Freelance
99designs
Design contests and one-to-one client projects.
Visit 99designsQuick facts
- Category
- Freelance
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Experience
- Not specified
- Availability
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia
- Device
- Computer
- Time
- Flexible schedule
- Payment
- Not specified
- Cost
- Free to start
- Last verified
- 2026-09-25
- Verification
- Partially verified
Opportunity score
How good this platform is for someone starting out. It is not how well it matches you — that is the percentage on the results page.
- Beginner friendly
- Not enough data
- Easy to start
- 5 of 5
- No investment(checked fact)
- 5 of 5
- Availability
- 3 of 5
Before you sign up
⚠ Income varies significantly
We could not verify a narrow pay range for this platform.
⚠ Limited countries
Confirm you are in an eligible country before you invest time.
Every flag is derived from the figures we have on record for this platform. Read the rules
How much can you earn?
Paid per project · rate varies
Earnings vary based on availability, location, qualifications and individual performance.
Who is this for?
99designs pays designers through client contests and direct projects. Only the design a client selects in a contest is paid, and the official designer page states an introduction fee is charged and spread across the client's first charges.
Pros
- Contest briefs come from clients, so you are not sourcing each project yourself
- The official designer page states how the introduction fee and platform fee are charged
Cons
- A USD 100 introduction fee is charged, spread over the client's first USD 500 in charges
- Only the winning design in a contest is paid, so losing entries earn nothing
- Project values are set per brief, so no rate range can be published
FAQ
Do you need experience?
Not specified.
Which countries are supported?
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia.
How do you get paid?
Not specified.
Is there a registration fee?
No application fee is listed.
Checked against the official source
Last checked 2026-09-25. Figures change without notice, so confirm on the platform before you commit time.
Ready to try it?
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Earnings vary based on availability, location, qualifications and individual performance.