Rent A Coder

December 29th, 2008 in Freelance platforms, by Head Honcho

http://www.rentacoder.com

“Sham Yemul gave up a job at SKF Bearings in Pune. He headed home to small-town Solapur where he set up Intellisoft Consultants on a loan from his father. But Solapur isn’t the kind of place where tech companies have much to do. Exasperated, Yemul turned to the internet. Yemul now ranks 179 on RentACoder and six people work with him, all of whom have no time for local projects.” - The Times of India

RentACoder is an online, global marketplace that connects buyers of services (programming, marketing, writing, translations, etc.) with sellers of such services. The site boasts of being the home of the world’s most completed software projects.

One of its achievements that RentACoder is proud of is that for two years, it is a part of the list in Inc. 5000 of faster growing companies in the United States, – currently ranking 82nd in the nation and 3rd in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.

The site was created in 2001 by the CEO Ian Ippolito of Exhedra Solutions Inc. For eight years, it had provided one of the world’s best online marketplaces, providing a safe auction site for buyers and coders.

Aside from the encouraging environment where coders find high paying projects in the comforts of their homes, it offers the safety and security that both parties needed through an Escrow payment system – coders won’t start on a project unless payment is made available on Escrow and, at the same time, these funds are released to coders upon completion of a buyer’s project.

FOR BUYERS
The services offered on RentACoder does not need to be used as a substitute for the team working for you but rather should an asset as you can get great additions to your team from someone on the other side of the globe. That is aside from that fact that you can get fast, reliable and cost-effective alternative to the support you need for your business.

FOR CODERS
The services you can offer on RentACoder will give you lots of options on projects to bid on. That is since many projects within your field or specialty are posted every day. You can also use the site to obtain projects that pay in amounts that suit your needs or skill level. This is on top of working comfortably in your favorite corner of your home.

RentACoder offers a great potential for both sides of a transaction but like any other online marketplace, it could be a platform for abuse and dangers. To work around such situations, RentACoder has mediators and arbitrators that will help in solving issues.