This document provides information on 17 alternatives for outsourcing jobs and growing a business, including both freelancer marketplaces and remote job posting sites. Some of the key freelancer marketplaces discussed include Staff.com for hiring long-term remote workers, Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk) for short-term projects, and Fiverr for inexpensive services. The document also outlines features of individual platforms such as Guru, PeoplePerHour, and Freelancer.com and who each option is best suited for.

1. 17 Alternatives That Will Help You
Outsource Jobs to Grow Your Business

2. Odesk and Elance have merged to become Upwork.com and
the leader in hiring freelancers and remote tracking software.
However, they’re only focused on short term projects, not
long term workers.

3. General Freelancer Platforms

4. Is a marketplace where you can find, manage, and pay your staff from around the
world.
Here’s how it works:
 After you post a job, you will create a shortlist of candidates from 1,000s of
Qualified profiles in our database.
 Next you will interview and test the candidates.
 And before hiring your new remote staff member, you can take them for a trial run
with either a quick test, a longer paid trial of 5 hours or more, or a
probation period before the hire is finalized.
Staff.com

5. Why It’s Different:
 The key difference between Staff.com and other marketplaces on this list is that you
are hiring people to fill longer term positions.
 Instead of one off projects and services that can be completed in a matter of days,
Staffers intend to work with a company for months, or even years.
Staff.com

6. Who It’s For:
 Staff.com is for startups looking to scale their business by finding top talent
regardless of location. They are looking to add long term team members who will
help grow your company over the course of the next year, or more.
Staff.com

7. What it is:
 Freelancer.com is a global outsourcing marketplace very similar in
function to Upwork, which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers
can then bid to complete.
Freelancer.com

8. Here’s how it works:
 You post a job and freelancers make bids to complete.
 You can then compare and select bidders. You pay once you’re satisfied with
the work.
Freelancer.com

9. Why It’s Different:
 Depending on your membership type, you will be charged fees once a freelancer
accepts your offer.
 On Free, Basic and Plus memberships, you pay $3 USD, or 3% of the total project
cost, whichever is greater.
 Standard and Premium memberships don’t pay any project fees,
however, they have monthly fees of $49 and $199 respectively.
Freelancer.com

10. Guru.com
What it is:
 Guru lets you find and hire talented freelancers to help you complete a
variety of different projects. Search for services being offered by freelancers that
match your needs. They have a global network of 1.5 million freelancers
(called guru’s) to help you complete technical, creative or business
projects that you have to complete.

11. Why It’s Different:
 One of the cool features that Guru offers is the ability for the business owner to
manage the project without leaving Guru.com because of the built in project
manager app.
 Within Guru.com, you can create agreements, define milestones and tasks,
communicate, and share documents. All of the necessary functions
needed in Order to complete a project. Only when the project is
completed do you pay for the service.
Guru.com

12. Who It’s For:
 Guru is ideal for small and mid-sized business owners who need a one off project
like a website, app, or even a blog post. You have the ability to “shop” for a guru
based on price, experience, and reputation.
 Some of the Guru’s will outprice small businesses, but there can be
some real bargains if you search hard enough.
Guru.com

13. Fiverr
What it is:
 When you need it done fast and cheap, you go to Fiverr.com. The place
where every service is offered for $5.
 Whether you need an explainer video, a product description, a proofreader, an emai
marketing campaign, or a blog post, you can get it on Fiverr.
 First, you browse for the type of service that you need. You’ll get a wide array of
service providers to choose from. Once you’ve chosen who you wish to
work with, you can “order now”.

14. Why It’s Different:
 Everything is $5. They do allow vendors to upsell other services, but everyone’s
base service is exactly $5.
Fiverr

15. Who It’s For:
 Fiverr is for anyone who needs to get something done quick and dirty – very, very
dirty. Seriously, you get exactly what you pay for.
 The discounted rate for which you get the service completed comes at the expense
of quality. But, it’s perfect if you’re looking to validate an idea, build a minimum
viable product, or have a box to check off and quality isn’t an issue.
Fiverr

16. PeoplePerHour
What it is:
 With PeopleperHour.com, you have three options to get started: Browse
Hourlies™, fixed price offers ready to start immediately, post a job and let people
find you, or search profiles and contact freelancers directly..

17. Features:
 Like Guru, PeoplePerHour.com gives you the ability to manage the project, share
documents, and pay for the service without ever leaving the platform.
 PeoplePerHour also offers a satisfaction guarantee, and you only have to pay for
work if you’re satisfied with the final product.
PeoplePerHour

18. Who It’s For:
 PeoplePerHour is ideal for small and mid-sized business owners who need a one
off project like a website, app, or even a blog post. You have the ability to “shop” for
a freelancer based on price, experience, and reputation.
 Some of the freelancers will outprice small businesses, but there can be
some real bargains if you search hard enough.
PeoplePerHour

19. Witmart
What it is:
 Witmart.com is a Chinese based internet marketplace and workplace for
non-physical products including service, designs and digital goods. Together with their
sister website zbj.com they are are one of the largest crowdsourcing
Service companies with over 7 million registered users.

