There are dozens and dozens of freelancing platforms out there which connect freelancers and clients across the world. If you are someone who wants to enter the freelance industry you can go to one of these sites and signup and start looking for gigs. You can signup for free on almost all the sites.
In this article, we will show you how to signup as a freelancer on gig4u freelance marketplace and start your journey as a freelancer. Gig4u is a free-to-use platform with thousands of clients all over the world looking for freelancers. Among all the other freelancing platforms Gig4u has the lowest processing fee at 7%. There are thousands of businesses and agencies hiring freelancers through Gig4u.
To sign up first visit gig4u.co. If you’re a new user click on the ‘Signup” button in the top right corner below the search bar. Once you click on that button you will be redirected to a page where you have two options ‘Find work’ and ‘Hire Talent’. Since you’re going to provide your services click on the ‘Find work’ button. You can also click on the “Find work” button in the middle of the first page itself.
You can also visit this webpage directly and browse top freelancer jobs on the website.
Once you click the ‘Find work’ button you will be redirected to a freelancer signup page on which you need to fill in the basic mandatory details. The first detail you need to select is your ‘Business type’ which is if you’re an individual or a business. Gig4u allows freelance service agencies to use their site. If you’re an Individual check Individual, if you’re an agency check ‘Business”.
After that, you need to provide your basic details such as name, email and phone number. Once you fill in these basic details, next you need to choose your ‘Broad function area’. There is “Business and Automation, ‘Cloud’, ‘Design and Creative’, ‘Sales and Marketing, ‘Web, Mobile and Software dev’. You need to select the area under which your skillsets are. You can also select more than one ‘Broad function area’.
After this, you need to select your ‘Type of role” which is the specific area. After that, you need to select your ‘Skillset’. For example, if you’re an After effects animation artist you need to select ‘Design and creative’ in the ‘Broad function area’, ‘Graphics and animation’ as the ‘Type of your role’ and select ‘After effects’ in the ‘Skillset’.
After specifying these details you need to check the ‘Agree terms and Conditions’ button. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before selecting it. Once you have checked the ‘agree terms and conditions’ box click the submit button. After this, you will receive a verification email to the registered email address for verification.
After completing the verification you will get instructions to complete your profile step by step through your email. Once you’re done with this process and have set up your profile and start looking for gigs right away.