Hello friends and colleagues. On our agenda are freelance exchanges. We have already looked at it, but freelancers are far from just copywriters. Programmers, web and simple designers, photographers, artists - representatives of all these, and not only, professions can try their hand at ordering - freelancing.

What should novice freelancers do, where can they get customers, and ones that won’t deceive naive newcomers? Of course, you should turn your attention to popular freelance exchanges. Such sites, as a rule, provide protection mechanisms for both customers and performers.

Today I present to you a list of freelancing exchanges suitable for beginners. There are many exchanges, it’s easy to get confused in them. We will make our rating, consider their advantages and disadvantages. If you don’t understand at all what we’re talking about and what freelancing is -.

– one of my favorite exchanges of the new generation: it has been operating since 2015 and declares a fundamentally new approach to the relationship between the customer and the contractor (here they are called “buyer” and “seller”). There is a detailed article on the blog.

Getting started

We register (during the registration process you need to indicate whether you are a seller or a buyer, but when working on the site, the role can be changed) and fill out a profile, including information about yourself: specializations, experience, skills, etc.

After that, we create quorks:

Rules and features

What is a quark? This is a specific service (or set of services) that the seller is willing to perform for a fixed price of 400 rubles. (for the buyer the price is 500 rubles, i.e. the exchange takes a commission of 20%).

Kwork.ru positions itself as a store selling freelance services, and the purchase should be as fast and convenient as in a store, without tedious negotiations and misunderstandings, and this is exactly what the Kwork format serves:

When creating a quork, the seller describes his services in as much detail as possible, indicates what exactly is included in the qwork for 500 rubles, what services can be provided for an additional fee, what is the deadline for completing the work, etc. We can say that, unlike traditional exchanges, here the terms are dictated by the performer. To some extent, of course, but still...

After creating one or more quacks, the seller can only wait for orders from buyers. Of course, a beginner will have to try and make his work as attractive as possible - in terms of the number of services included in it, their quality, etc.

What services are most in demand on the site?

• Design
• Lyrics
• Marketing, including Internet marketing
• Video and audio

Settlements between the parties - only through the site service.

Conclusion

In my opinion, this is an extremely interesting and promising service, the undisputed leader among new freelance exchanges. Its advantages are undoubted:

• Convenience for both buyers and sellers. Unlike the traditional tender system, the seller can indicate exactly what services he provides for a fixed amount, and the buyer also sees this and can agree or disagree immediately, without long negotiations;
• The opportunity for the buyer to find a contractor for tasks of any complexity;
• Saving time, again thanks to clearly defined conditions;
• Security of transactions is guaranteed by the service;
• The interface is convenient and understandable for both parties

Score – 10.

– one of my favorite exchanges for remote work, I have already talked about it more than once and). Let's look again at what's good about it.

Getting started

To become a performer, you need:

1. Register on the exchange.
2. Pass testing in two stages: 1.exchange rules and 2.test for basic literacy and knowledge of the basics of searching for information on the Internet. Apparently, in this way the exchange cuts off completely inadequate applicants.
3. Pay 390 rub. – subscription price for three months.
4. Choose the specializations in which you are going to work.
5. Monitor orders.

There are several specializations on the exchange:

You can choose one specialization, or several, and you will be shown tasks only in the selected areas.

As we can see from the task catalog, this exchange is suitable

• for copywriters;
• for programmers and webmasters;
• for designers and photographers;
• for those who provide various remote services such as making calls, working with audio-video, filling out tables, and so on.

The customer creates a task, indicating its completion time and cost. This amount is blocked on his account until the order is completed by the contractor and this fact is confirmed by the customer.

You see a list of orders, and if the conditions of the task suit you, you submit an application for its completion.

The customer sees applications from performers and can choose the one who suits him. If you are selected, you negotiate the terms of the task, if necessary, and complete it. After this, the order amount minus 10% going to the exchange is transferred to your account.

Rules and features

• At work-zilla.com there is a system for rating the performer, depending on the amount of completed tasks and customer ratings. The higher the rating and better reviews, the more tasks you receive and the more willingly customers approve you for the role of performer.
• You can also leave feedback to the customer - recommend him to future performers or warn them against working with him.
• The exchange prohibits settlements between parties without going through the exchange service.
• In addition to the list of tasks, vacancies are regularly published on the site.

Tasks cost very differently, because prices are set by customers. You may encounter a task like “make a turnkey website” for 2000 rubles, or “write a selling text for a landing page” for 100 rubles. You decide for yourself whether to take on such orders: perhaps at first it makes sense to carry them out - to increase your rating, but the higher the rating, the more “tasty” orders you will get.

Conclusion

The exchange provides excellent opportunities for beginning freelancers: here you can both improve your professional skills and earn good money, of course, if you are not lazy, but work hard. A transparent payment system guarantees receipt of payment for the order if it is completed in accordance with the requirements and on time; the customer is also protected from unscrupulous performers.

In addition, the interface of interaction between the customer and the contractor is quite simple, even for a beginner it is very easy to figure out what and how to do on the exchange. Try it, I think you will like this freelance exchange.

Rating on a 10-point scale – 10.

fl.ru

Speaking about the largest freelance exchanges, it is impossible to ignore fl.ru. This freelance exchange has been operating since 2005 (previously called free-lance.ru). More than a million freelancers are registered on it, and about 40 thousand tasks are completed per month.

Getting started

After registration, a new performer needs to fill out his profile. It must indicate:

• Specialization – on a free account you can choose only one;
• Your data;
• Portfolio and resume, where the performer can present examples of his work and talk about himself;
• Optionally, add a “Standard Service”:

After filling out your profile in the “Work” menu, you can view your order feed in search of a suitable task.