20. Why It’s Different:
 As you might expect, there is a heavy emphasis on Chinese freelancers. While
Witmart is touted as a global marketplace, a cursory glance at the site, it’s easy to
determine that most of the labor force will be coming from China.
 Like other sites, you can open your job posting up to an auction. This will allow the
freelancers to compete for your work via a bid. This is especially useful if
the task that you’re looking to achieve isn’t critical to the success or
failure of your business.
Witmart

21. Who It’s For:
 Witmart is ideal for small and mid-sized business owners who need a one off
Project like a website, logo, and other marketing and business functions. You have
the ability to “shop” for a freelancer based on price, experience, and
Reputation in order to help you find the perfect freelancer for your
business.
Witmart

22. Here Are Other Specific Freelancer Marketplaces

23. 99designs
What it is:
 99 Designs pioneered the marketplace where vendors compete for your
cash in the form of a contest. You create a design brief stating what you need. Then
you launch a contest to the marketplace.
 You’ll receive dozens of images, give feedback, and ultimately
pick a winner.

24. Why It’s Different:
 A 99 Designs contest effectively allows you to work with dozens of designers
Before choosing which you like the best. Instead of hiring a designer to create a logo
and hope that they deliver a great final project, 99 Designs eliminates that guess
work. You get to see a wide array of completed designs and pick the one
that you like the best.
99designs

25. Who It’s For:
 99 Designs is perfect for the one off project that you need completed to move
Your business, brand, or website forward. With affordable pricing starting at $299,
you get to launch a contest and receive approximately 30 designs.
99designs

26. Toptal
What it is:
 TopTal.com is a marketplace exclusively used by companies who want to
hire software developers. Unlike other tools such as Upwork, there is an extensive
Screening process that ensures you work with only the best of the best.
 You tell TopTal what kind of developer you need to build your software, they find
the perfect developer to suit your needs. And the best part of TopTal is
that you get to work with the developer risk free.

27. Why It’s Different:
 As I said, TopTal’s key feature is it’s sophisticated screening process to make sure
You work with the top 3% of all developers who apply to be in their marketplace.
TopTal’s tests include a language and personality test, a timed algorithm test, test
screenings, test projects. And all developers must maintain
“continued excellence”.
Toptal

28. Who It’s For:
 If you’re a one man army looking to build a MVP to validate your idea, then TopTal
Is probably not for you. They are one of the most expensive hiring marketplaces on
The web. But you pay for quality.
Toptal

29. DesignCrowd
What it is:
 DesignCrowd is an online marketplace providing logo, website, print and
graphic design services by providing access to freelance graphic designers and design
studios around the world.

30. Why It’s Different:
 DesignCrowd is a lot like 99 Designs in that it is a crowdsourcing platform. You
submit a project, wait for designs to come in, and then you pick a winner.
 However, unlike 99Designs, DesignCrowd gives you the opportunity to guarantee
that you’re going to pay a winner.
DesignCrowd

31. Who It’s For:
 DesignCrowd is perfect for the one off project that you need completed to move
your business, brand, or website forward.
 The pricing on DesignCrowd is entirely up to the business owner.
DesignCrowd

32. What it is:
 Need a freelance marketplace that caters exclusively to Europe? Then
Twago is the marketplace for you. Twago, which stands for Teamwork Across Global
Offices, bills itself as the leading platform for online work in Europe has
225,000 experts using its platform to complete projects.
Twago

33. Why It’s Different:
 As mentioned, Twago is built exclusively to cater to the European freelance
marketplace. After that, it works similarly to some of the other sites that were listed
here.
 First, you create a free profile and a job listing that outlines skills needed,
requirements, and budget. Once contractors review your job post, they
will ask questions, provide feedback, and the most qualified will apply
to win your project.
Twago

34. Who It’s For:
 Twago is designed for small business owners who need a freelancer to do a one-off
job. These jobs can range from a logo design, to building an app, to a complete
website redesign.
Twago

35. TextBroker
What it is:
 Need a new blog post? How about an ebook, email, or even a press release
written for your business? Then perhaps Textbroker can help.
 Textbroker is a marketplace designed specifically for businesses who need custom
content. With Textbroker Self-Service, you determine the quality level of
the content you buy as well as its cost.

36. Why It’s Different:
 Textbroker gives you multiple options at multiple price points for small business
owners. First, you can purchase content by quality. Content is ranked on a scale of
two stars to five stars.
 You can also purchase content either by commissioning an individual
author, by hiring a team of writers, or by making your order available
to over 100,000 proven, qualified authors.
TextBroker

37. Who It’s For:
 Textbroker is perfect for small business owners looking to create custom content
that will help you reach prospects and clients. With Textbroker, you can brand
yourself as a thought leader in your industry.
TextBroker

38. crowdSPRING
What it is:
 crowdSPRING is a marketplace that focuses on logos, graphic design, and
company naming.
 The platform offers you two ways to work. First, you can crowdsource your project.
In other words, post a job and pick your favorite design. Or you can browse through
their database of 176,000 designers to find the one that you most want
to work with.

