If you have technical skills, you can earn the highest income on the freelance market. And your technical skills don’t even have to be terrific. In fact, you can live a good life by designing a simple website or email for a small business.
Dozens of online platforms connect people who need technical help, from troubleshooting to coding, with digital experts who can do the job. Freelancers often set their own rates. And, even when rates are set for you, they often exceed $30 an hour and quickly climb into the $75 to $100 hourly range.
Most online platforms that cater to tech savvy are agnostic about your specific tech skills. They invite experts in everything from analytics to WordPress to sign up, describing their niche, competency level, and rates. Because almost every niche is in high demand, these sites match your skills to job requests.
Here are a dozen sites where you can get the highest salary for your tech skills.
think tank
You can apply to join if you have at least five years of experience think tank. A tech co-op where all potential freelancers get a part of the network, so your acceptance depends on the freelancers already there being interviewed and accepted. Your think tank shares don’t pay dividends; they just let you vote on how the network works. If you find a job through Braintrust, you will be paid 100%. The site will add a 10% fee to customers’ bills to cover network costs.
free
freelancers in free The market is also strictly screened. But those who have overcome that hurdle say they have found many jobs that pay well. You look at your employer’s open projects. If you want to take on a project, you can contact the client for a 10 to 15 minute chat, during which the client decides whether to hire you. Freelancers are paid based on their skill level. The site doesn’t charge freelancers, but adds a 15% commission to clients’ bills.
robert half
robert half Connect workers to contractual, temporary and permanent jobs in finance, accounting, technology, marketing, sales, healthcare, legal and administrative. The established HR firm also has a smartphone app that helps freelancers stay connected to work on the go.
Catalan
Catalan Use software to help companies describe what skills they need. It then uses the same technology to search its database of 70,000 registered freelance professionals to find the right person for each job.
SMA
SMA Recruiting freelancers for software development, systems engineering, computer graphics and presentation, management analysis, and other projects. The site asks freelancers to sign up for a detailed resume that describes not only what they’ve done in the past, but also the systems they’ve used, how they’ve measured their success, and the roles they’ve played in completing various projects. Those who pass the screening process are invited to work in jobs that pay between $28 and $80 an hour.
Toptal
Toptal likes to brag that it only hires cream of technical talents. It then markets talent to corporate clients who need project work. In theory, freelancers set their own hourly rates and offer their services through the platform. However, a company spokesperson said Toptal lets freelancers know when their expected hourly rates make them “uncompetitive.” The site keeps its markup secret, which is rumored to be in large numbers. But freelancers working here say they are still well compensated.
Web Design/User Experience
work not work and creatively For artists and designers. However, the jobs these sites advertise are increasingly digital. So, if you’re a designer of beautiful websites or a UX specialist who can make websites and apps that are both intuitive and engaging, these are great places to post your portfolio and find work. Neither site takes a commission from creatives who find work.
search forward
search forward is a human resources company that encourages employees to register online and post resumes and links to past jobs. It will try to match you with employers who need full-time, part-time or casual workers. Employers on the site hire employees in a variety of technical and creative roles – project management and customer service, web design and development, content and copywriting, video, animation and production.
If the client and worker agree on the job details, Onward Search will process the worker’s salary and offer benefits options. If workers have benefits elsewhere, they can decline the benefit option in exchange for higher wages.
five blessings
You don’t necessarily need crazy coding skills to build a simple website with Wix or WordPress. However, thousands of people seek this service every year.If that’s your technical talent, you can get a lot of jobs Five blessings. This broad-based marketplace allows freelancers to set prices and parameters for their proposed jobs. Customers come to you.
For example, a person named Zainsaeed100 It is recommended to build a three-page website for $100 and a 10-page website for $380. With more than 1,200 reviews, he may have made hundreds of thousands of dollars on the site. Since his web pack is a fairly standard template, he’ll probably have a new site out in a few hours.
Meanwhile, Fiverr professionals—those with more experience and seniority—offer custom sites at higher prices, typically $1,000 to $5,000 per site.
work up
work up Not a platform usually recommended by SideHusl.com. This is mainly because the site has freelancers bidding against each other for jobs. And this bidding process can push the price down to the basement. That said, if your technical skills are unique and rare, you can earn real money with Upwork. Just be careful not to get caught up in a competitive frenzy to win the job.
skip drive
SkipTheDrive is a curated job board to help you find telecommuting jobs in a range of fields from accounting to technology. While many positions are professional-level, there are also entry-level search capabilities.
Most job listings are not original to SkipTheDrive.The site appears to be crawling other job boards such as career builder and ZipRecruiter, for its many lists. However, SkipTheDrive does a good job of sorting and weeding out telecommuting jobs.Moreover, unlike flexible work Like many other featured sites, it doesn’t charge job seekers to access it.
Christopher is the editor SideHusl.coman independent website that reviews money-making opportunities in the gig economy.
