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You may have notice that I list projects from GetAFreelancer & ScriptLance on this site. They make it easy with their project feeds. I know there are also other popular freelance sites such as RentACoder, Elance, & Guru.com. I went about searching out different freelance portals and started making a list:

elance.com
getafreelancer.com
scriptlance.com
nerdlance.com
rentacoder.com
sologig.com
freelanceworkexchange.com
freelancerchina.com
hotgigs.com
freelancerjobs.net
careerbuilder.com
bidstart.com
nyfreelancers.com
mambolance.com
outsourcetoday.net
programmingbids.com
projectsimple.com
cgilance.com
codelance.com
geolance.com
lance247.com
freelancedesigners.com
guru.com
ifreelance.com

Can you think of any others? Which is your favorite and why?

As of this morning I’m moved Nerdlance.com to a new server. I apologize if anyone has lost information, I don’t foresee any major issues, but if you see anything unusual, please contact me.

I’m hoping this new server does not have the uptime issues I had with my last server as well better performance.

Thanks,
Dustin

I apologize to you freelancers who are experiencing a lack of projects. I’m learning it is a long process to spread the word on a site such as this - especially on a limited budget.

You can help though. You may not have noticed, because it is not totally obvious, but when you sign up with Nerdlance.com you automatically become an affiliate. If you are a webmaster, you can post affiliate links to Nerdlance.com and you will earn 50% lifetime commission on all fees paid by the members you refer.

So, for example, lets say you refer a freelance programmer that, on average, wins a $30 bid each month. Nerdlance charges a 10% fee for winning bids and you would get half of that ($1.50). If a freelancer joins the Nerd Herd for $10 per month, you would get half of it each month (minus any PayPal fees if applicable).

Linking is easy. To link to any page, simply use the URL of that page and your affiliate extension. Your affiliate extensions can be found at the bottom of you “Manage Account” page. You have two options. You can use your username or your user ID number that is automatically generated when you sign up.

For example, say my username is nerdlance and my userid is 1 and I wanted to link to a list of all PHP projects. I would first browse to the page located at http://www.nerdlance.com/projects/PHP

Then I copy the URL from the address bar and add either of my affiliate tags (they work exactly the same. I made it both ways because 1. Your username is easy to remember and use in a hurry, and 2. you user id provides some level of anonymity).
http://www.nerdlance.com/projects/PHP.nerldlance.uafl
http://www.nerdlance.com/projects/PHP.1.afl

When a user clicks clicks you affiliate link, a cookie will be set on their computer for 90 days. If they sign up at any time within that 90 days and that cookie is stored on their computer, when they register, you will be listed in the database as the referrer. Anytime they pay a Nerdlance fee, you will be credited with 50% of that fee.

I’m sorry if the look of the site is not very appealing. There is a reason for it, really!

I’ve read among internet marketers that keeping with interenet standards such as blue underlined hyperlinks and larger font sizes is helpful for those who are not internet Gurus. Since I’m trying to make the site as user friendly as possible, I’ve tried to stick to that basic rule.

I admit, IF I were to start all over on the site, I’m sure there would be some changes. I would use CSS based design rather than tables and probably even use Smarty templates. Since the design is not that complex, I may still get rid of some poor table design habits, but I doubt I’ll port the site over to Smarty any time soon

I’d be interested to hear you comments on the site. Is it functional? How would you improve it?