Bitcoin Freelance Exchanges: It's Time For Change

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Technology has changed this world, for example, it has saved thousands of people from having to go to the office and mostthe main thing - they did not ask anyone for thispermissions. They left the point, and the leadership of many companies had no choice but to accept this and allow employees to work remotely. And it turned out to be beneficial for both the employee and the employer. The phenomenon was called - freelance, and began to actively penetrate into many areas of activity where a mandatory presence on the territory of the employer is not required. And then Bitcoin came and the “free worker” had a reasonable question - to work as before for fiat or switch to payment in cryptocurrency? Does everyone have such an opportunity?

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In my opinion, a certain network has been emerging for a long timea culture whose name is not yet. But to deny its existence is also difficult. The philosophy of people who are committed to this culture is based on the denial of everything that in any way restricts human freedom, which, in principle, was not born to contemporaries. People begin to understand that those in power use them for their own purposes through simple manipulations. Especially, slave conditions affected the middle class - those who have something to lose. They are tied hand and foot by their work, machine, bank account and three loans. Those who do not have this are no better, because, in fact, they work for food and clothing. Do you think this doesn’t happen now? Half the world is working for a penny and barely making ends meet.

And then the Internet came and the common people inthere was a hope in his soul - to leave the state in the virtual world and establish his Babylon there, having established equal rights and opportunities for all. They created platforms for communication and exchange of experience, for acquaintances and the establishment of business relations, for job search and performers, and even their money appeared.

At first, the state did not take it seriously,and then, when she realized that huge financial flows were beginning to pass by them and the reins of government were weakening, they started up and began to try to actively control all this. Only it turned out to be more complicated than it seemed. Many desperate freedom-lovers, already aware of what opportunities the Internet gives them, raised a black flag and led the masses under this banner. VPN, Thor, Bittorrent, Bitcoin - it was BIT that became a symbol of freedom in virtual space. Although to perceive everything as truth in the last resort and sacredly believe that only these technologies give the desired freedom, too, probably not worth it.

Someone seized the opportunity and yanked outoffice and from the machine to the factory for free bread and began to proudly call himself a freelancer (gunner shooter), someone organized a trading business, including illegal, and someone did not go further than Facebook and YouTube and remained on a short financial leash chewing his popcorn and rubbing the fifth point. I do not argue - work on the Internet does not give freedom from money, but frees from direct dependence.

Only here you can earn money and no oneto unfasten - neither to criminal law, nor legalized crime, not to look into the mouth of the boss and not to adapt to semi-adequate colleagues. This is a huge plus.

Restrict freedom is only one solution -like in North Korea, where access to the Internet can be obtained only with the permission of the government. And you can also start giving deadlines for using Bitcoin, hiding under good intentions or imposing a punishment for parasitism, so that freelancers are not comfortable and everyone in a friendly crowd goes to work for their uncle and pay taxes. Are we right in that direction?

Ask - and who will work in the factories, ifwill everyone begin to knock on the clave at home It is necessary to automate processes, invest in robotics, change the approach and stop producing tons of unnecessary goods and consume them inappropriately.

Take, for example, paper production. How many people are involved in this area and how much resources are being used to manufacture it? And why - for officials and schoolchildren to do paperwork, and then it will be processed into kilometers of toilet rolls? Is it really impossible to provide educational and office services with budget laptops and tablets and stop deforestation? Why do we need so much paper?

The economy has swelled to indecent sizes andturned into a bulky machine that consumes a huge amount of resources, including human resources, but produces zilch and is not even able to fully satisfy the basic needs of the population, such as housing, food and clothing. Or is everything enough for everyone?

Basically, I digress a little from the main topic,but the retreat explains why many, aware of all these problems, try to find a way out and at least just cut themselves off from dependence. And let freelance be the first step to a new model of interaction between people, when the concept of "crowd" disappears and everyone can show their own individuality.

But even the freelancers system is trying to bend underyourself - trying to track and control through payment services, setting limits and charging a percentage. Freelance exchanges have appeared where it is not so easy to get earned money - they must be begged out from the administration. Such exchanges are a vivid example of centralization, which has become a kind of guarantee for customers and contractors - a kind of state. Even having a chance to become a little freer on freelance, a person begins to shift the responsibility for his life to someone, in this case, the exchange. And again suffers because of this.

There is only one option for a freelancerAvoid unnecessary bindings to the system - work with the customer directly, using open areas for dating and receive payment in bitcoins. All freelance is built on trust and you can’t get away from it, and it’s normal when two people, working with each other, believe that one will receive the order, and the second - payment. Isn't it wonderful when two individuals interact effectively without any control?

And where to look for sites to receive payment inbitcoins? I am disappointed, but so far in RuNet it is an underdeveloped topic and there are simply no really solid resources. But nevertheless, the first sprouts have already pecked, which is somewhat pleasing.

