The Monster List of Freelance Job Sites – 2011 Update

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The Monster List of Freelance Job Sites – 2011 Update

Every freelancer needs a source for clients. We rely on clients, nurture our relationships with them, and provide a quality of service that keeps then coming back. And we can never have enough of them! The Monster List of Freelance Job Sites has one purpose: to massively increase your source of potential clients and potential jobs.

This list, like Isaac Newton, stands on the shoulders of giants. The second edition of our Monster List of Freelance Job Sites has been valuable and much visited since April 2009. With over a hundred comments from our fantastic readers which has really added to its value. This list is a thorough update, removing dead links, adding new sites, and taking on board many of the suggestions from your comments.

We start the list with FreelanceSwitch's own Job Board, which has categories for design, development, writing, illustration, Flash, and miscellaneous jobs, and at the time of writing contains a huge 220+ jobs. Jobs are hand-moderated by FreelanceSwitch staff and volunteers from our dedicated community of freelancers. You can see the available jobs with no strings attached, but to apply for jobs, you need to sign up, which costs just $7 a month. And you can advertise jobs at absolutely no cost.

Is this list now finished? I doubt it ever will be. Like the last list, it will become more valuable as you comment on which sites you found most helpful, inform us of sites that have been missed, and warn us when links stop working. And, best of all, get those jobs!

Traditional Job Boards

Top Recommendation: FreelanceSwitch Job Board

Our very own busy Job Board with over current 220+ listings. Jobs are hand-moderated and include writing, design, development, and more.  Apply for a job for only $7 a month, post a job for free.

Location: Anywhere

Listings include: general web, design, development, writing, illustration, flash, misc

• Mashable Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: blogging, design, consulting, marketing


• Krop
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, general web, general creatives


• Jobs For Geeks
  
  Location: US / Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, web development, technical support


• Smashing Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, programming


• Sologig
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• No Agencies Please
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: design, general web, development, writing


• Programmer Meet Designer
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, general web, development, writing


• FreelanceFolder
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, general web, general creatives


• Aquent
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, general creatives, marketing, advertising


• Authentic Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web


• Simply Hired
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• WritingCareer.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• Design Crowd
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, misc


• The IT Job Board
  
  Location: Europe
  
  Listings include: general web, development, support


• Writerlance
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• Guru
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• Coroflot's Design Job Board
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• Craigslist
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• FreelanceWriting
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• About Freelance Writing
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• Freelancers.net
  
  Location: UK, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web


• FreelanceBBS
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Go Freelance
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• BloggingPro
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: blogging, writing, design, general web


• LinkedIn Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• GeekUp Job Board
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: general web


• The AWN Career Connections
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: VFX, special effects, multimedia, all


• CreativeHeads.net
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: video games, animation, VFX


• VFXTalk.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all, multimedia


• AllDevJobs.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design


• Your Web Job
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, copywriting


• Ajaxian
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: web development, design, general web


• Java Script Ninja Jobs
  
  Location: US, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: web development, design, writing


• Ars Technica
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: software, development, design


• 37signals Job Board
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, iphone development, misc


• CrunchBoard
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Startuply
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: all


• Careers.JoelonSoftware.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, development, sdk


• Boxes And Arrows
  
  Location: US, Canada
  
  Listings include: general web, design


• Sensational Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, misc


• ReadWriteWeb Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, sdk


• Wired Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, sdk


• Creative Hotlist
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: general web, design, misc


• TheFWA
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• design:related
  
  Location: NY, LA & London
  
  Listings include: general web, design


• AIGA Design Jobs
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: general web, design


• JustTechJobs.com
  
  Location: US, Canada
  
  Listings include: all


• Behance Network
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, design, misc


• HighEndCareers
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Sitepoint
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, development, design


• BloggerJobs.Biz
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: blogging, writing


• Journalism Jobs
  
  Location: US, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing


• Search Web Jobs
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: general web, design, marketing


• JobServe
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Chinwag Jobs
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: design, development, marketing, illustration


• All Data Jobs
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: data


• Filter Talent
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: web development, design, flash, misc


• ProZ
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: translation


• TranslatorsCafe.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: translation


• People4business.com
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: all


• People4charity.com
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: all


• Gizmodo Jobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: web, development, programming


• nPost
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: web, development, programming


• oDesk
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Freelance UK
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: all


• FreelanceQ
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Creative Niche
  
  Location: Canada
  
  Listings include: general web, translation, development, Flash, programming


• VirtualVocations
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• ProBlogger Job Board
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, blogging


• The Ruby / Rails Job site
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web


• TheCanned.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• GulfJobSites.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Artshub
  
  Location: Australia
  
  Listings include: design, development, general web


• FreelanceRadar
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, development, general web


• QuestOutSourcing.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, development, general web, writing


• AllFreelanceWork
  
  Location: US, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design, development, general web, creative


• Amazon Mechanical Turk
  
  Location: US, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: hits


• MetaFilter
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Perl.com
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: Perl development

Job Bidding Sites

Top Recommendation: Freelancer.com

Worlds largest outsourcing marketplace. Post projects, bid on projects, no matter what, you will most certainly find what you are looking for.

