Guru.com

 

Guru is a professional networking service for freelance professionals.
It allows companies to find professional freelancers for projects.
They were orginally founded in 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as eMoonlighter.com

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WebDesigners-Directory

 

WebDesigners-Directory allows businesses to locate web designers based on skill set and geographic area.

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Elance

 

Elance is a global outsourcing site.
Businesses can post projects and hire freelance professionals.
Freelance professionals can create online profiles and portfolios and submit proposals for posted jobs.
The projects and payment are managed through the Elance site.

Elance allows businesses to post projects and review the freelance professionals who bid on the projects.
The site allows freelancers to search the site for potential projects that fit thier skill set, research the companies posting the jobs and submit bids for projects that interest them.

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Custom Software Solutions

Business Card 2

 

Business Card 2 is a professional social networking site.
You can use BusinessCard2 to help manage your personal brand, personal marketing and relationship building.

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Naymz

 

Naymz was created to help you define and manage who you are on the internet.
It is a professional social networking site that allows you to network with other professionals and to manage your online reputation.
It is reported to have 1.8 million members and was founded by Nolan Bayliss, Tony Czupryna, and Tom Drugan in January 2006

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Custom Software Solutions

Linked-in

 

Linkedin is reported to have over 135 million users.
It is a professional networking site that allows professionals to network with other professionals to exchange information, ideas and opportunities. It will also allow you to keep in touch with people you have worked with and to stay informed about your contacts and industries.

Allen Lowder
Custom Software Solutions