Freelancer.com vs. Skyword

Freelancer is the best when it comes to running a small agency and getting as many jobs as you can, and gathering international experience and reviews. It is also quite good for earning small, extra money on the side when you have additional free time for doing smaller time-scoped projects.

Incentivized

It's a great platform for freelance writers to use because everything - the brief, deadline, notes, edits along the way etc, are all in one handy location; which is easy to access. It's great to get picked up by one client, following the recommendation of another too. It's almost like a networking site in this respect too, where companies get matched or paired with the right writers.

Incentivized

• Freelancer.com gives you a way to hire freelancers within minutes.
• It offers you secure payments using their milestone payments, which make you safe as a freelancer or employer.
• Their support service is great, easy to use and simple to use! Your problems can get solved in seconds.

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• SEO
• Editorial Calendars
• Analytics

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• Complex interface: tracking your freelancer's work status is harder than it should be. Tracking sometimes does not work as it should.
• Mobile app is laggy and sometimes glitchy so personally I prefer to use the web-based platform (inconvenient for someone who is traveling on business trips a lot).
• It is hard to find quality talent for simple tasks (translation). It is easy to find talent for technical tasks though (iOS app developers for example).

Incentivized

• It would be useful to see historical versions of copy that you have uploaded rather than the latest, edited version.
• In some programmes the rules are a bit too prescriptive ie set word counts with not too much variance. Similarly, sometimes you have to almost 'shoe horn' key words into the copy in order to hit the number required. This can make the text sound repetitive and less creative journalistically.
• Not quite sure what the readability scores bring to the party?

Incentivized

Very responsive to our requests. Always make themselves available. We also have a standing weekly status with their team, which keeps us on the same page.

Incentivized

Of the freelance hubs I am listed on, more than a few, I haven't been as successful on Freelancer.com. Freelancer.com, I think, could use some more development and better customer service. It does separate itself with its competency tests, but I'm not sure this is enough. Still, I check out the project lists from time to time and keep my profile up to date, just in case

Incentivized

SkyWord distinguishes itself by its efficiency and the capabilities it has with web design and management. It also has a strong variety of content production capabilities like video, social media, etc. Our procurement team has found SkyWord to be fair when it comes to prices, and this showed when we evaluated them against competitors.

Incentivized

• Saving money by working with cheaper freelancers than others.
• Not having full-time employees because sometimes I have less work to provide.
• Find skilled freelancers easily without wasting time.

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• Significant month-over-month organic traffic growth
• Elevated click-through rates from email marketing
• Increases in site visits from social

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