Review: Freelanceswitch.com
For the last few weeks, I have been spending a good bit of time on Freelanceswitch.com. This site is awesome and offers up some excellent articles, tools, and info for the freelancing professional. Here is a quick rundown of things that I like and do not like about the site:
What I like
- The design of the site is very clean and probably one of the best designs of 2007 for me.
- The articles are great and always well informative about various freelancing topics.
- The tools are a godsend! The rates calculator is very helpful in figuring out what you need to be charging per hour for your freelance work.
- The podcast is great! Very informative podcast discussing important freelancing topics.
What I don’t like
- Even though they released a book, it should not cost $29 in my opinion. Once the paperback is released, a $29 tag may be alright, but for a PDF download, I would like to see the price in $14-$18 range.
- The job board, while great, is not free. It requires a monthly fee in order to view/post job listings.
- The forums could be better and a little more lively. I would like to see something more along the lines of the forums over at sitepoint.com.
All in all, freelanceswitch.com is an awesome place if you are a freelancer or thinking of becoming a freelancer. You will find a plethora of great information there and some handy tools that will help you along the way. If you have the cash, I would recommend that you pick up the book, as you will find it to be another great source of info.
I would love to hear your thoughts about the site, so check it out and then drop back by and leave me a comment on it!
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