Rules and features

Payment between the customer and the contractor is possible both through the “Safe Transaction” - an analogue of the payment system on work-zilla.ru, when the order amount is reserved in the customer’s account and transferred to the contractor after the task is submitted, or directly: the parties agree on the method of payment, prepayment, etc. .d.

• profile completeness;
• customer reviews;
• account type;
• completed work;
• visits to the site

The main feature of fl.ru at the moment is that, despite the theoretical possibility of working from a free account, in fact, to receive tasks you need to switch to a paid account, the so-called. "PRO". The vast majority of orders are marked “Only for Pro”. Here are the rates:

Nothing wrong, right? Especially compared to the cost of a subscription to Workzilla.

Conclusion

This freelance exchange is one of the most popular and popular. There are many different services here - freelance competitions, advertising, services, and 60% of all RuNet orders are here. You can find your niche. Among the disadvantages is the serious cost of starting work, which may not be able to be repaid, given high competition and the presence of many distinguished old-timers.
Score – 6

– the oldest freelance exchange on the Runet, founded in 2003.

Getting started

Just like on fl.ru, after registration you need to fill out a profile:

Fill out all the required fields, including posting your portfolio and list of services. After that, you see tasks in the “Work” menu.

Rules and features

All types of earnings on Weblancer can be divided into three categories:

1. Projects – one-time tasks
2. Competitions are tasks for participation in which the performer submits his similar works, does some preliminary work etc.
3. Vacancies – offers of permanent work.

All these types of work are visible in the general order feed (you can configure it to see only selected types of work).

Weblancer.net uses the concept of “Tariff Plan”. Its essence is that you select the categories you will work with and pay for the opportunity to work with tasks from these categories. With a free account, you can only admire the tasks. To be able to submit requests for tasks, you need to pay for a tariff plan. Let's see what tariffs are possible:

We select the “Web programming and Sites” section, indicate all categories, and our monthly tariff plan is 10 USD, or dollars. The “Texts and Translations” section will cost 8 USD, “Web Design and Interfaces” – 10 USD.

However, do not forget that upon registration, free access to 30 applications is provided. Perhaps this will be enough to make good money and gain a rating.

• Another feature of Weblancer is that the contractor is charged 5% of the order value for each positive review. A non-trivial approach, to say the least.
• Payments between the parties are carried out in the same way as on fl.ru: either through secure transactions or by direct agreement.
• It is not forbidden to exchange contact information.
• There is a forum where you can exchange opinions with colleagues and ask something.

Conclusion

This freelance exchange is not very friendly for beginners, rather it is suitable for professionals with an established portfolio who know what they want and what they can do. For them, tariffs are not scary and easily pay for themselves. Also, for beginners, having to pay for reviews is not very pleasant. But the opportunity to receive 30 applications for free is a definite plus of this exchange; you can try your hand at it.

Score – 7

is a large exchange for remote work, created in 2008, initially as a forum for freelancers.

Getting started

Standard registration (you must provide a phone number and select whether you are a customer or a freelancer).

After registration, go to the “Find a Job” menu and look for orders.

Rules and features

As on Weblancer, work here is divided into three categories:

1. Projects
2. Competitions (held on the partner site https://freelance.boutique)
3. Vacancies

The contractor has access to orders depending on his account.

Everything you need to know about paid and free accounts is given in this table:

Many tasks are available only to owners of paid accounts.

• Payments on the site are carried out both through the FairPlay secure transaction system and directly between participants
• It is possible to sell finished works: photos, graphic images, website templates, texts, etc.
• On the site you can chat on the forum and blogs: https://blabber.freelance.ru– a communication service between freelance.ru participants.
• The site is more suitable for programmers; for designers there are many tasks for designing and creating websites. However, copywriters also have something to do here.
• The artist’s rating is called here the business activity index and consists of reviews, completeness of the portfolio and information about oneself, and the use of paid services.

Conclusion

Of course, a beginner here will have to work hard to reach heights. However, the opportunity to work and earn money without purchasing paid accounts, as well as the general favorable atmosphere, encourages you to make an attempt and try to get promoted here.

Score – 7

It has been operating since 2006, positioning itself as a freelance exchange for professionals. What is it? Let's see now.

Getting started

After registration, you need to fill out a portfolio and information about yourself: select specializations (several are possible), interests, indicate how you work - with or without prepayment, through a risk-free transaction, etc.

Then we go to “Offers from customers” and look for suitable orders.

Rules and features

You can work on the site with a free account, but, like on fl.ru and freelance.ru, you will feel uncomfortable in this status. What opportunities are there to improve your account?

1. VIP account. Owners of this account acquire a number of features, for example, display on the main page of the freelancer directory, the ability to immediately respond to orders, etc. Costs 150 rubles. per month.
2. Placement on the main page. Costs from 30 rubles. per day up to 840 rub. per month. The chance of being noticed increases.
3. Improved account. Allows you to add an unlimited number of your works to your portfolio and instant response to your order. Costs 500 rubles. per year.

In addition, the site has its own special feature: a directory of professionals. To get there, you need to submit an application, which (as well as your portfolio) will be reviewed by a jury, ultimately making a verdict on whether you are a professional or not.

In such an easy and relaxed manner, it is proposed to undergo an “inspection”. Well, that's a really good offer. Of course, you need to have a great portfolio.

