance marketplaces on the internet, along with the list of their advantages and disadvantages. Hope this informations should help you in making the decision of which site to use.

GetAfreelancer

GetAFreelancer helps webmasters, web designers, programmers, software developers and business owners to develop their projects. Our escrow feature is developed to protect both buyers and sellers. Our site is global and we have freelancers from India, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United States, UK and many other parts of the world. We have thousands of satisfied clients around the world. If you never tried to contract work to another part of the world you have your chance today. Sign up free now! We provide a safe escrow environment and you don’t release the money until project is completed.

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Fees and comissions:

• Project award comission: 10% of bid amount (minimum $5)
• Project award comission for Golden Members: none
• Featured project award comission: none
• Golden Membership charge: $12/month
• Golden Membership one-time research fee: none

Withdrawal methods:

• PayPal ($1.00 fee)
• E-Gold (5.00% fee)
• bank wire
• check
• Moneybookers ($0.75 fee)
• Western Union ($18.00 fixed and 8.00% fee is taken)

Advantages:

• number of the projects (over 200 projects posted daily!) and their variety
• reasonable fees and comissions
• interface and functions (for example one account for both provider and buyer)
• refundable project posting fee (verifies the reliability of a buyer)
• monthly bid limit, eliminating mass bidding on the projects (auto-bidding)
• several withdrawal methods (cheque, PayPal, e-gold, wire transfer, Western Union, Moneybookers)
• very good and quickly acting support
• very attractive “Golden Membership" program
• fast withdrawal processing

Disadvantages:

• no obligatory deposit
• project budget ranges

Scriptlance

The site provides a service that helps businesses find freelance programmers and designers for their projects. What began in early 2001 as a way to satisfy the custom programming demands at Smarter Scripts, has now become one of the Internet’s most popular freelance programming sites. ScriptLance has helped thousands stay under budget and helped many become more financially independent

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Fees and comissions:

• Signup bonus: $1
• Project award comission: 5% of bid amount (minimum $5)
• Project award comission for Certified Programmers: 2.5%
• Featured project award comission: 1% of bid amount
• Certified Programmer charge: $25/month
• Certified Programmer one-time research fee: $10

Withdrawal methods:

• Paypal (no fee)
• E-Gold (2% fee)
• check - regular mail ($3 fee)
• check - FedEx Overnight ($38 fee)
• bank wire ($25 fee)

Advantages:

• number of the projects (over 150 posted daily) and their variety
• reasonable fees and comissions
• interface and functions (invited only projects, featured, job listings)
• several withdrawal methods (cheque, PayPal, e-gold, wire transfer)
• quick withdrawals (up to a few days maximum)
• own dedicated forum and support

Disadvantages:

• no obligatory deposit
• occasional problems with support

RentACoder

RentACoder is an international marketplace where people who need custom software developed can find coders in a safe and business-friendly environment. Buyers can cherry pick from a pool of over 145,000 coders enabling them to hire a coder across the country or across the globe… from the comfort of their computers. Buyers who wish to hire internationally, can take advantage of favorable overseas exchange rates, resulting in work being done for 50-90% less than if the project were done in-country. Coders are also given access to a huge pool of potential work and have the ability to work independently from their homes rather than for a company.

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Fees and comissions:

• Open Auction project comission: 15% of bid amount (minimum $3)
• One-on-One project comission: 12.5% of bid amount (minimum $3)
• Bonus / Direct Payment comission: 10% of bid amount (minimum $3)
• Bulletin board project comission: none

Withdrawal methods:

• PayPal
• mail check (United States: $5, Non-United States: $10)
• Western Union (US: variable Western Union fee + $5, Non-US: variable Western Union fee + $10)

Advantages:

• number of the projects and their variety
• obligatory deposit (Escrow)
• slightly higher average prices
• interface and functions (arbitrage system, better ranking system, conversation between buyer and seller is recorded)
• very good and quickly working support
• pre-moderated projects
• "Top Coder" ranking giving the additional exposure to your bid

Disadvantages:

• higher fees deducted from payment
• few withdrawal methods (cheque, PayPal, Western Union)
• withdrawals processed only twice a month (around the half and the end of the month)
• occasional problems with database and other temporary system issues

Joomlancers

If you require professional Joomla/Mambo website design or development for your business, whether its a long-term job or just a single project, you will find the help you need here at the prices you want to pay. No matter how big or small your budget is, Joomla freelancers from around the world will compete for your business at JoomLancers.

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Another great thing about JoomLancers is that the number of buyers is higher than the number of providers - which is unusual for a freelance market. This shows high interest in Joomla and Mambo related projects and means that there will be more and more work coming this way.

Fees and comissions:

• Project award comission: 10% of bid amount (minimum $5)
• Project award comission for Golden Members: none
• Featured project award comission: none
• Golden Membership charge: $8-$10/month (depends on the plan selected)
• Golden Membership one-time research fee: none

Withdrawal methods:

• PayPal (free)
• wire transfer ($35.00)

Advantages:

• reasonable fees (10%, min. $5)
• easier competition (less providers)
• precise and well working rating system
• attractive "Gold Membership" program

Disadvantages:

• number of projects (ca. 10-15 projects posted daily)
• smaller popularity
• few withdrawal methods (PayPal, wire transfer)