Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Expose to Freelancer.com history and

background
2. Understand the platform interface
3. Create professional email for freelance job
Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

• Founded in 2009, Freelancer.com is a

world’s largest freelancing,
outsourcing and crowdsourcing
marketplace by number of user and
projects.
Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

• Its headquarters is located in Sydney,

Australia though it also has offices in
Office: Vancouver
Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires,
Manila, and Jakarta.

Office: London Office: Manila

Office: Southern California

Office: Jakarta

Office: Buenos Aires Headquarters: Sydney, Australia

Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

Marketplace where employers and

employees are able to find each
other.

Connects over 18 million employers

and freelancers globally over 247
countries, regions and territories.

Able to offer quotes to complete

the project, upon which point the
original employer is able to award
the work.
Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

Annual
Report 2018
Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

Annual
Report 2018
Introduction to Freelancer.com
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
Introduction to Freelancer.com
TARGET USERS
EMPLOYERS
(Service Buyers)
Provides immediate
access to thousands of
independent contractors
with specific skills
No need to place job ads
or provide work space,
insurance and so on.
FREELANCERS
(Service Provider)
The platform offers a
constant source of
part-time to full-time
work opportunities.
No need to pay for
expenses of advertising
and self-promotion.
Freelancer.com Interface

• Online live interface introduction video

Email for Freelancer

• For online freelance job, it is advisable to have one

dedicated email address with unique username

• Tips of professional email :

1. Short and easy to remember
2. Avoid number and other special character
3. Try to play around with relevant acronym
Email for Freelancer

• Here is simple example for professional email

address

• Full Name : Nur Nadiah Binti Omar

Suggested email : nurnadiahomar@gmail.com

• If it was taken try to play around with acronym such as ‘N’

or ‘O’
Suggested email :
n.nadiahomar@gmail.com
nurnadiah.o@gmail.com

• Inserting period in the middle of name is acceptable to

avoid using number or underscore (_)