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Freelancer.com, Sydney, New South Wales, United States: Freelancer.com

Company: Freelancer.com, Sydney, NSW Australia
Nomination Submitted by: Freelancer
Company Description: Ten-time Webby award-winning Freelancer.com is the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and projects posted. 28 million registered users have posted over 9.6 million projects and contests to date in over 1000 areas as diverse as website development, logo design, marketing, copywriting, astrophysics, aerospace engineering and manufacturing.
Nomination Category: Website Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Business or Professional Services
2023 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Freelancer.com
  1. When was this site or blog first published?

    Freelancer.com is the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and jobs posted. Freelancer.com was first launched in 2009, and rapidly established itself as the world's leading professional services marketplace for both employers and freelancers.

  2. Briefly describe this entry’s communications objectives and how it met those objectives (up to 200 words):

    Total 144 words used.

    Freelancer.com changes lives - it has helped professionals expand globally by making a living, as well as creates the future by helping entrepreneurs create products and services.

    On Freelancer.com, people can work the way they’d like to work, reaching an extensive worldwide market of employers, just by a click. Users can begin a project with a fixed scope and price in mind - the best option for projects that have a well-defined scope and deliverables. Alternatively, they can work on an ongoing basis using Freelancer.com’s hourly project feature.

    Payments are based on the freelancer’s time spent working, at a clear and transparent hourly rate. Aside from posting projects, employers can also get the perfect design by crowdsourcing their ideas to millions of freelancers on Freelancer.com through a contest posted on the platform. The larger the prize, the better the entries.

  3. List the appropriate creative and production credits for this entry:

    Reached 64 million users, worldwide

    - 65% of projects receive bids in under 60 seconds

    - 41 average bids per project

    - 22m+ total jobs posted

    - Over 2,700 job categories as diverse as Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Sales, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering

    - Average completed project size was US$252 in FY2022.

    - 247 countries, regions & territories with over 2700+ skills, speaking 34 languages and transacting in 39 currencies.

    - No crowdsourcing platform globally has the liquidity of Freelancer.1,100,000+ entries per month ~13,000,000 entries per year. 

    - 91% of contests receive entries within 1 hour. 320 average entries per contest.

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