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Creative Professionals, Freelancing Platforms and
Other Niche or High-Quality Platforms for General Work

Features:

• A freelancer is a self-employed individual who offers services to clients, typically on a project or contract basis, rather than working as a full-time employee for one company.
• Freelancers often work in fields such as writing, graphic design, programming, marketing, photography, and consulting.

Upwork
https://www.upwork.com

Good for: Writing, design, marketing, customer support, dev work
Pros: Wide range of jobs, hourly or fixed rate
Cons: Competitive; service fee can be high for beginners

Fiverr
https://www.fiverr.com

Good for: Creative gigs, short tasks, starting freelancers
Pros: Easy to set up, sell services starting at \$5+
Cons: Can be oversaturated; Fiverr takes 20% commission

Freelancer.com
https://www.freelancer.com

Good for: Bidding on projects from many categories
Pros: Large variety of jobs
Lots of competition, fees for bids or upgrades

Toptal
https://www.toptal.com

Good for: Expert developers, designers, and finance experts
Pros: High pay, quality clients
Cons: Rigorous screening process

99designs
https://99designs.com

Good for:Logo, graphic, and web designers
Pros: Design contests or direct hire
Cons: Contests can be unpaid unless you win

PeoplePerHour
https://www.peopleperhour.com

UK-based but global; hourly and fixed-price jobs
Pros: Easy to list services and respond to client posts

Guru
https://www.guru.com

Good for: Tech, writing, legal, and architecture projects
Pros: Workroom collaboration tools

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