• Payment, as on most of the exchanges we reviewed, is available in two options - secure transaction and direct payment
• There is a forum for project participants
• A lot of work for designers, programmers, webmasters, marketers, copywriters
• The rating is calculated based on reviews of both completed work, work in the portfolio and the account as a whole.

Conclusion

An interesting freelance exchange for beginners, it’s worth registering on it and trying your hand at it. Prices for paid services low, and a positive assessment of you as a professional can inspire and give new creative strength.

Score – 8

Until now, we have considered the largest freelance exchanges, which have been successfully providing services to customers and freelancers for a long time, and have both loyal fans and opponents. Their operating principles are similar: the customer publishes an order, the performers fight for it. This is a tender system, and the differences are only in the details.

But life does not stand still: let's look at new freelance exchanges that work differently.

- an exchange similar in operating principles, has existed since 2013. It also positions itself specifically as a digital services store.

Getting started

As standard, we register, fill out the profile and proceed to creating works (analogous to kworks from kwork.ru).

Rules and features

As on kwork.ru, the contractor determines the number of services included in the work, the deadline for execution, services for additional payment, but unlike kwork.ru, it sets the cost of its work itself:

Of interest to beginners is the “Ready to do work for a review” option, as well as the ability to set any price for a work.

Please note: the exchange commission is 20% and is charged to the performer. Calculations are made through the website service.

This is a rather unusual freelance exchange, starting with the name: moguza - means “I can for.” I can do something for so many rubles - that’s how all the work begins.

In addition to standard services such as:

• Website creation
• Marketing and Social Media
• Lyrics
• Advertising

etc., here you can find many unusual and even strange works:

In general, there’s something for every taste: they’ll tell fortunes, talk, and wish you a Happy New Year. Moguza expands our understanding of freelancing, doesn't it?

Conclusion

Not a bad freelance exchange, a beginner can feel quite comfortable here. You can sell any services (within reason, and within the limits of the law, of course), for which you have enough imagination, and for any product there will be a buyer. Try it, at least it's interesting here.

Score – 8

– an exchange that differs from those previously discussed in the specifics of its customers: these are students. The service has been operating since 2012.

Getting started

We register, read the warning that the exchange of contact information between the contractor and the customer is prohibited, watch a presentation about working on the site (a useful feature, by the way), take a short test on the rules of the service and fill out a profile. Quite a serious approach to a potential performer.

Rules and features

author24.ru uses the auction principle of submitting applications for orders: select the task you are interested in:

and set a price:

The system commission, as we see, 20%, is charged to the customer. All payments, as well as messaging, are done only through the website.

• After completing the task and handing it over to the customer, a guarantee period begins: within 20 days, the customer can ask to make some improvements (students must hand in the work). Only after the expiration of this period and confirmation by the customer that the work has been completed, the money is credited to the contractor’s account.
• It is possible to sell finished works.
• The contractor's rating influences the customer's choice, so it is very important. It is calculated using a complex formula that takes into account the number of orders completed, estimates for completion, completion time and other factors.

What activities are popular here? Everything that students study:

• Technical
• Economic
• Natural
• Humanitarian

The work that is proposed to be performed can also be found in the program of any university:

• Theses
• Coursework
• Laboratory work
• Practice reports
• Problem solving
• Drawings
• Reports

and much more.

Conclusion

If you are not confused by the very idea of ​​​​such a service - execution educational works instead of students, then it is quite possible to try your hand at this exchange, especially if you are well versed in any university discipline. A newbie can offer his services at dumping prices and quickly gain a good rating.

Score – 7

Until now, we have considered only domestic services. Why not enter foreign freelance exchanges? In other countries, freelancing has a longer history than in Russia, there are more customers, and prices are higher.

I’ll note right away that foreign exchanges are more suitable for programmers and other IT specialists, photographers, and possibly translators.

Let's take a look at international sites.

– the largest foreign exchange, created in 2009 through the merger of several large freelance platforms. More than 20 million (!) users are registered on the site, it is possible to choose a Russian-language interface:

Getting started

Everything is generally as usual:

• we register, choosing what we want: to hire or work;
• We select from the table the skills and experience - specializations in which we will work. You can choose 20 skills for your free account.
• Having gone through all the stages, verified your email address, filled out your profile (you can attach a portfolio), we can start working.

Rules and features

Conclusion

A beginner will have a hard time using such a huge resource:

1. You need to know English;
2. You need to study all the local “tricks”, of which there are many;
3. You will have to face tough competition and work for a long time “for food”, i.e. reputation.

But still the game is worth the candle. The prices here are higher than on Russian resources, and there are more customers. If you have already achieved something at the local level and want to go international, this resource is for you.

Score – 8

In 2015, the two largest international freelance exchanges, odesk.com and elance.com, merged and became a mega exchange. The service positions itself as a workspace for cooperation between customers and performers, unlike other exchanges that are “bulletin boards”. More than 12 million freelancers and more than 5 million customers are registered on the exchange.

Getting started

It’s worth immediately considering that everything here is in English.

Register (choose who we are – a freelancer or a customer). We confirm the e-mail, fill out the profile: select the type of work, categories, attach a portfolio.

On this exchange, they take filling out their profile seriously: you need to provide a lot of information about yourself - education, years of study, photo, address, phone number... If something is not filled out, the system will not let you go further. If the system cannot recognize a face in a photo, it will not let you through either.

• In addition, you need to indicate how much you estimate an hour of your work to be - this can be useful for projects that require hourly wages.
• It is advisable to take tests in your specializations to increase client confidence. Tests are free.
• The completed profile is sent for moderation - it may not be approved.

