Yalamber Subba: WordPress Jobs & Freelance Marketplaces
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WordPress Jobs &
Freelance marketplaces
Mr. Yalamber Subba yalamber.com
Engineering Director iXOD llc.
What is Freelance marketplace?
“Freelance marketplaces (or outsourcing marketplaces) are websites that match buyers and
sellers of services provided via the internet.” From Wikipedia.
Top Freelance marketplaces?
What most of them have in common?
S Lots of WordPress projects
S Odesk (3,676 jobs)
WordPress Jobs & Freelance marketplaces
S Elance.com (37,575 new jobs in last 15 days)
WordPress Jobs & Freelance marketplaces
S vworker.com(212), freelancer(347), guru.com(273)
S Elance Job Trends report
S 13% quarterly growth on Elance
WordPress Jobs & freelance marketplaces
S Demand for WordPress skill is always increasing
S Thousands of jobs are available for WordPress developers
S Many companies/organizations are switching to WordPress as their cms platform
S WordPress is among top skills on most of the freelance marketplaces
How to win WordPress Jobs on these marketplaces?
S Portfolio or job history
S Proposal Specific to project
S Take WordPress Skill tests
S Improve Your Profile
S Ratings, reviews & testimonials
Limitations / Cons
S Project fees and transaction costs
S Competition
S Usually lower bids win
S Some clients are not easy to work with and disputes may occur
S Not easy to get your first job
Alternatives
S jobs.wordpress.net or other job boards
S Codecanyon, themeforest, other marketplaces
S WordPress forums
S Start your own WP shop.
Thank you
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