<s>
E-lancing	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
e-labour	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
taking	O
freelancing	O
work	O
through	O
online	O
job-offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-lancing	B-Application
websites	O
or	O
platforms	O
operate	O
as	O
hubs	O
where	O
employers	O
place	O
tasks	O
,	O
which	O
freelancers	B-Language
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
bid	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
e-lancing	B-Application
websites	O
act	O
as	O
intermediaries	O
for	O
payment	O
,	O
paying	O
the	O
freelancer	B-Language
directly	O
after	O
work	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
to	O
mitigate	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
non-payment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
1.56	O
million	O
people	O
were	O
freelancers	B-Language
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
a	O
rise	O
of	O
11.9	O
%	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Karsten	O
Geis	O
of	O
Empirica	O
Capital	O
wrote	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
e-lancing	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
primary	O
employer	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
normal	O
jobs	O
will	O
tend	O
to	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
e-lancing	B-Application
websites	O
include	O
Fiverr	O
,	O
Freelancer.com,	O
Guru.com,	O
and	O
Upwork	B-Application
.	O
</s>
