In this article, you are going to learn about the 10 Best Freelancing websites in India.
Freelancing is a new-age career where you work on a project basis for an employer. You are not hired permanently by the employer, but you work on their projects and deliver them in time. However, there are few freelancing websites in India that hire sometimes on a permanent or part-time basis.
The best part of a freelancing job is that you can work from any part of the world for your client and can decide your own worth or salary. You can even decide your own schedule to work.
For Indian Freelancers, this is the best option to earn money, because so many projects from the developed countries are being outsourced to India, and Indian freelancers are making a very good earning by working on those projects.
There are three types of payment that exist in Freelancing.
- Project Basis – There will be a fixed price for the project that is assigned by the employer/client. And, once the project finishes and is delivered to the client the payment will be made.
- Per Hour Basis – You decide your rate on an hourly basis to work on a project. If the employer agrees with the rate, The client will pay you for the number of hours you spent on the project.
- Per Month Basis – This is a concept like a traditional job where you will be provided compensation every month till the project finishes and is delivered to the client.
Below are the best freelancing websites In India through which you can start your journey to a successful freelancing career.
1. Upwork
Upwork is the world’s most popular freelancing site today. Their annual revenue is in billions of dollars. Most of the biggest freelancers are on Upwork and have become successful by working on Upwork. It is a little difficult to grab the initial projects on Upwork. The main reason is its Approval policy. Upwork doesn’t hire everyone but only skilled professionals.
This might be an advantage for freelancers, because due to the strict approval policy, fewer freelancers are on Upwork, and eventually less competition and there will be a good chance of getting approval on your bidding.
Another advantage of Upwork is that, so many big companies drop their projects on this platform and you will have a very good opportunity to work on those projects.
These are the top job categories on Upwork:
Development & IT
Design & Creative
Sales & Marketing
HR & Training
Admin & Customer Support
Writing & Translation
2. Freelancer
After Upwork, Freelancer is one of the most popular and best freelancing websites in India. Apart from getting projects from clients, contests are also available on this platform. You can participate in various contests that are available here. Competitions like Logo design, website design, etc. you can participate in.
If you win these contests, you can win a handsome fee for it along with the feedback. Also, you would be provided a batch on winning the contest, which will eventually help you in grabbing new projects easily.
You get 8 proposals in a month to bid on your prospects. You can use one bid every 90 hours.
The best advantage of Freelancer.com is its chat feature. By using this feature, you can directly send your proposal to the client and you get an opportunity to influence the client to hire you.
3. Fiverr
Fiverr is also one of the best freelancing websites in India. It offers you projects from marketing, and designing to app development and 200-plus niches or domains.
Other than this, Fiverr also provides Free learning courses to develop your skills in various domains.
Fiverr has a very different approach as compared to the other websites. Here you have to post your gig on your profile page which will speak about your skills and work/portfolio. You also create multiple gigs for multiple price ranges (Basic, Standard, Premium, etc.). Later by looking at your gig the employer or client will approach you for the work.
The biggest advantage of Fiverr is that you don’t have any limit to sending your proposals to clients. You can send as many gigs/proposals as possible to get a project.
Fiverr has the most number of projects and clients as compared to other freelancing websites. So you have a very good chance of getting work on this platform. And, it will be a very good freelancing site for beginners who want to start their freelancing career journey.
Below are the best freelancing options provided by Fiverr:
Graphic Designing
Digital Marketing
Writing & Translation
Video & Animation
Programming & Tech
Music & Audio
4. Guru.com
If you are a beginner and looking to grab initial projects quickly, then Guru.com will be one of the best options you should go for. Since, as a beginner freelancer it would be a little difficult to attract clients in the initial stage to work with you, hence this website will help you to get the projects easily to start with.
It has the least amount of competition but has many renowned clients who are looking for freelance service providers.
Following are the top services that are provided by Guru.com:
Programming & Development
Business & Finance
Sales & Marketing
Engineering & Architecture
Education & Training
Legal
Writing & Translation
5. PeoplePerHour
This website has been around for quite some time now. And it has become very popular and one of the best freelancing websites in India.
PeoplePerHour can be your go-to platform to get the initial projects as a beginner. This platform also pays a decent price for the work or service you provide.
6. 99designs
This platform is only for Design professionals, who can provide their services in Graphic designing, web designing, logo designing, Illustration, etc. If you can provide high-quality and creative design to your clients then this is the best platform you should be on.
Since, 99designs is a domain-specific platform that is only for designers, hence most of the competition from the other domains would be stripped away. This will make it much easier to land your initial projects quickly by listing your services on this platform.
7. Designhill
Designhill is another website for freelance designers through which you can provide your services to clients. Here you have various design categories like Logo design, websites, brochures, Tee Shirts & many more.
Categories & Services:
Brand & Identity
Graphic Design
Logo Design
Packaging Design
Social Media Cover Design
Art & Illustration
8. Codingninjas
This is the platform specially for coders. If you have a technical background and expertise in IT and coding, then this should be your goto site and platform to offer technical freelancing services. Like, App development, Website Designing, etc.
The only challenge with codingninjas is its entry-level. It is a little tough to clear the test to be able to get into the platform and position your portfolio or services. Only a few freelancers who managed to clear the test were able to get the projects on this platform.
On the brighter side, if you are technically sound and good in your skills, and managed to clear the test, then you have plenty of opportunities to make good money out of this website.
There are so many world’s biggest companies like Google, Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, etc. who drop their projects on this platform and you can land up a job as well in one of these companies.
9. Toptal.com
Topal is also one of the most popular and best freelancing websites in India, especially for IT professionals. This is very similar to a site like coding ninjas, where you can provide your services in various categories of IT, like website designing, app development, etc.
This website conducts various tests to examine your skill level. The fact is that only 3% of the total freelancers participating in the test actually manage to clear.
The most demanded skills on this website:
Web Developers
IOS Developers
Front-End Developers
UI/UX Designers
Project Manager
AWS Expert
10. Truelancer
Truelancer is one of the best freelancing websites in India. So many projects are posted by the top employers of the world on this website. Most of freelancers get their initial set of projects within a few weeks of applying on this platform.
The following are the Roles included on this platform:
Software Development
IT & Programming
Graphic Designing & Multimedia
Mobile Application
Sales & Marketing
Finance & Accounting
Social Media, SEO & SEM
Data Entry & Admin
Conclusion
If you are a beginner and want to just start your freelancing career and establish yourself as a freelancer professional, then selecting the right freelancing platform will make your life easier.
As a freelancer, you are able to showcase your talent by advertising your skills and portfolio on any of the above best freelancing websites in India.
