The Ultimate Freelance Job Board List 2010

Ask most freelancers what the hardest part about their job is and they will tell you finding new clients. It’s a pain to do and takes up time you could be devoting to other more important things. One thing is for sure though, new jobs are what powers your freelancing business and you want to take advantage of every opportunity you can find.

One of the best ways to find new projects is by keeping an eye on the job boards, but there are a lot out there and they are hard to keep track of. This list aims at being a centralized location for you to be able to come back to and use for your never ending search to bring in that next big client. One thing I would like to mention, is that I only added job boards that had recent activity and looked half way decent. I did come across a lot of job sites that were defunct or appeared to have been created circa 1999 and so they were not added to the list.

Pay to Post

Job boards that make you pay to post a job listing.  These boards usually have high quality jobs, but also receive more applications per job posted.

1. Jobety
   Type: Design, Development
2. krop
   Type: Creative, Design
3. Authentic Jobs
   Type: Creative, Design, Development, Mobile, Management
4. Coroflot
   Type: Creative, Design
5. Freshwebjobs
   Type: Design, Development
6. Crunch Board
   Type: Development, Management, Sales
7. Problogger Jobs
   Type: Writing
8. Web Designer Wall
   Type: Design, Development
9. Smashing Magazine
   Type: Development
10. FreelanceSwitch Jobs
    Type: Design, Development
11. Joel on SoftwareJobs
    Type: Development
12. Wired Jobs
    Type: Design, Development
13. ars technica
    Type: Development
14. ReadWriteWeb
    Type: Development
15. Ajaxian
    Type: Design, Development, Marketing
16. VentureBeat
    Type: Design, Development, Marketing
17. Boxes and Arrows
    Type: Design, Development
18. Gizmodo Jobs
    Type: Design, Development
19. CreativeHeadsJobs
    Type: Video Game, Animation
20. All Data Jobs
    Type: Data
21. CodeBeach
    Type: Development
22. Mojolin
    Type: Development
23. PHPJobs
    Type: Development
24. RORJobs
    Type: Development
25. Inside Network
    Type: Facebook, Social Gaming
26. TapTapJobs
    Type: Mobile Design, Mobile Development
27. RubyToolbox
    Type: Development

Free to Post

Job boards that are free post a job listing. These boards usually have less traffic and the quality of jobs posted generally is not as high.

1. No Agencies Please
   Type: Design, Development
2. Geekup
   Type: Development
3. Programmer Meet Designer
   Type: Design, Development
4. Blellow
   Type: Design, Development
5. nPost
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing
6. Metafilter
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing
7. RealWebJobs
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing
8. Craigslist
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Selling your kidneys
9. Creative Hotlist
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing
10. Startuply
    Type: Design, Development
11. Zend
    Type: Development
12. Django Gigs
    Type: Development
13. Python
    Type: Development
14. PHPClasses
    Type: Development
15. JS Ninja
    Type: Development
16. Rails Work
    Type: Development
17. Ruby Now
    Type: Development
18. Rails Job
    Type: Development
19. Rails Jobs India
    Type: Development
20. Blogger Jobs
    Type: Writing
21. Freelance UK
    Type: Design, Development
22. CebuFreelancer (Philippines)
    Type: Design, Development

Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing websites take a unique approach to the typical job board. They usually hold contests that allow you to submit you work. If the contest holder likes your work and picks you, then you win the contest and the job.

1. 99designs
   Type: Design
2. CrowdSpring
   Type: Design
3. hatchwise
   Type: Design
4. DesignCrowd
   Type: Design

Marketplaces

These sites allow you to bid on projects. The sites benefit from the amount of jobs / projects being posted, but the downside is that most a lot of times you will be working for less than you are worth.

1. Elance
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
2. Freelancer
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
3. oDesk
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
4. Guru
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
5. vWorker (formerly Rent A Coder)
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
6. Scriptlance
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
7. Freelancer Jobs Network
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
8. GetACoder
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
9. iFreelance
   Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
10. DesignQuote
    Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
11. PeoplePerHour
    Type: Writing
12. SuperLancers
    Type: Design, Development, Writing, Marketing
13. PHP Freelancers
    Type: Development
14. Writerlance
    Type: Writing

Search Engines

Job search engines search jobs from hundreds, maybe thousands of job boards. It’s harder to find freelance work on these, but worth checking out from time to time. They are certainly helpful if you are looking for a more permanent position.

1. Jobety
   Type: Design, Development
2. indeed
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
3. simplyhired
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
4. Hound
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
5. Job
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
6. sologig
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
7. Careerjet
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing

Job Aggregators

Job aggregators bring in jobs from some of the most popular job sites out there and combine them together for you to view in one central location.

1. Aggrly
   Type: Design, Development
2. Jobpile
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
3. Most Hired
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
4. Freelance Job Search
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
5. Joblighted
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
6. Jobagg
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
7. Burryman
   Type: Writing
8. Freelance Writing
   Type: Writing
9. FreelanceQ
   Type: Design, Development, Marketing, Writing
10. Plasis Jobs
    Type: Design, Development

What Else?

Did we miss any good sites? If so, let us know in the comments and I will add them to the list.