Rules and features

Based on information from your profile, the service creates a job offer feed for you.

You can also search for work yourself by enabling and disabling job categories:

You can spend a lot of time looking for a suitable job, so it’s worth taking the time to fill out your profile correctly, indicating all your skills, so that the offers that actually suit you are displayed in your feed.

There are two types of jobs on upwork.com:

1. With a fixed fee. The contractor is selected on a tender basis.
2. With hourly wages - work is carried out through a special application that tracks working time.

Upwork takes a commission of 10% from the order - usually deducted from the customer. Settlements between the parties are carried out through the website service.

Conclusion

As in the case of freelancer.com, a beginner here will have to struggle to understand the nuances. The competition on upwork is also very significant, you need to start with small projects with modest pay - according to user reviews, Indians and Pakistanis are greedy for such projects, but their qualifications are usually low, so applicants from other countries attract attention (especially relevant for IT).

Like freelancer.com, upwork is suitable for those who have already achieved something locally.

Score – 8

So, we have looked at the list of freelance exchanges. Based on my work experience and careful consideration of the exchange’s features, I recommend two for beginning freelancers: best exchanges freelancing:

• – as a reliable and proven resource, and
• – as a new interesting concept of remote work.

Of course, my choice is subjective, you may not agree with me. By the way, we seemed to want to consider 11 freelance exchanges? And now there are 10 of them. Tell us in the comments about your favorite exchange for remote work, which one else should be included in this list and why?

Let's digress a little, remember this character in 2000? I really liked this speech of his - I remember recording it on videotape when there was no YouTube yet:

Designers are considered the most sought-after specialists on freelance exchanges, and this is not surprising, given the fact that new companies appear every day that need to develop their own logo, web resource, corporate identity and so on. In addition, the work of a designer is paid quite highly, and there are enough directions to choose a specialization for a beginner to decide what he wants to do. The only problem for a freelancer is where to go and what exchanges he should pay attention to in order to be able to earn money.

We decided to analyze the most popular exchanges for freelancers on the RuNet: find out where and how many projects are published per day, how much customers are willing to pay for the work done, as well as how many competitors you have to bypass in order to get a project on order.

So, let's start with, perhaps, one of the most popular exchanges, which has begun to actively develop in the last couple of years and has firmly taken a leading position in the freelance market.

It is worth immediately noting that the advantage of the site is convenient and easy navigation for searching for projects. In the “Web Design” section you will find only what relates to this area - website design, layout, turnkey development, banners, etc. And in printing we only design brochures, labels and nothing else.

But let's look in more detail at each section:

Web design

The order is published here per day 60-65 projects , of which 50-60% belongs to the category of turnkey website creation, design development from scratch, landing page design. About 10-12 customers are looking for specialists for website layout and about the same amount for other types of work: creating a module, restoring the site, re-designing the page, making some changes. The least number of projects related to the development of banners are published - there are only 3-4 orders per day.

Access to projects is clearly divided 50x50, half of the projects are available to all users, but only freelancers with a paid “Business account” (which is not that expensive - author’s note) can leave a response to other projects. As for the customers themselves, about a third of the projects were published by customers with zero accounts, and about 30 customers out of 65 have profiles with reviews.

Prices are as varied as the orders themselves: starting from 500 rubles for creating a banner and ending with 50,000 for developing an online store . On average, customers are willing to pay 12-15 thousand rubles for website design.

For a simple project “for 2-3 hours” with a small budget, 15-20 freelancers are ready to take on, but on average 25-40 people are willing to do website design or layout costing 5,000 and more. Sometimes, if the budget is substantial, the number of responses reaches 60.

Graphic design

In this category, 13-15 projects are published per day, most of which are for creating a logo. Prices start at 500 rubles for a simple flyer design and end at 3-4 thousand rubles for logo development . Sometimes you can find orders costing 10-12 thousand for a complex design.

Almost all orders are available only for Business accounts. The average number of responses varies between 10-40 if it is a simple order with a small budget. But if this is a complex order or logo development for 4,000 rubles , then the number of responses reaches 80-70.

Poly graphic design

6-8 orders per day, with a budget from 500 to 3,000 rubles. 3-4 orders, both for paid accounts and for all users. For that to design a brochure or labels are ready to take on an average of 30-50 freelancers, depending on the payment.

Corporate identity

Better known as “Identity,” this category is the smallest in terms of projects. Here you will find a maximum of 2-3 projects per day, although sometimes there are 5. For developing a corporate identity you can get from 3,000 to 6,000 rubles , though you will have to compete with at least 50 other designers.

To summarize, a wide-profile designer has plenty to choose from on Freelance.ru. Approximately 100 new projects daily , many of which with good budget. All that remains is to prove to the customer that you are the one who should receive this order.

Unlike the previous exchange, the order filter here is much more complex and confusing. That's it orders are divided into projects and vacancies , and in these two sections you select the category you need. There is no single “web design” category where a freelancer can easily find all the available projects in his area of ​​expertise. For example, turnkey website development and layout are in the “Web programming/Sites” category, and simply website design and banners are in “Design (Web/IT)”.

Web design

For web designers, an average of 30-35 projects a day are published here, and these are mainly design and layout. The most low prices to create a banner – $10, but for website design or turnkey creation you can earn from $100 to $600. True, as far as high prices, then these are usually zero accounts. So average price for website design 100 $-200 $ .

Graphic design

For developers of logos and everything related to graphics, there is not much work here. 2-3 projects are published per day. In principle, there are few responses to them: very rarely the number reaches 20 people. For finalizing the logo you can get $10, and for creating it from scratch within $50. Development costs a little more outdoor advertising– customers agree to pay for such work within $100.

