Freelancer.com
http://freelancer.com/ is an Australian freelance marketplace website founded in 2009 by Matt Barrie. It allows employers to post jobs that freelancers can bid to complete. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and operates globally with offices in Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires, Manila, and Jakarta. http://freelancer.com/ connects employers and freelancers from over 247 countries, offering services in various categories such as IT, design, and writing. The platform charges a 10% fee on transactions, which can be reduced with paid memberships. http://freelancer.com/ has acquired several other marketplaces and expanded into the freight marketplace business through its subsidiary http://freightlancer.com/.
- Sector
- Online freelance marketplace
- Business model
- Marketplace
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Sydney
- Markets
- Global, incl. Australia, US, UK
- Status
- ASX-listed (ASX: FLN)
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, freelancer.com
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I turned it around, made it profitable, and I, yeah, and then I rebranded it to StartCon and built that as a subsidiary company under the Freelancer.com group.”
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