Comparative Review of Micro Job Site! Socialhawkers vs Elance

Comparative Review of Micro Job Site! Socialhawkers vs Elance
Freelance job sites create enormous cost savings for businesses or anyone just looking for a service, and gives
people who have talent and are looking for work a broad place to advertise their service on the internet.
Freelancer sites open up an entire new world of exchanging business where you will always be able to find
exactly what you want at the best price with the click of a button. I love freelance web sites because they are
innovative and effective. In this article I will review two top notch freelance web sites: SocialHawkers and
Elance. You will learn the facts about both of them (websites), how they compare, and which is worth your while.
SocialHawkers and Elance are freelance web sites where anyone can buy and sell services. These sites will grant
you access to a variety of talent from writers to tech guru and you will be able to find any service imaginable such
as logo and website design, advertising, video editing, social media marketing, video testimonials and
programming. You can even find expert tips and advice to give you a boost.

Now let us explore the differences of freelance web sites SocialHawkers and Elance. Both are sure to get the job
done, but each web site has its differences in the overall experience you will have using them. Elance has a very
sleek look when you first open their page and is easy and simple to use. You will be greeted with the option to
choose to find talent, find work, or post your job. You can post your job for free if you are talent. If you are
looking for talent, you will only pay for the service after you approve the quality of the work done. Elance is
overall quick and easy to use. SocialHawkers is also easy and quick to use with clear and easy to use options
upon entering the site. Socialhawkers is more colorful than Elance and has a more fun vibe in general, which I
like. SocialHawkers also has posts from workers visible as soon as you enter the site so you can start browsing
right away. If you are wanting to post your service, there is an option “add a gig” on the front page so you can get
right down to business. Another thing I liked about SocialHawkers is that they feature the option to “add a want”
so that Socialhawkers users can offer their say on what services they want to buy. This gives an advantage both
buyers and sellers because they can be more in sync with each other.

Now for a more in depth look at these web sites. Read on for a comparison of SocialHawkers and Elance in terms
of price range, competition, quality, services offered, and support. Below they are listed in bullet points for easy
reading!

Price Range
We will cover price range first because it is, in my opinion, most important and can be a deal breaker for some
people. For sellers, both SocialHawkers and Elance let you post your services completely free. For buyers, the
game between the two has a slight variance. With Elance, sellers have the ability to charge whatever price they
want for their service. While this may be an advantage for sellers, it has been shown to cause prices for talent on
Elance rise much higher than Socialhawkers. Not only are businesses going to be paying more with Elance, but
they will do so for the same services they could get on Socialhawkers. With SocialHawkers , there is a set price
range: $1 to $999. This makes pricing simpler, cheaper, more straight forward, and the buyer will always know
exactly what they are getting with no surprises or hassle in the end. Plus, socialhawkers offers a recurring
payment option for those who buy or sell a service that recurs every week or month.

Market Competition:
Now onto competition. Socialhawkers is a smaller site with less sellers. While Elance has more sellers and is
bigger, there remains the question if that is actually beneficial for users. In this area, I would have to say that the
bigger pool of competition poses an obstacle for sellers. Because there are so many more sellers on Elance, it
makes it more difficult for people looking for work to actually get the jobs they are posting. On SocialHawkers ,
the seller is much more likely to obtain customers.

Quality of service:
The quality of gigs and talent in both SocialHawkers and Elance have shown to be the same. Both have great
ratings on the services that are offered on their site and have great customer satisfaction and approval. Both
Socialhawkers and Elance also have no-obligation buyer protection that prevents buyers from losing money.

Services Offered:
SocialHawkers and Elance both offer an array of services. Buyers can find whatever they are looking for on both
sites from social media marketing to video editing. Elance has more international traffic on their site whereas
Socialhawkers has a higher percentage of traffic from within the United States.

Support Team:
In the area of user support, SocialHawkers and Elance show a notable difference. To compare the speed and
quality of support between the two sites, I submitted the question “How can I change my user name?” to each
site. Elance took 12 hours to respond, and SocialHawkers only took 1 hour. Because Elance is a much bigger
site, they do not have the high standard quality of user support that Socialhawkers has.
The overall review of Elance versus SocialHawkers shows that both freelance sites offer great quality and are
easy to use. However in my experience, I prefer the set pricing that Socialhawkers offers making their services
cheaper and the better quality of user support. My overall experience using Socialhawkers was better because the
site is smaller, easier to use and cheaper.
Article Prepared By Purbita Ditecha from Focusa2z Connects World

Comparative Review of Micro Job Site! Socialhawkers vs Elance

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