iFreelance Review 2018

Cons

1. No buyer/seller protection – One of the benefits that iFreelance boasts about is that you get to deal directly with your employer/freelancer without having to go through a middle man. While this sounds more appealing, you have to also take into consideration the risks this involves.

• No Escrow payment: since you are dealing directly, payment is also made directly depending on your agreement so a dishonest employer may not pay you for work you have done or a freelancer might scam you into paying ahead and not doing any work at all.
• You can use the in site messaging or communicate outside the site via email or texting depending on your agreement, but this means that iFreelance will have no official record of your conversations in case you want to dispute something with an employer or freelancer.
• iFrelance literally removes itself from your dealings with your employer or the freelancer you will hire as they want to be just a way for you to connect and the rest is up to you. They don’t have any liability with the exchanges and with minimal customer support, you might find youself in a pinch if you come across a dishonest person.

2. Minimal Customer Support Options – iFreelance only has email support where you leave your question and contact details on their site and wait for a reply. This can take very long depending on the nature of concern and volume of concerns their support team is handling. They don’t offer a hotline number, live chat, business address or even a forum unlike other freelancer websites.

3. Steep Competition – Having unlimited bids also has its downside, yes you can apply for all the jobs you want (even don’t want since you have an unlimited number) but so can every other iFreelance member. Though employers would most likely look at the qualifications of the freelancer to weed-out those who don’t qualify, you would still be in competition with practically every qualified (or better qualified) candidate for the job.