Ifreelance.com is another option where clients are posting freelance writing opportunities for bidding. This site which uses the same approach as bigger competitors such as Elance.com and Guru.com but is not quite as large as those two giants.

Price

Just like Elance and Guru, ifreeance.com has a structure wherein freelance writers can bid on freelance writing opportunities for free or within a certain pay structure. Unfortunately, just like Elance and Guru, the opportunities are a little bit thin on the ground in the free category in particular. You also have to suffer the lack of a feedback section or a good profile.

Fortunately, unlike the two big bullies on the block, ifreelance does not ask for nearly as much money from their providers. In fact the top membership cost is only $60 (US) a year, making it more than competitive in this aspect.

Clients and competition

Because ifreelance is not as big as some of the other bidding sites, it stands to reason that there are less jobs posted for individuals and writing companies. Moreover, there seems to be a lot of the same competition for jobs on this site as there is on other bidding sites.

You can also expect the average project on ifreelance.com to bid around $6 per 500 word article; definitely much lower than the average on Elance or Guru. Still, the fact that ifreelance charges less fees on a regular basis and takes no cut at all out of the fee of a project decreases the gap quite a bit.

Feedback and clarity

When it comes to setting up a profile, ifreeance.com really gets it right. You don’t have to go through a lot of steps, unlike Guru, for your profile to appear attractive and to get attention. Better still, everything is very user friendly and you won’t have to spend valuable writing time puzzling through the ins and outs of the site.

When it comes to feedback opportunities, ifreelance falls into the common trap of all three of the bidding sites I have reviewed here; there really is no balance and no appeal between the client feedback and the provider feedback.

Writers do get stiffed on this site (although it does not happen frequently) and when that happens not only is there no appeal process, but you are not allowed to warn your fellow writers via your feedback input on a client.

All in all, ifreeance.com is a pretty good site for writers who are looking to make a side income without a lot of hassle. The rates for membership are very reasonable, and it sure is nice not to have to write the first three articles in a project in order to pay additional site fees as you have to on Elance and Guru.