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.