Introducing lancer.to - The freelance-only job board

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Introducing https://lancer.to

I'm extremely excited to introduce my new side project called lancer.to. lancer.to or "Lancer" for short is a freelance-only job board.

Why another job board?

Most job boards usually offer roles more driven around full-time jobs. lancer.to only feature freelance roles. These roles can vary in requirements but in general, you won't find any full-time jobs on the website.

Marketplace freelance work is broken beyond repair

Freelance jobs and freelancers are de-valued. Today, huge productized services exist that offer a wide array of contractors for hire. This sounds great on the surface but these platforms commonly earn money per transaction and/or bid that comes out of a contractor or freelancer's pocket. On platforms like this freelancers have had to be extremely competitive to find work. Because of that, they have no choice but to drive their prices down to near zero to get noticed.

Websites like Upwork.com, Fiverr, freelancer.com, and similar marketplaces don't value the freelancer because of this issue (like at all...unless of course, you make them money). It's a shame because it hurts all freelancers, not just those on each platform. You need a handful of jobs at a time just to make it worth the fuss.

Across all of these marketplaces, I've noticed two things in common.

1. The quality of leads is poor.
2. Competition drives down lead quality

I strongly believe that if you provide professional services you should be fairly compensated and respected for the talent/skill/resources you provide. No platform should dictate this.

My goal with lancer.to is to offer freelancers a new place to find vetted work they can depend on. There's no bidding and no hidden costs for freelancers which is another differentiator to other freelance websites out there. Contractors come to the site to post their job listing and get an audience full of freelancers in return. We review every job before it gets published to save freelancers' time and energy.

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