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Yeah same as me. I worked as independent freelancer too, then i tried few freelancing marketplaces in the past like elance.com and some others. After all i tried, i give up everything and now work only on Seoclerks marketplace because i feel so comfortable here.
At first i worked independent. Yeah what a freedom in many ways. Somehow less competition and not paying fees to anyone. BUT it was a lot harder to get jobs from my own website(s) for many reasons. Most of the people thought my customer's reviews are written by me, so there is no instant trust until they test me. Other then that, problem is with protection from fraudulent buyers who disputed me on PayPal just to get work done for $0... Protection was much lower then in marketplace. Few times i were risking to get banned by PayPal....
Then i was doing bit of both, independent and on marketplace. But after realizing everything and summarizing advantages and disadvantages i thought it's better to be part of some trustful marketplace even in large competition. I still get more jobs to do and earning more money after all expenses.
BTW again after all marketplaces i tried, i have to say that i personally LOVE Seoclerks and having best experience after all i tried so far, so i am glad to be part of this awesome marketplace :)
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Working inside a Marketplace is different than independent freelancing in some noticeable ways. Just to start things off, the communication style is differently. Almost all Marketplaces have Terms of Service that forbid outside contact and for good reason. An independent freelancer might have no qualms against adding a client on Skype for a meet and greet and this might work for their personsonal style. But working inside a Marketplace, you won't have that option.
The advantage of working within a Marketplace is how your money is protected as a seller, your funds are taken from buyer and held in escrow until the work is done. As an independent, the client can easily refuse to pay the balance and you're just out of luck unless you plan on taking them to court (and good luck with that if they're in another legal jurisdiction).
Now, with that being said, there are many freelancers who work on their own, no safety net, no Marketplace to fall back on. And, they do just fine. It will all depend on the individual as to which style of freelancing works best as some people are real go-getters, self motivated and no problem going out to find clients while others are more unsure of their marketing skills but have no problem actually doing the work once started. For this latter type of freelancer, a Marketplace is ideal as you can bid on Want to Buys and find clients that are coming to the site for work. Mostly, I have worked within a Marketplace type setting as a freelancer, even when I was writing full time for Hubpages - that's still a Marketplace except in that situation the goal was to publish good content that people wanted to read and the buyer was the site who purchased content. There was always good traffic to my published hubs, even when I didn't advertise. Working inside a Marketplace is different than independent freelancing in some noticeable ways. Just to start things off, the communication style is differently. Almost all Marketplaces have Terms of Service that forbid outside contact and for good reason. An independent freelancer might have no qualms against adding a client on Skype for a meet and greet and this might work for their personsonal style. But working inside a Marketplace, you won't have that option. The advantage of working within a Marketplace is how your money is protected as a seller, your funds are taken from buyer and held in escrow until the work is done. As an independent, the client can easily refuse to pay the balance and you're just out of luck unless you plan on taking them to court (and good luck with that if they're in another legal jurisdiction). Now, with that being said, there are many freelancers who work on their own, no safety net, no Marketplace to fall back on. And, they do just fine. It will all depend on the individual as to which style of freelancing works best as some people are real go-getters, self motivated and no problem going out to find clients while others are more unsure of their marketing skills but have no problem actually doing the work once started. For this latter type of freelancer, a Marketplace is ideal as you can bid on Want to Buys and find clients that are coming to the site for work.
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