AWESOME list! thanks for sharing :) I am about to join few right now.

Most of these sites are commission based and for freelancers who get a lot of work I think these commissions can eat away their profits. I suggest free services listing sites like Craigslist and theworkster.com where they can post their services for free and get work from clients directly.

But what does it lacks is it's lacks the reputation system which these companies have!

the list is quite nice a good for general skills, as a writer i prefer to use writing sites like writersbay which pays well per order,. i use some of this sites and they are amazing.

I found another one http://hourlyconsultant.com. Has anyone tried this?

I tried but I these freelancers are too bad :(

Just a small thought…
Although PeoplePerHour is overall very nice, it’s a shame to discover so obtuse fees. Most of them are extremely high and compel customer loyalty, but ok… they are clear and everyone using spontaneously the site have to accept the cons.

However, I’ve just found out that there’s a hidden fee for international bank transfer of around 7-8%. So, for those who aren’t aware, you can pay up to $23 for each $100 earned on PPH (totaling all fees).

I understand PPH may not directly profit with that, since, as they said by email, “These are extra fees that are removed from the intermediary bank and not from our side”. Nevertheless, they do delude the users not informing anywhere about conversion rates and clearly stating that the only fee for international bank transfer is £1.99.

I really hope PeoplePerHour low these fees down or, at least, stop hiding some of them…

Thanks for the note, Daniel. That's a pretty hefty charge.

I've been considering getting into freelance work so this list is really valuable. Thanks for putting it together Brian!

These are all great lists, it's very helpful, especially for those who are looking for a job. My friend who really made a good money because she always win in 99Designs, in fact, she is one of the top designers now.

Definitely there are so many successful designers on 99designs but the issue is that for every contest there are over 100s of entries which means so many other designers wasted a lot of time and created work that simply goes to waste.