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Maintaining a Professional and Organized Marketplace
Our goal is to help clients and freelancers find each other as quickly as possible. Sifting through unclear or irrelevant information slows work down and reduces the overall sense of professionalism within the marketplace.
We Do Allow
Portfolio content in a language other than English.
Posts in languages other than English when accompanied by a complete English translation.
We Don't Allow
Freelancer profile pictures that are blank, blurry, obscured, a group shot or that include text or a watermark.
Incomplete, unintelligible, or duplicate job posts and profiles.
Spammy or unclear content.
Learn more about:
• How to build a great freelancer profile
• How to choose a good profile picture