Guru.com Snapshot
If you are seeking a spiritual teacher, seek elsewhere. If you are seeking a Web design, finance, writing, admin, marketing, or engineering freelancer, your search is over. Guru.com maintains a Web site where freelancers and employers can find each other. More than 100,000 freelancers have posted profiles looking for work in nearly 20 different job categories. Employers post about 93,000 projects a year in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Freelancers choose from three membership levels, including a free one, while employers post for free. Guru.com also offers members an escrow option and dispute resolution. CEO Inder Guglani formed the company's predecessor, SOFTmoonlighter.com, in 1998.