In any industry and with any experience. Whether you are looking for extra income, take your first steps in the desired financial independence or take your career to another level, working as a freelancer can bring you many benefits especially now that remote work is an increasingly strong trend.

Related: Everything you need to know about starting to work as a freelancer.

Keep in mind that if you want to get the most out of your work as an independent professional, this is not just about registering on whatever platform you find. Not always working online is synonymous with easy and fast, so you should start with things like creating your portfolio and establish your reputation or, as I prefer to call, your personal brand. Below you will find my top 6 of the best sites to find a freelance job this 2018.

1. Upwork

It is one of the largest platforms in this field, with more than 1.5 million, not of users, but of clients. 1.5 million opportunities for all freelances in the world.

It is also one of the most diversified sites offering work for hours, projects and opportunities that can be turned into a career.
Their service is available for more than 180 countries, so the place or the language will not be a limitation to find options as a freelance.

2. Freelancer

This is one of the most popular and oldest sites with 15 million users.
It is also a platform with multiple opportunities in different industries, although you will generally see options for designers, developers and jobs related to web and social media.

Freelancer has a 10% fee, which can be reduced with the monthly membership paid, with a minimum fee of $ 5.

3. Toptal

Unlike most sites, Toptal is for experienced freelancers since it involves a more rigorous selection process to access excellent opportunities with very good clients. In this platform you can also get better economic benefits. You can have access to events and meetings in the community.

4. Guru

This site allows you to easily display your past work experience.
It offers a daily job matching function to make sure you do not miss any good opportunities.
The Guru Workroom is a space with the basic information of each project and will allow you to easily manage all your work.

Related: 10 tips to create a design portfolio.

5. PeoplePerHour

PeoplePerHour is an independent site for all skills related to web projects, including software engineers, digital designers, SEO specialists and marketing specialists.

The site presents a tool called WorkStream, which simplifies the commercial aspect of your work by organizing payment, communication and administration, all in one place.

You can search for jobs, receive notifications of new vacancies in your inbox and send up to 15 job proposals for free before registering for the premium plan.

Related: The 5 best websites to find work as a freelance designer.

6. Fiverr

Fiverr is a different type of market where independent workers publish what they can offer for $ 5 USD and customers can search for and order them.

However, not everything you offer should be done for $ 5 USD, you can always offer additional benefits to increase prices.
Fiverr rates are much higher than other platforms like Upwork / Freelancer.

My personal recommendation if you are starting as a freelancer is to review the most popular options, choose a platform that suits your initial needs, once you have more experience, evaluate if you want to take your profile to another level in the same place or change to one that offers benefits and opportunities to take the next step.

Remember that your personal brand is very important so having your own site and managing your social networks according to your industry will always be a step that you should consider in your career as an independent professional.

Related: Simple exercises that will help you define your personal brand.