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No. 41 Types of eLancing in the EU

Share of the self-employed who use different intensities of eLancing

Base: All persons self-employed, weighted column percentages
Questions: IN6, A1, A7, G4, G5, G6
Source: SIBIS GPS 2002

eLancing means freelancers using ICTs to substitute for face-to-face contacts with business contacts. SIBIS distinguishes between three degrees of eLancing activity: eLancing starters are self-employed workers who attract new business through ICTs or deliver work results to clients/ customers through the Internet; advanced eLancing users are self-employed workers who attract new business through ICTs and deliver work results to clients/ customers through the Internet. (Occasional) eLancers are self-employed workers who communicate with clients/ customers exclusively by electronic means, but without meeting face-to-face at all. The share of the self-employed who use eLancing is still modest on average, with 9% who can be described as (occasional) eLancers, an additional 5% of advanced users of eLancing and 18% of eLancing beginners.


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