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Freelancers
Featured Freelancers
Employers
Escrow and direct payment services
How will I receive my payments?
Contests
Marketplace
Employers and freelancers


FREELANCERS:

If you are looking for a job/project:

* Register a BASIC or PRO freelancer profile: Registering for a BASIC profile is free but it will let you to apply for jobs/projects that are older then 48 hours only. However if you register as a PRO freelancer then you will be able to apply for any projects/jobs instantly. With PRO profiles, your profile will also be given priority on the search results and it will be shown on the LATEST PRO FREELANCERS section which shows random 5 PRO freelancers on every refresh. Your profile will get maximum visibility with a PRO freelancers account. PRO profiles are more likely to get more jobs then BASIC profiles. There is a fee to apply as a PRO freelancer. BASIC freelancer accounts are free of charge.

* View the open jobs/projects on the 'Freelance Jobs' page.

* Apply for the jobs/projects you like by quoting the best rate(bid) you can offer, your cover letter and your CV(optional).

* Your application will be sent to the employer. The employer can then view your profile, cover letter and CV.

* If the employer selects your bid, you will be sent an email to accept working with the employer. You will need to confirm by clicking on the link in the email to accept working with the employer.

* Employer then can pay you the agreed amount by using our Direct Payment or Escrow Payment sections. You can agree to use alternative payment methods with the employer. In this case, you will not be able to use our escrow service which will not protect you and you will also not be able to give a feedback to the employer.

* The payments that have been sent through our system will be visible on your 'Billings and Payments' section.

* If the payment has been sent as 'Direct Payment', then you will be able to 'Withdraw' the money from your freelancer.co.uk account to your bank account or Paypal account by clicking on 'withdraw' link on your 'Billings and Payments' section. Alternatively you can ask for a cheque to be sent to your address by using the same link.

* If the payment has been sent via Escrow, you will need to complete the job before the employer agrees to complete your payment. As soon as your employer completes your payment you will be able to withdraw your money as explained above. There is a withdraw fee for withdrawing money from your account.

* As soon as you receive the payment, you will be able to leave a feedback for the employer.

Click here to register for a freelancer account now

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FEATURED FREELANCERS:

There is a fee for listing your profile on the home page 'FEATURED FREELANCERS' box. Featured Freelancers will be getting the maximum visibility on the website which will give them chance of getting more business for a reasonable amount. (Currently it is less then £10 for 1 day listing.) 

In order to list your profile as featured, you need to have a freelancer account which is free to signup. If you already have a freelancer account then you can login to your account and click on 'Make your profile featured' from your account menu. 

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EMPLOYERS:

If you are an employer looking to employ a freelancer:

* Post your job/project as a BASIC or PRO job. BASIC job postings are free but your job post will be moderated by the site admin and it will take up to 24 hours to appear on our website. Only PRO (paid) freelancers can apply for your job instantly if you post a BASIC job/project. BASIC freelancers will only be able to apply for your project/job 48 hours after it has been posted.

PRO jobs will also be given maximum visibility on the search results and displayed on the home page LATEST PRO JOBS section which will show 5 PRO jobs randomly on every refresh. 

PRO jobs are more likely to get more applications then BASIC jobs.

* You will be sent an email everytime a freelancer applies for your job/project. Freelancers will send you a bid with their application. 

* You can then send messages to the freelancers who applied.

* You can then accept the bid from one or more freelancers by clicking on 'Add on your team' button on the project details page.

* This will send an email to the freelancer asking to confirm his/her availibility and acceptance to be on your project team.

* You will be sent an email If the freelancer accepts to be on your project team.

* You can then make an escrow or direct payment to the freelancer.

* Upon the completion of the work, you can leave a feedback for the employer. Please note that you can only leave a fedback of you make the payments through our website. You are allowed to make your payments out of our website by agreeing with the freelancer on the payment method. However, you will not be protected against fraud and you will not be able to leave a feedback for the freelancer.

Click here to post your job now

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ESCROW AND DIRECT PAYMENT SERVICES:

Freelancer.co.uk offers 2 different types of payment options for employers:

After or before the completion of the work, employers can pay the freelancers with our Direct or Escrow payment option which can be found on the 'Your Team' section. 

Escrow Payments: After you select one or more freelancers to include on your project team, you can make an escrow payment for them. The money will be kept in a middle account which will not be accessible by either the freelancer or the employer. 

An escrow payment can only be completed by the employer and can be only cancelled by the freelancer.

When you make an escrow payment, your payment will not be sent to the freelancer unless you complete your payment by clicking on the related button on 'Billings and Payments' section. Sending a payment with Escrow is a guaranteed way of making sure that you are satisfied with the freelancers work. If the work has not been completed by the freelancer, then your money will be refunded by freelancer.co.uk

Direct Payments: If you do not want to hold your payment in a middle account, you can choose to send it as a direct payment. Direct payments are final and are NOT refundable. Freelancer will have access to the funds instantly. Direct Payments are less secure then escrow payments.

Freelancer.co.uk charges a commission for both Escrow and Direct payments.

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HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY PAYMENTS?

If you want to withdraw your money from freelancer.co.uk to your account, you can click on 'Withdraw' link from the 'Billing & Payments' section of your 'My Account' area. You will see this link only if you have got at least 1 completed payment(in other words, your account balance must be bigger then £0).

Everytime you withdraw money, you will be asked how you would like to receive your money. Currently we accept the following payment methods to send your payments:

Paypal
Bank Transfer
Cheque
Coming soon: Money Bookers

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CONTESTS:

Employers who do not have time to search for freelancers can open contests for freelancers to join. A prize must be set by the employer to open a contest. Employer will also have to transfer the prize money to our account before the contest begins.

Freelancers will complete the work and upload with their own watermarks and copyright protection. Employer will select the winning work. Freelancer will then upload the full version of the work and the prize will be sent to the owner of the winning work.  The payments of the winning work will be under freelancer.co.uk's protection.

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MARKETPLACE:

Freelancers or employers who want to sell their websites, domains, businesses and any type of equipment can post it on the marketplace. Interested site visitors will be sending messages to the sellers.

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EMPLOYERS AND FREELANCERS:

We believe in keeping things simple. A freelancer can also be an employer at the same time without having to register for 2 different accounts. As soon as you post a job, you will be assigned as an employer and as soon as you post your freelancer profile, you will be assigned as a freelancer. You can do both and you will be assigned as both freelancer and employer under one single account.

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