GoLance is an online workforce platform that connects employers with freelancers based all over the globe.
Based in Delaware, US, GoLance has been in business since 2015. Their mission is to, “Make life better for all online workers with a flexible, fair, efficient, and transparent virtual workplace.”
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About GoLance
GoLance is headed up by CEO Michael Brooks, and they have been in operation for more than two years.
The company head office is in Delaware, US, and they have a number of staff at this location providing support and carrying out day-to-day operations.
The company does not carry out any of the client jobs themselves or employ virtual assistants.
They provide the platform for freelancers and employers to connect and handle the payments and contracts between the two parties.
GoLance also provide some tools to make finding freelancers easier, as well as monitoring your tasks being worked on and providing support when needed.
They have developed their own tool called goMeter Time Tracking to enable clients to monitor activity, a work diary summarizing monthly gigs and communications, and a smartphone app so you can stay connected on the move.
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How GoLance Works for Employers:
You can use the GoLance platform as either an employer or a freelancer. Here’s how it works for employers.
1. Post a job
After posting your job you will be provided with a list of recommended candidates based on your requirements and the skillsets of freelancers in their database.
2. Invite freelancers to apply
You can then send invitations to a short list of the freelancers you think are best suited based on their profiles.
3. Set milestones/ pay per hour
You have the option to either set milestones and make payments when they are met. Or, you can set an hourly rate.
You can filter workers by their rating and the number of hours worked on the platform. If a worker’s profile looks strong, you can reach out to them directly without posting a job and going through the application process.
How GoLance Works for Freelancers:
- Build your profile – Fill out a profile with all your skills and experience to find jobs that are suited to your skills.
- Search and apply – You can browse the available jobs and send applications.
- Work and earn – Once you’ve had a successful application you can start working and earning.
Services
You can post just about any remote task on their marketplace and expect to find a freelancer willing and able to complete the work.
To give you an idea, some of the more common remote tasks include:
- Web development
- Graphic design
- Copywriting
- Marketing
- Technical web related work
Their target customers are business owners and entrepreneurs too busy to handle their workload, or businesses not in a position to hire full-time assistants.
Plans and Pricing
GoLance is an interesting platform in that you as the employer have the option of setting the hourly rate for each job. That way you make sure you stay within your budget and can theoretically attract better talent with higher rates. Or, you could end up overpaying 🙂
GoLance take a flat 10% commission fee from every payment. Like Upwork, the platform is geared more toward short-term projects rather than ongoing relationships. (Though some of the freelancers on there have thousands of hours under the belts!)
GoLance Alternatives
Upwork is the largest online marketplace connecting employers with freelancers. GoLance point out that they do not offer bidding for jobs like Upwork, rather set fees across the board.
FreeeUp | Upwork | Fiverr | OnlineJobs | |
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Established | 2015 | 1999 | 2010 | 2008 |
Location | Worldwide, w/ concentration in USA and Philippines | Worldwide | Worldwide | Philippines |
Customer Rating | ||||
Size of Talent Pool | Thousands | 12 million | 830,000 | 250,000 |
Hourly Rate | $5-75+ | $3-100+ | $3-100+ | $3-20+ |
Platform Fee | 15% | 5-20% | 20% + processing fee | $69 a month |
Worker Tracking | (optional) | |||
Pre-Screened Freelancers | (w/ Fiverr Pro) | |||
Best For | Quick hires, e-commerce | One-off projects | Smaller jobs | Affordable full-time help |
Learn More | Learn More | Learn More | Learn More |
Also check out FreeeUp for pre-vetted workers with an e-commerce focus, and TopTal if you’re looking for designers or developers. If you have an ongoing roll to fill and are on a tight budget, you might consider OnlineJobs.ph.
Your Turn
Have you worked with GoLance? If so, please take a moment to leave a review below to help others with their decision.
This is a big scam, once the employer reported to hold a salary of freelancer golance will make sure that your salary will really to take some time to have it bank transferred. I dont really recomend golance, please please please this platform will just ruin your relationship with your employer and your freelancers relationship. THIS IS A BIG WARNING DONT EVER your golance! and the Chat support will not even help you at all.
Love this site! Found my first 3 freelancers here.
goLance is a great company and I recommend it to any freelancer looking for remote work. I’ve been assigned many interesting projects and collaborate with awesome teams. goLance technology makes it so easy to do my work, track my time, and get paid quickly. I’ve also worked with goLance virtual assistants, and they are very talented and deliver high-quality results.
goLance was the best choice I have made in a long time! During these hard times, I got the job I was really wanting and didn’t have to sacrifice my earned money to do so! Great experience! 10/10 would recommend!
Top-notch freelancer platform. Great benefits for both freelancers and companies. I highly recommend goLance! Keep it up, guys!
goLance is the best way to go when working remotely. They truly care.
I work as a freelancer for goLance for over 8 month – no problems with payments from my clients, all tracked time was payed, I received all my money. And I do like their tracker – I can easily prove I was really working if client has any questions.
Is it possible that some clients ask for money? I recently found employment with clients but they are asking for money as a shipping cost of company-branded equipment (Like Laptop, Printer, Scanner), etc.
Please help I am very confused about this.
A client should never ask you for money before working. It is very probably a scam.
Basically you will send the money and the client will disappear with your money and there is no real job behind this scam…
You can find more information about the classic scam that we have seen in this page: https://marketing.golance.com/security
Golance charges are small with client not charged at all that is very attractive and freelancers charged small amount, but when I registered it looked like a site where many people do no visit at all. I can see jobs posted online that are as old as 3 months and still no freelancer was picked. being a programmer I also did not see much going on within the site.
It is a great service/site but the marketing team seems as if they do not exist or they are not working at all. It would be great if client keep on coming there. it would draw freelancers there then it would be a great market/service.
My overall rating would have been 5 but I would give them 2.5
Really liked goLance. No cost to find a freelancer and the platform was easy to use. I hired a freelancer to be my virtual assistant and it’s working out great!
goLance has the lowest fees and great customer support. Others charge over 20%, but goLance keeps it well below 10%, which matters a lot to me since it’s more money in my pocket at the end of the day. Good experience so far.
Golance is an awesome platform. Most recently I was able to hire a spanish tutor for my daughter. She really likes the tutor, and the cost is much lower than tutors here in the US.
goLance has been great for me. They have given me lots of jobs over the years, and I am able to get paid immediately via Paypal.
I have interacted with their customer support a couple of times and always had my issues resolved.
golance did me wrong… they was paying me to use my facebook 25 dollars a week, but when i hit my 4th 25 dollars , the flagged my account for no reason..Be careful, and when they flag you, be sure to change your facebook password, or they will stiil use your facebook page for ads, without paying you…
goLance is the exact opposite of Upwork. I closed my account on Upwork after seven years! I thought I was done freelancing.
Then, I discovered goLance. I can bid as many times as I want. I’m also free to attach any third-party links to my profile. Finally, I pay a flat 7.95% fee no matter how much I earn per client.
I recommend goLance to my fellow freelancers who will certainly appreciate Payday Advance and Variable Review Period. Meaning, you can get paid the very next week after you submit your work.
Whenever I login it asks for a OTP sent on mobile number which is not received 9 out of 10 times.
When login feature has issue how to expect other things to work well.