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21+ FREELANCE WEBSITES FOR SOUTH AFRICANS.
Working Freelance isn’t for everybody. But for those South Africans who enjoy being a freelancer, here are 21+ of the Best Freelance sites for 2020.
SAFREA has been operating since 1999 and stands for Southern African Freelancers Association.
SAFREA provides resources, tools, training, and networking to help you strengthen your freelancing career.
SAFREA is open to all working freelancers in the media and communications industry.
SAFREA has partnered up with BizCommunity and Jobvine for job listings.
To apply to become a member, fill in the online application form.
Please note that SAFREA does have an annual fee payable; for more info visit their website.
SAFREA is a great place to find support and guidance.
To find out more, visit their website.
2. FREELANCE CAPE TOWN
Freelance Cape Town is Cape Town’s number 1 freelancing and outsourcing platform and was founded in 2015 in, you guessed it, Cape Town.
Freelance Cape Town has over 400 freelance profiles on its platform.
Pricing for freelancers start at R299 for 6 months once-off, and R499 once-off for 12 months.
If you are looking for a freelancer to hire, then no fee is payable.
To find out more about Freelance Cape Town, visit their website.
3. JOBVINE
Jobvine is a South-African based company and is a recruitment-based website. Recruiters and companies can advertise their jobs for free on Jobvine.
Jobvine has over 78 000 South African freelancers registered on their site.
To become a freelancer on Jobvine, visit their website and register by filling in your information.
On Jobvine it is free to create a standard profile. Create your profile and upload examples of your work.
To find out more about Jobvine, visit their website.
4. WEWORX
Weworx is an online freelance service marketplace that provides a secure and innovative platform for service seekers to find freelancers.
Services offered on Weworx include translation, accounting, photography, designing, marketing, and many more.
Weworx is not limited to freelancers only; professionals and SMEs may also use the platform.
To find out more about Weworx, visit their website.
To join GigSafari, visit their website and sign up.
GigSafari was started in 2018 in Johannesburg by Andrew Duffy and is a South African freelancing site.
GigSafari has no registration cost for either freelancers or employers.
6. NO SWEAT
No Sweat was founded in September 2015 by Sebastian and Wilfred Greyling.
No Sweat caters to advertising, marketing, and media agencies; film production and post-production houses; design; and digital shops.
Now Sweat works with some of the biggest companies in South Africa, including Deloitte, Ogilvy, Saatchi, and more.
No Sweat handles all the money matters for you, as well as all admin for freelancers.
No Sweat has an 08/10 rating on the Fair Work Foundation.
To find out more about working for No Sweat, visit their website.
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7. NICHE MARKET
Niche Market is South Africa’s first social online marketplace for entrepreneurs and SMEs.
They let you advertise your services on their website. Create your listing for free.
For more information, visit their website.
8. PAY PER PROJECT
Pay Per Project is a 100% South African initiative.
Pay Per Project is an online marketplace that connects users and freelancers from around the world.
Categories on Pay Per Project include consulting, graphic design, lifestyle marketing, programming and tech, writers and translators, and many more.
To find out more about Pay Per Project, visit their website.
9. GEARHOUSE.
Gearhouse began as a small Johannesburg lighting company and is still a South African company.
If you are interested in becoming a freelancer on Gearhouse, visit their website.
10 JOBS4MZANSI
Jobs4mzansi is a new freelancing marketplace platform founded in 2020 in South Africa, for South Africans.
Services include editing, logo creations, marketing, photography, social media development, business profiling, and more.
11. MINTOR
Mintor is SA’s fastest-growing youth employment platform.
Register and showcase your skills, and let employers find you.
Mintor does not charge a fee to join its platform.
To find out more about Mintor, visit their website.
12. SA CREATIVES NETWORK
The SA Creatives Network was founded by Artwell Nwaila.
SA Creatives is a creative network where people who enjoy a creative lifestyle can read about and be inspired by industry leaders.