Location: Anywhere

Listings include: all

• DesignQuote.net
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• FreelanceAuction.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, development, design


• ozLance.com.au
  
  Location: Australia, Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, writing


• Project4Hire.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, development, design, writing


• ScriptLance.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, writing, marketing


• VWorker
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, writing, translation


• WritingBids.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, copywriting


• BizReef.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, writing, translations


• eLance
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, writing, translations, marketing


• FreelanceJobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Freelancers Union
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• GoFreelance.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: writing, development, photography, marketing


• DoNanza
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: development, general web, design


• GetACoder
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: general web, development


• Contracted Work
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• OnForce
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: tech support


• AgentSolo
  
  Location: Canada
  
  Listings include: web, programming, writing, translation, marketing


• PeoplePerHour.com
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: web, programming, marketing, design, writing, translation


• ITMatch Online
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: graphics, design, writing, translating


• rfpDB (The Request for Proposals Database)
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• JobShuk
  
  Location: Israel
  
  Listings include: design, general web, programming, marketing, writing, translating


• DesignCrowd
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design


• DesignCrowd
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: design

Jobs Search Engines

Top Recommendation: Indeed | One Search. All Jobs

Search for jobs in the country of your choosing, whether its in your own country or in any other, chances are that you will find a job for your suiting. Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.

Location: Anywhere

Listings include: all

• Jobbi
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• SimplyHired
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• PolyLance
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Juju
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: all


• CareerBuilder
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: all


• Monster+HotJobs
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• MyJobSearch
  
  Location: UK
  
  Listings include: all


• Careerjet
  
  Location: India
  
  Listings include: all


• Faayda
  
  Location: India
  
  Listings include: all


• USA.gov
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: all


• Dice
  
  Location: US
  
  Listings include: Technology


• LinkUp
  
  Location: US, Canada, UK
  
  Listings include: all


• Monster
  
  Location: Anywhere
  
  Listings include: all


• Jobs.com.au
  
  Location: Australia
  
  Listings include: all

Job Aggregators

Top Recommendation: Job Pile

Aggretates the best job boards on the web, including sites like, FreelanceSwitch, 37Signals and a lot more. You will definitely find what you are looking for!

Aggrerating: Authentic Jobs, 37signals Jobs, FreelanceSwitch Job Board, Krop, Metafilter Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Slashdot Jobs, AllWeb Jobs, Coroflot Jobs

• Jobagg
  
  Aggrerating: 37signals Job Board, CSS Beauty's Monster, Authentic Jobs, Fresh Web Jobs


• Xemiom
  
  Aggrerating: Xemion Jobs, jobs.37signals.com, alldevjobs.com, jobs.smashingmagazine.com, coroflot.com, krop.com, yourwebjob.com, crunchboard.com, Simply Hired, jobs.ajaxian.com, freshwebjobs.com, jobs.jsninja.com, jobs.arstechnica.com, startuply.com, designm.ag, careers.joelonsoftware.com, jobs.boxesandarrows.com, python.org


• Joblighted
  
  Aggrerating: Joel on Software Jobs, 37signals Job Board, CrunchBoard, Slashdot Jobs, Authentic Jobs Full-time, VentureBeat JobBoard, TechGigger Jobs, MetaFilter Jobs, Python Job Board, Krop Jobs, Coroflot Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Smashing Jobs, JavaScript Ninja Jobs, Ajaxian Jobs, Startuply, Ars Technica Job Board, nPost Startup Jobs, Jobs on the Wall, Boxes & Arrows Job Board, Read/WriteWeb Jobs, Hidden Network, RealWebJobs, Wired Jobs


• MostHired
  
  Aggrerating: Jobs and Giggs, 37 Signals Jobs, RealWebJobs, 37 Signals Gigs, Krop, Venture Beat, Authentic Jobs, GigaOM Jobs, Joel On Software, Crunch Board, MeFi Jobs, FreshWebJobs, Slashdot, CSS Beauty, MinistryCamp, Boxes and Arrows, Design Meltdown, nPost, Web Pro Jobs, coroflot, Most Hired, crispspot, Jobs on the Wall, searchwebjobs


• Freelance Job List
  
  Aggrerating: This site seems to aggregate other job boards, including Get A Freelancer, Craigslist, Scriptlance Projects, Projects4Hire, Hot Freelance Jobs.

International, Non-English Sites

• FreelanceMatch.nl
  
  Location: Netherlands


• Pooq.nl
  
  Location: Netherlands


• Freelance.nl
  
  Location: Netherlands


• XPlace
  
  Location: Israel


• Freelancermap
  
  Location: Germany


• FreelanceIndia.com
  
  Location: India


• Bumeran
  
  Location: South America


• Laborum.com
  
  Location: Latin America


• TrabojoFreelance
  
  Location: South America


• Joobs.ro
  
  Location: Romania


• Motamot
  
  Location: France


• Okeli
  
  Location: Sweden


• Projekurdu
  
  Location: Turkey


• Cercalavoro.it
  
  Location: Italy


• Freelancenorge
  
  Location: Norway


• Freelancewebmarket
  
  Location: Denmark


• FreelancerChina.com
  
  Location: China

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