Print design

Like the previous category, there are few orders here. They pay $10 for a small flyer design. You can get a little more for a brochure or label - $50. Most prices in projects are not indicated , because the customer prefers to leave this to the discretion of freelancers. So here, most likely, the one who offers the most acceptable cost for the work will receive the order.

Corporate identity

Well, here are the projects “like a cat crying.” At most 1-2 projects a day, or even every other day. For a “minimal and simple corporate identity package,” the client will fork out $10. The maximum you can squeeze out is 50-60 dollars.


As you can see from the analytical data on this site, “you can’t cook porridge.” However, many freelancers have had the chance to find good and regular clients on Weblancer.

Another giant of Russian freelancing is FL.ru. Of course, a huge number of projects are published here. However, a significant part of them are nothing more than fraud or reprints of previously published projects. However, the number of orders is impressive.

Web design

On average, about 90 projects are published on the site per day for designers involved in the development of website design itself, as well as for layout designers.

For creating a website you can receive an amount from 10,000 to 15,000 rubles. And 30-40 thousand rubles for creating an online store. Prices for layout vary between 2,000 - 5,000 rubles for a medium-complex website, but for creating 2-3 banners the customer will pay you 1,000 -1,500 rubles. Although there are also proposals for 300 rubles for quick design . The prices are, of course, not bad, but the competition is high. The number of responses sometimes exceeds a hundred.

Graphic design

From graphics, most orders for creating a logo cost from 500 rubles to 5,000. Although generally the average price for creating a logo is one or two thousand rubles . It all depends on what level the customer’s company is and how complex the design is needed by the customer. By the way, there are many times more people willing to receive such orders than for web design.

Print design

As on the other two exchanges, there are significantly fewer projects in the printing section than in all the others. They pay 500 rubles for the design of a small booklet, but for the development of labels for an entire series of dairy products you can get 15,000 rubles . By the way, there are much fewer competitors here. Approximately 20-40 people per project.

Corporate identity

We can say that this section is one of the highest paid. Despite only 3-4 projects published per day, a designer can receive an order to develop a corporate identity for 10-12 thousand rubles or “chop off” project with a budget of 80,000 rubles . Here the responses are divided somehow strangely. About 90-100 people can apply for fairly simple projects, but only 30-40 freelancers want to take on an expensive order.

Now you, dear designers, can only make your own choice about where it will be better for you to work.

Here are the most popular remote work and freelance exchanges: general, for copywriters, programmers, lawyers, accountants, HR, designers, actors, architects and builders, work for students, exchanges in the CIS countries, foreign exchanges, as well as project aggregators.

Exchanges for designers, photographers and illustrators

vk.com/designmoscow- the most active VKontakte exchange, projects, vacancies and competitions for designers, photographers and illustrators are regularly published here.
Logopod.ru - you can sell logos and corporate styles on the exchange.
Illustrators.ru - work for illustrators, new projects almost every day.
Russiancreators.ru - many projects for designers with a good budget, we recommend it.
www.dizkon.ru - competition exchange for designers

Leaders in popularity

FL.ru is an exchange for freelancers of various specializations. To effectively promote your services, you need to buy a PRO account.
Weblancer.net is a large remote work exchange on the RuNet. After registration, be sure to fill out your portfolio - it will help you get more orders!
Freelance.ru is one of the largest freelance exchanges on the RuNet. Initially it was a forum.
Freelancehunt.com is a labor exchange for programmers, designers, copywriters, and other specialists.
FreelanceJob.ru is positioned as an exchange for professional freelancers with a good portfolio.

Exchanges for models and actors

Exchange for actors and models - information about castings for films, TV series, filming.

Virtuzor.ru - job exchange for artists, painters, musicians and other representatives creative professions. Project work in the arts, entertainment and leisure sectors.
Fotovideozayavka.rf - exchange for photographers.

Exchanges for copywriters

The main exchanges for copywriters, allowing you to sell or buy articles and texts for websites.

Etxt.ru is a popular exchange for copywriters and translators. A lot of copywriting and rewriting work, but the pay is low.
Copylancer.ru is a small content exchange. They pay little: usually 16-24 rubles. for 1000 characters of rewriting or copywriting.
Contentmonster.ru is a new exchange for copywriters. Lots of tasks. To get started, you need to pass a Russian language test.
Advego.ru is one of the most popular exchanges for copywriters, text authors, and posters. You can buy or sell articles on the site, but competition among performers is high.
Textsale.ru is one of the most popular copywriting exchanges. On the site you can sell texts and articles for favorable prices. The exchange has a rating of popular articles - look at it and write articles on popular topics, this will increase the chances of quickly selling texts!
Txt.ru is an exchange for experienced copywriters. They pay 35 rubles. for 1000 characters. There are quite a lot of tasks. Disadvantages for beginners: high quality requirements, payments not every day.
Snipercontent.ru is a new exchange for copywriters. There are few orders yet, but you can register for the future.
Text.ru is a new exchange for copywriters and rewriters. There are few orders yet, but you can display your work in the article store.
Turbotext.ru is a new exchange of texts and articles. On the site you can find orders for texts for websites, as well as sell ready-made articles.
Neotext.ru is a content exchange; there are usually many orders for texts for websites.
Paytext.ru is a new exchange for copywriters and text authors. There are many small and inexpensive orders that copywriting beginners can handle.
Ankors.ru - on the exchange you need to create anchors (link texts). Relatively easy work, according to the exchange, can bring in about $100 a month.
TextBroker.ru is a popular exchange for copywriters that allows you to sell texts for 2-6 dollars per 1000 characters.
My-publication.ru is a professional community of copywriters, remote work. Vacancies, projects, portfolios, blogs.
Smart-copywriting.com is an exchange for copywriters, an interesting project.
Votimenno.ru is an exchange for namers. The essence of the work is to come up with names for companies, domain names, slogans. Project budgets are usually 500-2000 rubles.
Krasnoslov.ru is a young text exchange. Beginners can try their hand at it.