The SA Creatives tools include a job portal and a free directory for creatives, and they provide creative services to corporates, individuals. and small businesses.
The SA Creatives Network services include the following:
Advertising
Copywriting
Fine art
Fahion
Jewellery design
Makeup
Film
Baking
To name a few.
If you are a freelance creative, place an advert for free.
For more information about Creative SA, visit their website.
13. CREW PENCIL
Crew Pencil offers an online directory for crew and suppliers in the SA film industry.
For more information about Crew Pencil, visit their website.
14. TRUELANCER
Truelancer was founded in 2014 by Dipesh Garg and has over 1 million freelancers.
Popular skills on Truelancer include graphic designers, UX designers, content writers, web developers, and android developers, to name just a few.
To find out more about Truelancer and to sign up as a freelancer, visit their website.
14. FREELANCER
Freelancer connects over 47,604,867 employers and freelancers globally from over 247 countries, regions, and territories.
Some big names like Amazon, IBM, Airbus, NASA, Nova Nordisk, and many more companies, use Freelancer.
Freelancer has over 1350 different categories ( so I am sure you should find freelancing opportunities for yourself).
Popular categories include mobile app development, writing designing, product manufacturing, graphic design, and many more categories.
On the Freelancer platform, one must bid for jobs.
To find out more, visit their website.
17. FIVERR
I think most people have heard of, read about, or know of Fiverr.
I make use of the services on Fiverr myself.
Fiverr is the world’s largest marketplace for digital services.
It was founded in 2010 and its headquarters are in Israel.
A service on Fiverr is called a Gig.
Services offered include:
Graphic and design
Music and audio
Programming and tech
Digital marketing
Business
Writing and translation
Lifestyle
And many more.
To find out more about Fiverr, visit their website.
18. UPWORK
Upwork, formerly Elance and oDesk, is an American freelancing platform where enterprises and individuals connect to do business.
Services offered on Upwork include web development, mobile development design, writing, sales and marketing, admin support, engineering and architecture, and many more.
Businesses like Microsoft, Airbnb, Automattic, and Coty make use of the services on Upwork.
South Africans are welcome to join and sign up to provide services on Upwork.
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To find out more about Upwork, visit their website.
19. PEOPLE PER HOUR
People Per Hour was founded in 2007 and is a UK-based company.
People Per Hour is an online platform that gives businesses access to freelancer workers.
South African freelancers can offer their services on People Per Hour.
Services offered include technology and programming, writing and translation, design, business, music and audio, and many more.
To find out more freelancing on People Per Hour, visit their website.
19. BARK
Bark is a world-leading services marketplace, with over 5 million users in eight countries around the world.
Bark was founded by successful serial entrepreneurs Andrew Michael and Kai Feller in 2014.
South Africans are welcome to sign up and offer their services on the Bark platform.
Some of the most popular services on Bark include:
Dog walking, pet sitting, training, and grooming
Computer repair
Counselling
And many more.
To find out more about Bark, visit their website.
20. HUBSTAFF TALENT
Hubstaff Talent is open to a hundred and fifty countries across the globe, including South Africa.
Popular categories on Hubstaff Talent include the following:
Development, JavaScript, CCS, web development
Marketing and multimedia
Writing and content
Hubstaff has over 105,198 profiles.
To find out more about Hubstaff, visit their website.
21. RECRUIT MY MOM.
Recruit My Mom is a recruitment agency for woman and was founded by Phillipa Geard in 2012.
On Recruit My Mom you can find permanent work, part-time or as a freelancer.
Type of jobs listed include:
Bookkeeping
Data Analyst
Accountants
Admin Assistance
Food and beverage managers
HR managers
SEO specialist
Project managers
Admin clerks.
22. RECRUIT A GRADUATE.
Recruit A Graduate was founded by Phillipa Geard.
Recruit A Student assists talented young graduates to find jobs and internships.
CONCLUSION.
Now that you have a list of freelance sites both local and international are you keener to start your freelance work journey?
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