Outsourcing is defined as subcontracting a process, like webdesign or programming to a third-party company.

Why do we outsource? Many a times, outsourcing saves us time from some daily tasks so that you can put more focus on more important things.

For example, and internet marketer usually outsource their blogging, programming, web design or graphics design to a skilled freelancer, so that they can concentrate best on the most important part of the business, that is marketing.

There are several ways to outsource your projects. Here’s 6 sites that i came across, i’ve used some of them. Finding a good freelancer via these sites do need some skills on your part and maybe a little bit of luck.

Following are 6 of the most popular freelancer sites online:

1. ScriptLance

Jobs posted on this site are usually for programming jobs and web design. Scriptlance is free to join.

2. GetAFreelancer

GetAFreelancer covers a much wider categories of projects that you can post. Because of that, there can be many bidders at at time until your bid closes. You will have to sort out who can best do the job for you careful.

3. Lime Exchange

They take freelance to another level by having a Buyer Reward Program. As a buyer, you can claim up to 4% of project amount back as rewards. You can use these points for your next project amount or exchange for gifts.

4. Guru

Guru is one of the most professional in the freelance marketplaces. Their minimum bid is set at $25 for any project. There’s a place called “Workroom”, where freelancer and employer access finished files. In my attempt to get freelancers in the past, I’ve tried Guru.com and it’s one of my favorite site.

5. ODesk

6. Elance

The quality of Elance has somewhat dropped from when it first started. I’ve not had any luck with Elance, but i know some internet marketers who do. It seems it has become a community of people looking for jobs to be done at extremely low rates and desperate. I’m not sure if you’d feel the same.

Most of these sites are similar in that they accept Paypal and Escrow as payment, free to join and you can post a variety of projects for bid. Although sometimes you may favor one site out of the other due to reviews or based on your own experience.

Bidders come from various part of the world like India, USA, Canada, Pakistan and Phillipines.

If you are good at certain skill, you can become a freelancer via these sites too and earn some extra income.

I guess with the amount of businesses going on around the internet nowadays, there will only be more and more new freelance sites popping up in the future.