You want to find the most talented designer for your specific project - someone with the particular experience needed to complete your vision. Where to start looking?

Take a look at Toptal, rated by TrustPilot as one of the best freelance platforms globally. Toptal sorts through thousands of candidates with a rigorous, manual screening process that involves a battery of technical tests and accepts only the top 3% of freelance designers. That means that out of 100 applicants, only three are accepted.

Toptal offers you:

►2-3 candidates to choose from within 24 hours of your request.

►Quality assurance with a no-risk trial.

►A sky-high success rate.

Toptal is my top recommendation. Alternatively, Fiverr and Upwork do work with millions of freelancers, but they typically focus on low cost as a selling point for clients, meaning freelancers must bid against each other for work by offering the lowest price possible. This means that the freelancer who bids the lowest may not be the best designer for the client project. That type of environment doesn’t necessarily facilitate a great finished product. Fiverr and UpWork.com do offer a higher volume of candidates, but be aware that they don’t vet network members as thoroughly or at all, so you may not know what you’re getting. Toptal’s screening process probably makes it your best option for finding the best candidate fast.