Freelancer auto bid: how automatic bidding works
Updated 23 October 2026
Auto bidding on Freelancer means software watches new projects in your skills and bids for you as soon as they're posted. Done well, every bid is a tailored proposal priced inside the client's budget and paced to your membership's bids. MoreGigs does this around the clock, from your real Freelancer profile.
What is auto bidding on Freelancer?
Auto bidding means software watches Freelancer.com for new projects that match your skills and places bids for you, usually within minutes of a project going live. Instead of refreshing the project feed all day, you set what kind of work you want, and the tool handles the search and the first bid.
The hard part isn't sending bids quickly; it's sending good ones. A fast, generic bid on the wrong project wastes one of your limited Freelancer bids and tells the client nothing.
Why bidding early matters
Clients often start reading proposals as soon as they arrive, and popular projects collect dozens of bids within hours. A relevant proposal that lands early is simply more likely to be read than the fortieth one.
That's why freelancers who bid by hand spend so much time watching the feed, and why most automation focuses on speed. Speed only helps if the bid is worth reading, though.
What a good auto bidder does
- Screens before it bids. It skips likely scams, tiny budgets, crowded or stale listings and work outside your skills.
- Writes for each project. Every proposal answers that client's brief, using only true facts from your profile.
- Prices inside the budget. Bids stay within the client's range instead of racing to the bottom.
- Paces to your plan. Freelancer limits how many bids each membership gets and refills them over time (Plus: 100 a month, about one new bid every 7.3 hours; Premier: about one every 30 minutes). A good tool spreads bids to match.
- Keeps you in charge. You can see every bid and every skip, change your caps and pause any time. Replies, payments and deals stay your decision.
Auto-bid bots, browser extensions and MoreGigs
Template bots paste the same text on everything. They're fast but easy for clients to spot, and they burn bids on projects you'd never want.
Browser extensions fill in bid forms for you, but only while your browser is open, and they still leave most of the reading and writing to you.
MoreGigs runs on its own servers around the clock. It reads each new project, decides whether it fits, and writes a tailored proposal from your real profile, priced inside the client's budget and paced to your Freelancer plan.
What it looks like in practice
Across MoreGigs in the last 24 hours, 1,141 new projects were checked and 975 (85%) were skipped as poor fits, leaving 166 tailored bids. Being picky is the point: every skipped project is a Freelancer bid you keep for a better one.
These numbers are live and update every few minutes on the MoreGigs homepage.
Using auto bidding responsibly
- Read Freelancer's terms. You're responsible for how you use your own account.
- Keep your profile accurate. Proposals should only ever claim what's true.
- Check your activity regularly and reply to clients yourself.
- Start with a modest pace and adjust once you see results.
How to start with MoreGigs
- Enter your Freelancer username to see your profile and today's matching projects. No signup needed.
- Create an account and connect your Freelancer account with an API token from Freelancer's developer settings.
- Pick a setup for your kind of work. Bidding starts right away, with your first 24 hours free.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you auto bid on Freelancer?
- Yes. Tools like MoreGigs watch new Freelancer.com projects in your skills and place bids for you, using your own Freelancer account. You stay responsible for your account and for following Freelancer's terms.
- Will auto bidding use up all my Freelancer bids?
- It shouldn't. MoreGigs reads your membership's bid allowance and refill rate and paces bids to match, so you keep bids for good projects all month instead of spending them on day one.
- Does an auto bidder send the same proposal every time?
- Basic bots do, and clients notice. MoreGigs writes a fresh proposal for every project, from your real Freelancer profile and the highlights you give it, and prices it inside the client's budget.
- Do I need to keep my computer on for auto bidding?
- Not with MoreGigs. It runs on its own servers and checks Freelancer every couple of minutes, day and night. Browser extensions only work while your browser is open.
- Which projects does it skip?
- Likely scams, tiny budgets, crowded or stale listings, projects outside your skills and projects that need an NDA signed first. Most new projects are skipped; only real matches get a bid.
- How much does MoreGigs cost?
- The first 24 hours are free, with no card needed. After that, plans start at $19 a month for one Freelancer account.
- Is MoreGigs part of Freelancer.com?
- No. MoreGigs is an independent service and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Freelancer.com.
MoreGigs is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Freelancer.com. You're responsible for how you use your Freelancer account and for following Freelancer's own terms.