Scriptlance – Job Bidding Site

When I first began freelance writing, I started my journey on job bidding sites…the first one being Scriptlance. This site is similar to Elance and GetAFreelancer, but there are no paid membership options. Instead, a small fee is deducted from your payment if you win the project. It is $5, or 5% of the winning bid, whichever is greater. Not too bad since you can bid on as many projects as you want without paying a monthly fee.

Scriptlance offers loads of projects, each separated into categories. The projects I focus on are writing and data entry. Many of the projects are for a certain set of articles or blog posts, while there is some ebook creation and editing scattered throughout. Unless the job listing is “featured,” bidding a “per piece” bid is prohibited. I have gained many repeat jobs from Scriptlance, both on and off the website. Some clients remembered my email, and contact me every month or so to do a set of articles for them.

Signing up with Scriptlance is easy, as is placing a bid. Keep the fee in mind when placing your bid, so you will still be awarded the full amount you wish to earn from the project. The site offers Escrow, and if required by you, the buyer will place the full amount for the project into the escrow account prior to you beginning work. All of my buyers have done this, and I highly encourage you to request this service as well. It’s the only way Scriptlance will handle a non-payment dispute.