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Get Paid for a Skill You Already Have

Writing, design, tutoring, transcription, testing websites. If you can already do it, these sites bring the customers to you. Most are free to join and take a cut of each job instead. Fair warning: you're trading your time for money, so your hours set the limit.

9 businesses

Upwork

A freelance marketplace where freelancers and agencies bid on hourly and fixed-price projects from clients around the world.

Overall rating★★★★☆ 4.0
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Fiverr

A freelance marketplace, founded in 2010, where sellers offer services like design, writing, video and AI work as fixed-price gigs.

Overall rating★★★★☆ 3.5
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Outschool

An online marketplace where teachers run live small-group classes for kids and teens on almost any subject.

Overall rating★★★★☆ 3.5
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Preply

An online tutoring marketplace where tutors teach languages and other subjects one-on-one and set their own hourly rates.

Overall rating★★★★☆ 3.5
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Toptal

An exclusive freelance network for top developers, designers, finance experts and project managers, which accepts fewer than 3% of applicants.

Overall rating★★★★☆ 3.5
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Freelancer.com

A large freelance marketplace where freelancers bid on fixed-price and hourly projects posted by clients.

Overall rating★★★☆☆ 3.0
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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PeoplePerHour

A UK-based freelance marketplace where freelancers sell fixed-price offers and win projects from clients around the world.

Overall rating★★★☆☆ 3.0
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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Rev

A transcription and captioning company where freelancers get paid weekly to transcribe, caption and translate audio and video from home.

Overall rating★★★☆☆ 3.0
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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UserTesting

A paid testing platform where everyday people get paid to try websites and apps and share their honest feedback.

Overall rating★★★☆☆ 3.0
Monthly cost$0
CategoryFreelance marketplace
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