Elance (www.elance.com) has many freelance contractors offering Search Engine Marketing (PPC) Management services (www.Elance.com/contractors/sem) as well other many other website advertising services, with hourly prices ranging anywhere from $5.00 to $90.00 an hour. While a contractors hourly rate on Elance may represent his or her level of skill and experience, that is not always the case. Typically, foreign contractors are more affordable then US based contractors and often just as skilled. Employers can also post their specific Search Engine Marketing projects on Elance with a set or open project price and review applicants and pricing offers this way. When outsourcing work on Elance it is important to carefully review the contractors past related work and ratings on Elance and if even start with a smaller test project to confirm the contractors skills and service before committing to larger projects.

About Elance

Originally launched in 1999 Elance (www.elance.com) is one of the oldest and largest global outsourcing and freelancing platforms with well over 1 million contractors registered. Businesses small and large use the Elance platform to search for contractors or post jobs and projects to solicit proposals from contractors worldwide. Elance has a robust management platform allowing for clients to easily find, hire, manage and pay the freelancers they hire. Hourly rates vary greatly on Elance as does the quality of work each freelancer may be capable of producing. To assist employers in the hiring process Elance provides a valuable transparent rating system on each freelancers work history at Elance.