Pricing:
Guru is free to use for finding freelancers. The platform does charge a 2.9% handling fee on every invoice paid. However, users who pay with eCheck or perform wire transfers are eligible for 100% cashback on the handling fee.
Review:
Guru is a user-friendly platform that has excellent tools for finding and managing freelancers. Guru's Australian page allows employers to post an unlimited number of jobs for free to search for top freelancers. Employers can also search the Australian page for available freelancers by territory and by popular skill.
However, the Australian page is simply a list of freelancers based in Australia and does not offer any additional benefits that are specific to Australia. Employers searching for available freelancers on the Australian page will need to scroll through all the freelancers, leading to a significant investment of time.
Pros:
- Job posting is free.
- Employers can post unlimited jobs.
- Users are given access to freelancer profiles and portfolios for free.
- The site offers 24/7 support.
- The site offers access to over 2 million freelancers.
- The platform is user-friendly.
- The platform has an excellent freelancer management tool.
Cons:
- The Australian page simply lists all the freelancers based in Australia.
- The site does not offer candidate matching.
- It will take a while to find the right freelancer as employers must scroll through available options.
- There have been complaints about bad customer support.
- Payment to freelancers can only be done in U.S. dollars.
- Clicking on any links, such as "Post a Job" or "Find Freelancers," will take you back to the U.S. site.
- Guru does not have an office in Australia.
- The customer support line only provides a U.S. number.
- Customer support in the U.S. is only available Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm EST.
Reputation:
While Guru seems to have a good reputation among freelance professionals, its reputation among employers looking for freelancers is not so good. It has 1.9 out of 5 stars on TrustPilot, 1.48 out of 5 stars on SiteJabber, and has a Better Business Bureau rating of D-, despite not being BBB-accredited.
However, Guru has a 4 out of 5-start rating and a bunch of recommendations on Facebook.
How to Post a Job on Guru:
Five easy steps for posting a job on Guru.
Posting a job on Guru.
Click on "Post a Job" on the home page.
You'll find this just to the right of the center at the top of Guru's Australian page.
Create an account with Guru.
Use your Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google Account username and password to log in to Guru. Alternatively, click on "Sign Up" to create a new Guru account.
Start your job posting process.
Once you've logged in to your dashboard, click on "Post Now - $29.95" toward the left of the page.
Fill in all the job information for the posting.
Add all the information relating to the job, including the job title, description, category, and compensation, as well as your posting preferences. When you're ready to proceed, click on "Post a Featured Job."
Pay for your job ad.
On the following page, click on your method of payment. For this example, we clicked on "Pay with Credit Card." Complete the billing information form and click on "Pay $29.95."
Your job ad will go live once payment has been processed.
Guru vs. 99designs:
99designs is an Australian-based freelancer site that caters to a global community of graphic designers. By contrast, Guru is an international site for tech and creative freelancers. Unlike Guru, 99designs offers two options for finding freelancers: working with a 99designs team member to find a suitable freelancer or starting a contest.
Guru vs. OzLance:
Unlike Guru, OzLance is an Australian freelance marketplace that is strictly for Australian and New Zealand professionals. Guru helps employers to find local and international talent. Employers can post their job vacancies on both sites for free and can also search available freelancers by territory and by skill.
Guru vs. Freelancer:
Freelancer and Guru both offer access to large and varied talent pools, free posting, and project management tools. Both sites are reputed to have underqualified, unprofessional freelancers onboard. However, Freelancer has a better reputation overall on review sites.
Key Information
Legal Name | Guru.com |
Founder | |
Founding Date | Jan 01, 1998 |
Address | 5001 Baum Blvd., Ste. 605, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA |
Telephone | |
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