Projects posted on Freelancer.com end up having several bidders, so making your bid stand out from the rest is a crucial step to making the employer notice you and ultimately award you the project. Your bid is the first thing they notice about you; it’s like a first impression at a job interview. You want to sell yourself and show employers why you are the right person for the job. Your bid consists of several components and if all of… Read more

At Freelancer we believe that finances shouldn’t be a drudgery – especially in the current economic climate. We would like to be the bank manager you wish you had. This is why we have completely redesigned the Payments & Account page to give you the brand new Financial Dashboard. The Financial Dashboard has been designed from the ground up to let you handle payments and track your finances all in one convenient place. Manage Transactions The first thing you will… Read more

Roll Out The Red Carpet! We’ve introduced incredible new features for you on Freelancer.com, and packed them into 3 exciting paid memberships, starting from just US$4.95/ month! If you’ve never been a paid member before, experience the amazing benefits now by signing up for a FREE 30-day Basic trial membership! The trial is available to all PayPal verified users. Memberships To Suit Everyone! Take your pick of the 4 memberships available now: Free, Basic (US$4.95/ month), Standard (US$24.95/ month) and… Read more

We just announced the finalists for our latest US$25,000 Expose Our Logo contest! Participants were encouraged to promote the Freelancer.com hummingbird logo to as many people as possible in their respective countries, between November and February, and film their exploits. The more visible, viral and creative their videos the better! Thousands of Freelancers responded by submitting over 440 creative and occasionally death-defying entries from all corners of the world! We’ve narrowed these down to the top 20 and, whilst we’re… Read more

It feels good to get paid for a job well done, but even better once that money is in your bank account! Available now to Gold members, you can transfer money directly into your bank account for just US$2 per withdrawal! You can get your money in 2 to 3* working days, depending on your financial institution, with NO third-party fees! We’re excited to launch Express Withdrawals for Indian users, with more countries to be added shortly. *Note: We recommend… Read more

We’ve completely redesigned everyone’s Profile page and added new features to maximize your earning potential. The result is that your new Profile page is now among the best on the Internet! It’s the perfect showcase for your skills, experience and reputation in a powerful new layout. All your key information is organized and easy to read, and the single, most important thing you can do is ensure it’s 100% complete. This is essential for you to take advantage of recent features… Read more

Protesting SOPA The Internet has done more to foster growth of businesses and entrepreneurship than any other invention or technology in recent times, spurring an unparalleled democratization of knowledge and opportunity both in the US and across the globe. At Freelancer.com we support efforts to curtail and prevent copyright infringement, and have published policies to handle responding to issues and dealing with infringements.  However the vague and broad reaching language of SOPA is clearly ripe for abuse, and the requirements placed on sites such… Read more

Video Contests are the very first Multimedia contest offered on the Freelancer.com Contest site. It enables you to get hundreds of video entries, from professional videographers, for as little as US$290! A video contest is the perfect way to crowdsource a training video for your staff,  instructional guide on your website, or a slick Youtube product review. We think Youtube will be a popular choice among contest creators. Just look at the way it spawned successful careers for Rebecca Black and Justin… Read more

Late last night we received a short email from Matt, from Melbourne, with a photo attached, which you’ll see at the bottom of this post. It was Matt’s low key way of telling us he’d just become the 2011 Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year winner! This is a very important award coming from the leading lights in Australia’s business and entrepreneurial community, which is why it means so much to us all! 2011 has truly been an amazing year… Read more

We have just launched our new “Expose our logo to win US$25,000″ Competition. We are looking for people from all over the world to creatively expose our logo to as many people as possible and capture it all on video. We are giving away total prize money of US$25,000. 1st prize – $10,000 People’s Choice – $5000 2nd Prize – $2,500 3rd Prize – $1,500 We also have a whole bunch of different categories where we are giving away US$1,000… Read more