Online Outsourcing: Elance connects businesses with professionals
August 1, 2008 by admin
From PC Mike’s NBC-TV segment...
The Internet has revolutionized the way we live and work, breaking down barriers and letting even small operators compete on a global scale. These days, a special website for freelancers is acting as a giant brokerage house for all sorts of business services. It’s called “Elance,” and it has quite the following.
It’s hard to say who this site is geared most towards… the freelancer or the prospective employer, looking to hire someone.
But if you need outside help on a project or piecemeal basis, here’s a site that instantly puts you in touch with thousands who are anxious to take on your project. I put a notice out for development of a logo. The first bid came in less than five minutes after I posted it. Within a day, I had 17 web designers and artists offering their services… from all over the world.
Elance specializes in creative work…computer and web programming, graphic dssign, writing. But there are also sales and marketing freelancers, researchers, , even accountants all available and ready to bid. To make sure projects are done, payment is handled through an escrow deposit, not released until everybody’s happy.
Basic services are free. Heavy users pay a subscription fee based on how many projects they bid on. Check it out here.
Mike:
Thank you for 5 seconds of my 15 minutes of fame. Your screen shots show my company logo at 0:36 seconds and the key words from my profile at 0:41 seconds. Unfortunately I am not a web designer or graphics design, but I am a Mechanical Designer. I design products for companies with the end goal of taking those products to market.
I have been an active Elanc’er since 2004 and have used the internet as a vehicle to sell freelancing services since 1993.
Niel Leon
Unicorn Technical Services
PS - my elance profile is at connectuts.elance.com
Niel
Elance works like charm. I am a freelance writer and my profile is at http://vapourlock.elance.com
This single site has turned the worm around. I am rocking here and I am in fact doing so well that I have already quit my job and jumped onto it full-time. I play my own shots and I do my own thing.
may this world be blessed with more of elance.
Thank you for profiling Elance! I feel like it is the best kept secret on the internet, and I am glad the word is getting out.
Elance has been the jumping off point for my freelance writing business, The Garden of Words, L.L.C. Elance has allowed me to find clients from around the world and write about a huge variety of topics. Most importantly, Elance has allowed me to merge my favorite hobbies: reading, writing and gardening.
I have hired Elance designers to create my website and my logo. Elance is the best site for freelancers in many different disciplines, and people looking for talented professionals.
–Katie Elzer-Peters, The Garden of Words, L.L.C.
http://www.thegardenofwords.com
http://ktplant.elance.com
Hi.
I’m Krish from Emphasize Outsourcing…We are one of the top service providers in elance since 2006 and I just like to describe elance in one words “Excellent”
http://emphasize.elance.com
http://www.emphasizebpo.com
Hello.
I’m Yura from CodeIT Ltd… It is really pleasant to work on Elance.. Also it is one of the good ways to find more and more good clients to work with!
Yes elance is a place where buyers and professionals are connected and go for a long term business relationship.
Elance is a great market place. We are into animation and graphic design (gestures.elance.com) and owe our success to this geat website.
Rahul Mishra
Gesture Graphics & Development
http://www.gesturegraphics.com