Take a tour of Guru.
Hire. Manage. Pay
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Follow our blueprint for hiring
There's strength in our numbers. With over 400,000 Gurus worldwide and over 222 specialist categories, we offer some seriously powerful hiring punch. But you don't want thousands. You want one. And we'll help you find and hire that exceptional Freelancer.
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Manage the process
Think of Guru as part of your management team. We provide you with all the collaborative tools you need for each project within your own private Work Room. It’s an easy way to keep the flow going, so everyone's nodding in agreement, start to finish.
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Let the hiring begin!
Guru will be helping every step of the way. Starting out right helps ensure a successful finish.
Post your project
Thousands of Freelancers will see your posting. You want the best fits to submit quotes, so be specific in describing who you're looking for, the skill sets you seek and your expectations. We'll send you a list of Gurus who match your qualifications and you can invite them to submit quotes. Gurus like to get invitations. It gets their attention.
Confirm qualifications
Look at more than cost. Those who low ball might not have the skills or experience you need. So, evaluate the combination of quality, timeliness and cost to come up with your short list. Then keep track of the list in your project Work Room with your My Quote Rating and private notes.
Review work history
Guru Recommended is a powerful and unique tool in your Guru hiring toolbox. Once we've crunched the project histories of those submitting quotes, we'll show you the results in a quick-view ranking that'll make it easy to select your Guru.
Assess eagerness
When Freelancers submit Premium Proposals, they're always listed first. Each one costs them six times as many bids as a regular proposal, indicating they are eager to win your business and knock your socks off.
There are 725 Guru users for every Panda found in the wild.
Manage from your desktop.
Communicate, collaborate and oversee your Guru project from your desktop. Fingers required.
Agree to terms
Good communication between you and your Freelancer is essential. We advise that you request and agree upon deliverables and post them to your project. It's also a good plan to establish milestones, delivery dates, payment schedule and quality expectations. That way everyone's clear.
Communicate with discussions
Use Guru's Discussions tab to interact with your Guru and share files. A record of all communications helps minimize miscommunication and keeps your project on track. Like good assistants, we’ll store the files you send within your Files tab to keep everything organized.
Stay on track with milestones & tasks
It’s not fun to be left in the dark. Guru’s Work Room milestones and tasks tools make it easy for you to track the timely progress of your project. Tick-tock. Are things on schedule? We’ll keep you in the loop.
Share files online
Sharing is a good thing on Guru. Our online file share system is fast and easy. It lets you transfer files up to 1 GB, and even tracks the version for you. Want to keep things tidy? Create folders to organize all your paper-free work.
Pay using SafePay
Pay using our Guru SafePay service for the ultimate security in outsourcing. Services are performed and approved. Freelancer gets paid. That simple!
Guru users have completed more tasks than there are blocks on the Pyramids...and in a fraction of the time.
On Guard 24/7
Your project funds are totally safe with Guru. We guard your SafePay funds like they're our own because they are. You pay us and we'll pay the Freelancer only after you approve the work.
Choose how you pay
We offer a variety of payment methods: check, e-check, wire transfer, PayPal and credit card. Choose a method that's most convenient for you.
Keep it simple
All you need to do is pay Guru and approve the work. We'll pay the Freelancer and handle the complicated stuff like foreign currency exchanges (for Freelancers outside the U.S.) and IRS form 1099s (for those within the U.S.).
Make it rewarding
It pays to use Guru. No, really! Earn up to 2% cash back in Guru Loyalty Dollars when you pay using check, e-check and wire transfer. Use your earned dollars toward future Guru Invoices and SafePay requests.
Guarantee payment safety
Guru's SafePay service makes it easy for you to work with anyone, anywhere and anytime. Simply pay us, work with your Freelancer and approve the work. After you approve the work, we pay the Freelancer.
More Employers have used SafePay to pay Freelancers than there are words on the entire Beatles discography.
We hope you enjoyed your Guru tour. Remember, if you ever have questions, use Guru Answers.