Exchanges for programmers

Exchanges for programmers in the web development, startups and 1C segments.

1clancer.ru - remote work for 1C specialists. Lots of jobs with good budgets.
Devhuman.com is a new service for IT specialists, startupers and companies from the IT industry. Allows you to quickly assemble a team of any specialists to complete any IT project.
Voipguru.ru - exchange of works and services for VoIP telephony.
Modber.ru is a job exchange for 1C programmers.
Freelansim.ru is an exchange primarily for IT specialists, especially programmers. Many interesting projects.

Exchanges for lawyers, accountants and HR

Pravoved.ru is an exchange for lawyers and attorneys. Clients ask questions - lawyers get paid for answers. To get started, simply register in the service.
Urtender.ru - tenders for legal and accounting services. There are still few applications, but new ones are appearing steadily.
HRtime.ru is a remote work exchange for specialists in the field of HR, recruitment, personnel.

Exchanges for architects, engineers and builders

Architector.ru is an exchange for architects and interior designers.
Jobs for interior designers - one-time and ongoing jobs for interior designers and decorators. New projects every day.
We are at home - remote work for architects, designers, constructors, technicians, engineering systems specialists, 3D visualizers.
Projectants.ru is a remote work service for engineers.
Chert-master.com - directory of engineers, work for specialists with a technical education.
Apartment Krasivo - exchange for builders, search for orders for renovation of apartments and offices. The exchange charges commissions for its services.
Exchange for home and garden - construction exchange. On the website you can find customers or a construction team.

Exchanges for students

Vsesdal.com - help students complete work and get paid for it.
Help-s.ru - help solve problems, write essays and make money from it!
Author24.ru is an online exchange for authors and customers of coursework, tests, abstracts.

Other exchanges for freelancers

Prohq.ru is a new interesting exchange for freelancers. Allows you to connect an individual entrepreneur or legal entity to the service. face for official work. We recommend that experienced freelancers and high-level specialists try it.
Jaaj.ru - freelancer auction. The customer submits a task - you can complete it and receive money. Work in different specialties.
Free-lancers.net is a young but promising telework exchange for freelancers of almost any profession. Great opportunities for creating a portfolio. Freelancer rating.
Golance.ru is an exchange for teamwork. Has built-in tools for project management.
Web-lance.net is a new remote work exchange. Gaining popularity.
Revolance.ru is a small but convenient and friendly freelance exchange.
Allfreelancers.su is a remote work exchange for freelancers of all professions.
Webpersonal.ru - remote work for designers, programmers, managers, optimizers, copywriters. The service is free - anyone can register an account here for free and gain access to the main services of the service.
Freelancerbay.com is a promising service for freelancers, great opportunities for setting up an account and portfolio, low prices for paid accounts. There are enough orders in different areas - copywriting, translations, design, programming, website promotion.
Free-lance.su is an increasingly popular exchange, new projects appear daily. Among the advantages of the service, one can note the presence of direct contacts of employers in the project (mail, ICQ, telephone).

Dalance.ru is a young remote work exchange.
Netlancer.ru is a small labor exchange that works on the principle of tenders.
Best-Lance.ru is a remote work exchange, there are projects for beginning freelancers and professionals.
Freelance.tomsk.ru is a small remote work exchange, new vacancies appear almost every day.
Makesale.ru is a new labor exchange with guaranteed pay. Mainly projects for working with texts and posting.

Websites of tenders and competitions

Competition assignments for such projects are published. Whoever wins gets a prize or money.

Citycelebrity.ru - a lot of interesting competitions from famous companies. We recommend.
E-generator.ru - competitions for copywriters and namers. You need to come up with names for products, companies, websites, slogans, scripts. The winner receives money.
Exchanges in the CIS countries

ITFreelance.by is a Belarusian remote work exchange, very convenient and useful. Upon registration, you can immediately use the service both as a freelancer and as an employer.
Foreign exchanges

Freelancer.com is one of the largest Western exchanges, uniting more than 8 million freelancers from all over the world. The interface has been translated into Russian. We recommend.
Odesk.com is an American exchange with vacancies and offers of one-time work from IT to accounting. Payment - MoneyBookers, PayPal, oDesk debit MasterCard.
Elance.com is one of the leading foreign freelance exchanges for online work. Offers in the field of web design, translations, SEO, etc. Provides payment only for results.
Projectlance.com is an exchange for programmers, graphic and web designers.
Search for remote work vacancies (aggregators of projects from exchanges and remote work services)

Hello, dear readers and guests.

For those who have not yet worked with exchanges and do not know where to start, I advise you to read my previous article, in which I talk in more detail about.

Exchanges and freelance sites by category

The best freelance exchanges

Here are the most popular sites among freelancers and clients, where you can find tasks in all possible ways:

• fl.ru is the No. 1 freelance exchange in Russia and the CIS. More suitable for professionals with a good portfolio and experience; it’s difficult for beginners to get into it. For full-fledged work You must pay your account monthly.
• weblancer.net is, in my opinion, the second most popular site for freelancers and offering their services. Currently there are more than 3 thousand open orders.
• work-zilla.com – exchange for beginners, you can find thousands of different simple tasks and try your hand at freelancing. Read.
• freelancejob.ru – remote work for professional freelancers with a good portfolio.
• kwork.ru - the site allows you to offer and sell your services at a single price of 500 rubles.

