Why use Elance?

Turn your vision into reality. Scale your business quickly and cost efficiently.


Find the talent you need when you need it.

Whether you post a project to our professional network or invite selected professionals to bid, you are bound to find the right match for your needs at Elance. Tap into an incredible variety of talent in the U.S. and abroad, ranging from highly skilled individual freelancers to full-service firms. Decide who to hire by examining their proposals, evaluating their credentials and prior work, and reading feedback left by others.


Get work done without adding overhead.

Elance gives you the speed and flexibility to accomplish what you want, in the timeframe you want it done. Ramp up quickly for time-sensitive projects and growth phases without adding overhead, cycling through time or labor-intensive recruiting processes, or getting stuck in costly long-term commitments.


Get exceptional value.

Elance users can get high quality work done at a price that is hard to find elsewhere because of the competitiveness and efficiency of our Marketplace.  Elance's feedback system for rating professionals after the work is done adds a strong incentive for professionals to deliver their best work for you. We actively monitor our membership to ensure that our Site Policies are being followed.


Free productivity tools and secure payment options.

Working efficiently with remote workers is a lot easier and safer using Elance’s collaboration and payment tools. Communicating and sharing files through our Private Message Board (PMB) makes it simple to track progress and agreed upon deliverables. When making payments, you do not need to disclose payment information multiple times to people you don’t know well. Just pay through Elance using your preferred method of payment (credit card, PayPal, check, or wire transfer). We also offer an escrow payment service for even more security.


A company you can trust.

Feel confident that you are working with an established and stable company whose mission is to enable virtual work to empower individuals and small businesses. As a pioneer, Elance has been leading this space for the past 7 years, with over 800,000 registered users. We continue to grow with hundreds of new users and project postings every day. See for yourself the interesting projects people are doing right now on Elance.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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