Cryptocurrency Freelance Exchanges

So, the first one in line is Ukrainianfreelance exchange Freelancehunt. She was the first in the Russian-language segment of the network to offer customers to pay freelancers for their work in bitcoins. Unfortunately, freelancers themselves cannot yet specify Bitcoin as a payment option, but this option will likely appear soon.

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Freelancer, however, does not interfereask for payment in bitcoins, indicating your bitcoin address in the order application. Indeed, unlike many, this exchange does not prohibit indicating its contacts and details. Therefore, she got on this list.

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There are quite a lot of good orders at the mostdifferent directions. Competition, however, is also not bad. Who wants to - works directly with the customer, and those who wish to play it safe can use the Safe service for a small commission.

True, most are afraid to ask for payment atBitcoins, believing that this can confuse uninformed customers. Many people still believe that cryptocurrencies are an enchanted forest deep on the Internet that will soon disappear. At the moment, the entire turnover of bitcoins on the exchange does not exceed 1% of the total.

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Although there is still a trend reversal inpublic opinion, as evidenced by the latest explosion of the course of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It is unfortunate that many thoughtlessly invested in some altcoins, for example, in e-dinar, the capitalization of which, against the backdrop of growing confidence in the rest of the crypt, increased several times. Although he has long been on the list of scam projects.

For an additional small fee, you can connect additional options for the profile, for example, the ability to attach a text file. It is possible that this will be an instruction for handling bitcoin.

There is an unpleasant drawback - SMS registration. Those who do not want the account to be associated with its real phone number can use the paid virtual number service. Connecting one number costs about $ 10-20 per month, but they work, unlike free and temporary options. The number can then be used wherever SMS confirmation is required. And for $ 80 per month, some services offer a whole virtual PBX with the ability to create an unlimited number of numbers.

When paying with bitcoins, you can significantly reducepre-inflated prices, cut off third-party commissions (like WebMoney or OKPay), maximize the fog around the multi-currency salary withdrawal chain.

English Freelance Exchanges

Now about the main thing - English-language freelance exchanges withpayment in bitcoins. It should be noted right away that they have a different level. Isn't it cool to work with customers from all over the world? True, one will have to compete with freelancers from a dozen foreign-speaking countries, and each of them is already worth something. Nobody gets into such exchanges without preparation, but silently labors at their own, local employers, for a penny and the inability to learn something good in the process of work.

In general, there are always problems with overseasgood web writers. If you take the average team on the planet, the most international will be the most successful. Therefore, many customers are happy to pay for the work of freelancers from the countries of the former CIS, for whom issuing exorbitant quality in response to the salary of an average American freelancer is a matter of honor, rebellion.

It will be easier for graphic designers orto programmers, but English becomes a ticket to these "industries." You will inevitably have to discuss the order with the client and ask him questions, find out the details of the payment, the terms of the job. And if his answers can be understood with the help of Google Translate, then correctly answering or asking something will be unrealistic, and your interview will end. Although it’s worth a try.

Here we can safely say that if a freelancer is fluent in English, he will always be one step ahead of his non-English competitors.

So, where to go look for orders to earn more?

XBT Freelancer

This is the main exchange, which is mentioned in many sources. The interface is extremely simple and intuitive - you can figure it out even without knowledge of the language.

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Registration is usual - through the mailing address. After confirmation, you can immediately start searching for orders - no restrictions. True, it is advisable to fill out your profile - the sections there are standard: personal data, specialization, portfolio, etc.

Orders in English, in different directions:

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You can consider a specific example:

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Here a person offers to make him a logo on the site for finding an escort. Indicates budget:

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Ten bidders from different countries have already responded and offered their price, through a special form:

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The amount is automatically displayed already, minus the percentage of service (10%).

If everything went smoothly - after accepting the order, the funds are credited to the freelancer's account in bitcoins. You can then withdraw to any Bitcoin wallet:

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Cryptogrind

Nothing new - all the same profile, all the same offers from customers. It is noteworthy that you can receive payment not only in bitcoins, but also in several other popular cryptocurrencies.

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There are much fewer orders than on previous exchanges, but there are decent offers. For example:

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There is a set of authors in the BTCMANAGER team. With proper knowledge of English, you can apply or contact directly by e-mail. It is not forbidden to indicate your contacts.

Applications look as follows:

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If you click on the nickname, the profile opensauthor (it is advisable to fill in immediately), where there is a “Message” button. This way the customer contacts the author directly through the service. But as already said, you can work directly. After all, the profile immediately indicates the address of the crypto wallet.

And here is a complete list of exchanges where you can find orders with payment in bitcoins:

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You can also add the Fiverr resource. At the time of this writing, all services were working. But for some - who didn’t get on this list, they couldn’t reach it or there’s frankly nothing to catch. Well, what is hoped that in other countries where the population does not communicate in English, exchanges will also appear soon with direct payment in bitcoins and the ability to work without their intermediary. Where the person will not be so dependent on the decisions of the administration and the mood of the customer.

In the meantime, it remains to wish the freelancers good luck, faith in decentralization and clear English.

Authors: Slash and V