Exchanges for copywriters and rewriters

If you can write and know how to type on a keyboard, then on these exchanges you can easily find tasks for writing texts, selling articles, translations, etc.

• etxt.ru is a popular remote work exchange for copywriters, rewriters and translators. Order and sell articles on any topic. Check out the details.
• text.ru is a large service for copywriters and rewriters. There is also an article store and various scripts for checking texts. Read.
• textsale.ru is a website for selling texts, there is a rating of popular topics on which you can write articles and sell them at competitive prices.
• advego.ru is the No. 1 content exchange. Many different tasks for text authors, there is a store for buying and selling articles.
• copylancer.ru is a rewriting and copywriting exchange with low prices for articles.
• turbotext.ru is a relatively young project, orders for copywriting, rewriting, naming and other micro-tasks. See.
• qcomment.ru is a service with microtasks, you can earn money by writing comments.
• textbroker.ru is a bureau of professional copywriters, here you can sell texts from 100 rubles per 1000 characters.
• contentmonster.ru is a very popular exchange, there are a lot of orders. To become a performer, you need to pass a test in the Russian language. Also on the site you can study several courses on copywriting for free. See.
• smart-copywriting.com – on this exchange there are 16 types of specialization, orders for articles, poetry, naming, resumes, etc.
• miratext.ru is a simple and very convenient copywriting exchange. The main types of orders are copywriting, text rewriting, articles in a foreign language.
• snipercontent.ru is a site that brings together webmasters and copywriters.
• fll.ru is a service for posting tasks and searching for remote work in the field of writing texts.
• neotext.ru is a content exchange and article store.

Websites for 1C specialists and programmers

I didn’t find many specialized sites for IT specialists and programmers. Later, when we look at these professions in more detail, I will give many more examples of various forums and portals where you can find good remote work for programmers.

• 1clancer.ru— an exchange for programmers and 1C specialists from all CIS countries.
• devhuman.com— a service for IT specialists, programmers, startupers and other specialists that allows you to quickly create a team for your project.
• modber.ru— another site for 1C professionals.

Let's start with the fact that becoming a designer will not happen in one day or even a month. However, the profession is becoming increasingly popular every day, so it is not surprising that an increasing number of people, especially young people, are actively interested in this request. So, in general terms, let's look at what you should be able to do future designer and what he has to face.

Firstly, the very concept of “design”, even from the point of view of remote work, implies both the process of completing a task and its creative result. Exactly creative process will be the determining factor in how successful of a designer you will become. Because there are quite a few areas of this profession: web design, print design, video design, and interior design.

Must be able to make rough sketches - this is already half of the required skills, regardless of the scope of application. Despite the fact that the path of a freelancer can be compared to the path of a lone warrior, nothing prevents him from communicating and exchanging ideas with colleagues on various online communities.

Be fluent in design tools - here is another integral point of any specialist in this field. Constantly visiting popular sites and libraries will allow you to stay in line with the main design trends.

And finally, well-written resume will help find customers.

The role of education for a successful specialist

So it is clear that a competent designer must have sufficient knowledge in the field of Internet technologies, as well as artistic taste. He has to design the project in such a way that the largest possible number of users are interested in it, and also that this is done in accordance with the requirements of the Internet.

The main functions that a specialist trained in this profession must have are as follows:

• generation of artistic ideas;
• creating website and page layouts;
• working with images;
• design of graphic files and web documents;
• work with different interior styles;
• knowledge not only of the latest fashion trends in interior design, but also finishing materials, as well as much more.

Get not only a crust, but also necessary knowledge Today, the main specialized universities offer it, and when it comes to web design, numerous computer academies that are present in every major city will help.

Main areas for work and practical application of knowledge

This is the first and, perhaps, most important thing to decide on. young specialist. Let's consider possible areas of application in more detail.

Creation of design of selling websites and design

Most customers ask to draw the cheapest and simplest websites. In this case, you, as a web designer, will simply draw websites without even knowing their main selling functions. Therefore, your task is to learn how to create selling web projects. You need to know which blocks on websites sell best, what types of pages generally exist, etc.

If you want to improve your skills, when you receive an order, look through the top 10 sites in this topic. And model the main “tricks” related to site design. This will already be a great achievement on your part.

You can also use our book “Hackers with Purses,” which fully discusses the algorithm for creating selling websites.

Logo creation

This remote work on the Internet involves creativity. And the more original your ideas are, the more you will earn. Also, your earnings will depend on how famous customers contact you for logo design.

This is nothing more than a part of a corporate identity, which uses tools such as a brand book, branding, graphic elements, layout rules, fonts, color palette and much more. Much also depends on artistic creativity, which any graphic designer should have.

Design of promotional products

This is the design of business cards, leaflets, catalogs, booklets, billboards, lightboxes, signs, etc. This kind of work is also in great demand.

You may also need copywriting skills, which are often found in technical specifications for a designer. If, in addition to design, you can create texts for advertisements and original slogans, then remote work on the Internet can bring you really good money.

Development of technical specifications

Most designers require clear technical specifications from the client when performing work. This is very inconvenient for the customer, because... he himself may understand the design of selling websites much worse than you. Therefore, if you can independently develop a website concept or even create a clear technical specification, this will make you a sought-after expert, and you will be able to earn 20-40% more.

