Finding work online just got easier today. In fact, thousands of platforms are active all over the world containing job advertisements relating to any sector of interest, from design to information technology, passing through tour operators, hotels and so on and so forth. In particular, there are 5 of the most widespread platforms in the world, sites that collect millions of times and which have implemented the so-called "cloud working" revolution. There "freelance platformer" the most widespread worldwide is undoubtedly Upwork, a platform born from the merger between Elance and oDesk, two true market giants. 10 million employees, 4 million registered customers, one billion dollars in revenue. Inside it contains requests for 2700 different professional figures scattered in 180 countriesii. As stated earlier, Upwork can be used by anyone: accountants, programmers, creatives, etc. Up until a few months ago, there was an Italian, Fabio Rosati. Another very popular platform is the Australian Freelancer.com, created by Matt Barrie.
A generalist freelance platform which however works on the basis of the "contest" mechanism, i.e. challenges between users to win the chosen job. Each user can choose whether to register for free (with limitations) or for a fee. It contains 59 projects for 30 clients. The third is instead Twago, a "made in Berlin" platform, founded in August 6 years ago. It is widespread in Germany, Italy, Spain and France. It contains 78ila published projects worth 415 million euros. The most sought-after positions are: programmers, graphic designers, translators, marketing experts. The basic registration is free, but a percentage will have to be paid once the work is completed. 99 Designs is instead a freelance platform specialized in graphic design (logos, T-Shirts, websites, etc.). Also Australian by birth, she is now based in San Francisco and Berlin. It is also present in Italy, Spain, France and Holland. Last on the list is an all-Italian platform. Its name is Addlance and it was founded in Como by brothers Andrea and Luca Cappelletti. He mainly deals with programming, web development, multimedia, design, business support, marketing and communication. The goal is to reach 5 subscribers by the end of 2015, for a value of the projects equal to one million euros.
