FlexJobs

This FlexJobs review solidifies them as the best Upwork alternative –they pre-screen employers and don’t swipe 20% off your bottom line. FlexJobs is also the top rated remote jobs website among Hobo with a Laptop readers.

Finding remote work on FlexJobs is almost a sure thing; they have a comprehensive list of remote jobs organized by industry, skill set, and the staff at FlexJobs review employers to ensure there’s no bad apples –that’s more than we can say of our experience with traditional “gig economy” websites that replace humans for cold algorithms when it comes to their screening process.

FlexJobs makes it easy to find remote jobs in any niche because of how they organize their website, and if you’d like to learn more about the company you’re applying for, you can just go to their Research Companies page.

After a full year of this database being online, FlexJobs came out on top as the best rated choice by our readers –so we decided to give them a fancy “reader’s choice” badge.

FlexJobs Screens Employers for You

Every single job on FlexJobs is reviewed and hand-screened by a human for legitimacy, with no misleading ads or scams mixed in, while offering work flexibility such as telecommuting, freelance, part-time or other flexible options. This makes Flexjobs one of your best options for starting a digital nomad job.

FlexJobs is a great Upwork alternative because it provides safeguards from getting ripped off, and FlexJobs does not take 20% from every pay check like Upwork does!

FlexJobs gives you an extra layer of protection that ensures that you get quality job postings and avoid scams. They also happily share the FlexJobs review by the Better Business Bureau, and they have a lot of positive user testimonials both on and off their website.

EXCLUSIVE FLEXJOBS PROMO CODE FOR DIGITAL NOMADS

Hobo with a Laptop readers get an exclusive discount on FlexJobs until the end of August –use the NOMAD promo code to receive the following discounts:

$44.95 for 12 months of FlexJobs (10% off)
$23.95 for 3 months of FlexJobs (20% off)
$9.95 for 1 month of FlexJobs (30% off)

Learn how to get your first entry-level remote job with our how-to guide here.

Top Companies for Remote Work

According to Flexjobs the 2018 top 25 companies for remote jobs (out of their top 100) are as follows; click through to view current remote job listings for each.

Jobs Available on FlexJobs

Job categories on FlexJobs include;

Copywriters Jobs

Worth note in this FlexJobs review is that copywriting is often the first entry-level remote job people get, and FlexJobs is a great place to start.

FlexJobs has a great selection of copywriters jobs to choose from –last check they had almost 300 unique copywriter jobs available. And because they’re all pre-screened and FlexJobs-reviewed, you can safely assume copywriter’s jobs available are decent.

Customer Support and Teaching Remote Jobs

The most popular remote job categories on FlexJobs are Customer Support and Teaching. To provide a few examples for this FlexJobs review –some of the best remote customer support and teaching jobs that are currently available include;

*This FlexJobs review provides only a small sample of remote jobs available in this category. Visit their website to see if there’s remote work available that best suits your skill set.

FlexJobs Pricing & Plans

Is FlexJobs a Scam?

Our readers have not indicated that FlexJobs is a scam or conducts business unfairly at any point since we originally published this FlexJobs review in early 2017. You’re invited to share your experience about FlexJobs, or this FlexJobs review in the comments below.

This FlexJobs review was updated May 2018.

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EXCLUSIVE FLEXJOBS DISCOUNT FOR DIGITAL NOMADS

Hobo with a Laptop readers get an exclusive discount on FlexJobs --use the NOMAD promo code to receive the following discounts and get your first reliable digital nomad job:

$44.95 for 12 months of FlexJobs (10% off)
$23.95 for 3 months of FlexJobs (20% off)
$9.95 for 1 month of FlexJobs (30% off)


Learn how to get your first entry-level remote job with our how-to guide here.

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