Another important skill that will allow you to earn extra money is preliminary website design. There are special services that allow you to design websites and correctly place selling elements on the page. So if you use them, you can consider your freelancing career for designers to be successful.

Interior design

In many ways, it is this concept that determines the style and content of our lives, because modern people spend much more time indoors than outdoors. People first started talking about this in the middle of the last century.

But, if earlier you had to make drawings and drawings on paper, then with the development of graphic design you can solve these problems much faster, more interesting and on a larger scale. However, a competent interior designer must not only possess these skills, but also understand the features of building and finishing materials, the nuances of furniture arrangement, and so on.

Font creation, book design, photo stock

Developing a unique font is a painstaking and troublesome task, requiring a lot of research. It is necessary to understand in what context the future font can be used, whether it is suitable for texts, etc.

It's easiest to computerize handwriting first to get some hands-on experience. But redoing existing ones is a thankless task, because they will definitely not be unique.

The same specific area is book design, which is associated with preparing the manuscript for printing. First, a layout is developed, for which it is necessary to select a style, the correct font, etc. After this comes the layout, which ends with the design of the cover, binding, and so on.

Now about stock photos. An interesting area of ​​activity that many still have not heard of. This is a kind of data bank, which consists of photographs and graphic materials. They are posted by the content owner who doesn't mind anyone else using them.

Photo prices typically start at $0.15. Photostock (a specialized website) takes its commission, but in return it finds a buyer and pays the owner a fee. That's why good designer, as well as good photographer, can easily use such a passive source of earning money.

Freelance exchanges for designers

Finding employers is not easy, especially if you are a beginner and still little-known website designer, even with education and outstanding abilities. Believe me, over time you can “grow” with regular customers who will look for you and give you new and new orders.

And we kindly invite newcomers to become participants in numerous freelance exchanges - special web services that are a kind of intermediaries for finding performers and customers to perform a specific task.

You can always find a job here, but you will first need to register. Then you leave your applications under vacancies or projects. If the customer wants to enter into correspondence with you, he will contact you using the contact information provided.

Plays a big role well-designed portfolio (this will be discussed in more detail below). Also, take the time to first study what price more experienced freelancers are asking for similar work; perhaps you will be able to win this or that project thanks to price dumping.

Now let's look at the key features of domestic and foreign exchanges, providing their services in the field of freelancing.

Popular freelance exchanges in RuNet

Weblancer.net

Weblancer.net is one of the largest services on the RuNet. It even charges a subscription fee to performers, giving them access and the opportunity to leave their requests for projects.

Previously, the monthly fee was fixed and amounted to 5 USD. per month, but was later broken down by order category. Despite the rise in prices for services for freelancers, the cost of work and services has not changed much.

FL.ru

FL.ru is also one of the large services on the RuNet, offering its services to tens of thousands of remotely working specialists. At the end of last year, more than 2 million accounts were registered on the resource.

In order for a freelance designer to have access to orders, a PRO account is required, the price of which is 1,619 rubles.

Freelance.ru

On the resource you can often find intermediaries rather than direct customers. However, they have a professional understanding of how to communicate with both sides of the process. The service provides the opportunity to conclude transactions using a “safe” option.

Thousands of new advertisements are published here every day. It can be characterized as a small exchange that regularly offers projects of average duration and cost.

Kwork

Kwork is a simple and convenient project for freelancers of various profiles. The main motto of the company is the slogan “everything for 500 rubles.” That is, this is how much a typical task costs, and this is how much the performer can earn.

Of course there is more high paying job, since graphic design is a painstaking activity.

Foreign freelance exchanges

Let’s consider several foreign earnings exchanges for comparison, since it is expected that the pay on them will be higher, given the higher cost of labor.

Freelancer.com

Be prepared that when working on this resource You will not only have to pay a monthly commission, but also share a percentage of the order completion. As elsewhere, you need to earn a certain rating so that more employers are interested in you.

In addition, the site will automatically charge a commission, and the money will be debited or blocked on the freelancer’s card account, which he indicates during registration.

Upwork.com

It emerged from the merger of a couple of large freelance exchanges Odesk and Elance. Today it is the largest community with more than 10 million users.

It has been announced that the entire philosophy of conducting such activities has changed. It is expected that the exchange will become not just a bulletin board, but that each order placed will be immediately visible to all performers.

Fiverr

The exchange is famous for its unusual approach to job search. There is no need to look for customers, which is especially time-consuming for beginning designers.

The cost of any service is $5. For this amount you can draw simple and even simple banners, logos or retouch photos.

Design directions, tasks and earnings

The table below will give you a little more insight into how much different designers can earn.

Creating a portfolio

The designer's portfolio is his business card, no more, no less. This is his way of expressing himself and being chosen, unlike his competitors at work.

Novice specialists may be confused by the existence of a certain vicious circle. Because if he doesn’t have completed samples of work, then he has nothing to put in his portfolio. And in the absence of the latter, by what criterion should the customer choose it?

Therefore, you will have to start with small orders, even low-paying ones. Or make a few pieces for free, just for yourself. This is necessary so that a potential employer can draw a conclusion about the skills and abilities of the performer.

You can make a design for the website of your friends and acquaintances, or fulfill an order for a fictitious client. The main thing is to show the full maximum of your creativity. And remember, your portfolio should not contain mediocre work, only the best.

Examples of high-quality designer portfolios

To see what portfolios can and should be, here are a few links to the work of experienced freelance designers.

Art designer portfolio