FAQs

What is MondayWorks?

MondayWorks is an international online market place where individuals and companies can post projects in IT & Programming, Web Design & Marketing, Creative, Translation, Administration, Sales Support and Research.

A start-up has its logo created in Argentina, Indian analysts carry out the internet research for a German management consultant, a model agency has their website developed in the Ukraine, a busy manager asks for support by a bilingual assistant in Romania and a systems house from Munich expands its capacity by a programmer from Oldenburg.

How it works: Buyers describe the task and define the project terms. Within a few hours they receive bids from freelancers and companies from all over the world. The provider with the best bid is chosen online and the complete project - from contract management to secure payment - is managed on MondayWorks. Secure, fast, flexible and cost effective.

In contrast to other freelance portals the providers on MondayWorks are from all over the world. Resulting cost advantages, convincing support features for the complete project lifecycle, safe payment in Euro or US-Dollar and the platform's bilingualism make MondayWorks outstanding in every way.

How does MondayWorks work?

That is quite simple: Buyers describe the task they want to assign to a provider and define the terms. Within a few hours they receive bids from freelancers and companies from all over the world. The provider with the best bid is chosen online and the complete project - from contract management to safe payment - will be carried out on MondayWorks. Secure, fast, flexible and cost effective.

For further information please have a look at this detailed process description.

Who can use MondayWorks?

Everyone who is at least 18 years old. There are no further restrictions. Private individuals as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, craftman's businesses, start-ups and even large-scale enterprises have signed up as buyers on Mondayworks. Providers on MondayWorks are renowned companies and freelancers from all over the world. MondayWorks offers great opportunities for fathers and mothers in parental leave to gradually return to professional life and often pave the way to self-employment. Retirees can share their knowledge and their experience and thus, supplement their income. People with limited mobility can work from home easily.

What kind of providers can I find on MondayWorks?

Currently (October 2008) more than 6000 freelancers and companies with a total of more than 48000 employees have signed up with MondayWorks. Among them are individual freelancers as well as large, renowned companies. Although they hail from more than a hundred countries, most of the providers are from Asia, Eastern Europe and Germany. The majority has been familiar with working in an international environment for a long time. Almost all speak English, many have a good command of German, French, Spanish, Russian and other languages. If you have a look at our providers' profiles you will be surprised about the extensive knowledge and high level of education.

Our providers offer their services in web design, internet marketing, IT, programming, creative design, as writers, translators, for administration, sales support, marketing, business consulting and a lot more. To see the complete list of services please look here.

What kind of tasks and projects can I post on MondayWorks?

Our providers offer their services in web design, internet marketing, IT, Programming, Creative Design, as writers, translators, administration, sales support, marketing, business consulting and a lot more. Small tasks (e.g. creating a logo) are carried out as reliably as more complex projects (e.g. implementation of a content management system).

Some examples of projects that have been posted previously on MondayWorks are:

Which benefits offers MondayWorks to buyers?

Everyone who posts a task or a project on MondayWorks benefits among others from the following advantages :

Cost advantages thanks to international competition:  Providers on MondayWorks are from all over the world. Differing wage levels enable considerable cost savings.

Fast elimination of staff shortage: MondayWorks is immediately available, often work can get started within 24 hours already. Opposite to new hires all costs are variable and no long-term commitments arise.

High level of provider transparency: Freelancers and companies on MondayWorks represent themselves and their qualifications comprehensively. This information and the evaluation after completing each project lead to a high level of transparency of labour and quality - globally.

Flexibility: Buyers have access to the complete provider portfolio on MondayWorks. They can decide individually whether the task is assigned to a renowned local company or a cost effective freelancer in Asia.

Easy project management: MondayWorks supports project management by easy-to-handle but effective tools, e.g. milestones, status reports, bid and contract management and an integrated result management.

Optimum results thanks to experts: Project results often evolve as a compromise of a lack of time and knowledge. On MondayWorks there are experts for every task so that optimum results are achieved quickly and easily.

Easy, free of charge, without obligation and safe: Services on MondayWorks are free of charge for buyers, there is no obligation to hire a provider. Posting and project handling is fast, easy and convenient. Payment after completing a project is only effected on success.

Which benefits offers MondayWorks to providers?

Everyone offering services and submitting a quote on MondayWorks benefits from these advantages among others:

Market Access without capital spending: MondayWorks is the most cost effective way for companies and freelancers to enter the European Market.

High potential earnings: In German- and Englishspeaking Europe hourly rates are much higher than in most of the other buyer countries. Thus, providers benefit in a simple way from wage arbitrage.

Completely flexible working hours: With MondayWorks every provider can dispose of his working hours flexibly. Therefore, our platform provides great opportunities to work for mothers or father in parental leave and everyone who wants to keep up with their occupational field.

Working from any location: Providers are able to work from any location in the world as long as they are connected to the internet. There is no office necessary.

Payment security: Buyers make a deposit before the project starts - thus, payment is secured if the provider renders the services agreed upon.

What are the technical requirements for using MondayWorks?

You need to have access to a computer and the internet. But if you hadn't possessed that already, you would probably not be able to read this text anyway... You actually don't need more. Even our project management tools can be used without installing additional software.