39. Why It’s Different:
 This is another crowdsourcing platform, however, crowdSPRING boasts an average
of 110 entries from designers and freelancers.
 Once you’ve found a design that you liked, you can work with the designer to
perfect your favorite design. And like many of the other crowdsourcing
sites, you’re protected by a 100% money back guarantee.
crowdSPRING

40. Who It’s For:
 crowdSPRING is perfect for the one off project that you need completed to move
your business, brand, or website forward.
crowdSPRING

41. Local Freelancer Marketplace

42. TaskRabbit
What it is:
 If you need to hire someone local, then TaskRabbit is the platform for you.
TaskRabbit allows you to hire people to do a variety of skilled and unskilled labor for
your business.
 While initially started as a consumer marketplace, TaskRabbit has
several useful applications for business. If you need a personal assistant who is local,
or a handyman, work on an assembly line, or even someone to be a
bartender at the company picnic, TaskRabbit can help.

43. Why It’s Different:
 Unlike the other platforms, TaskRabbit is entirely local and designed for people
who need to hire an extra set of hands.
TaskRabbit

44. Who It’s For:
 TaskRabbit was initially built for the consumer marketplace, and still markets itself
extensively as a business to consumer platform.
 However, small business owners who need additional help that only a local person
can do can also take advantage of the service.
TaskRabbit

45. What it is:
 Is a crowd-sourcing marketplace owned by Amazon.com that allows you
to hire people to perform tasks that computers are currently unable to do.
Amazon calls the businesses and entities who post “Human Intelligence Tasks” as
requesters. These tasks include things like writing product descriptions or finding the
phone numbers of tech companies.
Mechanical Turk

46. Why It’s Different:
 Mechanical Turk offers a turnkey solution to get your work done. You load the task
that you want completed and get results from a crowdsourced marketplace. There is
little to no interaction with the person (or people) who complete your tasks. You
simply pay when you get the results and system will disburse your funds
accordingly.
Mechanical Turk

47. Who It’s For:
 Mechanical Turk is perfect for businesses that need jobs completed on an as
needed basis. Much of the work that is performed by the workers do not require a
lot of task specific training. Therefore, workers can be assigned a task and work
can be completed rather quickly. Let’s be blunt here. Mechanical Turk is
the marketplace when you need to hire someone to do the grunt work.
Mechanical Turk

48. Here Are Some Remote Job Posting Sites

49. OnlineJobs.ph
What it is:
 OnlineJobs.ph is a job board for companies who want to exclusively hire
Filipino workers. Because this is a remote job posting site, you will be hiring someone
who is going to work with you on an hourly or monthly salary basis. These are not
contract workers.
 However, if you’re a western company looking to outsource tasks to a highly skilled
workforce at a reduced price, then OnlineJobs.ph can help you find the
skilled talent needed to scale your company.

50. Why It’s Different:
 As mentioned, OnlineJobs.ph is designed to help companies find highly skilled
Filipino workers. Because the staff will be working from home, you will be able to
get an affordable rate.
 The cost of living is lower in the Philippines than it is in western countries
and you don’t have to add real estate and office supply overhead to
your business.
OnlineJobs.ph

51. Who It’s For:
 OnlineJobs.ph is for startups looking to scale their business by finding high quality
talent in the Philippines. The companies who use the platform are looking to add
long term team members who will help grow your company over the course of the
next year, or more.
OnlineJobs.ph

52. Alternatives To The Upwork Time Tracking Software

53. RescueTime
What it is:
 Rescue Time is a product that really focuses on how productive you are
and not necessarily how long you’ve worked.
 It measures the categories of time you’ve worked and gives you a overall
Productivity ‘score’ based off what it deems as productive use of your
time and unproductive use of your time.

54. What it is:
 Time Doctor is a time tracking software whose mission is to dramatically improve
the productivity of teams, reduce time spent on distractions, and help companies to
be able to manage remote workers just as if they were in the same office, maintaining
a high level of productivity when working remotely.

55. Key Features

56. Time Tracking, staying productive at work is about
getting more done in less time.

57.  Time Doctor will not only track the total time worked by every person on your
team, it will also provide a breakdown on how much time is spent which projects
(or clients) and tasks.
 Time Doctor’s data is accurate to the second, so you easily bill clients or pay
employees based on tracked time.

58. Website and Application Monitoring, giving you
detailed insights on how you spend your time so
you know where your weaknesses are and can
improve them.

59.  Time Doctor silently records application and Internet usage for all users during
Work time. Managers receive a weekly report outlining which websites and
Applications were used, and for how long. Individual users receive the same report
outlining their own time usage stats.
 This report helps to identify productivity issues. For example, if you’re a developer
and you’re only spending 10% of your time on development, you can see what’s
occupying the rest of your time and make adjustments to get
back on track.

60. Who It’s For:
 Time Doctor is perfect for one man armies looking to maximize productivity
throughout the day as well as fast growth startups (like ours) who need to manage
teams across multiple time zones and continents.

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