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Last Updated: 10/28/2008

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Working from home is becoming increasingly common thanks to the Internet. If you are a business owner or have a start-up, finding help has also never been easier. During the last decade dozens of freelance websites have popped up to help bring employers and freelancers together. One of these websites is GetACoder.com. We knew we had to include it in our freelance website reviews. Here's what we found out...

What’s New?

Doing business is more than 200 countries.
Post a project for free.
Save an extra 10% as a premium member.

Our Favorite Feature:

Our favorite feature for both buyers and service providers alike was the escrow option. This great feature protects both parties from being ‘stiffed’. For service providers, it allows them to work on large projects without worrying about if they are going to get paid. For service buyers, it allows then to show the provider that they have the money to pay, but they don’t have to hand it over to the provider until the work is complete. On sites without escrow, providers will often ask for a 50% upfront payment, which is risky for buyers.

The Get A Coder Experience:

Get A Coder is a freelance services website that brings service buyers and providers together to get projects done. There are 17 categories to choose from (whether you are providing or buying services,) including gaming, writing, web development, and engineering.

When we first entered GAC, we found it helpful to register as a free member right away, since our experience was limited without doing so. One word of caution: GAC does prefer that you not use a free e-mail service for your account. This means that you may have to purchase an e-mail address, if you don’t have one issued by your ISP.

Once we signed up for a free membership at the site we were able to browse the open projects and post a free project as a buyer (although there would be a $3 fee if we were to choose a provider for the project, unless we paid for a premium membership.) There is a “My Account” area for buyers and providers to keep track of their projects, bids, payments, and membership status.

On the provider end, we were able to set up a profile to showcase our skills and abilities to potential buyers. As a buyer, we were able to view provider profiles to determine who would be best for our job. When receiving bids, we were also able to choose to keep them private from others on the site. We did like the fact that we could pay or be paid via several payment methods including Paypal, MoneyBookers, and Wire Transfer.

Get a Coder Features:

Use Paypal, MoneyBookers, EcoCard, E-Gold, E-Bullion, Pecunix, or Wire Transfer to make and receive payment.
Minimum $20 payments.
Escrow accounts available.
Waived project fees for premium members.
Doing business is over 200 countries.
Buyers save 10% as a premium member.
Premium membership only $7.95 per month.
Save 60% over traditional outsourcing.
Earn money from the affiliate program.
Get an account for free.
Post a project for free.

Get A Coder Pricing:

GAC has both a free and paid option for service providers and buyers. There are perks to a paid membership for both. With a free account, buyer must pay a $3 project fee when they select a coder and a provider must pay a $5 project fee when they accept a job. On the other hand, for a $7.95 per month membership fee, buyers get to waive their $3 fee, plus they get a 10% discount. Providers get to waive their $5 project fee and they get to withdraw their earnings in 5 days, instead of waiting 20 days like free members do.

Get A Coder Customer Service:

GAC offers an extensive online information section to assist you with almost any question you could possibly have. However, if you still need further assistance, you can contact one of their four divisions (USA, UK, Hong Kong, or Portugal) via phone or submit a question via web form by clicking the “Contact Us” link. We found both methods of support to be very efficient and had no problem getting timely, in-depth answers to the questions we asked.

Upside:

Free membership available, escrow services offered, project discounts for premium membership subscribers.

Downside:

Providers on a free membership have to wait 20 days to withdraw their earnings.

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Great site but not enough companies like guru.com

by all_incorp who has written 112 reviews and is trusted by 0 members

This site is great like guru.com however there was less employers on this site since this is a new site. Hopefully, with the right advertisements this site would be a great competition to the overpopulated guru.com. This site offers easy navigation and great search options to make looking for a contract job a breeze.

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