Freelance service databases and related projects (free to join)

• oDesk ^{editor's choice} - truly innovative freelance project database. Allows to hire freelancers and companies. Uses a unique approach that guarantees to service buyers that an hour billed is an hour worked, while guaranteeing to freelancers and provider companies that an hour worked is an hour paid. Unlike on most other freelance marketplaces, an average project on oDesk costs $5,000 (which is significantly higher) and most projects offer hourly payment rather than fixed payment. oDesk is a great place to find a job for web developers, graphic designers, bloggers, virtual assistants, and online marketers (SEO, PPC, and social media experts). Hundreds of jobs are posted daily on oDesk.
  Buyers can post projects and receive bids/quotes for free.
  Freelancers are charged a 10% fee when their bid is selected as the winner for a project.
  
  You can receive payment via PayPal, Moneybookers, Debit card, Direct Deposit.
  No sign-up fees. No monthly fees.

• Freelancer ^{the best} - freelance project database with thousands of programmers and over 200 new projects posted every day. Main project categories: Programming, Web design, Web development, Script installation, Site promotion, Graphic Design, Copywriting, Data Processing.
  Webmasters may find programmers, web developers, web designers, SEO experts, translators and other related professionals here. Professionals may earn cash with their high tech skills on hundreds of currently open bid requests.
  No sign-up fee. No monthly fee. But you are required to give a 10% commission on each project you win a bid on (minimum $5). Alternatively you can pay $20/month as a gold member, and don't pay any commission from projects. You can withdraw money when your account balance reaches $30. You can receive payment via Debit Card, Paypal and Moneybookers.

• Script Lance ^{the best} - freelance web projects database with thousands of programmers and over 50 new projects posted every day. Webmasters may find web developers, web designers and other related professionals here. Professionals may earn cash with their high tech skills on hundreds of currently open bid requests. No sign-up fee. No monthly fee. But you are required to give a 5% commission on each project you win a bid on (minimum $5).

• RentACoder ^{the best} - very good freelance IT service database. Software buyers may find a coder here. Software coders may earn cash with their high tech skills on hundreds of currently open bid requests (about 200 projects are posted daily). Coders may also subscribe to the newsletter and receive daily bid requests from thousands of registered buyers.

  • Database: Access, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, ...
  • Documentation / Tech Writing
  • Data Entry
  • Game Development
  • Graphics: Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, 3d Animation
  • Art
  • Music
  • 3d Modeling
  • Language Specific: ASP, ASP .NET, C#, C++ / C, Cold Fusion, Delphi, Java, JSP, Perl, PHP, XML/XSL, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .Net, ...
  • CAD
  • MultiMedia: Video Editing, ...
  • Network: Network Design, Network Implementation,
  • Platforms: Windows, MS Exchange, MS Office, Darwin, Internet Browser, Linux, UNIX, Hand Held/PDA Programming
  • Requirements
  • Security
  • Testing / Quality Assurance
  • Web: Page Design, Flash, Web Services, ....
  • Training: Computer Based
  Most transactions are completed harmoniously, but every now and then a buyer and coder cannot come to an agreement. If this happens to you then you can simply request one of the Rent A Coder arbitrators place the bid request into 'arbitration' to determine if the contract was met or not. During a court-like process, the arbitrator follows the rules of arbitration to determine what has and has not been delivered, and may even test the final code to verify a buyer's bug list.
  You can receive payment via Pay Pal, Snail Mail Check, Wire Transfer or Western Union.
  No sign-up fees. No monthly fees. But you are required to give a 15% commission from each completed project.

• EUFreelance - freelance project database with thousands of programmers and over 5-10 new projects posted every day. Main project categories: Programming, Web design, Web development, Script installation, Site promotion, Graphic Design, Copywriting, Data Processing.
  Webmasters may find programmers, web developers, web designers, SEO experts, translators and other related professionals here. Professionals may earn cash with their high tech skills on hundreds of currently open bid requests.
  No sign-up fee. No monthly fee. But you are required to give a 10% commission on each project you win a bid on (minimum 5 euro). Alternatively you can pay 12 euro/month as a gold member, and don't pay any commission for projects. You can withdraw money when your account balance reaches EUR 30. You can request a check to be sent to you, a bank wire, or receive payment through Moneybookers, Payoneer Debit Card, PayPal .

Professional services marketplaces (paid signup or/and subscription)

• eLance ^expensive - The world's largest Freelance Project Database of web design, graphic design, and admin projects! Registration is NOT free, but the amount of project and freelancers is amazing! Project categories:

  • Web Design & Development (Complete Web Site Flash Animation Flash MX HTML Email Design Hosting Web Design Search Engine Optimization Web Programming Usability Testing
  • Graphic Design & Multimedia (3D Graphics 3D Modeling Audio & Video Banner Ads Brochures Business Cards Business Cards Corporate Identity Package Graphics Illustration Letterhead Logos Music Package Design Photo Retouching Photography Print Ads)
  • Software & Technology (Application Development Database Design & Development Handhelds & PDAs Security System Administration Technical Support Wireless)
  • Writing & Translation (Articles Copy Writing Creative Writing Editing Grant Writing Press Releases Resumes Technical Writing Translation Web Content)
  • Business Strategy (Advertising Business Plans Consulting Direct Marketing HR Policies & Plans Marketing Plans Project Management Public Relations Research & Analysis Telemarketing)
  • Training & Development (Business Skills Business Software Programming Languages Systems Engineering Other)
  • Legal (Canadian Law Contracts Corporate Copyright Dispute Resolution Incorporation Patents Policies Research Trademarks Wills)
  • Administrative Support (Data Entry Event Planning Personal Assistant Presentations Printing Transcription Word Processing)
  • Accounting & Finance (Bookkeeping Financial Planning Taxes)
  • Engineering & Design (Architectural CAD Civil & Structural Electrical Mechanical Miscellaneous)