WWW.Getafreelancer.com, The simplicity of the name alone, has made a friend for life out of me. My fellow freelancer, have you ever had a day where you just sat there, wondering what you were going to do next to line up some clients? Well, at Get a freelancer.com, you can soon have clients from all around the globe.

With a free membership, your profile and expertise is posted for all potential clients to view. Some of the clients may not even be members of the site, as it is open for anyone on the World Wide Web to view. Setting up your profile and account is very simple, just create a unique user name using a valid email and build your profile. What can be simpler than that?

Here’s how it works… The person with a job, posts their job on the board. They list all the specifics of the task and how much they are willing to pay. The jobs are then “won” on a bidding system. All correspondence and payments are handled through the site. If you don’t have a PayPal account, the site offers a free online fund account that allows you to have a secure place for all payments receivable.

A small commission is paid, both by the buyer and the provider (you). Once you’ve won a project or received your payment, getafreelancer.com holds 10% or $5.00, whichever is greater. A finders fee, you could call it. This is how you are able to utilize their service with no money out of pocket.

The site does offer an upgraded Gold membership. With this membership, you pay a flat monthly rate of $12.00. There are no commission fees taken from your compensation and your Gold member status is clearly noted on your profile. Many buyers look specifically for Gold members when hiring for projects.

All interactions are offered the opportunity to rate their experience with the other party at the conclusion of the project. The rating system is based on a 10 point scale. It allows buyers to see which freelancers have been productive and pleasant to work with; perhaps persuading them to contact you directly for a job, versus posting it for bidding. It also allows freelancers to see the buyers that are serious and legitimate with their work offers.

All in all, this site is fun to dig around in. It clearly shows all the categories with current job postings. It can virtually eliminate some of your costly advertising expenses yet allow you to expand your client base. When using a tool such as this site, your days of wondering where your next client will come from will soon be gone.